Regional Energy System for the Planning and Optimization of National Scenarios (RESPONS). Final Report. Clean Coal Energy:Source-to-Use Economics Project.

摘要

The purpose of the study effort carried out under Contract No. E(49-18)-1552was to develop and demonstrate a mathematical model that would assist energy planners in evaluating large numbers of possible patterns of supplying U.S. energy demands and,within established constraints,in defining the optimal (least-cost) set. Specifically,the study effort was directed towards formulating a model that would allow questions on regional energy policy,particularly coal energy,to be systematically analyzed;developing a data base that was sufficiently accurate to permit a realistic demonstration of the model's capabilities;and developing a methodology that would link the energy model and the associated data base in a manner that would provide a flexible,rapid,and economic means of evaluating a large variety of energy supply options. The result of this effort is a regional linear programming model of an integrated U.S. energy delivery system that will assist the energy planner in analyzing the response of the energy system to a large number of variables. The model may be used for analyzing actual and proposed energy delivery systems in terms of a number of variables,including quality of coal at the mine,energy transportation or transmission modes,the amount and form of the delivered energy,the distance between source and user or processor,coal-energy conversion and cleanup processing methods,and existing and proposed environmental regulations. (ERA citation 02:000892)