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ID094403
Title Properrole of carbon capture technologies in greenhouse gas emissions-reduction models
Other Title Informationa parametric study for the U S power sector
LanguageENG
AuthorBistline, John E ;  Rai, Varun
Publication2010.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This paper analyzes the potential contribution of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the U.S. electricity sector. Focusing on capture systems for coal-fired power plants until 2030, a sensitivity analysis of key CCS parameters is performed to gain insight into the role that CCS can play in future mitigation scenarios and to explore implications of large-scale CCS deployment. By integrating important parameters for CCS technologies into a carbon-abatement model similar to the EPRI Prism analysis (EPRI, 2007 ), this study concludes that the start time and rate of technology diffusion are important in determining emissions reductions and fuel consumption for CCS technologies. Comparisons with legislative emissions targets illustrate that CCS alone is very unlikely to meet reduction targets for the electric-power sector, even under aggressive deployment scenarios. A portfolio of supply and demand-side strategies is needed to reach emissions objectives, especially in the near term. Furthermore, model results show that the breakdown of capture technologies does not have a significant influence on potential emissions reductions. However, the level of CCS retrofits at existing plants and the eligibility of CCS for new subcritical plants have large effects on the extent of greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 38, No. 2; Feb 2010: p1177-1191
Journal SourceEnergy Policy Vol. 38, No. 2; Feb 2010: p1177-1191
Key WordsCarbon Capture ;  Carbon Storage ;  Integrated Assessment Modeling ;  Technological Diffusion