Ship operations are crucial to global trade,and their decarbonization is essential to mitigate climate change.This study evaluates the economic viability of existing and emerging decarbonization technologies in mariti...Ship operations are crucial to global trade,and their decarbonization is essential to mitigate climate change.This study evaluates the economic viability of existing and emerging decarbonization technologies in maritime shipping using the levelized cost of energy methodology.It includes a detailed comparative analysis based on essential criteria and sensitivity assessments to highlight the economic impacts of technological advancements.Key factors influencing total costs include fuel costs,carbon pricing,and energy demands for carbon capture.The findings reveal that methanol is more cost-effective than heavy fuel oil(HFO)when priced below 3000 CNY/t,assuming HFO costs 4400 CNY/t.Additionally,methanol with post-combustion carbon capture is less expensive than pre-combustion carbon capture.When carbon prices rise above 480 CNY/t,carbon capture technologies prove more economical than purchasing carbon emission allowances for HFO and liquefied natural gas.Enhanc-ing the use of exhaust gas waste heat is recommended for cost savings.Post-combustion carbon capture also shows greater efficiency,requiring about 1.1 GJ/t less energy than pre-combustion methods,leading to lower overall costs.Future research should focus on market mechanisms to stabilize fuel prices and develop less energy-intensive carbon capture technologies.This study offers critical insights into effective decarbonization strategies for advancing global maritime trade in the present and future.展开更多
The authors are very sorry for their carelessness that a wrong Fig.9 was uploaded,and a corrected one has been shown below:This corrigendum does not affect the overall structure and analysis process of the study.The a...The authors are very sorry for their carelessness that a wrong Fig.9 was uploaded,and a corrected one has been shown below:This corrigendum does not affect the overall structure and analysis process of the study.The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.展开更多
High-plastic clays with significant volume change due to moisture variations present critical challenges to civil engineering structures.Limestone calcined clay cement(LC3),an innovative and sustainable hydraulic bind...High-plastic clays with significant volume change due to moisture variations present critical challenges to civil engineering structures.Limestone calcined clay cement(LC3),an innovative and sustainable hydraulic binder,demonstrates significant potential for improving the engineering characteristics of such soils.Nevertheless,the impact of LC3 on the physico-mechanical characteristics of treated soil under a cyclic wet-dry environment remains unclear.This study for the first time investigates LC3's impact on the long-term durability of treated high-plastic clays through comprehensive macro-micro testing including physical,mechanical,mineralogical,and microstructural investigations with an emphasis on wet-dry cycles.The results revealed that LC3 treatment exhibits significant resistance to wet-dry cycles by completely mitigating the swelling potential,and a considerable reduction in plasticity resulting in enhanced workability.The compressibility and shear strength parameters have been significantly improved to several orders of magnitude.However,after six wet-dry cycles,a slight to modest reduction is observed,but overall durability remains superior to untreated soil.Cohesive and structural bonding ratios quantitatively assessed the impact of wet-dry cycles emphasizing the advantage of LC3 treatment.According to mineralogical and microstructural evaluation,the mechanism behind the adverse effects of wet-dry cycles on the compressibility and strength behavior of LC3-treated soil is mainly attributed to:(1)weakening of CSH/C(A)SH and ettringite(AFt)phases by exhibiting lower peak intensities;and(2)larger pore spaces due to repeated wet-dry cycles.These findings highlight LC3's performance in enhancing the long-term behavior and resilience of treated soils in real-world scenarios,providing durable solutions for infrastructure challenges.展开更多
In the global wave of energy transition and low-carbon development,China Petroleum Enterprise Association,together with the University of International Business and Economics,China University of Petroleum-Beijing,Sout...In the global wave of energy transition and low-carbon development,China Petroleum Enterprise Association,together with the University of International Business and Economics,China University of Petroleum-Beijing,Southwest Petroleum University,and other institutions,released four significant blue books on April 17:Annual Operating Report of China’s Natural Gas Industry Blue Book(2024-2025),China Oil&Gas Industry Development Analysis and Outlook Blue Book(2024-2025),China Low-Carbon Economy Development Report Blue Book(2024-2025),and Refined Oil and New Energy Development Report Blue Book(2024-2025).This series of blue books provides a comprehensive and high-level analysis of the development,issues,and trends in the oil and gas industry,offering a detailed depiction of the China Oil&Gas industry and its progress towards low-carbon development.展开更多
Correction to:J.Iron Steel Res.Int.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42243-024-01240-3.The original version of this article unfortunately con-tained mistakes.The article title was cut off in xml version,the corrected title is ...Correction to:J.Iron Steel Res.Int.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42243-024-01240-3.The original version of this article unfortunately con-tained mistakes.The article title was cut off in xml version,the corrected title is given below.展开更多
