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Power Systems Life Cycle Analysis Tool (Power LCAT) Technical Guide

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1601966· OSTI ID:1601966
 [1];  [2]
  1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY (United States); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

Power LCAT is a high-level dynamic model that calculates production costs and tracks environmental performance for a range of electricity generation technologies. This report summarizes key assumptions and results for version 2.0 of Power LCAT. This report has three goals: to explain the basic methodology used to calculate production costs and to estimate environmental performance; to provide a general overview of the model operation and initial results; and to demonstrate the wide range of options for conducting sensitivity analysis.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
DOE Contract Number:
FE0004001
OSTI ID:
1601966
Report Number(s):
DOE/NETL--2012/1566
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English