Efficiency versus System Synergism: An Advanced Life Cycle Assessment for a Novel Decarbonized Grid System Innovation
The power sector plays a significant role in carbon neutrality strategies, and the grid system is a crucial part of the power sector. In particular, with less mitigation potential from technology efficiency, the credit from whole life cycles is critical. This paper describes the investigation of the...
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| description | The power sector plays a significant role in carbon neutrality strategies, and the grid system is a crucial part of the power sector. In particular, with less mitigation potential from technology efficiency, the credit from whole life cycles is critical. This paper describes the investigation of the environmental impacts of various scenarios from the perspective of life cycles. By using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method, various grid systems are examined as a case study, including a traditional, renewable energy, and power storage grid system, as well as a microgrid, in Guangdong. The results highlight the fact that with the systematic improvement of a grid, significant environmental benefits can be achieved. For a grid system, optimization through technology has significant carbon reduction effects even if the power grid structure is not changed. Using renewable energy instead of traditional fuel can reduce the emission of 0.05 kg of CO<sub>2</sub>-equivalent greenhouse gas per 1 kWh of electricity produced, which is 7.9% of the baseline, and microgrid technology leads to a much greater carbon reduction potential of 23.8% of the baseline. The role of energy storage is undervalued due to the limitations of the data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3bfa91a0d7984e9882c267687ee689be2023-11-23T16:27:29ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-06-011512421410.3390/en15124214Efficiency versus System Synergism: An Advanced Life Cycle Assessment for a Novel Decarbonized Grid System InnovationShukai Liu0Liang Dong1Ling Han2Jiajia Huan3Baihao Qiao4Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510080, ChinaDepartment of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaCollege of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, ChinaGuangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510080, ChinaGuangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaThe power sector plays a significant role in carbon neutrality strategies, and the grid system is a crucial part of the power sector. In particular, with less mitigation potential from technology efficiency, the credit from whole life cycles is critical. This paper describes the investigation of the environmental impacts of various scenarios from the perspective of life cycles. By using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method, various grid systems are examined as a case study, including a traditional, renewable energy, and power storage grid system, as well as a microgrid, in Guangdong. The results highlight the fact that with the systematic improvement of a grid, significant environmental benefits can be achieved. For a grid system, optimization through technology has significant carbon reduction effects even if the power grid structure is not changed. Using renewable energy instead of traditional fuel can reduce the emission of 0.05 kg of CO<sub>2</sub>-equivalent greenhouse gas per 1 kWh of electricity produced, which is 7.9% of the baseline, and microgrid technology leads to a much greater carbon reduction potential of 23.8% of the baseline. The role of energy storage is undervalued due to the limitations of the data.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/12/4214decarbonized grid systemLCAmicrogridenergy storagenew power system |
| spellingShingle | Shukai Liu Liang Dong Ling Han Jiajia Huan Baihao Qiao Efficiency versus System Synergism: An Advanced Life Cycle Assessment for a Novel Decarbonized Grid System Innovation Energies decarbonized grid system LCA microgrid energy storage new power system |
| title | Efficiency versus System Synergism: An Advanced Life Cycle Assessment for a Novel Decarbonized Grid System Innovation |
| title_full | Efficiency versus System Synergism: An Advanced Life Cycle Assessment for a Novel Decarbonized Grid System Innovation |
| title_fullStr | Efficiency versus System Synergism: An Advanced Life Cycle Assessment for a Novel Decarbonized Grid System Innovation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficiency versus System Synergism: An Advanced Life Cycle Assessment for a Novel Decarbonized Grid System Innovation |
| title_short | Efficiency versus System Synergism: An Advanced Life Cycle Assessment for a Novel Decarbonized Grid System Innovation |
| title_sort | efficiency versus system synergism an advanced life cycle assessment for a novel decarbonized grid system innovation |
| topic | decarbonized grid system LCA microgrid energy storage new power system |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/12/4214 |
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