Evaluating the Impact of Carbon Taxes on the Optimal Design of Distributed Energy Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 2420-2424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Zhou ◽  
Pei Liu ◽  
Jian Yun Zhang ◽  
Zheng Li
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Model ◽  
Carbon Tax ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Optimal Configuration ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Carbon Taxes ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Distributed Energy System ◽  
The Impact

Distributed energy systems can play an essential role in providing energy with substantial environmental and other benefits. This paper presents a multi-objective optimization model for the planning of distributed energy systems, aiming at simultaneous minimization of the total annual cost and greenhouse gas emissions. The impact of carbon tax rates on the optimal configuration and performance of a distributed energy system is evaluated based on the optimization model. A review of international policies on carbon taxes is performed for estimation of future carbon tax rates in China. Results show that the potential carbon tax in the future may not have significant impacts on the optimal configuration of a distributed energy system.

scholarly journals Improving Energy Sustainability of Suburban Areas by Using Distributed Energy Systems: A Case Study

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Beaud Muriel ◽  
Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera ◽  
Cai Hanmin ◽  
Andrew Bollinger ◽  
Kristina Orehounig
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Building Sector ◽  
Urban Density ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Distributed Energy System ◽  
The Impact

The building sector plays a vital role in Switzerland’s climate policy. In order to support the energy transition in the building sector, Rolle, a suburban area located along the shore of Lake Geneva is considered in this study to understand the promising future scenarios for integration of renewable energy technologies. The area is clustered into 12 clusters and a distributed energy system is designed for each cluster. Subsequently, three energy systems with contrasting densities are taken for further comparison to understand the impact of urban density on the design of the distributed energy system. The study reveals that urban density will influence the peak as well as the annual energy demand of the energy hubs. The study reveals that the energy technologies used in the energy hubs are strongly influenced by the capacity of the system (peak and annual energy demand). Energy systems with higher capacities are less sensitive to the market changes when compared to the systems with lower capacities (leading to sparse suburban areas).

scholarly journals Calculation and Analysis of the Interval Power Flow for Distributed Energy System Based on Affine Algorithm

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 600
Author(s):  
Bin Ouyang ◽  
Lu Qu ◽  
Qiyang Liu ◽  
Baoye Tian ◽  
Zhichang Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Flow ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Optimal Operation ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Low Load ◽  
Distributed Energy System

Due to the coupling of different energy systems, optimization of different energy complementarities, and the realization of the highest overall energy utilization rate and environmental friendliness of the energy system, distributed energy system has become an important way to build a clean and low-carbon energy system. However, the complex topological structure of the system and too many coupling devices bring more uncertain factors to the system which the calculation of the interval power flow of distributed energy system becomes the key problem to be solved urgently. Affine power flow calculation is considered as an important solution to solve uncertain steady power flow problems. In this paper, the distributed energy system coupled with cold, heat, and electricity is taken as the research object, the influence of different uncertain factors such as photovoltaic and wind power output is comprehensively considered, and affine algorithm is adopted to calculate the system power flow of the distributed energy system under high and low load conditions. The results show that the system has larger operating space, more stable bus voltage and more flexible pipeline flow under low load condition than under high load condition. The calculation results of the interval power flow of distributed energy systems can provide theoretical basis and data support for the stability analysis and optimal operation of distributed energy systems.

scholarly journals Energy, Environmental and Economic Performance of an Urban Community Hybrid Distributed Energy System

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Fichera ◽  
Elisa Marrasso ◽  
Maurizio Sasso ◽  
Rosaria Volpe
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Power Grid ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
General Validity ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Distributed Energy System

Energy systems face great challenges from both the supply and demand sides. Strong efforts have been devoted to investigate technological solutions aiming at overcoming the problems of fossil fuel depletion and the environmental issues due to the carbon emissions. Hybrid (activated by both renewables and fossil fuels) distributed energy systems can be considered a very effective and promising technology to replace traditional centralized energy systems. As a most peculiar characteristic, they reduce the use of fossil sources and transmission and distribution losses along the main power grid and contribute to electric peak shaving and partial-loads losses reduction. As a direct consequence, the transition from centralized towards hybrid decentralized energy systems leads to a new role for citizens, shifting from a passive energy consumer to active prosumers able to produce energy and distribute energy. Such a complex system needs to be carefully modelled to account for the energy interactions with prosumers, local microgrids and main grids. Thus, the aim of this paper is to investigate the performance of a hybrid distributed energy system serving an urban community and modelled within the framework of agent-based theory. The model is of general validity and estimates (i) the layout of the links along which electricity is distributed among agents in the local microgrid, (ii) electricity exchanged among agents and (iii) electricity exported to the main power grid or imported from it. A scenario analysis has been conducted at varying the distance of connection among prosumers, the installed capacity in the area and the usage of links. The distributed energy system has been compared to a centralized energy system in which the electricity requests of the urban community are satisfied by taking electricity from the main grid. The comparison analysis is carried out from an energy, environmental and economic point of view by evaluating the primary energy saving, avoided carbon dioxide emissions and the simple payback period indices.

scholarly journals Optimal Configuration of Multi-type Energy Storage for Integrated Energy System Considering Multi-energy Trading With Load Substitution

2021 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 02016
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Wei Du ◽  
Dongmei Yang ◽  
Guoxin He ◽  
Xiaochen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Optimal Configuration ◽  
Configuration Model ◽  
Energy Trading ◽  
Integrated Energy Systems ◽  
Integrated Energy System ◽  
The Impact

