Investigation of electricity produced in power plants and used for cooling buildings with a life cycle approach of carbon capture and storage technology

Abstract

There are power plants that use different fuels and technologies to produce electricity that is consumed to cool the buildings in the summer period. These power plants emit Gases Harmful to the Environment and Human (GHEH) such as carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) as a result of the combustion of the fuels they use while producing electricity. In the study, the number of emissions to be released from the power plants that produce the electricity used for the cooling of the buildings was examined. Emission reduction due to carbon capture and storage system (CCS), which is one of the new technologies that reduce the released emissions, has been investigated. The use of CCS and the emissions from its use are compared. A long-term Life cycle emission assessment has been made. The annual amount of electrical energy in the buildings was determined according to the cooling degree-day method. In the coal-burning systems of Turkey (CCS), 0.187-0.120 kg/m2 CO2, 0.00040-0.00026 kg/m2 SO2, 0.000322-0.000206 kg/m2 NOx, 0.000014-0.000009 kg/m2 PM emissions have been determined. In natural gas burning systems using CCS, 0.090-0.058 kg/m2 CO2, 0.0000018-0.000012 kg/m2 SO2, 0.000527-0.000337 kg/m2 NOx, 0.000002-0.000001 kg PM emissions were determined.