Assessment of Energy Use and Elimination of Co2 Emissions in the Life Cycle of an Offshore Wind Power Plant Farm

Power stations in marine locations cause multi-faceted impact on the environment, man and the economy. There are not many studies devoted to modeling energy benefits for CO2 emissions. The paper presents the issues of assessing the efficiency of offshore wind farms, defined as the ratio of benefits...

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Main Authors: Tomporowski Andrzej, Flizikowski Józef, Opielak Marek, Kasner Robert, Kruszelnicka Weronika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-12-01
Series:Polish Maritime Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0140
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author Tomporowski Andrzej
Flizikowski Józef
Opielak Marek
Kasner Robert
Kruszelnicka Weronika
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Flizikowski Józef
Opielak Marek
Kasner Robert
Kruszelnicka Weronika
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description Power stations in marine locations cause multi-faceted impact on the environment, man and the economy. There are not many studies devoted to modeling energy benefits for CO2 emissions. The paper presents the issues of assessing the efficiency of offshore wind farms, defined as the ratio of benefits to life cycle inputs. The scientific goal was to develop a mathematical model for efficiency in the design, manufacture, use and management of offshore wind power. The papers practical purpose is the experimental designation of the impact of selected post-use management methods, time of use and maritime location, i.e. average annual productivity of wind power plants on the efficiency of energy benefits from greenhouse gas emissions. The mathematical model of the integrated cost-benefit ratio has been developed for energy use assessment, taking into account the benefits generated by electricity production and the life-cycle CO2 emissions based on the LCA analysis using the CML method. Mathematical model validation was performed by determining the value of the indicator for an existing 2 MW offshore wind farm and comparatively for fossil fuel production: lignite, stone, fuel oil and natural gas. Analytical and research work carried out showed that the higher the efficiency index, the higher the value of the indicator. It has been shown that the location of the power station at sea produces more favorable CO2 elimination rates, due to higher productivity compared to in-land wind power plants. A more favorable form of post-consumer management for CO2 has been determined as recycling. It was found that for electricity generated from offshore wind farms, the value of the energy efficiency benefit from CO2 emissions is higher than for fossil fuel energy production.
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spelling doaj.art-d1e6a392bab64dd7a8edc0d00872ab2c2022-12-21T21:29:45ZengSciendoPolish Maritime Research2083-74292017-12-012449310110.1515/pomr-2017-0140pomr-2017-0140Assessment of Energy Use and Elimination of Co2 Emissions in the Life Cycle of an Offshore Wind Power Plant FarmTomporowski Andrzej0Flizikowski Józef1Opielak Marek2Kasner Robert3Kruszelnicka Weronika4Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy, im. J. i J. Śniadeckich w Bydgoszczy, S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, PolandUniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy, im. J. i J. Śniadeckich w Bydgoszczy, S. Kaliskiego 785-796 Bydgoszcz, PolandPolitechnika Lubelska, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-610 Lublin, PolandUniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy, im. J. i J. Śniadeckich w Bydgoszczy, S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, PolandUniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy, im. J. i J. Śniadeckich w Bydgoszczy, S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, PolandPower stations in marine locations cause multi-faceted impact on the environment, man and the economy. There are not many studies devoted to modeling energy benefits for CO2 emissions. The paper presents the issues of assessing the efficiency of offshore wind farms, defined as the ratio of benefits to life cycle inputs. The scientific goal was to develop a mathematical model for efficiency in the design, manufacture, use and management of offshore wind power. The papers practical purpose is the experimental designation of the impact of selected post-use management methods, time of use and maritime location, i.e. average annual productivity of wind power plants on the efficiency of energy benefits from greenhouse gas emissions. The mathematical model of the integrated cost-benefit ratio has been developed for energy use assessment, taking into account the benefits generated by electricity production and the life-cycle CO2 emissions based on the LCA analysis using the CML method. Mathematical model validation was performed by determining the value of the indicator for an existing 2 MW offshore wind farm and comparatively for fossil fuel production: lignite, stone, fuel oil and natural gas. Analytical and research work carried out showed that the higher the efficiency index, the higher the value of the indicator. It has been shown that the location of the power station at sea produces more favorable CO2 elimination rates, due to higher productivity compared to in-land wind power plants. A more favorable form of post-consumer management for CO2 has been determined as recycling. It was found that for electricity generated from offshore wind farms, the value of the energy efficiency benefit from CO2 emissions is higher than for fossil fuel energy production.https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0140energy efficiencyuse of machinesoffshore wind power plant farmsco2 emissions
spellingShingle Tomporowski Andrzej
Flizikowski Józef
Opielak Marek
Kasner Robert
Kruszelnicka Weronika
Assessment of Energy Use and Elimination of Co2 Emissions in the Life Cycle of an Offshore Wind Power Plant Farm
Polish Maritime Research
energy efficiency
use of machines
offshore wind power plant farms
co2 emissions
title Assessment of Energy Use and Elimination of Co2 Emissions in the Life Cycle of an Offshore Wind Power Plant Farm
title_full Assessment of Energy Use and Elimination of Co2 Emissions in the Life Cycle of an Offshore Wind Power Plant Farm
title_fullStr Assessment of Energy Use and Elimination of Co2 Emissions in the Life Cycle of an Offshore Wind Power Plant Farm
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of Energy Use and Elimination of Co2 Emissions in the Life Cycle of an Offshore Wind Power Plant Farm
title_short Assessment of Energy Use and Elimination of Co2 Emissions in the Life Cycle of an Offshore Wind Power Plant Farm
title_sort assessment of energy use and elimination of co2 emissions in the life cycle of an offshore wind power plant farm
topic energy efficiency
use of machines
offshore wind power plant farms
co2 emissions
url https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0140
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