Herramienta computacional para la determinación del efecto ambiental de corto plazo debido a la operación del parque de generación de un sistema eléctrico : herramienta computacional para calcular el factor de emisión de co2 por tipo de generación de un sistema eléctrico.

Abstract

Currently, assessing the environmental impact of various anthropogenic activities is a relevant topic. In the case of electric power systems, this is particularly true because most of these systems have near real-time operational information thanks to energy management systems. Although there are several methodologies for calculating emissions, the one primarily used in electrical systems that include hydroelectric and thermal generation is the methodological tool of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This tool allows for the determination of CO2 emissions levels from the operating hydrothermal system based on the CO2 emission factors of each type of fuel used in the generation mix. Since a hydrothermal system is characterized by the stochastic nature of water flows, the short-term CO2 emission factor is also variable. The developed tool handles scenarios and was applied to the daily dispatch by Independent System Operator CENACE, the national electricity operator of the National Interconnected System of Ecuador, yielding interesting and collectively comparable results with the annual CO2 emission factor report of Ecuador's generation park.