ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES: AN OPTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

摘要

The present paper briefly explores the scientific, technical and economical characteristics of Zero Emission Technologies, with a particular emphasis on the E-MATIANT cycle. It is shown that this latter provides a cost-effective option to mitigate CO2 emissions, with a cost of electricity generation comparable to the one of advanced coal/gas fired power plants with CO2 capture and competitive with renewable wind energy. The important energy policy question of whether it is more cost-effective to upgrade an existing plant with a capture unit or to build a ZET is also addressed by introducing the concept of Mitigation Cost.