Publication detail

Feasibility of replacement of nuclear power with other energy sources in the Czech Republic

CHARVÁT, P. KLIMEŠ, L. POSPÍŠIL, J. KLEMEŠ, J. VARBANOV, P.

Original Title

Feasibility of replacement of nuclear power with other energy sources in the Czech Republic

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The feasibility and consequences of replacing nuclear power plants (NPP) in the Czech Republic with other energy sources are discussed. The NPP produced about one-third of electricity in the Czech Republic in 2017. Renewable energy sources such as hydropower, wind and solar power plants and biomass/biogas burning power plants produced about 11% of electricity in 2017. Due to the geographical and other constraints (intermittency, land footprint, and public acceptance), the renewables do not have the potential to entirely replace the capacity of the NPP. The only feasible technologies that could replace NPP in the Czech Republic in the near future are the power plants using fossil fuels. The combined cycle power plants running on natural gas (NGCC) are technically and environmentally feasible alternative for NPP at the moment. However, the natural gas imports would increase by two-thirds and the total greenhouse gas emissions would go up by about 10% if the power production of the NPP was entirely replaced by NGCC in the Czech Republic.

Keywords

Nuclear power; combined cycles; renewable energy; greenhouse emissions

Authors

CHARVÁT, P.; KLIMEŠ, L.; POSPÍŠIL, J.; KLEMEŠ, J.; VARBANOV, P.

Released

1. 12. 2020

Publisher

Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences

ISBN

0354-9836

Periodical

Thermal Science

Year of study

24

Number

6A

State

Republic of Serbia

Pages from

3543

Pages to

3553

Pages count

11

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-9836/2020/0354-98362000275C.pdf

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/196467

BibTex

@article{BUT165983,
  author="Pavel {Charvát} and Lubomír {Klimeš} and Jiří {Pospíšil} and Jiří {Klemeš} and Petar Sabev {Varbanov}",
  title="Feasibility of replacement of nuclear power with other energy sources in the Czech Republic",
  journal="Thermal Science",
  year="2020",
  volume="24",
  number="6A",
  pages="3543--3553",
  doi="10.2298/TSCI200323275C",
  issn="0354-9836",
  url="http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-9836/2020/0354-98362000275C.pdf"
}