The carbon footprint of our primary energy sources / Mukul M. Sharma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharma, Mukul, 1961- author.

Contributor:

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power resources--Environmental aspects.

Power resources.

Energy consumption.

Carbon dioxide--Measurement.

Carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide mitigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2025]

Contents:

Front Cover

The Carbon Footprint of our Primary Energy Sources

Copyright

Contents

Preface and acknowledgments

1

Our energy mix

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Energy usage

1.3 Energy efficiency

1.4 Future projections of energy supply and consumption

1.5 Global CO2 emissions

1.6 US CO2 emissions

1.7 Lifecycle assessment of energy sources

1.7.1 Definition of goals, scope and boundary

1.7.2 Life cycle inventory

1.8 Three scopes of GHG emissions

1.9 Summary

References

Further reading

2

The carbon footprint of crude oil

2.1 Introduction

2.2 A review of past LCA studies

2.3 Life cycle assessment

2.3.1 The carbon footprint of oil exploration

2.3.2 The carbon footprint of drilling and completing wells: An example

2.3.3 The carbon footprint of oil production

2.3.4 The carbon footprint of gas, oil, and water separation

2.3.5 The carbon footprint of oil refining

2.3.6 The carbon footprint of oil transportation

2.3.7 The carbon footprint of oil utilization

2.3.8 The carbon footprint of well plugging & abandonment (P&A)

2.4 Changes in the carbon footprint of oil production and utilization over time

2.5 The overall carbon footprint of oil production and utilization

2.5.1 Comparison with past estimates

2.5.2 Recommendations for reducing the carbon footprint of crude oil

2.6 Other important considerations for crude oil use

2.6.1 Other important environmental considerations

2.6.2 Beneficial products from crude oil

2.6.3 Cost of oil production and cost to consumers

2.7 Summary

Further reading

3

The carbon footprint of natural gas

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Natural gas reserves and production

3.3 Life cycle assessment of the carbon footprint of natural gas

3.3.1 Gas exploration, drilling, and completion: Carbon footprint

3.3.2 Gas processing: Carbon footprint

3.3.3 Gas transportation: Carbon footprint

3.3.4 Gas utilization: Carbon footprint

3.3.5 Gas well plugging and abandonment: Carbon footprint

3.3.6 Natural gas: Overall carbon footprint

3.4 Comparison with past LCA estimates

3.5 Cost of natural gas

3.6 Summary and conclusions

4

The carbon footprint of coal

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Coal consumption and supply trends

4.3 Previous life cycle assessments for coal

4.4 Life cycle assessment (LCA) for coal

4.4.1 Methodology used for LCA

4.4.2 Technologies for converting coal to power

4.4.3 A traditional coal-fired power plant

4.4.4 A coal-fired power plant that meets the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

4.4.5 An advanced coal-fired power plant utilizing a low-emission boiler system (LEBS)

4.4.6 Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant

4.5 Conclusions

5

The carbon footprint of solar energy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.

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ISBN:

0443223297

9780443223297

Publisher Number:

90104029421

CIPO000210209

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