CO 2 emissions and carbon capture and storage prospects in the electric power industry of Guangdong Province, China.

The main objective of this study is to characterise the electric power industry's CO2emissions and to understand its carbon capture and storage (CCS) prospects in China's Guangdong Province. Coal-fired power plants in Guangdong are the major point sources, contributing to more than 90% of CO2emissions of the electric power industry. The fossil-fuelled power plants are mainly located in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), and the newly built and planned large plants are mainly located in coastal zones. More basic research and investigation are necessary in the coming years to develop CCS. In the medium term, the harbours of eastern cities can be the key areas for CCS demonstration projects. In the long term, the reduction effect can be more remarkable if the CO2capture and pipeline project could be constructed on a large scale within the densest CO2point source area in the PRD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]