Environmental sustainability of electricity generation: Case study of lignite combustion

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dc.authoridATILGAN TURKMEN, Burcin/0000-0003-3220-3817
dc.authoridDEVECI, Ece Ummu/0000-0002-7551-188X
dc.contributor.authorAtilgan Turkmen, Burcin
dc.contributor.authorDeveci, Ece Ummu
dc.contributor.authorSaglam, Cigdem Safak
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:55Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractLignite is one of the most used Turkey's energy sources for electricity generation as there are large lignite reserves in the country. Lignite power plants are one of Turkey's main sources of GHG emissions. Therefore, understanding the environmental sustainability of generating electricity from lignite burning is essential for reducing environmental impacts. This research aims to assess the life cycle environmental impacts from a typical Turkish lignite power plant. In this paper, a system of the electricity from the lignite power plant is presented which covers all the life cycle stages-starting from the lignite mining up to the delivery of electricity to the grid. For this work to generate 1 kWh of generated is defined as the functional unit. The principal conclusion, to be drawn from this LCA of lignite power in Turkey, is that the majority of the emissions mostly originate from lignite burning to and lignite mining stages. The global warming potential associated with electricity generation from lignite power is estimated at 1,290 g CO(2)eq./kWh. The results obtained from this study provide a baseline for future scenarios to reduce the environmental impacts from the energy sector and to build a sustainable energy policy.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ep.13521
dc.identifier.issn1944-7442
dc.identifier.issn1944-7450
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85091228845
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ep.13521
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15677
dc.identifier.volume40
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000571345400001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectelectricity
dc.subjectenvironmental impact
dc.subjectlife cycle assessment
dc.subjectlignite
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.titleEnvironmental sustainability of electricity generation: Case study of lignite combustion
dc.typeArticle

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