In the field of low-carbon building systems,the combination of renewable energy and hydrogen energy systems is gradually gaining prominence.However,the uncertainty of supply and demand and the multi-energy flow coupli...In the field of low-carbon building systems,the combination of renewable energy and hydrogen energy systems is gradually gaining prominence.However,the uncertainty of supply and demand and the multi-energy flow coupling characteristics of this system pose challenges for its optimized scheduling.In light of this,this study focuses on electro-thermal-hydrogen trigeneration systems,first modelling the system's scheduling optimization problem as a Markov decision process,thereby transforming it into a sequential decision problem.Based on this,this paper proposes a reinforcement learning algorithm based on deep deterministic policy gradient improvement,aiming to minimize system operating costs and enhance the system's sustainable operation capability.Experimental results show that compared to traditional reinforcement learning algorithms,the reinforcement learning algorithm based on deep deterministic policy gradient improvement achieves improvements of 12.5%and 22.8%in convergence speed and convergence value,respectively.Additionally,under uncertainty scenarios ranging from 10%to 30%,cost reductions of 2.82%,3.08%,and 2.52%were achieved,respectively,with an average cost reduction of 2.80%across 30 simulated scenarios.Compared to the original algorithm and rule-based algorithms in multi-uncertainty environments,the reinforcement learning algorithm based on improved deep deterministic policy gradients demonstrated superiority in terms of system operating costs and continuous operational capability,effectively enhancing the system's economic and sustainable performance.展开更多
To address the issues of unclear carbon responsibility attribution,insufficient renewable energy absorption,and simplistic carbon trading mechanisms in integrated energy systems,this paper proposes an electricheat-hyd...To address the issues of unclear carbon responsibility attribution,insufficient renewable energy absorption,and simplistic carbon trading mechanisms in integrated energy systems,this paper proposes an electricheat-hydrogen integrated energy system(EHH-IES)optimal scheduling model considering carbon emission stream(CES)and wind-solar accommodation.First,the CES theory is introduced to quantify the carbon emission intensity of each energy conversion device and transmission branch by defining carbon emission rate,branch carbon intensity,and node carbon potential,realizing accurate tracking of carbon flow in the process of multi-energy coupling.Second,a stepped carbon pricing mechanism is established to dynamically adjust carbon trading costs based on the deviation between actual carbon emissions and initial quotas,strengthening the emission reduction incentive.Finally,a lowcarbon economic dispatch model is constructed with the objectives of minimizing operation cost,carbon trading cost,wind-solar curtailment penalty cost,and energy loss.Simulation results show that compared with the traditional economic dispatch scheme 3,the proposed schemel reduces carbon emissions by 53.97%and wind-solar curtailment by 68.89%with a 16.10%increase in total cost.This verifies that the model can effectively improve clean energy utilization and reduce carbon emissions,achieving low-carbon economic operation of EHH-IES,with CES theory ensuring precise carbon flow tracking across multi-energy links.展开更多
The Tube, Pipe & Bar Business Unit of Baosteel(hereinafter referred to as the Business Unit) actively practices the concept of green and low-carbon development and is committed to building a near-zero carbon pro-d...The Tube, Pipe & Bar Business Unit of Baosteel(hereinafter referred to as the Business Unit) actively practices the concept of green and low-carbon development and is committed to building a near-zero carbon pro-duction line.The low-carbon operation of the Business Unit is explored from seven aspects, including low-carbon and energy-saving operation in an electric arc furnace and extreme energy efficiency.Currently, extreme energy efficiency is the best practice for energy conservation and carbon reduction, and the research and development of low-carbon metallurgical technology, green energy development, biomass utilization, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage are important measures for achieving emission reduction goals, requiring further investments, research, and development.The Business Unit works closely with users in carrying out demonstration projects, continuously enhancing the influence of low-carbon products and continuing efforts to achieve the “Dual Carbon” goal.展开更多
Overviewing the air pollution situation in Hong Kong,energy generation and transportation are part of the contribution to the carbon emissions.Electric vehicles do not have engines and no air pollutants emissions.The ...Overviewing the air pollution situation in Hong Kong,energy generation and transportation are part of the contribution to the carbon emissions.Electric vehicles do not have engines and no air pollutants emissions.The promotion of electric vehicles serves as an important strategy to Hong Kong's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.This paper illustrated the financial incentives the Hong Kong Government has launched,including First Registration Tax concessions,profits tax deduction,One-for-One Scheme,lower license fee,subsidy support for e-buses and e-taxis,free charging services at government car parks,EV-charging at home Subsidy Scheme,etc.By comparing the cost of purchasing and owning vehicles with the cost of purchasing and owning electric vehicles as well as the market performance of electric vehicles to examine whether the financial incentives in Hong Kong can promote electric vehicles and serve as a prerequisite to low carbon transition.The results show that under government support and promotion associated with preferential policy,electric vehicles will become the future trend in Hong Kong with the advantage of lower emissions,energy saving,and environmental protection.展开更多
