Fossil electricity and CO2 sequestration: How natural gas prices, initial conditions and retrofits determine the cost of controlling CO2 emissions

Energy Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-382

  Johnson, Timothy L ^a   Keith, David W ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration; CO2 emissions mitigation; Electricity generation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FUELED GAS TURBINES; COSTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS; RETROFITTING;

SEQUESTRATION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOSSIL FUEL;

EID: 0042926728     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00298-7     Document Type: Article

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