Development forecast of renewable energy power generation in China and its influence on the GHG control strategy of the country

Liu, Tong; Xu, Gang; Cai, Peng; Tian, Longhu; Qi-li, Huang

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2010.09.020

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“…In addition, Rentizelas et al (2012) investigated the effect that various scenarios for emission allowance price evolution may have on the future electricity generation mix of Greece. Only Liu et al (2011) include the carbon dioxide life cycle emissions in their analysis, which concerns a preliminary prediction of the development of renewable energy in China for the future decades.…”

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Incorporating life cycle external cost in optimization of the electricity generation mix

Rentizelas

Georgakellos

2014

Energy Policy

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The present work aims to examine the strategic decision of future electricity generation mix considering, together with all other factors, the effect of the external cost associated with the available power generation technology options, not only during their operation but also during their whole life-cycle. The analysis has been performed by integrating the Life Cycle Assessment concept into a linear programming model for the yearly decisions on which option should be used to minimise the electricity generation cost. The model has been applied for the case of Greece for the years 2012-2050 and has led to several interesting results. Firstly, most of the new generating capacity should be renewable (mostly biomass and wind), while natural gas is usually the only conventional fuel technology chosen. If externalities are considered, wind energy increases its share and hydro-power replaces significant amounts of biomass-generated energy. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis has been performed. One of the most important findings is that natural gas increases its contribution when externalities are increased. Summing-up, external cost has been found to be a significant percentage of the total electricity generation cost for some energy sources, therefore significantly changing the ranking order of cost-competitiveness for the energy sources examined.

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Incorporating life cycle external cost in optimization of the electricity generation mix

Rentizelas

Georgakellos

2014

Energy Policy

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“…However, without additional incentives, the hybrid-fuel CAES is still expensive for grid integration into North China Grid as the previous analysis. The main reasons for high COE can be summarized as: (1) there is no CAES plant built in China before, so the equipments of the CAES system are expensive under the current national conditions. Thus, building a new CAES plant in China would be rather expensive.…”

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“…Global warming was initiated by increasing concentrations of CO 2 and other greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere [1,2]. Since 2006, China has become the largest annual carbon emitter [3].…”

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A Novel Hybrid-Fuel Storage System of Compressed Air Energy for China

Liu

et al. 2014

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Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is a large-scale technology that provides long-duration energy storage. It is promising for balancing the large-scale penetration of intermittent and dispersed sources of power, such as wind and solar power, into electric grids. The existing CAES plants utilize natural gas (NG) as fuel. However, China is rich in coal but is deficient in NG; therefore, a hybrid-fuel CAES is proposed and analyzed in this study. Based on the existing CAES plants, the hybrid-fuel CAES incorporates an external combustion heater into the power generation subsystem to heat the air from the recuperator and the air from the high-pressure air turbine. Coal is the fuel for the external combustion heater. The overall efficiency and exergy efficiency of the hybrid-fuel CAES are 61.18% and 59.84%, respectively. Given the same parameters, the cost of electricity (COE) of the hybrid-fuel CAES, which requires less NG, is $5.48/MW•h less than that of the gas-fuel CAES. Although the proposed CAES requires a relatively high investment in the current electricity system in North China, the proposed CAES will be likely to become competitive in the market, provided that the energy supplies are improved and the large scale grid-connection of wind power is realized.

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“…There are some papers focused on China's ECER. Liu et al analyzed the impact of renewable energy generation in China of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction [1], and Geng et al calculated the reduction in polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDD/FS) levels due to the closure of smaller power plants during [2006][2007][2008] [2]. Wen et al estimated the energy conservation and CO 2 emissions abatement potential of China's non-ferrous metals industry in 2010-2020 [3].…”

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Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction in China’s Power Sector: Alternative Scenarios Up to 2020

Yuan

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Energies

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This paper discusses energy conservation and emissions reduction (ECER) in China's power sector. To better understand China's successes and failures on energy conservation in the electricity industry, first it is important to know the status of China's power sector, and the key energy conservation actions, as well as the achievements in the past years. Second, two ECER scenarios are constructed to probe the 2020 energy conservation potential. Results show that the potential is estimated to be more than 240 million tons of coal equivalent (Mtce). Third, the improvement of coal power operations, structures and technologies, and ambitious deployment of energy conservation measures are proposed to fully explore the potential of China's power industry. Fourth, great challenges for China's ECER and some suggested policies are summed up. The lessons learnt from China will provide a valuable reference and useful inputs for other emerging economies.

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Development forecast of renewable energy power generation in China and its influence on the GHG control strategy of the country

Cited by 92 publications

References 11 publications

Incorporating life cycle external cost in optimization of the electricity generation mix

Incorporating life cycle external cost in optimization of the electricity generation mix

A Novel Hybrid-Fuel Storage System of Compressed Air Energy for China

Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction in China’s Power Sector: Alternative Scenarios Up to 2020

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