The global climate crisis has become the focus of attention,and China vigorously pursues low-carbon economic development,for which the implementation of green finance is continuously enhanced,so does the development o...The global climate crisis has become the focus of attention,and China vigorously pursues low-carbon economic development,for which the implementation of green finance is continuously enhanced,so does the development of green finance contribute to low-carbon economic development?This paper constructs a green finance and low carbon economic development index system containing several indicators,and measures them using the entropy weight method of spatial-temporal extreme difference.This paper conducts an empirical study based on the data of 30 provinces and cities from 2005 to 2020,and the results of the study find that green finance has policy incentive effect and institutional incentive effect,and can significantly and positively affect the development of low-carbon economy,and the findings still hold after endogeneity test and robustness test.The mechanism test shows that green finance can influence low-carbon economic development by promoting industrial structure upgrading,green technology innovation and FDI inflow;moreover,the positive promotion effect of green finance is more obvious in the western region and non-Yangtze River Economic Zone region;finally,the moderating effect test reveals that the institutional environment and the level of technology market development can enhance the relationship between green finance and low-carbon economic development.展开更多
With the theme of“standardized approaches empowering industrial green and low-carbon transformation”,a sub-forum was held to promote the application of the carbon footprint management system in China,advance the wid...With the theme of“standardized approaches empowering industrial green and low-carbon transformation”,a sub-forum was held to promote the application of the carbon footprint management system in China,advance the wide implementation of relevant standards,and accelerate the globalization process of green product trade through high-level communication.Lyu Xuefeng,Director of Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology(QIBEBT),Chinese Academy of Sciences,emphasized in his address that the product carbon footprint management system is the important support for industrial green transformation.The geographic information system-life cycle assessment(GIS-LCA)technology has been originally proposed and adopted as the core content of the national standard GB/T 24067-2024,Greenhouse gases-Carbon footprint of products-Requirements and guidelines for quantification.展开更多
Aimed at the low carbon economy and the characteristics of planning EIA in the industrial development region,the planning EIA index system which merged with the low carbon economy concept in the industrial development...Aimed at the low carbon economy and the characteristics of planning EIA in the industrial development region,the planning EIA index system which merged with the low carbon economy concept in the industrial development region was established.The construction planning of national eco-industrial park in Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone was comprehensively evaluated by using the gray correlation method.The evaluation results of considering and without considering the low carbon index were contrasted and were verified by using the improved entropy method.The results showed that the regional sustainable development index constantly rose,and the planning was reasonable.Moreover,the suggestions were also put forward to tackle the problems.展开更多
With the low-carbon coordinated development in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region as the starting point, the necessity and realistic difficulties in achieving the lowcarbon coordination in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region was a...With the low-carbon coordinated development in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region as the starting point, the necessity and realistic difficulties in achieving the lowcarbon coordination in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region was analyzed, based on which we constructed the systematic analytical framework for low-carbon coordination in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, and proposed the development path of regional lowcarbon coordinated development from the three levels of government, industry and consumer with the aim to provide specific references for the low-carbon coordinated development in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region.展开更多
Activated carbon preparation from sugarcane leaves and rice straw by carbonization(250℃–400℃)and activation at 500℃were studied.The effects of pre-oxidation,hydrolysis of derived charcoals by boiled KMnO4 aqueous ...Activated carbon preparation from sugarcane leaves and rice straw by carbonization(250℃–400℃)and activation at 500℃were studied.The effects of pre-oxidation,hydrolysis of derived charcoals by boiled KMnO4 aqueous solution were evaluated.The derived charcoals products were pretreated using oxidation-hydrolysis with 1–5 wt.%KMnO4 at 100℃and then activated at 500℃.The derived charcoal and activated carbon products were characterized by FTIR,XRD,SEM-EDS and BET.Iodine number and methylene blue number of derived products were also used for the analysis of the products.It was found that fabricated charcoal materials made at 350℃–400℃possess good characteristics with low content of surface functional groups and high carbon content.After pre-oxidation-hydrolysis and activation at 500℃,the resulting derived activated carbon materials from charcoals with 400℃carbonization temperature have high content of oxygen containing surface functional groups such as Mn-O,Si-O,Si-O-Si,C-O,or O-H.In addition,MnO_(2) accumulated on the surface of the derived activated carbon products.The surface area and pore volume of the activated carbon products have also increased with increasing of KMnO_(4) concentration from 1 to 3 wt.%and then decreased with 5 wt.%used during activation.Therefore,activated carbon products made by pre-oxidation-hydrolysis with 3 wt.%KMnO_(4) were used for Fe(Ⅲ)adsorption experiments.It was found that Fe(Ⅲ)adsorption on the activated carbon materials can be fitted with both the Freundlich and the Langmuir models.The calculated maximum Fe(Ⅲ)adsorption capacities of sugarcane leaves derived activated carbon and rice straw derived activated carbon products were 50.00 and 39.37 mg/g,respectively.It was shown that the effect of pre-oxidation-hydrolysis by KMnO_(4) and activation at 500℃are beneficial for activated carbon preparation with environmentally friendly and low-cost simplified operation.展开更多
