Life-cycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for electricity generation and supply in China |
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Authors: | Xunmin Ou Yan Xiaoyu Xiliang Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy (3E), Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China;2. China Automotive Energy Research Center (CAERC), Beijing 100084, PR China;3. School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM), Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China;4. Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2BQ, UK |
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Abstract: | The Well-to-Meter (WTM) analysis module in the Tsinghua-CA3EM model has been used to examine the primary fossil energy consumption (PFEC) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for electricity generation and supply in China. The results show that (1) the WTM PFEC and GHG emission intensities for the 2007 Chinese electricity mix are 3.247 MJ/MJ and 297.688 g carbon dioxide of equivalent (gCO2,e)/MJ, respectively; (2) power generation is the main contributing sub-stage; (3) the coal-power pathway is the only major contributor of PFEC (96.23%) and GHG emissions (97.08%) in the 2007 mix; and (4) GHG emissions intensity in 2020 will be reduced to 220.470 gCO2,e/MJ with the development of nuclear and renewable energy and to 169.014 gCO2,e/MJ if carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology is employed. It is concluded that (1) the current high levels of PFEC and GHG emission for electricity in China are largely due to the dominant role of coal in the power-generation sector and the relatively low efficiencies during all the sub-stages from resource extraction to final energy consumption and (2) the development of nuclear and renewable energy as well as low carbon technologies such as CCS can significantly reduce GHG emissions from electricity. |
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Keywords: | Life-cycle analysis Greenhouse gas Power generation Electricity supply CCS China |
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