部門設立30周年記念出版Vol.2火力発電

カーボンニュートラルに向けた火力発電の技術動向と将来展望

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In order to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050, it is essential to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from thermal power generation. For this reason, research and development are underway to further improve the efficiency of thermal power generation and expand the use of decarbonized fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, and biomass. In addition, in order to ensure Japan's energy security, it will be necessary to continue to generate thermal power using a certain amount of fossil fuels, but in this case, it will be necessary to use and storage the captured carbon dioxide. Furthermore, variable renewable energy such as solar power and wind power is expected to continue to increase in the future, and thermal power generation is expected to play a role as an adjustment power to respond to this output fluctuation. Based on this background, this paper describes current technological trends and future prospects for thermal power generation.