Authors : Carlos R. Vidal-Tovar, Carlos A. Cadavid-Osorio, Vanessa Villalba-Vimos, Carlos A. Severiche-Sierra and Wilman A. Cabrera-Laufurie
Abstract: The increase in the concentrations of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) which includes Carbon dioxide (CO2) as the main GHG is considered one of the most important environmental problems for this reason, opportunities must be identified to improve carbon capture and management. The objective of this research is to present an approach to the topic of carbon capture and storage (CAC), analyzing the Colombian thermoelectric sector and looking at the existing opportunities for its possible application. This is done through a literature review that includes topics from environmental management and carbon management to fossil fuel-based energy generation and capture, likewise, a review is made of recent reports on climate change and CO2 emissions ending with the implementation of a CO2 capture system in a power generation project located in the Zulia area, in the Department of Norte de Santander (Colombia). In the results we find that Colombia does not currently have long-term solutions for carbon management in the energy sector based on fossil fuel. Likewise, the evaluation of the implementation of a CAC system could be developed for those plants that are located near industries that require significant amounts of CO2 and/or in the vicinity of areas that have the potential and geological characteristics required to store the CO2 captured.
Carlos R. Vidal-Tovar, Carlos A. Cadavid-Osorio, Vanessa Villalba-Vimos, Carlos A. Severiche-Sierra and Wilman A. Cabrera-Laufurie, 2019. Implications of Carbon Capture and Storage in Thermoelectric Power Plants. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 6449-6459.