Development path and comprehensive supporting policy system of coal power's CCUS industrialization
Carbon capture,utilization,and storage(CCUS)technology is a vital technical path to realize the low-carbon transformation of the coal power industry as well as a key means to ensure the safe and stable operation of the future power system.However,the cur-rent development path of coupling coal power and CCUS technology is not clear,and there is room for the optimization of the corre-sponding policy mechanism.This paper quantitatively estimates the contribution of CCUS application in the coal power industry to Chi-na′s low-carbon energy transition strategy,describes the future development path of coal power′s CCUS industrialization from the spa-tio-temporal dimension,and further constructs a comprehensive supporting policy system framework.The results show that the develop-ment of coupling coal power and CCUS technology is technically and economically feasible,which can not only achieve deep decarbon-ization of the power system and bring significant output and employment dividends in the coal power industry,but also effectively con-trol the average carbon price level of society.In terms of the temporal dimension,the development path of coal power′s CCUS industrial-ization in the future should be divided into three stages:technology research,development,and demonstration(2021-2030),large-scale application(2030-2040),and commercial development(2040-2060).In terms of the spatial dimension,the technically and eco-nomically feasible regions for cluster development are the Ordos Basin,the Junggar Basin,the Bohai Bay Basin,etc.Constructing a comprehensive policy support system framework incorporating'macro support,fiscal and tax finance,market mechanism,technology re-search,development,and demonstration,as well as management system'is conducive to realizing a large-scale CCUS application in the coal power industry.In the stage of technology research,development,and demonstration of coal power′s CCUS application,more defin-itive incentive policies such as storage subsidies,compensation for power generation hours,and feed-in tariff subsidies should be imple-mented.When the project cost drops to a certain extent,there should be a gradual transition to market-based policy tools such as carbon trading and green electricity trading mechanisms,and green finance should also be promoted.Based on the relevant conclusions,some targeted policy suggestions are put forward to provide references for promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of China′s coal power industry.