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• Carbon char may be introduced in place of some amount of coal to reduce the
carbon footprint.
• Char may be utilized in place of oil support to keep flame stability in times of
load fluctuations.
• Biofuel may also be utilized in place of oil support.
• Some renewable-based power can be generated or purchased for supporting
auxiliary operations.
• Initiatives to be taken to make increase awareness amongst employees about environmental obligations, communicating the commitment towards SDGs (change
in product development and reporting), scaling up measures for meeting the new
challenge of using LCA-based metrics for SDGs.
References
1. Central Electricity Authority (2018) Ministry of Power Central Electricity Authority. Government of India, New Delhi Power Sector
2. Paris Agreement https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/what-is-theparis-agreement
3. World Nuclear Association (WNA) Report (2018) Comparison of lifecycle greenhouse gas
emissions of various electricity generation sources
4. United Nations. (n.d.). (2020) Helping governments and stakeholders make the SDGs a reality.
In: Sustainable development goals knowledge platform: stakeholders make the SDGs a reality
5. De Coninck HAC (2018) Strengthening and implementing the global response. In Masson
Delmotte VP-O-O (ed) Global warming of 1.5 °C. An IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of
Global Warming of 1.5 °C above Pre-industrial Levels and Related Global Greenhouse Gas
Emission Pathways, in the Context of Strengthening the Global Response to the Threat of
Climate Change. IPCC, 313–444
6. CDP (2020) Climate and business partnership of the future CDP India Annual Report 2019.
CDP
7. Di X, Nie Z, Yuan B et al (2007) Life cycle inventory for electricity generation in China. Int J
Life Cycle Assess 12:217. https://doi.org/10.1065/lca2007.05.331
8. Whitakar M, Heath GA, Donoughe P, Vorum M (2012) Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions
of coal fired electricity generation: systematic review and harmonization. J Indus Ecol 16
9. Wang N, Ren Y, Zhu T, Meng F, Wen Z, Liu G (2018). Life cycle carbon emission modelling of
coal-fired power: Chinese case. Energy 162:841–852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.
08.054
10. Pandey P, Blanc I, Le Boulch D, Xiusheng ZA (2012) Simplified life cycle approach for
assessing greenhouse gas emissions of wind electricity. J Ind Ecol 16:S28–38
11. Szabó G et.al (2014) The carbon footprint of a biogas power plant. Environ Eng Manage J
13(11):2867–2874
12. Chakraborty N, Mukherjee I, Santra AK, Chowdhury S, Chakraborty S, Bhattacharya S, Mitra
AP, Sharma C (2008) Measurement of CO2, CO, SO2, and NO emissions from coal-based
thermal power plants in India. Atmos Environ 42:1073–1082
13. Sarkar S, Sahu SG, Mukherjee A, Kumar M, Adak AK, Chakraborty N, Biswas S (2014) Cocombustion studies for potential application of sawdust or its low temperature char as co-fuel
with coal. Appl Therm Eng 63(2):616–623
14. Roy PC, Dutta A, Chakraborty N (2013) An assessment of different biomass feedstocks in a
downdraft gassifier for engine application. Fuel 106:864–868
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• Carbon char may be introduced in place of some amount of coal to reduce the
carbon footprint.
• Char may be utilized in place of oil support to keep flame stability in times of
load fluctuations.
• Biofuel may also be utilized in place of oil support.
• Some renewable-based power can be generated or purchased for supporting
auxiliary operations.
• Initiatives to be taken to make increase awareness amongst employees about environmental obligations, communicating the commitment towards SDGs (change
in product development and reporting), scaling up measures for meeting the new
challenge of using LCA-based metrics for SDGs.
References
1. Central Electricity Authority (2018) Ministry of Power Central Electricity Authority. Government of India, New Delhi Power Sector
2. Paris Agreement https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/what-is-theparis-agreement
3. World Nuclear Association (WNA) Report (2018) Comparison of lifecycle greenhouse gas
emissions of various electricity generation sources
4. United Nations. (n.d.). (2020) Helping governments and stakeholders make the SDGs a reality.
In: Sustainable development goals knowledge platform: stakeholders make the SDGs a reality
5. De Coninck HAC (2018) Strengthening and implementing the global response. In Masson
Delmotte VP-O-O (ed) Global warming of 1.5 °C. An IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of
Global Warming of 1.5 °C above Pre-industrial Levels and Related Global Greenhouse Gas
Emission Pathways, in the Context of Strengthening the Global Response to the Threat of
Climate Change. IPCC, 313–444
6. CDP (2020) Climate and business partnership of the future CDP India Annual Report 2019.
CDP
7. Di X, Nie Z, Yuan B et al (2007) Life cycle inventory for electricity generation in China. Int J
Life Cycle Assess 12:217. https://doi.org/10.1065/lca2007.05.331
8. Whitakar M, Heath GA, Donoughe P, Vorum M (2012) Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions
of coal fired electricity generation: systematic review and harmonization. J Indus Ecol 16
9. Wang N, Ren Y, Zhu T, Meng F, Wen Z, Liu G (2018). Life cycle carbon emission modelling of
coal-fired power: Chinese case. Energy 162:841–852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.
08.054
10. Pandey P, Blanc I, Le Boulch D, Xiusheng ZA (2012) Simplified life cycle approach for
assessing greenhouse gas emissions of wind electricity. J Ind Ecol 16:S28–38
11. Szabó G et.al (2014) The carbon footprint of a biogas power plant. Environ Eng Manage J
13(11):2867–2874
12. Chakraborty N, Mukherjee I, Santra AK, Chowdhury S, Chakraborty S, Bhattacharya S, Mitra
AP, Sharma C (2008) Measurement of CO2, CO, SO2, and NO emissions from coal-based
thermal power plants in India. Atmos Environ 42:1073–1082
13. Sarkar S, Sahu SG, Mukherjee A, Kumar M, Adak AK, Chakraborty N, Biswas S (2014) Cocombustion studies for potential application of sawdust or its low temperature char as co-fuel
with coal. Appl Therm Eng 63(2):616–623
14. Roy PC, Dutta A, Chakraborty N (2013) An assessment of different biomass feedstocks in a
downdraft gassifier for engine application. Fuel 106:864–868