Reduction of CO2 Emissions Due to Wind Energy - Methods and Issues in Estimating Operational Emission Reductions

Michael Milligan; Hannele Holttinen; Juha Kiviluoma; John McCann; Matthew Clancy; Ivan Pineda; Peter Eriksen; Antje Orths; Ove Wolfgang

doi:10.1109/PESGM.2015.7286288

Reduction of CO2 Emissions Due to Wind Energy - Methods and Issues in Estimating Operational Emission Reductions

Michael Milligan, Hannele Holttinen, Juha Kiviluoma, John McCann, Matthew Clancy, Ivan Pineda, Peter Eriksen, Antje Orths, Ove Wolfgang

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This paper presents ways of estimating CO2 reductions of wind power using different methodologies. Estimates based on historical data have more pitfalls in methodology than estimates based on dispatch simulations. Taking into account exchange of electricity with neighboring regions is challenging for all methods. Results for CO2 emission reductions are shown from several countries. Wind power will reduce emissions for about 0.3-0.4 MtCO2/MWh when replacing mainly gas and up to 0.7 MtCO2/MWh when replacing mainly coal powered generation. The paper focuses on CO2 emissions from power system operation phase, but long term impacts are shortly discussed.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2015.7286288
State	Published - 2015
Event	2015 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Denver, Colorado Duration: 26 Jul 2015 → 30 Jul 2015

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Conference	2015 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
City	Denver, Colorado
Period	26/07/15 → 30/07/15

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NREL/CP-5D00-67151

Keywords

coal
generators
portfolios
power systems
wind energy
wind power generation

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Milligan, M., Holttinen, H., Kiviluoma, J., McCann, J., Clancy, M., Pineda, I., Eriksen, P., Orths, A., & Wolfgang, O. (2015). Reduction of CO2 Emissions Due to Wind Energy - Methods and Issues in Estimating Operational Emission Reductions. Paper presented at 2015 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Denver, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2015.7286288

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