Carbon emission characteristics and reduction potential of Ultra-high-voltage project from the perspective of the whole life cycle
Promoting China's green and low-carbon development requires a new type of infrastructure such as the Ultra-high-voltage(UHV)power grid.However,while shouldering the mission of supporting green development,UHV power grids are also under tremendous pressure to reduce carbon emissions under the increasingly stringent carbon management policies.In order to help the UHV power grid realize its own green and low-carbon development,a carbon emission accounting model for UHV projects is established based on the perspective of its whole life cycle.In the case of an UHV project,the carbon emissions of each part are accounted for,the structure and sequence of carbon emissions are identified,and the carbon reduction potential of scenarios with different carbon reduction paths is evaluated using scenario analysis.The results show that the full life cycle carbon emission of the case UHV project is 5.93 million tons of CO2e,of which the highest carbon emission is 5.08 million tons of CO2e in the end-use phase,and 160 000 tons of CO2e will be offset in the end-recovery phase.The mixed scenario has the highest potential for whole-life carbon reduction,compared to scenarios that rely on low-carbon policies or voluntary carbon reduction.A single UHV project can achieve more than 1.08 million tons of carbon reduction in the whole life cycle,and drive the green upgrading of the whole industrial chain.It is proposed to layout in advance and comprehensively implement carbon reduction measures in all stages of the UHV project,accelerate the construction process of the main UHV network framework,increase the proportion of renewable energy feed-in,and accelerate the solving of nationwide power dispatching problems.