The effects of Cr, Ni and Cu on the corrosion behavior of low carbon microalloying steel in a CI- containing environment were investigated. The results revealed that the corrosion process could be divided into the ini...The effects of Cr, Ni and Cu on the corrosion behavior of low carbon microalloying steel in a CI- containing environment were investigated. The results revealed that the corrosion process could be divided into the initial stage in which the corrosion rate increased with accumulation of corrosion products and the later stage in which homogeneous and compact inner rust layers started to protect steel substrate out of corrosion mediums. The results of X-ray diffraction （XRD） indicated that the rust layers of the three-group steels （Cr, Cr-Ni and Cr-Ni-Cu steels） were composed of α-FeOOH, β-FeOOH, γ-FeOOH, Fe3O4 and large amounts of amorphous compounds. The content of amorphous compounds of Cr-Ni-Cu steel was about 2%-3% more than that of Cr-Ni steel. The results of electron probe microanalysis （EPMA） showed that Cr concentrated mainly in the inner region of the rust of Cr-Ni-Cu steel, inner/outer interface especially, whereas Ni was uniformly distributed all over the rust and Cu was noticed rarely after 73 wet/dry cycles. The addition of Cr and Ni was beneficial to the formation of dense and compact inner rust layer, which was the most important reason for the improvement of corrosion resistance of experimental steel.展开更多
The precipitation kinetics of AlN and MnS in low carbon aluminium-killed steel was calculated.Transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,energy disperse spectroscopy（EDS） and phase analyses have been used to investigat...The precipitation kinetics of AlN and MnS in low carbon aluminium-killed steel was calculated.Transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,energy disperse spectroscopy（EDS） and phase analyses have been used to investigate the morphology,compositions and particle size distribution of AlN and MnS precipitates in three positions of the coil.The particles of AlN and MnS precipitates in the ferrite region after coiling and distributes along and adjacent to the ferrite grain boundaries.The shapes of AlN are plate-like,the precipitates size is about 10 to 60 nm;the shapes of MnS are spherical,the precipitates size is about 200 to 600 nm.The precipitation behavior of AlN is sensitive to the isothermal temperature and holding time,the precipitation quantity and particle size distribution of AlN in different positions of coil are unequal展开更多
Electron microscopic investigation on low carbon steel strips produced by the CSP process has been carried out. Large number of oxide dispersive precipitates have been observed in the ferrite matrix of the steel strip...Electron microscopic investigation on low carbon steel strips produced by the CSP process has been carried out. Large number of oxide dispersive precipitates have been observed in the ferrite matrix of the steel strips. Dimension of them is about 10~20 nm. Electron diffraction study showed that the structure of these precipitates consists with cubic system spinel structure. Their lattice parameter is about 0.83 nm. The results implied that they should be complex oxides of Fe, Al et al. Small sulfide particles with 100-300 nm in size have also been observed. Remarkable strengthening and grain refinement effects can be obtained by the precipitations. The oxygen and sulfur in steels could play beneficial role under certain conditions.展开更多
Carbon dioxide(CO_(2))emissions from the cement industry account for 26%of the total industrial emissions,and the need to develop low-carbon techniques within the cement industry is extremely urgent.Low-carbon project...Carbon dioxide(CO_(2))emissions from the cement industry account for 26%of the total industrial emissions,and the need to develop low-carbon techniques within the cement industry is extremely urgent.Low-carbon projects and technologies for the cement industry in different regions and countries have been thoroughly reviewed in this manuscript,and the low-carbon development concept for each county has been analyzed.For developing countries such as China and India,energy saving and efficiency enhancement are currently the key points,while for developed countries and regions such as Europe,more efforts have been focused on carbon capture,utilization,and storage(CCUS).Global CCUS projects have been previously conducted,and the majority of CCUS projects are currently performed in Europe where major projects such as the CEMCAP,CLEANKER,and IEILAC projects represent the latest research progress in cement production technologies and low-carbon technologies for the global cement industry.The development of low-carbon cement technologies has changed from focusing on the end point to instead focusing on the source and process through the exploration of hydrogen and solar energies,and more disruptive and original technologies are expected to be developed,particularly in the cement industry in China.展开更多
To study the effect of Mg addition on inhibiting weld heat affected zones （HAZ） austenite grain growth of Ti-bearing low carbon steels, two steels with and without Mg treated were prepared using a laboratory vacuum....To study the effect of Mg addition on inhibiting weld heat affected zones （HAZ） austenite grain growth of Ti-bearing low carbon steels, two steels with and without Mg treated were prepared using a laboratory vacuum. The welding testing was simulated by Gleeble 3500 thermomechanical simulator. The performance of HAZ was investiga ted that the toughness was improved from 3.3 to 185 J by adding 0. 005%Mg （in mass percent） to the steel, and the fracture mechanism changed from cleavage fracture to toughness fracture. Through in-situ observation by a confocal scanning laser microscope, a significant result was found that the austenite grain of the steel with Mg treated was still keeping fine-grained structure after holding at 1 400℃ and lasting for 300 s. This inhibition of austenite grain growth was mainly attributed to the formation of pinning particles after the addition of Mg. The obtained results pro pose a potential method for improving HAZ toughness of structure steels.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFC3701500)the Key R&D Plan Projects of Zhejiang Province(No.2024SSYS0072)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.LDT23E0601).
