The advancement of zero-emission natural gas power plants and their role in future energy supply

Aibo Zhang, Haoshui Yu*, Emre Gençer, Adem A.R. Nielsen, Gürkan Sin, Songjie Shi

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Abstract

Reducing the CO2 emission from the power sector is one of the effective ways to mitigate global warming. Net-zero-emission power generation implies the control of not only pollutants such as NOx, CO and organic air pollutants but also greenhouse gas CO2. In traditional gas power plants, a huge amount of CO2 is generated, which has to be captured to achieve the near-zero emission target. Carbon capture in the power industry is technically and economically challenging due to the energy penalty and high capital cost. CO2 taxation among others is expected to accelerate the progress of zero-emission power plants. The concept of zero- and near-zero-emission power plants can be realized by combining advanced power cycles and carbon capture technologies. Scientists and engineers are striving hard to improve the efficiency of power cycles and decrease the cost of carbon capture. Novel systems combining carbon capture technologies and advanced power cycles are reviewed in this paper. Each country has its own roadmap and timeline to achieve the zero-emission target in power sector. Therefore, the role of the zero-emission natural gas power plants in the future energy supply depends heavily on the country. In this paper, the prospect of the zero-emission natural gas power plants in the USA, China and Denmark are analyzed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
EditorsLudovic Montastruc, Stephane Negny
Number of pages6
PublisherElsevier Science Publishers B.V.
Publication dateJan 2022
Pages1597-1602
ISBN (Print)978-0-444-18631-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2022
SeriesComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
Volume51
ISSN1570-7946

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Keywords

  • future energy supply
  • natural gas
  • power plants
  • zero-emission

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