Method of assessment generation efficiency at thermal power plants taking into account emissions of pollutants

Abstract

The article notes the risks to the growth of energy potential in connection with the recent adoption by the Government of the Russian Federation of the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the latest UN data, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continues to increase. Consequently, Russia will be required to bring the reduction of CO2 emissions to 33- 40%, which will entail a decrease in the production, including energy generation, at the base of fossil fuels. At the same time, in the decisions of the Paris Agreement there are no specific tools to control the “low-carbon” production. This can lead to biased decision-making on the problems of “low-carbon” production both at the global and national levels. A rating system is proposed that provides weighted average numerical indicators of the efficiency of generating enterprises in the release of toxic ingredients and greenhouse gases, taking into account energy costs for restoring the air area around the source of emission. The rating assessment methodology was validated for the category of sources “stationary fuel combustion” during power generation. The results of calculations by the proposed method, obtained taking into account the actual load of the facilities, showed the physical adequacy and objectivity of the assessment of energy generation at thermal plants for various purposes for the emission of multidirectional pollutants. The presented rating characteristics can be used on a global and / or national scale, as well as for internal purposes of organizations, for example, when comparing their objects in order to indicate bottlenecks in real production conditions.