文摘Ship operations are crucial to global trade,and their decarbonization is essential to mitigate climate change.This study evaluates the economic viability of existing and emerging decarbonization technologies in maritime shipping using the levelized cost of energy methodology.It includes a detailed comparative analysis based on essential criteria and sensitivity assessments to highlight the economic impacts of technological advancements.Key factors influencing total costs include fuel costs,carbon pricing,and energy demands for carbon capture.The findings reveal that methanol is more cost-effective than heavy fuel oil(HFO)when priced below 3000 CNY/t,assuming HFO costs 4400 CNY/t.Additionally,methanol with post-combustion carbon capture is less expensive than pre-combustion carbon capture.When carbon prices rise above 480 CNY/t,carbon capture technologies prove more economical than purchasing carbon emission allowances for HFO and liquefied natural gas.Enhanc-ing the use of exhaust gas waste heat is recommended for cost savings.Post-combustion carbon capture also shows greater efficiency,requiring about 1.1 GJ/t less energy than pre-combustion methods,leading to lower overall costs.Future research should focus on market mechanisms to stabilize fuel prices and develop less energy-intensive carbon capture technologies.This study offers critical insights into effective decarbonization strategies for advancing global maritime trade in the present and future.
文摘The authors are very sorry for their carelessness that a wrong Fig.9 was uploaded,and a corrected one has been shown below:This corrigendum does not affect the overall structure and analysis process of the study.The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.
基金The financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42030714)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2019YFC1509900)is greatly acknowledged.
文摘High-plastic clays with significant volume change due to moisture variations present critical challenges to civil engineering structures.Limestone calcined clay cement(LC3),an innovative and sustainable hydraulic binder,demonstrates significant potential for improving the engineering characteristics of such soils.Nevertheless,the impact of LC3 on the physico-mechanical characteristics of treated soil under a cyclic wet-dry environment remains unclear.This study for the first time investigates LC3's impact on the long-term durability of treated high-plastic clays through comprehensive macro-micro testing including physical,mechanical,mineralogical,and microstructural investigations with an emphasis on wet-dry cycles.The results revealed that LC3 treatment exhibits significant resistance to wet-dry cycles by completely mitigating the swelling potential,and a considerable reduction in plasticity resulting in enhanced workability.The compressibility and shear strength parameters have been significantly improved to several orders of magnitude.However,after six wet-dry cycles,a slight to modest reduction is observed,but overall durability remains superior to untreated soil.Cohesive and structural bonding ratios quantitatively assessed the impact of wet-dry cycles emphasizing the advantage of LC3 treatment.According to mineralogical and microstructural evaluation,the mechanism behind the adverse effects of wet-dry cycles on the compressibility and strength behavior of LC3-treated soil is mainly attributed to:(1)weakening of CSH/C(A)SH and ettringite(AFt)phases by exhibiting lower peak intensities;and(2)larger pore spaces due to repeated wet-dry cycles.These findings highlight LC3's performance in enhancing the long-term behavior and resilience of treated soils in real-world scenarios,providing durable solutions for infrastructure challenges.
文摘In the global wave of energy transition and low-carbon development,China Petroleum Enterprise Association,together with the University of International Business and Economics,China University of Petroleum-Beijing,Southwest Petroleum University,and other institutions,released four significant blue books on April 17:Annual Operating Report of China’s Natural Gas Industry Blue Book(2024-2025),China Oil&Gas Industry Development Analysis and Outlook Blue Book(2024-2025),China Low-Carbon Economy Development Report Blue Book(2024-2025),and Refined Oil and New Energy Development Report Blue Book(2024-2025).This series of blue books provides a comprehensive and high-level analysis of the development,issues,and trends in the oil and gas industry,offering a detailed depiction of the China Oil&Gas industry and its progress towards low-carbon development.
