Energy cost and greenhouse gas emissions of a Chinese solar tower power plant
It is commonly assumed that the application of solar power system can save energy and relief global climate change. Presented in this study is the account of energy performance and greenhouse gas emissions of a planned solar tower power plant in China based on the life cycle analysis method. The conservative estimation of energy cost for the concerned plant is 1.21 times of the electricity output, which is a relatively decent performance amongst power generation technologies. In order to analyze the greenhouse gas performance, a comparison is carried out between the solar tower power plant and conventional coal-fired power plant in China. Results show the application of this solar system obtains a net greenhouse gas emission reduction of 0.31E+06 ton CO2 equivalent, during its operating period of twenty years. It is believed that this successful example can lend solid support to a future wide use of solar power in China.
Solar tower power plant Electricity generation Energy analysis Greenhouse gas emission
Q. Yang G.Q. Chen Y.H. Zhao B. Chen Z. Li Z.F. Wang
Stale Key Laboratory ofTurbulence and Complex Systems. College of Engineering. Peking University,Bei China Hua Dian Corporation,Beijing 100035. China State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control. School of Environment, Key Laboratory of Solar Thermal Energy and Photovoltaic System of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Instit
国际会议
北京
英文
77-80
2011-09-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）