Life Cycle Modelling of Alternative Gas-fuelled Power Plants with CO2 Capture and Storage

This paper presents the Life Cycle Inventory models developed at unit process level for alternative gas-fuelled power plants with/without CO2 capture and storage. The models for Auto-thermal Reforming power plant with Pressure Swing Adsorption CO2 capture are demonstrated in detail. The models developed quantify flows of materials, natural resources, energy, intermediate products or emissions at component unit process level, based on fundamental physical/chemical principles or process simulations which, to a greater extent, account for the technological, spatial and temporal characteristics of the power generation systems in consideration.