Can Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage from Power Plants Reduce the Environmental Impact of Electricity Generation?

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 5327-5338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fontina Petrakopoulou ◽  
George Tsatsaronis
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Capture ◽  
And Storage

Greener Solvent Selection and Solvent Recycling for Carbon Dioxide Capture

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Hachem ◽  
J. Salazar ◽  
U. Dixekar
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Simulated Annealing ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Aspen Plus ◽  
Solvent Selection ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
And Storage

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) constitutes an extremely important technology that is constantly being improved to minimize the amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) entering the atmosphere. According to the Global CCS Institute, there are more than 320 worldwide CCS projects at different phases of progress. However, current CCS processes are accompanied with a large energy and efficiency penalty. This paper models and simulates a post-combustion carbon capture system, that uses absorption as a method of separation, in Aspen Plus V7.2. Moreover, the CAPE-OPEN Simulated Annealing (SA) Capability is implemented to minimize the energy consumed by this system, and allow coal-fired power plants to use similar carbon capture systems without losing 20 to 40 % of the plant's output.

scholarly journals Cost Estimation of Fossil Power Plants with Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 333-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Voll ◽  
Arnim Wauschkuhn ◽  
Rupert Hartel ◽  
Massimo Genoese ◽  
Wolf Fichtner
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Capture ◽  
And Storage

scholarly journals Research and development of high efficiency low emission combined cycle power plant arrangements

2021 ◽  
Vol 2053 (1) ◽  
pp. 012005
Author(s):  
I I Komarov ◽  
O V Zlyvko ◽  
A N Vegera ◽  
B A Makhmutov ◽  
I A Shcherbatov
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Capture ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Fuel Combustion ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle ◽  
Integrated Gasification ◽  
And Storage

Abstract Coal-fired steam turbine thermal power plants produce a large part of electricity. These power plants usually have low efficiency and high carbon dioxide emission. An application of combined cycle power plants with coal gasification equipped with carbon capture and storage systems may increase the efficiency and decrease the harmful emission. This paper describes investigation of the oxidizer type in the integrated gasification combined cycle combustion chamber and its influence upon the energy and environmental performance. The integrated gasification combined cycle and oxy-fuel combustion technology allow the carbon dioxide capture and storage losses 58% smaller than the traditional air combustion one. The IGCC with air combustion without and with carbon dioxide capture and storage has 53.54 and 46.61% and with oxy-fuel combustion has 34.94 and 32.67% net efficiency. Together with this the CO2 emission drops down from 89.9 to 10.6 gm/kWh. The integrated coal gasification combined cycle with air oxidizer has the best net efficiency.

scholarly journals Modeling Long-Term Electricity Generation Planning to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Nigeria

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 6258
Author(s):  
Juyoul Kim ◽  
Ahmed Abdel-Hameed ◽  
Soja Reuben Joseph ◽  
Hilali Hussein Ramadhan ◽  
Mercy Nandutu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Damage Costs

The most recent assessments conducted by the International Energy Agency indicate that natural gas accounts for the majority of Nigeria’s fossil fuel-derived electricity generation, with crude oil serving mostly as a backup source. Fossil fuel-generated electricity represents 80% of the country’s total. In addition, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Nigeria in 2018 (101.3014 Mtons) demonstrated a 3.83% increase from 2017. The purpose of this study is to suggest an alternate energy supply mix to meet future electrical demand and reduce CO2 emissions in Nigeria. The Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental Impact (MESSAGE) was used in this study to model two case situations of the energy supply systems in Nigeria to determine the best energy supply technology to meet future demand. The Simplified Approach to Estimating Electricity Generation’s External Costs and Impacts (SIMPACTS) code is also used to estimate the environmental impacts and resulting damage costs during normal operation of various electricity generation technologies. Results of the first scenario show that gas and oil power plants are the optimal choice for Nigeria to meet future energy needs with no bound on CO2 emission. If Nigeria adopts CO2 emission restrictions to comply with the Paris Agreement’s target of decreasing worldwide mean temperature rise to 1.5 °C, the best option is nuclear power plants (NPPs). The MESSAGE results demonstrate that both fossil fuels and NPPs are the optimal electricity-generating technologies to meet Nigeria’s future energy demand. The SIMPACTS code results demonstrate that NPPs have the lowest damage costs because of their low environmental impact during normal operation. Therefore, NPP technology is the most environmentally friendly technology and the best choice for the optimization of future electrical technology to meet the demand. The result from this study will serve as a reference source in modeling long-term energy mix therefore reducing CO2 emission in Nigeria.

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