Inefficient power generation as an optimal route to negative emissions via BECCS?

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Mac Dowell, Niall ^a   Fajardy, Mathilde ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BECCS; CO2 capture and storage; negative emissions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARNINGS; ELECTRIC LOAD DISPATCHING; SMALL POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BECCS; BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; PART LOAD OPERATION; WIND AND SOLAR POWER;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIOENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

EID: 85018516902     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa67a5     Document Type: Article

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