Carbon footprint analysis of wind power system with generation and storage

CHEN Ya-he; DING Ning; BAI Xiao-xuan; LI Peng; LI Chao; YANG Jian-xin

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China Environmental Science ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5) : 2926-2931.

Environmental Impact Assessment and Management

Carbon footprint analysis of wind power system with generation and storage

CHEN Ya-he^1,2, DING Ning¹, BAI Xiao-xuan³, LI Peng³, LI Chao³, YANG Jian-xin^1,2

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Based on the methodology of life cycle assessment (LCA), the carbon footprint of the typical wind power system with generation and electricity storage (WPSGES) in China was calculated, so as to identify the reduction potential of carbon emission from life cycle stages. The results showed that the carbon footprint of WPSGES was 8.44gCO₂/(kW·h), which mainly came from the manufacturing process by 6.25gCO₂/(kW·h)(74.05%). Such processes as construction, operation, and end of life only contributed 1.04, 1.91 and -0.74gCO₂/(kW·h), respectively. It was also confirmed that expanding the system boundary, including power generation and storage, could reduce gross carbon footprint of WPSGES.

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carbon footprint / electricity storage system / life cycle assessment / wind power generation

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CHEN Ya-he, DING Ning, BAI Xiao-xuan, LI Peng, LI Chao, YANG Jian-xin. Carbon footprint analysis of wind power system with generation and storage[J]. China Environmental Science. 2025, 45(5): 2926-2931

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