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A Life-Cycle Model of Chinese Grid Power and Application to the Aluminium Industry

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2017

The IKE model developed in this study is the most transparent provincialised model for Chinese power grid available at this time.

This study outlines the development of a life-cycle model of Chinese grid power at a national level, further developed at regional and provincial levels to better assess the cradle-to-gate life cycle impacts of primary aluminium production in China.

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