Journal of Climate Change Research (한국기후변화학회지)
- Volume 7 Issue 3
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- Pages.217-229
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- 2016
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- 2093-5919(pISSN)
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- 2586-2782(eISSN)
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Environmental Assessment of Smart Grid Station Project Centered on Pilot Project of Korea Electric Power Corporation Building
- Park, Sun-Kyoung (Hanyang Cyber University) ;
- Son, Sung-Yong (Department of Electrical Engineering, Gachon University) ;
- Kim, Dongwook (Department of Electrical Engineering, Gachon University) ;
- Kim, Buhm-Kyu (KEPCO Economy & Management Research Institute, KEPCO)
- Received : 2016.08.12
- Accepted : 2016.09.09
- Published : 2016.09.29
Abstract
Increased evidences reveal that the global climate change adversely affect on the environment. Smart grid system is one of the ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity generation sector. Since 2013, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has installed smart grid station in KEPCO office buildings. The goal of this paper is two folds. One is to quantify the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions through smart grid stations installed in KEPCO office buildings as a part of pilot project. Among components of smart grid stations, this research focused on the photovoltaic power system (PV) and energy storage system (ESS). The other is to estimate the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions when PV is applied on individual houses. Results show that greenhouse gas emissions reduce 5.8~11.3% of the emissions generated through the electricity usage after PV is applied in KEPCO office buildings. The greenhouse gas emissions reduction from ESS is not apparent. When PV of 200~500 W is installed in individual houses, annual greenhouse gas emission reduction in 2016 is expected to be approximately
Keywords
- Climate Change;
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions;
- Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO);
- Photovoltaic Power System (PV);
- Energy Storage System (ESS)