Huadian Technology ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (6): 21-32.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-1951.2021.06.003

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Opportunities and challenges faced by energy and power industry with the goal of carbon neutrality and carbon peak

YU Xiaobao(), ZHENG Dandan(), YANG Kang, KONG Jie, ZHANG Tianhao   

  1. School of Economics and Management,Shanghai University of Electric Power,Shanghai 200090,China
  • Received:2021-05-13 Revised:2021-05-30 Online:2021-06-25 Published:2021-06-25

Abstract:

The goal of carbon neutrality and carbon peak has been upgraded to a national strategy.As an important field of the goal,the follow-up development of power industry plays a vital role in achieving carbon neutrality and carbon peak in China.Based on the definition and development requirements of carbon peak and carbon neutralization,under the current situation of China's energy structure and carbon emissions,there are four main paths to achieve carbon neutrality which include clean and low-carbon power production,application of hydrogen energy,development of carbon capture technology and promotion of the utilization of electricity and hydrogen energy in transportation industry.With the goal of carbon neutrality and carbon peak,energy and power industry faces opportunities and challenges in three aspects,carbon trading market,energy storage and industrial transformation between different industries.Analyzing these challenges provides a reference for the energy and power industry to adapt to the goal of carbon neutrality and carbon peak.

Key words: carbon neutrality, carbon peak, electric energy, carbon emission, low-carbon economy, carbon sequestration, hydrogen energy, carbon capture, renewable energy consumption

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