Na Zhong

Na Zhong


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1Year (2026-Present)

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25 March 2026 in Processes
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HLHaoran Leng
Haoran Leng
XZXiaoxiao Zhou
Xiaoxiao Zhou
JCJie Chen
Jie Chen
DCDengyi Chen
Dengyi Chen
MLMeirong Li
Meirong Li
NZNa Zhong
Na Zhong
Life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting is increasingly required to substantiate the climate value of wind power beyond “zero-emission” operation, especially under China’s dual-carbon targets. Robust estimation of life cycle GHG emission intensity and the identification of actionable mitigation levers are therefore important for credible transition planning. In this study, a process-based life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted for a representative 100 MW onshore wind farm in Gaoyou, Jiangsu Province, China, following ISO 14040/14044. To enhance engineering relevance, the construction and installation phase was modeled in a refined manner by decomposing it into road, wind-turbine, booster-station, and transmission-line engineering and further into unit processes. The results show that the overall life cycle GHG emission intensity of the studied wind farm is 24.6 g CO2-eq/kWh. Scenario analysis further indicates that reducing curtailment and improving end-of-life recycling are effective pathways to lower emission intensity, while the net advantage of hybrid versus steel towers depends on recycling performance when end-of-life credits are included. The study also summarizes practical implications for low-carbon equipment/material procurement and green supply-chain governance, low-carbon construction and logistics, coordinated “source–grid–load–storage” planning to curb curtailment, and more standardized and comparable life cycle carbon accounting for wind projects in China.