Integrating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Costs in Lifecycle Loss Evaluations: A Case Study for Transmission Lines. (28th May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lazari, Antonis L.; Charalambous, Charalambos A.
• Other Names: Al-Assaf Yousef Academic Editor.; Demokritou Philip Academic Editor.; Poullikkas Andreas Academic Editor.; Sourkounis Constantinos Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Conference papers in energy. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-05-28
• Subjects: Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 333.79
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/682130
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2314-582X

Abstract

Abstract : Considering the investment volume in the electrical energy infrastructure and the increasing awareness for global warming and climate change, this paper aims to deliver an enhanced transmission line losses evaluation method that integrates true environment financial figures. The enormous volume of transmission lines utilized in power systems across the world provides a considerable potential for energy savings by adopting the idea of "energy-efficient transmission lines." In this paper the total owning cost (TOC) formula with built-in environmental components is used to assess the relative economic benefit of a high-first-cost, low-loss transmission line unit versus one with a lower first cost and higher losses. The proposed methodology is applied on the Cyprus Power System, by incorporating true financial data and system characteristics.