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@article{Luh:2020:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106602,
author = {Luh, S and Budinis, S and Giarola, S and Schmidt, TJ and Hawkes, A},
doi = {10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106602},
journal = {Computers & Chemical Engineering},
pages = {1--14},
title = {Long-term development of the industrial sector – case study about electrification, fuel switching, and CCS in the USA},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106602},
volume = {133},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - In the urgent quest for solutions to mitigate climate change, the industry is one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize. In this work, a novel simulation framework is presented to model the investment decisions in industry, the Industrial Sector Module (ISM) of the ModUlar energy system Simulation Environment (MUSE). This work uses the ISM to quantify effects of three combined measures for CO2 emission reduction in industry, i.e. fuel switching, electrification, and adoption of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and to simulate plausible scenarios (base scenario and climate ambitious scenario) for curbing emissions in the iron and steel sector in the USA between 2010 and 2050. Results show that when the climate ambitious scenario is applied, the cumulative emissions into the atmosphere (2,158 Mt CO2) are reduced by 40% in comparison to the base scenario (3,608 Mt CO2). This decarbonization gap between both scenarios intensifies over time; in the year 2050, the CO2 intensity in the climate ambitious scenario is 81% lower in comparison to the base scenario. The study shows that major contributions to industry decarbonization can come from the further uptake of secondary steel production. Results show also that a carbon tax drives the decarbonization process but is not sufficient on its own. In addition, the uptake of innovative low-carbon breakthrough technologies is necessary. It is concluded that industrial electrification is counterproductive for climate change mitigation, if electricity is not provided by low-carbon sources. Overall, fuel switching, industrial electrification, and CCS adoption as single measures have a limited decarbonization impact, compared to an integrated approach that implements all the measures together providing a much more attractive solution for CO2 mitigation.
AU - Luh,S
AU - Budinis,S
AU - Giarola,S
AU - Schmidt,TJ
AU - Hawkes,A
DO - 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106602
EP - 14
PY - 2020///
SN - 0098-1354
SP - 1
TI - Long-term development of the industrial sector – case study about electrification, fuel switching, and CCS in the USA
T2 - Computers & Chemical Engineering
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106602
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0098135418313644?via%3Dihub
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/75324
VL - 133
ER -
Email Greg Brina
Sustainable Gas Institute
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Imperial College London
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