Greenhouse gas emission factor development for coal-fired power plants in Korea

Eui-Chan Jeon, Soojeong Myeong, Jae-Whan Sa, Jinsu Kim and Jae-Hak Jeong

Applied Energy, 2010, vol. 87, issue 1, 205-210

Abstract: Accurate estimation of greenhouse gas emissions is essential for developing an appropriate strategy to mitigate global warming. This study examined the characteristics of greenhouse gas emission from power plants, a major greenhouse gas source in Korea. The power plants examined use bituminous coal, anthracite, and sub-bituminous coal as fuel. The CO2 concentration from power plants was measured using GC-FID with methanizer. The amount of carbon, hydrogen, and calorific values in the input fuel was measured using an elemental analyzer and calorimeter. For fuel analysis, CO2 emission factors for anthracite, bituminous coal, and sub-bituminous coal were 108.9, 88.4, and 97.9Â Mg/kJ, respectively. The emission factors developed in this study were compared with those for IPCC. The results showed that CO2 emission was 10.8% higher for anthracite, 5.5% lower for bituminous coal, and 1.9% higher for sub-bituminous coal than the IPCC figures.

Keywords: Climate; change; Greenhouse; gas; Coal; Power; plant; Emission; factor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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