Life Cycle Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis of Natural Gas-Based Distributed Generation Projects in China

Abstract

Because solar power is constrained by local resources, the LSMU scenario (Scenario 4) cannot save energy or reduce GHG emissions significantly compared with the Coal + Grid Electricity scenario (Scenario 2). Sensitivity Analysis To illustrate the robustness of results, we alter the coefficients. Since we focus on the NG pathway compared with the conventional coal and public grid combined pathway, CCoal−Heat , CElec−Cool , and CCoal−Elec are changed by 10% and 30%. [...]the source of natural gas is not an important factor determining the GHG emission reduction performance of DG projects. 5.5. [...]the paper used the China case study to indicate the comprehensive benefits of NG DG projects, which can be an effective solution to striking the balance between stable supply and clean production.