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ID110736
Title ProperEvaluating the role of cogeneration for carbon management in Alberta
LanguageENG
AuthorDoluweera, G H ;  Jordaan, S M ;  Moore, M C ;  Keith, D W
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Developing long-term carbon control strategies is important in energy intensive industries such as the oil sands operations in Alberta. We examine the use of cogeneration to satisfy the energy demands of oil sands operations in Alberta in the context of carbon management. This paper evaluates the role of cogeneration in meeting Provincial carbon management goals and discusses the arbitrary characteristics of facility- and product-based carbon emissions control regulations. We model an oil sands operation that operates with and without incorporated cogeneration. We compare CO2 emissions and associated costs under different carbon emissions control regulations, including the present carbon emissions control regulation of Alberta. The results suggest that incorporating cogeneration into the growing oil sands industry could contribute in the near-term to reducing CO2 emissions in Alberta. This analysis also shows that the different accounting methods and calculations of electricity offsets could lead to very different levels of incentives for cogeneration. Regulations that attempt to manage emissions on a product and facility basis may become arbitrary and complex as regulators attempt to approximate the effect of an economy-wide carbon price.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 39, No.12; Dec 2011: p.7963-7974
Journal SourceEnergy Policy Vol. 39, No.12; Dec 2011: p.7963-7974
Key WordsOil Sands ;  Cogeneration ;  Carbon Management