The life cycle land use of natural gas-fired electricity in the US Western interconnection

Dai, Tao; Valanarasu, Jeya Maria Jose; Patel, Vishal M.; Jordaan, Sarah M.

doi:10.1039/D3VA00038A

Title: The life cycle land use of natural gas-fired electricity in the US Western interconnection

Journal Article · 08 May 2023 · Environmental Science. Advances

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3VA00038A · OSTI ID:1969423

^[1]; Valanarasu, Jeya Maria Jose ^[2]; Patel, Vishal M. ^[2];

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School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, 20036, USA, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA
Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0G4, Canada, Trottier Institute of Sustainability in Engineering and Design, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0G4, Canada

Land presents a critical yet often overlooked constraint to energy development.

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OSTI ID:: 1969423

Journal Information:: Environmental Science. Advances, Journal Name: Environmental Science. Advances Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 2; ISSN 2754-7000; ISSN ESANEB

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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