Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5001502 | The Electricity Journal | 2017 | 8 Pages |
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.
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Authors
Marilyn A. Brown, Yufei Li, Emanuele Massetti, Melissa Lapsa,