Assessment of carbon dioxide efficiencies for UK's electricity generation

Zhanghua Zheng; Furong Li

doi:10.1109/pes.2011.6039638

Assessment of carbon dioxide efficiencies for UK's electricity generation

Zhanghua Zheng, Furong Li

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

Carbon Dioxide Efficiencies of power sector is determined primarily by the generation mix and system load demand. In order to calculate the total carbon emissions and predict UK's carbon efficiency of electricity in the next following decade, this paper firstly analyze all the sectors of the carbon emissions globally and in the UK. Secondly, the UK's electricity generations from now to 2020 are predicted based on the National Grid's Seven Year Statement. Thirdly, the decrease of emissions factors in the UK due to the changes in generation mix between 1990 and 2020 is calculated and analyzed. In the end, Some conclusions are drawn that the carbon emissions per kWh will be 0.4072kg in 2020, about half of the value in 1990, and UK is able to keep at a relatively low level of carbon emissions from power sector due to its low-carbon policy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Print)	19449925
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/pes.2011.6039638
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future - Detroit, MI, UK United Kingdom Duration: 24 Jul 2011 → 28 Jul 2011

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Name	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society

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Conference	2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future
Country/Territory	UK United Kingdom
City	Detroit, MI
Period	24/07/11 → 28/07/11

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Paper number 6039638. 2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future. 24-28 July 2011. Detroit, MI, United States.

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10.1109/pes.2011.6039638

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Assessment of carbon dioxide efficiencies for UK's electricity generation. / Zheng, Zhanghua; Li, Furong.
2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2011. (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting).

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Zheng, Z & Li, F 2011, Assessment of carbon dioxide efficiencies for UK's electricity generation. in 2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future, Detroit, MI, UK United Kingdom, 24/07/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/pes.2011.6039638

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