文摘Correction to:J.Iron Steel Res.Int.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42243-024-01240-3.The original version of this article unfortunately con-tained mistakes.The article title was cut off in xml version,the corrected title is given below.
基金the Science and Technology Projects of State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Company “Design, Regulation and Application of Electric-Hydrogen-Heat Integrated Energy Systems for Low Carbon Buildings, J2024184”.
文摘In the field of low-carbon building systems,the combination of renewable energy and hydrogen energy systems is gradually gaining prominence.However,the uncertainty of supply and demand and the multi-energy flow coupling characteristics of this system pose challenges for its optimized scheduling.In light of this,this study focuses on electro-thermal-hydrogen trigeneration systems,first modelling the system's scheduling optimization problem as a Markov decision process,thereby transforming it into a sequential decision problem.Based on this,this paper proposes a reinforcement learning algorithm based on deep deterministic policy gradient improvement,aiming to minimize system operating costs and enhance the system's sustainable operation capability.Experimental results show that compared to traditional reinforcement learning algorithms,the reinforcement learning algorithm based on deep deterministic policy gradient improvement achieves improvements of 12.5%and 22.8%in convergence speed and convergence value,respectively.Additionally,under uncertainty scenarios ranging from 10%to 30%,cost reductions of 2.82%,3.08%,and 2.52%were achieved,respectively,with an average cost reduction of 2.80%across 30 simulated scenarios.Compared to the original algorithm and rule-based algorithms in multi-uncertainty environments,the reinforcement learning algorithm based on improved deep deterministic policy gradients demonstrated superiority in terms of system operating costs and continuous operational capability,effectively enhancing the system's economic and sustainable performance.
文摘To address the issues of unclear carbon responsibility attribution,insufficient renewable energy absorption,and simplistic carbon trading mechanisms in integrated energy systems,this paper proposes an electricheat-hydrogen integrated energy system(EHH-IES)optimal scheduling model considering carbon emission stream(CES)and wind-solar accommodation.First,the CES theory is introduced to quantify the carbon emission intensity of each energy conversion device and transmission branch by defining carbon emission rate,branch carbon intensity,and node carbon potential,realizing accurate tracking of carbon flow in the process of multi-energy coupling.Second,a stepped carbon pricing mechanism is established to dynamically adjust carbon trading costs based on the deviation between actual carbon emissions and initial quotas,strengthening the emission reduction incentive.Finally,a lowcarbon economic dispatch model is constructed with the objectives of minimizing operation cost,carbon trading cost,wind-solar curtailment penalty cost,and energy loss.Simulation results show that compared with the traditional economic dispatch scheme 3,the proposed schemel reduces carbon emissions by 53.97%and wind-solar curtailment by 68.89%with a 16.10%increase in total cost.This verifies that the model can effectively improve clean energy utilization and reduce carbon emissions,achieving low-carbon economic operation of EHH-IES,with CES theory ensuring precise carbon flow tracking across multi-energy links.
文摘The Tube, Pipe & Bar Business Unit of Baosteel(hereinafter referred to as the Business Unit) actively practices the concept of green and low-carbon development and is committed to building a near-zero carbon pro-duction line.The low-carbon operation of the Business Unit is explored from seven aspects, including low-carbon and energy-saving operation in an electric arc furnace and extreme energy efficiency.Currently, extreme energy efficiency is the best practice for energy conservation and carbon reduction, and the research and development of low-carbon metallurgical technology, green energy development, biomass utilization, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage are important measures for achieving emission reduction goals, requiring further investments, research, and development.The Business Unit works closely with users in carrying out demonstration projects, continuously enhancing the influence of low-carbon products and continuing efforts to achieve the “Dual Carbon” goal.
文摘Overviewing the air pollution situation in Hong Kong,energy generation and transportation are part of the contribution to the carbon emissions.Electric vehicles do not have engines and no air pollutants emissions.The promotion of electric vehicles serves as an important strategy to Hong Kong's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.This paper illustrated the financial incentives the Hong Kong Government has launched,including First Registration Tax concessions,profits tax deduction,One-for-One Scheme,lower license fee,subsidy support for e-buses and e-taxis,free charging services at government car parks,EV-charging at home Subsidy Scheme,etc.By comparing the cost of purchasing and owning vehicles with the cost of purchasing and owning electric vehicles as well as the market performance of electric vehicles to examine whether the financial incentives in Hong Kong can promote electric vehicles and serve as a prerequisite to low carbon transition.The results show that under government support and promotion associated with preferential policy,electric vehicles will become the future trend in Hong Kong with the advantage of lower emissions,energy saving,and environmental protection.
