Impact of Power Plant Greenhouse Gases Emissions in an Urban Environment

Fakinle, B. S (2018) Impact of Power Plant Greenhouse Gases Emissions in an Urban Environment. Petroleum and Coal, 60 (5). pp. 1015-1020. ISSN 1337-7027

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Abstract

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission profiles of a thermal plant were investigated for different scenarios of fuel utilisation. The scenarios were the proposed plant using natural gas only and the existing plant with a mix of low pour fuel oil (LPFO) and natural gas (NG). Emission inventory approach was adopted to quantify annual levels of three key GHGs while global warming potentials were used to determine the carbon dioxide equivalent of the GHGs. Results showed that the existing plant with a mix of LPFO and NG had total carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2 eq) of 13330961.8 while the proposed plant had 10296349.7 (tCO2 eq). The discontinuation of LPFO was observed to reduce GHGs emission profile by 22.8%. Given, the desire to reduce GHG emissions and its negative impacts globally, scenario 2 is seen as the preferred alternative.

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