Application of eco-efficiency in a coal-burning power plant benefitting both the environment and citizens: Design of a ‘city water heating’ system

R. Rodríguez, V.G. Bello and M.B. Díaz-Aguado

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 189, issue C, 789-799

Abstract: In this work, the concept ‘city water heating’ is introduced. It consists in bringing a significant amount of residual thermal energy (waste heat) from a power plant to a city by means of heating the potable water supplied to this city. For this purpose (i) a great amount of the city water has to be supplied through a single aqueduct, (ii) the aqueduct has to pass near the power station, and (iii) the water supplied to the city has to be colder than the cooling circuit water in the power plant.

Keywords: Eco-efficiency; Coal power plant; District heating; CO2 emissions; Global warming; Waste heat recovery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.098

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