An Overview of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy Production: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives
There is a steady trend in the world to increase the share of distributed generation. The volume of self-generated energy commissioning is constantly growing, with projected increases in growth rates in the future. At the same time, demands for efficiency and environmental safety in new power plants...
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| description | There is a steady trend in the world to increase the share of distributed generation. The volume of self-generated energy commissioning is constantly growing, with projected increases in growth rates in the future. At the same time, demands for efficiency and environmental safety in new power plants are constantly increasing. In this regard, one of the promising areas for the development of distributed energy is the transition to small nuclear power plants (SNPPs). As in the case of wind and solar power plants, SNPP operations are not accompanied by emissions of toxic substances or greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In addition, SNPPs consume a much smaller volume and mass of fuel compared to conventional small-capacity fossil fuel power plants. This paper describes the characteristics of the main types of distributed generation. The key technical and economic characteristics of existing and prospective small-capacity nuclear fuel facilities are systematized. The results of a comparative analysis of the cost of electricity produced by SNPPs and competing power plants are also presented. In addition, a number of promising regions of the Russian Federation for the introduction of SNPPS have been identified, and a review of the methods of energy storage for SNPPS, which are necessary when working in an isolated power system, has been carried out. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-adc717964fa94a378978de33d1f2ccc22023-11-18T16:27:29ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-06-011613489910.3390/en16134899An Overview of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy Production: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Generation Technologies and Future PerspectivesNikolay Rogalev0Andrey Rogalev1Vladimir Kindra2Olga Zlyvko3Sergey Osipov4Department of Thermal Power Plants, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Krasnokazarmennaya, 14, 111250 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Innovative Technologies for High-Tech Industries, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Krasnokazarmennaya, 14, 111250 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Innovative Technologies for High-Tech Industries, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Krasnokazarmennaya, 14, 111250 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Innovative Technologies for High-Tech Industries, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Krasnokazarmennaya, 14, 111250 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Innovative Technologies for High-Tech Industries, National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Krasnokazarmennaya, 14, 111250 Moscow, RussiaThere is a steady trend in the world to increase the share of distributed generation. The volume of self-generated energy commissioning is constantly growing, with projected increases in growth rates in the future. At the same time, demands for efficiency and environmental safety in new power plants are constantly increasing. In this regard, one of the promising areas for the development of distributed energy is the transition to small nuclear power plants (SNPPs). As in the case of wind and solar power plants, SNPP operations are not accompanied by emissions of toxic substances or greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In addition, SNPPs consume a much smaller volume and mass of fuel compared to conventional small-capacity fossil fuel power plants. This paper describes the characteristics of the main types of distributed generation. The key technical and economic characteristics of existing and prospective small-capacity nuclear fuel facilities are systematized. The results of a comparative analysis of the cost of electricity produced by SNPPs and competing power plants are also presented. In addition, a number of promising regions of the Russian Federation for the introduction of SNPPS have been identified, and a review of the methods of energy storage for SNPPS, which are necessary when working in an isolated power system, has been carried out.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/13/4899Solar PVwind power plantICEgas turbinesteam turbine unitthermal power plant |
| spellingShingle | Nikolay Rogalev Andrey Rogalev Vladimir Kindra Olga Zlyvko Sergey Osipov An Overview of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy Production: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives Energies Solar PV wind power plant ICE gas turbine steam turbine unit thermal power plant |
| title | An Overview of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy Production: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives |
| title_full | An Overview of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy Production: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | An Overview of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy Production: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Overview of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy Production: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives |
| title_short | An Overview of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Clean Energy Production: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives |
| title_sort | overview of small nuclear power plants for clean energy production comparative analysis of distributed generation technologies and future perspectives |
| topic | Solar PV wind power plant ICE gas turbine steam turbine unit thermal power plant |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/13/4899 |
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