Efficiency criteria for environmental evaluation of power technologies

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OSTI ID:52047

Saymansky, J E; Torries, T F ^[1]

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1. West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)

The potential of using efficiency as a screening criteria for the development of future power generation technologies is examined within the realm of pending CO{sub 2} limitations. Efficiency measures of CO{sub 2} per unit of net power available for sale and overall thermal efficiency along with their effects on direct environmental benefits are used to illustrate this concept. The results of this study indicate that improvements in efficiency provide greater environmental benefits than alternative emission reduction measures. However, significant improvements in the efficiency may be required if power generation facilities are to meet the 20 percent proposed reduction in CO{sub 2} by the year 2000.

• OSTI ID: 52047
• Report Number(s): CONF-940930-; TRN: IM9524%%517
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11. annual international Pittsburgh coal conference: coal, energy and the environment, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 12-16 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Eleventh annual international Pittsburgh coal conference proceedings: Volume 2; Chiang, S.H. [ed.]; PB: 860 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CARBON DIOXIDE
MITIGATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
COAL
NATURAL GAS
FLUE GAS
DESULFURIZATION
COMBINED SOXNOX PROCESSES
SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION
AMINES
SELEXOL PROCESS
FUEL OILS
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
COMPILED DATA