• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.509-519
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• 2017

The study focuses on 32 environmental facilities in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea, categorizes them by sector: sewage treatment, wastewater treatment, incineration, landfill, water purification, and water supply. Their GHG reduction results are analyzed through quantitative and qualitative measures for 2012 to 2015. The study surveys and examines GHG reductions of the environmental facilities for two categories - facility operation and management. The findings are as follows: First, the GHG reduction rate, an emission-to-allocation ratio, from 2012 to 2015 is 89.67%. Second, GHG reductions coming from qualitative measures of facility management are even greater than those from quantitative measures of facility operation. Third, GHG reductions through facility operation are mostly attributable to overhauls, less use of facilities, resources recycling, process improvement rather than the betterment of fuels, facilities and energy efficiency. Fourth, higher reduction can be achieved by effective facility management, qualitative measures.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.504-522
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• 2011

Simulations of CMAQ with the High-order Decoupled Direct Method (HDDM) for a 2010 June episode are applied to estimate the influence of local and neighborhood emissions on ozone concentrations in the Kwang-Yang Bay (KYB) area. In order to examine ozone response to reductions in $NO_x$ and VOC emissions from KYB and Gyeongsang, ozone isopleths are generated with the first and second-order sensitivity coefficients from HDDM simulations at three sites; Taein, Samil, and Gwangmoo. Simulations show that reduction in KYB $NO_x$ may increase ozone over the sites. On the contrary, $NO_x$ reduction from Gyeongsang may decrease ozone at the sites when transport of ozone and its precursors from upwind Gyeongsang is potentially high. However, VOC reductions from KYB and Gyeongsang are favorable to lower ozone over KYB. The study implies that emission reductions for both local and neighboring areas are likely more effective to bring KYB to ozone attainment.

• 대한건축학회논문집:구조계
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2018

In this study, the effects of considering hourly metabolic rate variations for predicted mean vote (PMV) control on the heating and cooling energy and greenhouse gas emission were investigated. The case adopting PMV control taking the hourly metabolic rate into account was comparatively analyzed against the conventional dry-bulb air temperature control, using a detailed simulation technique. Under the assumption that all the apartments in Korea adopt the PMV control incorporating real-time metabolic rate measurements, nationwide reductions of primary energy and greenhouse gas emission were analyzed. As a result, PMV control considering hourly metabolic rate variations is expected to reduce national primary energy by 6.2% compared to conventional dry-bulb air temperature control, corresponding to reduction of 10,342 GWh. In addition, it turned out that 6.6% of tCO2 emission can be reduced by adopting PMV control, corresponding to nationwide reduction of greenhouse gas emission by approximately 1,720,000 tCO2.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 2006년도 제33회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 논문집
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• pp.104-109
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• 2006

Improvements in internal combustion engine and aftertreatment technologies are needed to meet future environmental quality goals. Plasmatron fuel converters provide a rapid response, compact means to transform a wide range of hydrocarbon fuels (including gasoline, natural gas and diesel fuel) into hydrogen-rich gas. Hydrogen-rich gas can be used as an additive to provide NOx reductions of more than 80% in diesel engine vehicles by enabling very lean operation or heavy exhaust engine recirculation. For diesel engines, use of compact plasmatron reformers to produce hydrogen-rich gas for the regeneration of NOx absorber/absorbers and particulate traps for diesel engine exhaust after-treatment could provide significant advantages. Recent tests of conversion of diesel fuel to hydrogen-rich gas using a low current plasmatron fuel converter with non-equilibrium plasma features are described.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.356-370
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 국내 환경에서 설정된 가정 하에 지능형 전력망 기술이 지능형 송배전, 소비자, 전력서비스, 신재생 에너지 및 운송 등의 5가지 분야에 적용될 경우 2030년까지의 연도별 국내 에너지 절감 및 $CO_2$ 감축 효과와 그 상대적 기여도를 예측, 분석하였다. 2030년 지능형 전력망 운용에 따른 총 에너지 절감량은 103,121 GWh로 계산되며 이는 당해 소비전력량 전망치의 약 13.1%로 2025년 이후 이 비율은 약 10% 이상으로 유지될 것으로 예측되었다. 이를 토대로 계산된 2030년 $CO_2$ 배출 감축량은 5,538만 $tCO_2$로 계산되었고 이는 당해 온실가스 감축 목표량인 3억 1,500만 $tCO_2$에 17.6%에 해당하는 값이다. 이러한 $CO_2$ 배출 감축량은 에너지 절감량과는 다르게 해가 거듭될수록 전체 배출 감축량에 대한 그 비율이 감소하는데 이는 향후 온실가스 배출량의 대부분을 차지하는 석탄화력 발전량의 지속적인 증가와 국가의 목표 배출 감축 속도가 매우 빠르게 설정되었기 때문으로 판단된다. 2030년 5가지 각 분야에서의 에너지 절감 및 $CO_2$ 배출 감축 기여 비율은 지능형 소비자 44.37%, 신재생 에너지 29.16%, 전력서비스 20.12%, 송배전 5.11%, 운송 1.24%로 계산되고 시간에 따른 상대적 에너지 절감 속도는 지능형 소비자 분야가 가장 빠르며 신재생 에너지 및 전력서비스로 순서를 이룬다. 송배전 분야에서의 절감 속도는 송배전 손실률 향상의 한계 때문에 낮고, 전기자동차 예상 보급 대수의 증가율이 낮아 운송 부분의 절감 속도가 가장 느리므로 이에 대한 대책이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.591-595
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• 2013

