Sustainable or Not for Water Consumption after Implementing CCS in China’s Coal-Fired Power Plants for Achieving 2 °C Target
The shortage of urban water caused by CCS retrofitting over coal-fired power plants has become an emerging issue, especially in China where water resources are scarce. In this study, we quantified the impact of CCS retrofitting on water resources and analyzed the increased water pressures due to CCS...
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| description | The shortage of urban water caused by CCS retrofitting over coal-fired power plants has become an emerging issue, especially in China where water resources are scarce. In this study, we quantified the impact of CCS retrofitting on water resources and analyzed the increased water pressures due to CCS retrofits in 234 cities of China. We identified 54 cities with 165 power plants that would face water pressure due to CCS retrofitting for achieving 2 °C targets. The results show that the average water withdrawal and water consumption of power plants in 234 cities would increase by 1.63 times and 1.49 times, respectively, involving 480 million people in China. The ratio of freshwater withdrawal to available water (WTA) and the ratio of freshwater consumption to available water (CTA) at the city-level increased by 0.2 and 0.06 under 2 °C constraints respectively, involving a population of 84 million people. Moreover, CO<sub>2</sub>-EWR technology does not provide relief from urban water stress. This paper assesses the water demand for carbon capture technologies and provides a basis for siting future large-scale deployment of carbon capture technologies in China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1534c5483f834591b0025c11a50ed4f92023-11-17T14:27:24ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412023-03-01156116710.3390/w15061167Sustainable or Not for Water Consumption after Implementing CCS in China’s Coal-Fired Power Plants for Achieving 2 °C TargetFeiyin Wang0Pengtao Wang1Mao Xu2College of Safety Science and Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, ChinaCollege of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, ChinaSchool of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaThe shortage of urban water caused by CCS retrofitting over coal-fired power plants has become an emerging issue, especially in China where water resources are scarce. In this study, we quantified the impact of CCS retrofitting on water resources and analyzed the increased water pressures due to CCS retrofits in 234 cities of China. We identified 54 cities with 165 power plants that would face water pressure due to CCS retrofitting for achieving 2 °C targets. The results show that the average water withdrawal and water consumption of power plants in 234 cities would increase by 1.63 times and 1.49 times, respectively, involving 480 million people in China. The ratio of freshwater withdrawal to available water (WTA) and the ratio of freshwater consumption to available water (CTA) at the city-level increased by 0.2 and 0.06 under 2 °C constraints respectively, involving a population of 84 million people. Moreover, CO<sub>2</sub>-EWR technology does not provide relief from urban water stress. This paper assesses the water demand for carbon capture technologies and provides a basis for siting future large-scale deployment of carbon capture technologies in China.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/6/1167CCScoal-fired power plantwithdrawal waterconsumption water |
| spellingShingle | Feiyin Wang Pengtao Wang Mao Xu Sustainable or Not for Water Consumption after Implementing CCS in China’s Coal-Fired Power Plants for Achieving 2 °C Target Water CCS coal-fired power plant withdrawal water consumption water |
| title | Sustainable or Not for Water Consumption after Implementing CCS in China’s Coal-Fired Power Plants for Achieving 2 °C Target |
| title_full | Sustainable or Not for Water Consumption after Implementing CCS in China’s Coal-Fired Power Plants for Achieving 2 °C Target |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable or Not for Water Consumption after Implementing CCS in China’s Coal-Fired Power Plants for Achieving 2 °C Target |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable or Not for Water Consumption after Implementing CCS in China’s Coal-Fired Power Plants for Achieving 2 °C Target |
| title_short | Sustainable or Not for Water Consumption after Implementing CCS in China’s Coal-Fired Power Plants for Achieving 2 °C Target |
| title_sort | sustainable or not for water consumption after implementing ccs in china s coal fired power plants for achieving 2 °c target |
| topic | CCS coal-fired power plant withdrawal water consumption water |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/6/1167 |
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