Environmental Dispatch Of Electrical Power Generation With Air Quality Constraints Case Study : Ecuadorian Electricity Market
Abstract
This investigation examines the Economic dispatch of electric power generation and its impacts on the environment and the Ecuadorian society. Air emissions constraint during the production of electricity from thermal power plants are included within the scheme of dispatching electric power supply. This new approach considering economical, environmental and technical concerns is known as Environmental dispatch of electric power generation. The implementation of the Environmental dispatch principle is applied to the Ecuadorian electric power sector. The influence of meteorology and topography and diffusion on pollutants are analysed as well. Furthermore, this study focuses on for prevention and/or reduction techniques for nitrogen and Sulphur oxides, NOx and Sox, during the electricity generation from fossil fuels power plants.