A Study on Building Energy Planning Based on Carbon Emissions Pinch Analysis and Scenario Analysis

摘要

Building sector is the main contributor to China's total energy consumption. It not only plays an important role in economic growth and social development, but also accounts for a large share of CO_2 emissions. To carry out the energy planning in buildings sector with CO2 emissions constrains is important for China to achieve sustainable development. Carbon Emissions Pinch Analysis is a novel approach, which has been developed for emissions targeting and planning on a macro-scale. This paper presents this methodology for building energy planning with CO2 emissions constraints. The methodology applied in this paper is to determine the minimum amount of low-carbon energy required to meet the overall emissions limit and to identify the optimal allocation scheme. Two scenarios are assumed to further illustrate this methodology.