Abating Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Impact on Distributed Energy

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Energy Insights Opinion
• Executive Summary
• The Main Points
• Introduction
  • A global warming glossary
  • Assigning value to GHG emission reductions
• Power Generation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Table: Carbon Content of Fossil Fuels
• Figure: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Modern Conventional Power Plants
  • Combined heat and power
  • Figure: Energy Savings from CHP
  • Figure: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Selected Distributed Energy Products
  • Table: Valuing CO2 Reductions from CHP Plants Compared to Conventional Power Generation
  • Figure: Impact of Potential GHG Reduction Revenue on CHP Capital Cost
  • Waste fuels
    • Waste gases
    • Biomass combustion and gasification
  • Other DE applications
    • Power-only baseload DE
    • Standby diesel generators
• Promoting DE for GHG Reduction
  • GHG emissions trading in Europe
    • European Union Cogeneration Directive
  • Belgium: A CHP obligation with tradable certificates
  • Figure: Tradable CHP Certificates in Belgium
  • United Kingdom: A range of DE support measures
    • DE in China and India
  • Germany: Feed-in tariffs
  • Table: Support for Biogas Power Generation in Germany
  • Portugal: An elegant DE tariff
  • Table: Additional Support for DE Technologies in Portugal
  • Japan: Seeking leadership in low-carbon technologies
  • United States: Actions at the state level
    • California
    • Northeastern states
    • Pennsylvania
  • Kyotos Clean Development Mechanism supports DE in developing countries
• Notes
• Appendix
• Table: Characteristics of CHP Plants Considered for This Report
  • Synopsis