Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations

This paper considers the problem of reducing CO2 emissions from a power grid consisting of a variety of power-generating plants: coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and alternative energy. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer linear program (MILP) and implemented in GAMS (General Alge...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Haslenda, Douglas, Peter, Elkamel, Ali, Croiset, Eric
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Croiset, Eric
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description This paper considers the problem of reducing CO2 emissions from a power grid consisting of a variety of power-generating plants: coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and alternative energy. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer linear program (MILP) and implemented in GAMS (General Algebraic Modeling System). Preprocessing and variable elimination strategies are used to reduce the size of the model. The model is applied to an existing Ontario Power Generation (OPG) fleet analyzed under three different operating modes: (1) economic mode, (2) environmental mode, and (3) integrated mode. The integrated mode combines the objectives of both the economic and environmental modes through the use of an external pollution index as a conversion factor from pollution to cost. Two carbon dioxide mitigation options are considered in this study: fuel balancing and fuel switching. In addition, four planning scenarios are studied: (1) a base-load demand, (2) a 0.1% growth rate in demand, (3) a 0.5% growth rate in demand, and (4) a 1.0% growth rate in demand. A sensitivity analysis study is carried out to investigate the effect of parameter uncertainties such as uncertainties in natural gas price, coal price, and retrofit costs on the optimal solution. The optimization results show that fuel balancing can contribute to the reduction of the amount of CO2 emissions by up to 3%. Beyond 3% reductions, more stringent measures that include fuel switching and plant retrofitting have to be employed. The sensitivity analysis results indicate that fluctuations in gas price and retrofit costs can lead to similar fuel-switching considerations. The optimal carbon dioxide mitigation decisions are found, however, to be highly sensitive to coal price.
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spelling my.utm.eprints-55582010-06-01T15:32:15Z http://eprints.utm.my/5558/ Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations Hashim, Haslenda Douglas, Peter Elkamel, Ali Croiset, Eric T Technology (General) This paper considers the problem of reducing CO2 emissions from a power grid consisting of a variety of power-generating plants: coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and alternative energy. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer linear program (MILP) and implemented in GAMS (General Algebraic Modeling System). Preprocessing and variable elimination strategies are used to reduce the size of the model. The model is applied to an existing Ontario Power Generation (OPG) fleet analyzed under three different operating modes: (1) economic mode, (2) environmental mode, and (3) integrated mode. The integrated mode combines the objectives of both the economic and environmental modes through the use of an external pollution index as a conversion factor from pollution to cost. Two carbon dioxide mitigation options are considered in this study: fuel balancing and fuel switching. In addition, four planning scenarios are studied: (1) a base-load demand, (2) a 0.1% growth rate in demand, (3) a 0.5% growth rate in demand, and (4) a 1.0% growth rate in demand. A sensitivity analysis study is carried out to investigate the effect of parameter uncertainties such as uncertainties in natural gas price, coal price, and retrofit costs on the optimal solution. The optimization results show that fuel balancing can contribute to the reduction of the amount of CO2 emissions by up to 3%. Beyond 3% reductions, more stringent measures that include fuel switching and plant retrofitting have to be employed. The sensitivity analysis results indicate that fluctuations in gas price and retrofit costs can lead to similar fuel-switching considerations. The optimal carbon dioxide mitigation decisions are found, however, to be highly sensitive to coal price. American Chemical Society 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/5558/1/HaslendaHashim2005_OptimizationModelForEnergyPlanning.pdf Hashim, Haslenda and Douglas, Peter and Elkamel, Ali and Croiset, Eric (2005) Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 44 . pp. 879-890.
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Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations
title Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations
title_full Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations
title_fullStr Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations
title_full_unstemmed Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations
title_short Optimization model for energy planning with CO2 emission considerations
title_sort optimization model for energy planning with co2 emission considerations
topic T Technology (General)
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