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Feasibility of carbon-capturing in building heating systems: A life cycle thinking-based approach
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7667-0647
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1350-7444
Highlights Carbon capturing technology is widely used in fossil fuel power generation sector to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. This paper presents a feasibility study of implementing carbon capturing technology on building heating systems. It evaluates life cycle environmental impacts and costs of implementing carbon capturing on building heating systems and introduces a decision-making framework. The paper shows carbon capturing technologies have the potential to be implemented in building heating systems compared to other greenhouse gas emissions mitigations technologies.
Abstract Buildings are responsible for 40 % of the global energy consumption, thus leading to significant climate change and other environmental impacts. Adopting carbon capturing, storage, and utilization technologies (CCSU) can be a solution for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural gas building heating systems. However, the current knowledge base lacks definitive knowledge on the possibilities and impacts of building level CCSU. The goal of this study is to investigate the feasibility of implementing CCSU technologies in natural gas building heating systems. A comparative performance assessment framework was developed to evaluate the environmental and economic performance of building-level CCSU technologies over their life cycle. These performances were then compared against alternative GHG emissions mitigation methods used for building heating systems. The results obtained by a case study indicated that adopting CCSU technologies in residential buildings is not economically and environmentally competitive against electricity-based heating systems when the regional electricity is generated using renewable energy sources and nuclear energy. However, there is a potential for the building-level CCSU in regions that depend on fossil fuels to generate electricity. The research outcomes will further develop and improve building-level carbon capturing technologies and will provide confidence to stakeholders to invest.
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Feasibility of carbon-capturing in building heating systems: A life cycle thinking-based approach
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7667-0647
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1350-7444
Highlights Carbon capturing technology is widely used in fossil fuel power generation sector to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. This paper presents a feasibility study of implementing carbon capturing technology on building heating systems. It evaluates life cycle environmental impacts and costs of implementing carbon capturing on building heating systems and introduces a decision-making framework. The paper shows carbon capturing technologies have the potential to be implemented in building heating systems compared to other greenhouse gas emissions mitigations technologies.
Abstract Buildings are responsible for 40 % of the global energy consumption, thus leading to significant climate change and other environmental impacts. Adopting carbon capturing, storage, and utilization technologies (CCSU) can be a solution for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural gas building heating systems. However, the current knowledge base lacks definitive knowledge on the possibilities and impacts of building level CCSU. The goal of this study is to investigate the feasibility of implementing CCSU technologies in natural gas building heating systems. A comparative performance assessment framework was developed to evaluate the environmental and economic performance of building-level CCSU technologies over their life cycle. These performances were then compared against alternative GHG emissions mitigation methods used for building heating systems. The results obtained by a case study indicated that adopting CCSU technologies in residential buildings is not economically and environmentally competitive against electricity-based heating systems when the regional electricity is generated using renewable energy sources and nuclear energy. However, there is a potential for the building-level CCSU in regions that depend on fossil fuels to generate electricity. The research outcomes will further develop and improve building-level carbon capturing technologies and will provide confidence to stakeholders to invest.
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Feasibility of carbon-capturing in building heating systems: A life cycle thinking-based approach
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7667-0647
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1350-7444
Highlights Carbon capturing technology is widely used in fossil fuel power generation sector to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. This paper presents a feasibility study of implementing carbon capturing technology on building heating systems. It evaluates life cycle environmental impacts and costs of implementing carbon capturing on building heating systems and introduces a decision-making framework. The paper shows carbon capturing technologies have the potential to be implemented in building heating systems compared to other greenhouse gas emissions mitigations technologies.
Abstract Buildings are responsible for 40 % of the global energy consumption, thus leading to significant climate change and other environmental impacts. Adopting carbon capturing, storage, and utilization technologies (CCSU) can be a solution for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural gas building heating systems. However, the current knowledge base lacks definitive knowledge on the possibilities and impacts of building level CCSU. The goal of this study is to investigate the feasibility of implementing CCSU technologies in natural gas building heating systems. A comparative performance assessment framework was developed to evaluate the environmental and economic performance of building-level CCSU technologies over their life cycle. These performances were then compared against alternative GHG emissions mitigation methods used for building heating systems. The results obtained by a case study indicated that adopting CCSU technologies in residential buildings is not economically and environmentally competitive against electricity-based heating systems when the regional electricity is generated using renewable energy sources and nuclear energy. However, there is a potential for the building-level CCSU in regions that depend on fossil fuels to generate electricity. The research outcomes will further develop and improve building-level carbon capturing technologies and will provide confidence to stakeholders to invest.
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Feasibility of carbon-capturing in building heating systems: A life cycle thinking-based approach
Liyanage, Don Rukmal (author) / Hewage, Kasun (author) / Karunathilake, Hirushie (author) / Sadiq, Rehan (author)
2023-12-26
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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