Abstract
As a kind of renewable biomass energy, straw-fired power generation shows significant positive externalities for its huge social and environmental benefits ; meanwhile replacing coal-fired power generation with straw-fired power generation has become an effective solution to solve the current strained supply-demand relations in fossil energy, ease the crisis of world environment, achieve sustainable development and construct new socialist countryside, so the development of biomass energy has become an important part of the energy strategy in China. Nowadays the studies of externality of power generation concentrate on environment but lack integrative analysis and econometrics. Based on diversity of different electric power generation modes,four aspects lias been selected for externality analysis which include industry correlation, employment, resource and environment. In order to analyze the power generation substitution of straw for coal, the input-output analysis is adopted for externality computation of industry correlation and employment, and lifecycle assessment theory is adopted for resource occupation and environmental cost of pollutant discharge, Finally externality computation is took in the straw-coal mixed firing power generation project of Huadian Power International Corporation Limited and the research results indicate the better externality effect of power generation substitution of straw for coal.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 161-167 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Zhongguo Renkou Ziyuan Yu Huan Jing/ China Population Resources and Environment |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Coal-firing power generation
- Externality
- Measurement and analysis
- Straw-firing power generation
