Prospects of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in China's power sector - An integrated assessment

Applied Energy

Volumn 157, Issue , 2015, Pages 229-244

  Viebahn, Peter ^a   Vallentin, Daniel ^a   Höller, Samuel ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

CCS; China; CO2 storage potential; Integrated assessment; Power sector

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; COAL; DIGITAL STORAGE; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; OPTIMIZATION;

CCS; CHINA; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; POWER SECTOR; STORAGE POTENTIAL;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 84939800728     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.07.023     Document Type: Article

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