Research Article
Modeling the Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of a Hybrid Satellite System
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-25479-1_8, author={David Faulkner and Keith Dickerson and Nigel Wall and Simon Watts}, title={Modeling the Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of a Hybrid Satellite System}, proceedings={Wireless and Satellite Systems. 7th International Conference, WiSATS 2015 Bradford, UK, July 6--7, 2015, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={WISATS}, year={2015}, month={10}, keywords={Hybrid satellite systems Broadband Access Energy-efficiency Environmental assessment Greenhouse gas emissions Lifecycle}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-25479-1_8} }- David Faulkner
Keith Dickerson
Nigel Wall
Simon Watts
Year: 2015
Modeling the Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of a Hybrid Satellite System
WISATS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-25479-1_8
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present the approach used to model the greenhouse gas emissions of a hybrid broadband terrestrial/satellite system over its lifecycle. The lifecycle analysis showed that the electricity used by the customer premises equipment was responsible for the majority of the GHG emissions, assuming that the power plants continue to use fossil fuels. Emissions from manufacture, transport and waste treatment represented only 0.00453 % of the total emissions. Under a 1 % cut-off rule only the in-use emissions from on grid electricity would need to be considered. Manufacture, transport, and waste treatment can be safely ignored. This includes emissions from the manufacture of the satellite launch vehicle and the transport of the satellite into geostationary orbit.