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Title: Life Cycle Assessment of a Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power Plant and the Impacts of Key Design Alternatives

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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, Colorado 80401-3393, United States
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OSTI Identifier:
1123348
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Environmental Science and Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology Journal Volume: 45 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Burkhardt, III, John J., Heath, Garvin A., and Turchi, Craig S. Life Cycle Assessment of a Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power Plant and the Impacts of Key Design Alternatives. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1021/es1033266.
Burkhardt, III, John J., Heath, Garvin A., & Turchi, Craig S. Life Cycle Assessment of a Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power Plant and the Impacts of Key Design Alternatives. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/es1033266
Burkhardt, III, John J., Heath, Garvin A., and Turchi, Craig S. Wed . "Life Cycle Assessment of a Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power Plant and the Impacts of Key Design Alternatives". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/es1033266.
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year = {Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2011},
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