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Techno-Economic and Environmental Analysis of Low-Carbon Technologies

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 7419

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SINTEF Energy Research, Department of Gas Technology, 7034 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: techno-economic analysis; value chain; CCS; CO2 capture; CO2 transport; hydrogen; negative emission technologies

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Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
Interests: low-carbon energy systems; carbon capture, utilization and storage; negative emissions technologies; energy-water nexus

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We invite would like to invite you to submit your original research or overview papers to this Special Issue on the “Techno-Economic and Environmental Analyses of Low-Carbon Technologies”, in Energies.

Enabling low-carbon technologies is critical to achieving the ambitions of the Paris Agreement and the early emission-reduction targets adopted by many countries for 2030. Over the past decades, many strong research, development, and demonstration efforts have been taking place, and accelerating such technologies toward commercialization, as well as the development of novel concepts. Despite these significant progresses, further technological developments, scale-up, and an acceleration of large-scale implementations are required to meet the planned ambitions.

Beyond technological advancements, a better understanding of the costs and environmental performances of low-carbon technologies is also required to better inform decision-makers on the potential of these technologies and guide deployment as well as research activities to improve the performances of promising options.

This Special Issue aims to present high-quality contributions on techno-economic and environmental analyses of technologies that enable low-carbon energy or products. The low-carbon technologies considered include, but are not limited to:

  • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) for both the power and industrial sectors
  • Low-carbon hydrogen production
  • Bioenergy with or without CCS
  • Negative emissions technologies

Mr. Simon Roussanaly
Prof. Dr. Haibo Zhai
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Keywords

  • Techno-Economic analysis
  • Environmental Analysis
  • Low-Carbon Technologies
  • Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Low-carbon hydrogen
  • Bioenergy with or without CCS
  • Negative emissions technology

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Two Manifestations of Market Premium in the Capitalization of Carbon Forest Estates
by Petri P. Kärenlampi
Energies 2022, 15(9), 3212; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093212 - 27 Apr 2022
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In this study, the effect of capitalization premium in forest estate markets on forest management and climate change mitigation economics is investigated. It is shown that proportional goodwill in capitalization induces linear scaling of the financial return, without any contribution to sound management [...] Read more.
In this study, the effect of capitalization premium in forest estate markets on forest management and climate change mitigation economics is investigated. It is shown that proportional goodwill in capitalization induces linear scaling of the financial return, without any contribution to sound management practices. However, there is a financial discontinuity, as harvesting deteriorates goodwill. Such deterioration might be partially avoided by entering the real estate market. Conversely, a capitalization premium set on bare land as a tangible asset would increase timber storage and carbon sequestration. Observations indicate that the proportional goodwill is closer to reality within the Nordic Region, resulting in continuity problems. Full article
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At what Pressure Shall CO2 Be Transported by Ship? An in-Depth Cost Comparison of 7 and 15 Barg Shipping
by Simon Roussanaly, Han Deng, Geir Skaugen and Truls Gundersen
Energies 2021, 14(18), 5635; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185635 - 8 Sep 2021
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The pipeline has historically been the preferred means to transport CO2 due to its low cost for short distances and opportunities for economies of scale. However, interest in vessel-based transport of CO2 is growing. While most of the literature has assumed [...] Read more.
The pipeline has historically been the preferred means to transport CO2 due to its low cost for short distances and opportunities for economies of scale. However, interest in vessel-based transport of CO2 is growing. While most of the literature has assumed that CO2 shipping would take place at low pressure (at 7 barg and −46 °C), the issue of identifying best transport conditions, in terms of pressure, temperature, and gas composition, is becoming more relevant as ship-based carbon capture and storage chains move towards implementation. This study focuses on an in-depth comparison of the two primary and relevant transport pressures, 7 and 15 barg, for annual volumes up to 20 MtCO2/year and transport distances up to 2000 km. We also address the impact of a number of key factors on optimal transport conditions, including (a) transport between harbours versus transport to an offshore site, (b) CO2 pressure prior to conditioning, (c) the presence of impurities and of purity constraints, and (d) maximum feasible ship capacities for the 7 and 15 barg options. Overall, we have found that 7 barg shipping is the most cost-efficient option for the combinations of distance and annual volume where transport by ship is the cost-optimal means of transport. Furthermore, 7 barg shipping can enable significant cost reductions (beyond 30%) compared to 15 barg shipping for a wide range of annual volume capacities. Full article
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