基金supported by grant from the Zhejiang A&F University Scientific Research and Development Fund Talent Start-up Project:Impact and Mechanism Analysis of Green Finance on Low-Carbon Economic Development(2023FR031).
文摘The global climate crisis has become the focus of attention,and China vigorously pursues low-carbon economic development,for which the implementation of green finance is continuously enhanced,so does the development of green finance contribute to low-carbon economic development?This paper constructs a green finance and low carbon economic development index system containing several indicators,and measures them using the entropy weight method of spatial-temporal extreme difference.This paper conducts an empirical study based on the data of 30 provinces and cities from 2005 to 2020,and the results of the study find that green finance has policy incentive effect and institutional incentive effect,and can significantly and positively affect the development of low-carbon economy,and the findings still hold after endogeneity test and robustness test.The mechanism test shows that green finance can influence low-carbon economic development by promoting industrial structure upgrading,green technology innovation and FDI inflow;moreover,the positive promotion effect of green finance is more obvious in the western region and non-Yangtze River Economic Zone region;finally,the moderating effect test reveals that the institutional environment and the level of technology market development can enhance the relationship between green finance and low-carbon economic development.
文摘With the theme of“standardized approaches empowering industrial green and low-carbon transformation”,a sub-forum was held to promote the application of the carbon footprint management system in China,advance the wide implementation of relevant standards,and accelerate the globalization process of green product trade through high-level communication.Lyu Xuefeng,Director of Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology(QIBEBT),Chinese Academy of Sciences,emphasized in his address that the product carbon footprint management system is the important support for industrial green transformation.The geographic information system-life cycle assessment(GIS-LCA)technology has been originally proposed and adopted as the core content of the national standard GB/T 24067-2024,Greenhouse gases-Carbon footprint of products-Requirements and guidelines for quantification.
文摘Aimed at the low carbon economy and the characteristics of planning EIA in the industrial development region,the planning EIA index system which merged with the low carbon economy concept in the industrial development region was established.The construction planning of national eco-industrial park in Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone was comprehensively evaluated by using the gray correlation method.The evaluation results of considering and without considering the low carbon index were contrasted and were verified by using the improved entropy method.The results showed that the regional sustainable development index constantly rose,and the planning was reasonable.Moreover,the suggestions were also put forward to tackle the problems.
基金Study on the Coordinated Innovation of Agricultural Knowledge Under the Perspective of Industrial Chain,One of the Periodical Achievements of Strategic Research Program for the Science and Technology Development of Tianjin City(15ZLZLZF00210)Study on the Evolution Path and Scientific and Technological Supporting System of Agriculture of Appropriate Scale Based on Heterogeneous Farmers,One of the Periodical Achievements of Strategic Research Program for the Science and Technology Development of Tianjin City(15ZLZLZF00390)~~
文摘With the low-carbon coordinated development in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region as the starting point, the necessity and realistic difficulties in achieving the lowcarbon coordination in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region was analyzed, based on which we constructed the systematic analytical framework for low-carbon coordination in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, and proposed the development path of regional lowcarbon coordinated development from the three levels of government, industry and consumer with the aim to provide specific references for the low-carbon coordinated development in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region.
文摘Activated carbon preparation from sugarcane leaves and rice straw by carbonization(250℃–400℃)and activation at 500℃were studied.The effects of pre-oxidation,hydrolysis of derived charcoals by boiled KMnO4 aqueous solution were evaluated.The derived charcoals products were pretreated using oxidation-hydrolysis with 1–5 wt.%KMnO4 at 100℃and then activated at 500℃.The derived charcoal and activated carbon products were characterized by FTIR,XRD,SEM-EDS and BET.Iodine number and methylene blue number of derived products were also used for the analysis of the products.It was found that fabricated charcoal materials made at 350℃–400℃possess good characteristics with low content of surface functional groups and high carbon content.After pre-oxidation-hydrolysis and activation at 500℃,the resulting derived activated carbon materials from charcoals with 400℃carbonization temperature have high content of oxygen containing surface functional groups such as Mn-O,Si-O,Si-O-Si,C-O,or O-H.In addition,MnO_(2) accumulated on the surface of the derived activated carbon products.The surface area and pore volume of the activated carbon products have also increased with increasing of KMnO_(4) concentration from 1 to 3 wt.%and then decreased with 5 wt.%used during activation.Therefore,activated carbon products made by pre-oxidation-hydrolysis with 3 wt.%KMnO_(4) were used for Fe(Ⅲ)adsorption experiments.It was found that Fe(Ⅲ)adsorption on the activated carbon materials can be fitted with both the Freundlich and the Langmuir models.The calculated maximum Fe(Ⅲ)adsorption capacities of sugarcane leaves derived activated carbon and rice straw derived activated carbon products were 50.00 and 39.37 mg/g,respectively.It was shown that the effect of pre-oxidation-hydrolysis by KMnO_(4) and activation at 500℃are beneficial for activated carbon preparation with environmentally friendly and low-cost simplified operation.
