Coal with Carbon Capture and Sequestration is not as Land Use Efficient as Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Climate Neutral Electricity Production: Difference between revisions

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Groesbeck, J.G., Pearce, J.M., 2018. Coal with Carbon Capture and Sequestration is not as Land Use Efficient as Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Climate Neutral Electricity Production. Scientific Reports 8, 13476. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31505-3 open access
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Abstract

Avoiding climate destabilization caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, requires climate-neutral electricity sources. It has been proposed that the GHG emissions from coal-fired power plants can be offset by carbon capture and sequestration or bio-sequestration. However, solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has recently declined so far in costs it now offers both technical and economic potential to offset all of coal-fired electricity use. PV only emits GHGs during fabrication and not during use. To determine which technical solution to climate-neutral electricity generation should be preferred, this study aggregates and synthesizes life cycle analysis studies for exergy, GHG emissions and land transformation for climate-neutral electricity. The results show that because of lower exergy efficiencies coal plants emit 13–18 times more GHG and transform 5–13 times more land than PV. Optimal bio-sequestration of coal-fired GHG requires 62% of U.S. arable land or 89% of all U.S land with average forest cover. Carbon capture and storage and enhanced oil recovery can improve coal performance, but for all cases the results clearly show that PV is a far more effective use of land. Overall, for the first time this study found climate-neutral photovoltaic farms are a preferred solution to climate-neutral coal fired electricity generation.

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Keywords

Photovoltaic; Solar farm; Land use; Coal; Carbon capture and storage: EOR; CCS

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-* Groesbeck, J.G., Pearce, J.M., 2018. Coal with Carbon Capture and Sequestration is not as Land Use Efficient as Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Climate Neutral Electricity Production. [[Scientific Reports]] 8, 13476. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31505-3  [https://www.academia.edu/37360347/Coal_with_Carbon_Capture_and_Sequestration_is_not_as_Land_Use_Efficient_as_Solar_Photovoltaic_Technology_for_Climate_Neutral_Electricity_Production   open access]
+* Groesbeck, J.G., Pearce, J.M., 2018. Coal with Carbon Capture and Sequestration is not as Land Use Efficient as Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Climate Neutral Electricity Production. ''Scientific Reports'' 8, 13476. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31505-3  [https://www.academia.edu/37360347/Coal_with_Carbon_Capture_and_Sequestration_is_not_as_Land_Use_Efficient_as_Solar_Photovoltaic_Technology_for_Climate_Neutral_Electricity_Production   open access]
+** [http://www.x-mol.com/paper/806849 X-mol]
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-* [https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/farmers-guide-going-solar A Farmer's Guide to Going Solar] (NREL)
 * [[Economic impact of substituting solar photovoltaic electric production for tobacco farming]]
 ==In the News==
+* Cover the U.S. in 89 Percent Trees—Or Go Solar [https://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2018/september/cover-the-us-in-89-percent-treesor-go-solar.html Michigan Tech News 20.9k],
+[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180907091523.htm Science Daily 5.2k]
+[https://www.enn.com/articles/55357-cover-the-u-s-in-89-percent-trees-or-go-solar Environmental News Network 596k]
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+* https://www.hulu.com/watch/1334926
+* Compensar emissões de usinas de carvão com captura de carbono exigiria uma cobertura de 89% dos EUA com florestas [https://www.ecodebate.com.br/2018/09/10/compensar-emissoes-de-usinas-de-carvao-com-captura-de-carbono-exigiria-uma-cobertura-de-89-dos-eua-com-florestas/ EcoDebate (Spanish)]
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+* Study: Forest prkotection also needed to combat climate change [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/cover-the-u-s-in-trees-to-pull-carbon-from/article_2793bc24-29a5-5f0a-b764-6bf3e6adc346.html Press of Atlantic City 69k]* Cubrir los EE.UU. en un 89% de árboles o usar energía solar [https://ecoinventos.com/cubrir-los-ee-uu-en-un-89-de-arboles-o-usar-energia-solar/ EcoInventos 58.8k]
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+* Study: Vast forests needed to offset effects of burning coal for electricity [https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2018/12/forests-coal-electricity/ Missoula Current]
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