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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 103, 2017
International Symposium on Civil and Environmental Engineering 2016 (ISCEE 2016)
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Article Number | 05009 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Sustainable Environmental Sciences and Technology | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710305009 | |
Published online | 05 April 2017 |
Life Cycle Assessment of Producing Electricity in Thailand: A Case Study of Natural Gas Power Plant
1 Rattanakosin College for Sustainable Energy and Environment, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Nakorn Pathom 73170, Thailand
2 Research Unit of Environmental Management and Sustainable Industry (EMSI), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
3 Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
* Corresponding author: parnuwat.usa@rmutr.ac.th
Environmental impacts from natural gas power plant in Thailand was investigated in this study. The objective was to identify the hotspot of environmental impact from electricity production and the allocation of emissions from power plant was studied. All stressors to environment were collected for annual natural gas power plant operation. The allocation of environmental load between electricity and steam was done by WRI/WBCSD method. Based on the annual power plant operation, the highest of environmental impact was fuel combustion, followed by natural gas extraction, and chemical reagent. After allocation, the result found that 1 kWh of electricity generated 0.425 kgCO2eq and 1 ton of steam generated 225 kgCO2eq. When compared based on 1GJ of energy product, the result showed that the environmental impact of electricity is higher than steam product. To improve the environmental performance, it should be focused on the fuel combustion, for example, increasing the efficiency of gas turbine, and using low sulphur content of natural gas. This result can be used as guideline for stakeholder who engage with the environmental impact from power plant; furthermore, it can be useful for policy maker to understand the allocation method between electricity and steam products.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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