基金supported by the High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2007AA03Z504)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. N100507002)
文摘The effects of Cr, Ni and Cu on the corrosion behavior of low carbon microalloying steel in a CI- containing environment were investigated. The results revealed that the corrosion process could be divided into the initial stage in which the corrosion rate increased with accumulation of corrosion products and the later stage in which homogeneous and compact inner rust layers started to protect steel substrate out of corrosion mediums. The results of X-ray diffraction （XRD） indicated that the rust layers of the three-group steels （Cr, Cr-Ni and Cr-Ni-Cu steels） were composed of α-FeOOH, β-FeOOH, γ-FeOOH, Fe3O4 and large amounts of amorphous compounds. The content of amorphous compounds of Cr-Ni-Cu steel was about 2%-3% more than that of Cr-Ni steel. The results of electron probe microanalysis （EPMA） showed that Cr concentrated mainly in the inner region of the rust of Cr-Ni-Cu steel, inner/outer interface especially, whereas Ni was uniformly distributed all over the rust and Cu was noticed rarely after 73 wet/dry cycles. The addition of Cr and Ni was beneficial to the formation of dense and compact inner rust layer, which was the most important reason for the improvement of corrosion resistance of experimental steel.
基金Financial support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50071061)Conseil Regional de Champagne Ardenne France is appreciated.
基金Sponsored by National Research and Development Program in the 11th Five Year Plan of China(2006BAE03A06)
文摘The precipitation kinetics of AlN and MnS in low carbon aluminium-killed steel was calculated.Transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,energy disperse spectroscopy（EDS） and phase analyses have been used to investigate the morphology,compositions and particle size distribution of AlN and MnS precipitates in three positions of the coil.The particles of AlN and MnS precipitates in the ferrite region after coiling and distributes along and adjacent to the ferrite grain boundaries.The shapes of AlN are plate-like,the precipitates size is about 10 to 60 nm;the shapes of MnS are spherical,the precipitates size is about 200 to 600 nm.The precipitation behavior of AlN is sensitive to the isothermal temperature and holding time,the precipitation quantity and particle size distribution of AlN in different positions of coil are unequal
文摘Electron microscopic investigation on low carbon steel strips produced by the CSP process has been carried out. Large number of oxide dispersive precipitates have been observed in the ferrite matrix of the steel strips. Dimension of them is about 10~20 nm. Electron diffraction study showed that the structure of these precipitates consists with cubic system spinel structure. Their lattice parameter is about 0.83 nm. The results implied that they should be complex oxides of Fe, Al et al. Small sulfide particles with 100-300 nm in size have also been observed. Remarkable strengthening and grain refinement effects can be obtained by the precipitations. The oxygen and sulfur in steels could play beneficial role under certain conditions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52170119)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.2021044)。
文摘Carbon dioxide(CO_(2))emissions from the cement industry account for 26%of the total industrial emissions,and the need to develop low-carbon techniques within the cement industry is extremely urgent.Low-carbon projects and technologies for the cement industry in different regions and countries have been thoroughly reviewed in this manuscript,and the low-carbon development concept for each county has been analyzed.For developing countries such as China and India,energy saving and efficiency enhancement are currently the key points,while for developed countries and regions such as Europe,more efforts have been focused on carbon capture,utilization,and storage(CCUS).Global CCUS projects have been previously conducted,and the majority of CCUS projects are currently performed in Europe where major projects such as the CEMCAP,CLEANKER,and IEILAC projects represent the latest research progress in cement production technologies and low-carbon technologies for the global cement industry.The development of low-carbon cement technologies has changed from focusing on the end point to instead focusing on the source and process through the exploration of hydrogen and solar energies,and more disruptive and original technologies are expected to be developed,particularly in the cement industry in China.
文摘To study the effect of Mg addition on inhibiting weld heat affected zones （HAZ） austenite grain growth of Ti-bearing low carbon steels, two steels with and without Mg treated were prepared using a laboratory vacuum. The welding testing was simulated by Gleeble 3500 thermomechanical simulator. The performance of HAZ was investiga ted that the toughness was improved from 3.3 to 185 J by adding 0. 005%Mg （in mass percent） to the steel, and the fracture mechanism changed from cleavage fracture to toughness fracture. Through in-situ observation by a confocal scanning laser microscope, a significant result was found that the austenite grain of the steel with Mg treated was still keeping fine-grained structure after holding at 1 400℃ and lasting for 300 s. This inhibition of austenite grain growth was mainly attributed to the formation of pinning particles after the addition of Mg. The obtained results pro pose a potential method for improving HAZ toughness of structure steels.
