U.S. sulfur dioxide emission reductions: Shifting factors and a carbon dioxide penalty

Marilyn A. Brown; Yufei Li; Emanuele Massetti; Melissa Lapsa

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2016.12.007

U.S. sulfur dioxide emission reductions: Shifting factors and a carbon dioxide penalty

Marilyn A. Brown, Yufei Li, Emanuele Massetti, Melissa Lapsa

Energy Science and Technology Directorat

Georgia Institute of Technology

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Abstract

For more than 20 years, the large-scale application of flue gas desulfurization technology has been a dominant cause of SO₂ emission reductions. From 1994–2004, electricity generation from coal increased, but the shift to low-sulfur coal eclipsed this. From 2004–2014, electricity generation from coal decreased, but a shift to higher-sulfur subbituminous and lignite coal overshadowed this. The shift in coal quality has also created a CO₂ emissions penalty, representing 2% of the sector's total emissions in 2014.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-24
Number of pages	8
Journal	Electricity Journal
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2016.12.007
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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Keywords

Carbon dioxide penalty
Decomposition analysis
Electricity generation
Sulfur dioxide emission reductions

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U.S. sulfur dioxide emission reductions: Shifting factors and a carbon dioxide penalty

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