This paper presents a method of generation rescheduling using Newton's Approach which searches the solution of the Lagrangian function. The generation fuel cost and $CO_2$ emission cost functions are used as objective function to reallocate power generation while satisfying several equality and inequality constraints. The Pareto optimum in the fuel cost and emission objectives has a number of non-dominated solutions. The economic effects are analyzed under several different conditions, and $CO_2$ emission reductions offered by the use of storage are considered. The proposed approach can explore more efficient and noninferior solutions of a Multiobjective optimization problem. The method proposed is applied to a 4-machine 6-buses system to demonstrate its effectiveness.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 5th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.107-110
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• 2013

Recently, Korea parliament legislated the Low Carbon Green Growth Act (April, 2012) and approved a bill (May, 2012) to start carbon emission trading system in 2015. It means that for the first time, government would regulate the amounts of carbon emission in private entities, and private entities should attain predefined emission reduction goals by implementing clean development mechanism (CDM) project or buy the Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) from the trading market to avoid penalty. Under these circumstances, it is not easy for them to determine when or how to implement the CDM project because the governmental energy policies about the level of governmental subsidies, periods for free emission allocation, etc. are still under discussion and the future price of the CERs is quite uncertain. Thus, this study presents a real-option based model to assess the financial viability of the CDM project which switches bunker-C oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The proposed model is expected to assist private entities in establishing the investment strategy for CDM project under uncertain government energy policies.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2017

In this study, greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from bioenergy (biogas, biomass) have been estimated in Korea, 2015. This study for construction of reduction inventories as direct and indirect reduction sources was derived from IPCC 2006 guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories, guidelines for local government greenhouse inventories published in 2016, also purchased electricity and steam indirect emission factors obtained from KPX, GIR respectively. As a result, the annual GHG reductions were estimated as $1,860,000tonCO_{2eq}$ accounting for 76.8% of direct reduction (scope 1) and 23.2% of indirect reduction (scope 2). Estimation of individual greenhouse gases (GHGs) from biogas appeared that $CO_2$, $CH_4$, $N_2O$ were $90,000tonCO_2$ (5.5%), $55,000tonCH_4$ (94.5%), $0.3tonN_2O$ (0.004%), respectively. In addition, biomass was $250,000tonCO_2$ (107%), $-300tonCH_4$ (-3.2%), $-33tonN_2O$ (-3.9%). For understanding the values of estimation method levels, field data (this study) appeared to be approximately 85.47% compared to installed capacity. In details, biogas and biomass resulting from field data showed to be 76%, 74% compared to installed capacity, respectively. In the comparison of this study and CDM project with GHG reduction unit per year installed capacity, this study showed as 42% level versus CDM project. Scenario analysis of GHG reductions potential from bioenergy was analyzed that generation efficiency, availability and cumulative distribution were significantly effective on reducing GHG.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2008

We developed emission factors for alternative fuels used in cement industries in Korea and also estimated reduction in emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) by the use of alternative fuels. Emission factors for GHG of waste tire, waste plastic, waste oil and RDF were estimated to be about 89, 78, 77 and 95 ton $CO_2$/TJ respectively. When compared with previous studies, most of the results showed similar trends. The calorific value estimation and elemental analysis for energy source were implemented in order to estimate the exact emission factors and the reduction of GHG emissions using alternative fuel. In the case of 'A' company, $CO_2$ emission from alternative fuels was about 4% lower than that of bituminous coal only. Also in case of company 'B', $CO_2$ emission from alternative fuels was about 1.4% lower than that of only bituminous coal. In Germany and Japan, alternative fuel is not regarded to be fuel consumption in cement industry. When applying this rule, the emission reductions were about 4.3% for company 'A' and 6.3% for company 'B'. The results of this study may be considered as a useful information for developing strategies in reducing GHG emissions.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권2D호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2012

최근 온실가스저감인증(CERs)과 관련한 $CO_2$ 배출량 감축을 위한 노력은 전생애주기를 통하여 활발하게 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나 $CO_2$ 배출량을 줄이기 위한 기술은 아직 초기단계에 있으며, 정확하게 계산하기 위한 기술도 불충분하다. 따라서, 본 연구는 ZigBee 센서를 활용하여 건설장비의 $CO_2$ 배출량을 실시간으로 측정하기 위한 방법을 개발하고자 하였다. 이산화탄소 배출량 산출방법을 검토하기 위하여 IPCC 제시 방법론을 기준으로 $CO_2$ 배출량에 영향을 미치는 영향인자들을 분류하였다. 또한, 무선데이터통신을 활용한 ZigBee 센서의 활용성을 검토하였다. 검토결과, 건설장비의 $CO_2$ 배출량과 RPM 그리고 연료사용량을 주 측정대상으로 하여 측정하고, $CO_2$ 배출량에 영향을 미치는 요소인 장비의 연식, 대기시간, 차량종류, 연료종류도 추가하여 조사할 필요가 있다는 결론을 얻었다.