How to consider the impact of load substitution on user-side participating in multi-energy trading on system operation when configuring multi-type energy storage (MES) is an urgent problem that needs to be solved to improve the economics and energy efficiency of the integrated energy systems (IES). This paper presents an optimal configuration method of MES considering multi-energy trading with load substitution based on the characteristics of different energy supply seasons. Firstly, the multi-energy trading framework and MES configuration principle are proposed based on the structure of the IES. Secondly, a MES optimal configuration model for IES considering multi-energy trading with load substitution is established, then the IES trading strategies and MES planning schemes are solved. Finally, the proposed method is verified by an example. The results show that the proposed method reduces the MES configuration cost by 8.9%. It can be seen that the MES configuration method proposed in this paper is helpful to repair the limitations of energy storage configuration research in IES and improve the economic benefits of the system.

scholarly journals Optimization of a Multi-Energy Complementary Distributed Energy System Based on Comparisons of Two Genetic Optimization Algorithms

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1388
Author(s):  
Changrong Liu ◽  
Hanqing Wang ◽  
Yifang Tang ◽  
Zhiyong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimization Model ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Optimal Decision ◽  
Genetic Optimization ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Nsga Ii ◽  
Four Seasons ◽  
Distributed Energy System

The development and utilization of low-carbon energy systems has become a hot topic of energy research in the international community. The construction of a multi-energy complementary distributed energy system (MCDES) is researched in this paper. Based on the multi-objective optimization theory, the planning optimization of an MCDES is studied, and a three-dimensional objective-optimization model is constructed by considering the constraints of the objective function and decision variables. Aiming at the optimization problem of building terminals for the MCDES studied in the paper, two genetic optimization algorithms—Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) and Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm III (NSGA-III)—are used for calculation based on an example analysis. The constraint conditions of practical problems were added to the existing algorithms. Combined with the comparison of the solution quality and the optimal compromise solution of the two algorithms, a multi-decision method is proposed to obtain the optimal solution based on the Pareto optimal frontier of the two algorithms. Finally, the optimal decision scheme of the example is determined and the effectiveness and reliability of the optimization model are verified. Under the application of the MCDES optimization model studied in this paper, the iteration speed and hypervolume index of NSGA-III are found to be better than those of NSGA-II. The values of the life cycle cost and life cycle carbon emission objectives after the optimization of NSGA-III are indicated as 2% and 14% lower, respectively, than those of NSGA-II. The primary energy efficiency of NSGA-III is shown to be 20% higher than that of NSGA-II. According to the optimal decision, the energy operation strategies of the example MCDES with each typical day in the four seasons indicate that good integrated energy application and low-carbon operation performance are shown during the four-seasons operation process. The consumption of renewable energy is significant, which effectively reduces the application of high-grade energy. Thus, the theoretical guidance and engineering application reference are provided for MCDES design planning and operation optimization.

Effect of Apply Pinch Analysis Theory to Distributed Energy Systems Integration

2013 ◽  
Vol 860-863 ◽  
pp. 634-638
Author(s):  
Zhi Yun Zhou ◽  
Pu Yan Zheng ◽  
Jian Gang Wang ◽  
Yan Zhou Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Original System ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Pinch Analysis ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Analysis Theory ◽  
Distributed Energy System

Nowdays more and more methods for design and transformation Distributed Energy System are applied. Traditional optimization is based on the original system , by successively optimize the process in order to recovery heat as much as possible or to reduce the enery consumption . Pinch analysis can get the energy goal and expect heat exchangers number directly,according to the analysis of the users demand streams parameters cascade. In this paper, pinch analysis is applyed for the downstream heat exchanger network optimal design of the distributed energy system , and has proved that pinch analysis advantages for the distributed energy system integration.

Development Prospects of Distributed Energy System in China

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guohua Shi ◽  
Songling Wang ◽  
Youyin Jing ◽  
Yuefen Gao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Supply ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Combined Heat And Power ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Distributed Energy System ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Prospects

With the rapid economic development, the energy demand is rising and energy-related greenhouses gas emissions are growing rapidly in China. The usage percent of renewable energy in use is still low while the energy consumption is still increasing. Due to the expanding pressure from energy demand, environment concerns and society issues, distributed energy systems (DESs), especially combined heat and power (CHP), are encouraged and expected to play a greater role by the government. This paper mainly seeks to explore and answer some of questions. Firstly, the different technologies of various DES options are briefly reviewed. Then the question of why distributed energy systems should be developed in China is considered. Recent trends and current patterns of energy supply and use in China are also discussed. Some typical distributed energy systems used in China are introduced. This article also discusses what barriers need be overcome if China wishes to move towards a sustainable energy future. Finally, several suggestions are proposed to favor the wide application of DES in China. It is concluded that DES is a good option with respect to China’s sustainable development that has institutional, market and regulatory support.

scholarly journals Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Carbon Taxes

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Gilbert E. Metcalf ◽  
James H. Stock
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Employment Growth ◽  
Carbon Tax ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Carbon Taxes ◽  
Total Employment ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Macroeconomic Impact ◽  
The Impact

Policymakers often express concern about the impact of carbon taxes on employment or GDP. Using a new dataset on carbon tax rates, we estimate the macroeconomic impacts of these taxes on GDP and employment growth rates for various specifications and samples. Our point estimates suggest a zero to modest positive impact on GDP and total employment growth rates. More importantly, we find no robust evidence of a negative effect of the tax on employment or GDP growth. For the European experience at least, we find no support for the view that carbon taxes are job or growth killers.

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