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An adoption scenario for carbon capture in pulverized coal power plants in the USA

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  • Donald Hanson
  • David Schmalzer

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In this paper we use the Electricity Supply and Investment Model (ESIM) power system model to examine the energy market effects of incentivized adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS), with a primary focus on retrofitting existing pulverized coal plants. In the presence of a ‘medium’ carbon charge and least‐cost dispatch, units with CCS are operated with higher utilization rates than fossil energy plants without carbon capture, hence lowering CO 2 emissions. This path helps to lower the capital outlays that will be necessary to make a transition to a full portfolio of advanced low‐carbon technologies. Required research, development and demonstration can be financed by a portion of the carbon charge revenue.

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  • Donald Hanson & David Schmalzer, 2013. "An adoption scenario for carbon capture in pulverized coal power plants in the USA," Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 3(4), pages 303-308, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:greenh:v:3:y:2013:i:4:p:303-308
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    1. Hanson, Donald & Schmalzer, David & Nichols, Christopher & Balash, Peter, 2016. "The impacts of meeting a tight CO2 performance standard on the electric power sector," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 476-485.

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