Innovative life cycle framework for the evaluation of emerging energy technologies

评估新兴能源技术的创新生命周期框架

• 批准号: 376274-2011
• 负责人: Bergerson, Joule
• 金额: $ 1.53万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=550196
• 关键词: Innovative; life; cycle; framework; evaluation

Canada has large energy resources that have the potential to bring substantial and sustained benefits to the country. However, developing these resources in an irresponsible manner could have devastating consequences to the environment both locally and globally. Engineers must not only develop new energy technologies that lower environmental impacts at competitive costs, they must also develop more efficient systems for managing and integrating technologies and processes. New technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) that promise to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the energy sector also add complexity to the economic, environmental and social tradeoffs under consideration. The evaluation of such emerging technologies is further complicated by the fact that unique variability and uncertainty are introduced when evaluating energy technologies prior to commercialization. An integrated assessment framework that includes a life cycle (LC) perspective and the proper treatment of the unique uncertainties present in emerging technologies are required to evaluate such tradeoffs and inform policy and investment decisions in Canada and abroad.

加拿大拥有丰富的能源资源，有潜力为国家带来大量和持续的利益。然而，以不负责任的方式开发这些资源可能会对当地和全球的环境造成毁灭性的后果。工程师们不仅要开发新的能源技术，以具有竞争力的成本降低对环境的影响，他们还必须开发更有效的系统来管理和整合技术和过程。承诺减少能源部门温室气体排放的碳捕获与封存（CCS）等新技术也增加了正在考虑的经济、环境和社会权衡的复杂性。由于在商业化之前对能源技术进行评价时引入了独特的可变性和不确定性，对这些新兴技术的评价进一步复杂化。需要一个综合评估框架，包括生命周期（LC）观点和对新兴技术中存在的独特不确定性的适当处理，以评估这种权衡，并为加拿大和国外的政策和投资决策提供信息。