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Title: Life Cycle Analysis of Coal and Natural Gas-fired Power Plants
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Publication Date: Jul 2010
Publication Type: Presentation
Contact: Phil DiPietro (Joseph.Dipietro@netl.doe.gov)
Program/Technology: Carbon Sequestration
Climate
Combustion
Environmental & Water
Author: Phil DiPietro (NETL)
Synopsis: This presentation summarizes results of a full life cycle assessment on greenhouse gas emissions for five baseload power plant technologies, as conducted for the EPRI coal fleet meeting held on July 20, 2010. Driving factors, global warming potential, energy losses, electricity costs, methane content, air pollutants and upstream emissions are discussed, ranked and evaluated.
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