Comprehensive sustainabilityassessment of china's electric energy system based on emergy analysis

Chonghang Li, Yang Hu, Mingzhe Hou, Yongzhen Wang*, Wei Wang, Boyuan Wu

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Abstract

The green and healthy development of the energy system is related to the sustainable development of economic activities. The quantitative sustainable evaluation of the energy system is the guiding principle of the current energy structure transformation. Therefore, this paper adopts the emergy analysis theory, based on the development forecast of the power supply structure in different stages of China, firstly, the environmental loading ratio, emergy yield ratio, emergy sustainability index and emergy investment ratio are used to carry out the five common power generation modes, including wind power, photovoltaic power, coal power, gas power and hydropower, and it is concluded that under the current conditions, the emergy sustainability index of wind energy is optimal. Thirdly, considering the four dimensions of power generation efficiency, installed cost, full life cycle cost, and emergy sustainability index, a comprehensive evaluation system of China's electric energy system based on emergy analysis is proposed, which quantifies the development trend of the structure has shifted from coal-based to diversified with clean energy and scenery from 2020 to 2050. The comprehensive evaluation result has increased from 0.2 to 1. The comprehensive evaluation results continue to increase with the year, indicating that China's electric energy structure is more optimized, showing a higher vigor of sustainable development.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 4th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration
Subtitle of host publicationConnecting the Grids Towards a Low-Carbon High-Efficiency Energy System, EI2 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3439-3444
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728196060
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event4th IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration, EI2 2020 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 30 Oct 20201 Nov 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE 4th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration: Connecting the Grids Towards a Low-Carbon High-Efficiency Energy System, EI2 2020

Conference

Conference4th IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration, EI2 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period30/10/201/11/20

Keywords

  • Different power generation modes
  • Emergy analysis
  • Environmental load
  • Power supply structure
  • Sustainability

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