Life Cycle Assessment of a Gas Turbine Installation

Yulia Mozzhegorova (), Galina Ilinykh and Vladimir Korotaev
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Yulia Mozzhegorova: Environmental Protection Department, Perm National Research Polytechnic University, 614000 Perm, Russia
Galina Ilinykh: Environmental Protection Department, Perm National Research Polytechnic University, 614000 Perm, Russia
Vladimir Korotaev: Environmental Protection Department, Perm National Research Polytechnic University, 614000 Perm, Russia

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-24

Abstract: Gas turbine installations (GTIs) are widely used to generate electrical and thermal energy, mainly by burning gaseous fuels. With the development of hydrogen energy technology, a current area of particular interest is the use of GTIs to burn hydrogen. In order to assess the prospects of using GTIs in this way, it is necessary to understand the carbon emissions of gas turbines within the larger context of the entire hydrogen life cycle and its carbon footprint. The article provides an overview of results from previously published studies on life cycle assessment (LCA) of complex technical devices associated with the production and consumption of fuel and energy, which are most similar to GTIs when it comes to the complexity of LCA. The subject of analysis was a set of GTIs located in Russia with a capacity of 16 MW. An assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per MWh of electricity produced showed that at different stages of the GTI life cycle, the total carbon footprint was 198.1–604.3 kg CO 2 -eq., of which more than 99% came from GTI operation. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and end-of-life management stages are significantly lower for GTIs compared to those for other complex technical devices used to generate electricity. This is an indicator of the strong prospects for the future use of GTIs.

Keywords: complex technical devices; gas turbine installation; carbon footprint; life cycle assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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