Title: Greenhouse gas emissions of fossil fuel-fired power plants: current status and reduction potentials, case study of Iran and Canada

Authors: Farshid Zabihian, Alan S. Fung

Addresses: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada. ' Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada

Abstract: In this paper, methodology to estimate GHG emissions from electricity generation sector using Iran as an example was first explained. Then different scenarios to reduce GHG emissions were evaluated for two countries: Canada and Iran. The results demonstrated that there were great potentials for GHG emission reduction in both countries. These potentials were evaluated by introducing eight different scenarios, including power stations| fuel switching to natural gas, replacement of existing power plants with natural gas combined cycle, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), hybrid SOFC, and SOFC-IGCC hybrid power stations, and installation of CO₂ capture systems.

Keywords: greenhouse gases; GHG emissions; emission reduction potentials; electricity generation sector; fossil fuels; thermal power plants; Canada; Iran; fuel switching; NGCC; natural gas combined cycle; IGCC; integrated gasification combined cycle; SOFC; solid oxide fuel cells; hybrid cycles; CO2 capture; carbon capture; carbon dioxide.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2010.033719

International Journal of Global Warming, 2010 Vol.2 No.2, pp.137 - 161

Received: 13 Oct 2009
Accepted: 08 Feb 2010
Published online: 29 Jun 2010 *

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