The evaluation of CO2 emissions mitigation scenarios for Turkish electricity sector

Betül Özer*, Selahattin Incecik, Erdem Görgün

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study presents the results on the simulations of the scenarios based on the CO2 emission reduction of the electricity sector in Turkey, utilising the long-range energy alternatives planning (LEAP) system model, and the mitigation costs of the scenarios. Three scenarios including baseline scenario, (scenario 1) and the two mitigation scenarios (scenario 2 and scenario 3) are employed. The scenario 1 is based on the continuation of the recent electricity generation composition. Scenario 2 is established for the evaluation of all the renewable energy potential, except solar, of Turkey while scenario 3 included all the renewable and nuclear energy. The CO2 emission intensity decreased by 20.5% and 35.6% for the scenarios 2 and 3 in 2030, respectively compared to the baseline scenario. The CO2 emission mitigation costs are found 17 $/ton CO2 and 40 $/ton CO2 for the Scenarios 2 and 3, respectively through 2010 to 2030.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-181
Number of pages25
JournalInternational Journal of Global Warming
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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Keywords

  • CO emission
  • Electricity sector
  • LEAP model
  • Mitigation cost
  • Mitigation scenarios
  • Renewable and nuclear energy
  • Turkey

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