Monetization of External Costs Using Lifecycle Analysis—A Comparative Case Study of Coal-Fired and Biomass Power Plants in Northeast China

Wang, Lingling; Watanabe, Tsunemi; Xu, Zhiwei

doi:10.3390/en8021440

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“…Given that China has begun to promote the large-scale deployment of electric vehicles (EVs), electricity demand is expected to increase rapidly and significantly in the future [9]. Therefore, some researchers have reported that if no active measures are taken, the carbon emissions from the power sector in China will increase to 6 billion tons in 2020 [10]. Coal-fired power generation is an important air pollution-induced factor that causes the notorious nationwide fog and hazy weather in autumn and winter [11].…”

Section: Dilemma In the Reduction Of Carbon Emissions From China's Pomentioning

confidence: 99%

Feasibility Study of a Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station Model

Jiang

Liu

et al. 2015

Energies

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In China, the power sector is currently the largest carbon emitter and the transportation sector is the fastest-growing carbon emitter. This paper proposes a model of solar-powered charging stations for electric vehicles to mitigate problems encountered in China's renewable energy utilization processes and to cope with the increasing power demand by electric vehicles for the near future. This study applies the proposed model to Shenzhen City to verify its technical and economic feasibility. Modeling results showed that the total net present value of a photovoltaic power charging station that meets the daily electricity demand of 4500 kWh is $3,579,236 and that the cost of energy of the combined energy system is $0.098/kWh. In addition, the photovoltaic powered electric vehicle model has pollutant reduction potentials of 99.8%, 99.7% and 100% for carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, respectively, compared with a traditional gasoline-fueled car. Sensitivity analysis results indicated that interest rate has a relatively strong influence on COE (Cost of Energy). An increase in the interest rate from 0% to 6% increases COE from $0.027/kWh to $0.097/kWh. This analysis also suggests that carbon pricing promotes renewable energy only when the price of carbon is above $20/t.

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Section: Dilemma In the Reduction Of Carbon Emissions From China's Pomentioning

confidence: 99%

Feasibility Study of a Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station Model

Jiang

Liu

et al. 2015

Energies

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“…Wang et al [26] compared the external costs of power plants fired by coal versus biomass in a stylized life cycle approach. The (hard) coal mining part of their external cost quantification accounts for gangue, water contamination, methane emissions and occupational mortality and morbidity, and the quantification of these impacts follows a top-down approach.…”

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The Health Costs of Revised Coal Mining Limits in Northern Bohemia

Máca

Melichar

2016

Energies

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Brown coal has been the major source of energy for more than 150 years for the Czech economy, but its role in the coming decades is nowadays the source of heated debate. Many of the recurring discussions address the coal reserves that were set aside in 1991 in order to halt the massive destruction of the landscape and the unprecedented deterioration of the human environment in Northern Bohemia. We study the proposed variants of the revised mining limits using the impact-pathway approach in order to quantify and monetize the health effects of airborne emissions from coal mining and the use of extracted coal for the production of electricity and heat. We find that the dominant health impacts associated with the revision of the limits, estimated to be up to 7 billion euros over the 2015-2050 period, will stem from the use of coal for the production of electricity and heat and that a large part of the impact will be borne by populations outside the Czech Republic.

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“…After nearly 100 years of modern coal mining activities in mainland China, a large number of coal basins are facing a series of problems from multiple aspects. In the past thirty years, coal resources in the northeast China region have been on the verge of depletion, and many cities such as those in the Songliao Basin, Mohe Basin, and Hailaer Basin, are currently being forced to transform themselves from a traditional single coal-oriented economy structure [3]. Compared to these basins, basins located in the eastern region or southern region are also facing serious problems, with the most urgent one being the large annual increase in the mining depth (6-12 m/year) because of resource exhaustion near the ground surface.…”

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Exploitation Contradictions Concerning Multi-Energy Resources among Coal, Gas, Oil, and Uranium: A Case Study in the Ordos Basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains)

et al. 2016

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Abstract:The particular "rich coal, meager oil, and deficient gas" energy structure of China determines its high degree of dependence on coal resources. After over 100 years of high-intensity mining activities in Northeast China, East Region, and the Southern Region, coal mining in these areas is facing a series of serious problems, which force China's energy exploitation map to be rewritten. New energy bases will move to the western and northern regions in the next few years. However, overlapping phenomena of multiple resources are frequently encountered. Previous exploitation mainly focused on coal mining, which destroys many mutualistic and accompanying resources, such as uranium, gas, and oil. Aiming at solving this unscientific development mode, this research presents a case study in the Ordos Basin, where uranium, coal, and gas/oil show a three-dimensional overlapping phenomenon along the vertical downward direction. The upper uranium and lower coal situation in this basin is remarkable; specifically, coal mining disturbs the overlaying aquifer, thus requiring the uranium to be leached first. The technical approach must be sufficiently reliable to avoid the leakage of radioactive elements in subsequent coal mining procedures. Hence, the unbalanced injection and extraction of uranium mining is used to completely eradicate the discharged emissions to the environment. The gas and oil are typically not extracted because of their deep occurrence strata and their overlapping phenomenon with coal seams. Use of the integrated coal and gas production method is recommended, and relevant fracturing methods to increase the gas migrating degree in the strata are also introduced. The results and recommendations in this study are applicable in some other areas with similarities.

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Monetization of External Costs Using Lifecycle Analysis—A Comparative Case Study of Coal-Fired and Biomass Power Plants in Northeast China

Cited by 27 publications

References 41 publications

Feasibility Study of a Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station Model

Feasibility Study of a Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station Model

The Health Costs of Revised Coal Mining Limits in Northern Bohemia

Exploitation Contradictions Concerning Multi-Energy Resources among Coal, Gas, Oil, and Uranium: A Case Study in the Ordos Basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains)

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