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Application of Thermo-ecological Cost (TEC) as Sustainability Measure for Useful Products

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Thermodynamics for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

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Thermo-Ecological Cost theory has been applied to analyse different energy and technological systems. Chapter 11 presents in details several example applications of TEC analysis. These examples include: thermo-ecological cost analysis of hard coal with inclusion of the whole life cycle chain; thermo-ecological cost assessment of heat and electricity produced in different systems; thermo-ecological cost of nuclear power plant life cycle; exergy and thermo-ecological evaluation of industrial systems (blast furnace plant); example of thermo-ecological optimization devoted to solar collector system and application of thermo-ecological cost for determination of pro-ecological taxes.

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Stanek, W., Szargut, J., Czarnowska, L. (2017). Application of Thermo-ecological Cost (TEC) as Sustainability Measure for Useful Products. In: Stanek, W. (eds) Thermodynamics for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources . Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48649-9_11

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