SEMINAR: Redesigning the Regulated Power Plant: Cost-Effective Emissions Control Through Innovation in Policies, Processes, and Materials
February 21, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
February 21, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Fitzpatrick Center Schiciano Auditorium Side B
Presenter
Professor Meagan Mauter, Carnegie Mellon University, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Coal fired power plants (CFPPs) are the largest industrial emitters of air toxics, aqueous contaminants, and greenhouse gasses in the US. Though market conditions and regulatory pressure have reduced the fraction of electricity generation by CFPPs to 33% in 2015, some regions are still highly dependent on coal. Most atmospheric CO2 stabilization scenarios assume that the US will cut >80% of electricity sector CO2 emissions by 2050, but transitioning away from high-carbon intensity CFPP generation will be a 20-35 year process.....
Contact
Carpenter, Ruby Nell
660-5200
rubync@duke.edu