Carbon emission coefficient measurement of the coal-to-power energy chain in China

Shiwei Yu; Yi Ming Wei; Haixiang Guo; Liping Ding

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.062

Carbon emission coefficient measurement of the coal-to-power energy chain in China

Shiwei Yu^*, Yi Ming Wei, Haixiang Guo, Liping Ding

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Abstract

Coal-fired electricity generation has become the largest source of carbon emission in China. This study utilizes life-cycle assessment to assess the effect of carbon emissions and to calculate the coefficient of carbon emissions in coal-to-energy chains. Results show that the carbon emission coefficient of the coal-to-energy chain in China is 875g/kWh^-1, which is a relatively low level compared with that of other countries. CO₂ is the main type of greenhouse gas emission and is the most abundant type of direct emission. China has to reduce electrical consumption in the coal-mining process to reduce carbon emissions in coal-to-energy chains. Moreover, China has to facilitate railway-line construction to improve the proportion of railway transportation to coal transportation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	290-300
Number of pages	11
Journal	Applied Energy
Volume	114
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.062
Publication status	Published - Feb 2014

Keywords

Carbon emission coefficient
Coal-fired power
Life cycle assessment
Sensitivity analysis

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Carbon emission coefficient measurement of the coal-to-power energy chain in China

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