A smarter and greener model of energy production in thermal power plants Online publication date: Thu, 12-Jan-2023
by Abed Inan Chowdhury; Akash Talapatra; M. Nahin Mahmood
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM), Vol. 30, No. 3, 2022
Abstract: This paper analyses the efficacy of an environmentally friendly and sustainable energy production model which has the ability to reduce carbon dioxide emission from thermal power plants. The fundamental cycle of the model consists of five chemical reactions that include hydrogen production, fuel cell, and Sabatier reaction in a cycle. In this study, some of the principles of the precedent model have been modified to enhance its performance and a 20-year production forecast has been undertaken to check the applicability of the proposed model. The study reveals that carbon dioxide emission and methane consumption can be considerably reduced using this model. On the other hand, the oxygen concentration of air can be increased significantly. The results demonstrate that the model can prevent 15,000 litres of carbon dioxide emission per watt capacity in a year at the exchange of only 3% of the production capacity of a typical plant.
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