Turning CO2 capture on and off in response to electric grid demand: A baseline analysis of emissions and economics

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0210031-0210038

  Cohen, Stuart M ^a   Rochelle, Gary T ^a   Webber, Michael E ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; CAPTURE SYSTEM; CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COAL CONSUMPTION; COAL FIRED PLANTS; DYNAMIC FRAMEWORK; ELECTRIC GRIDS; ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENERGY MIX; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; GENERATION CAPACITY; HIGH PRICE; PEAK DEMAND; PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND; PLANT GENERATION; PLANT OPERATORS; POST-COMBUSTION; SEASONAL PEAKS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY; SYSTEM LEVELS; SYSTEM PEAKS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDIES; TIME PERIODS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; STRIPPING (DYES); TURNING;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 77955795088     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001573     Document Type: Article

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