Optimal Planning Method of Integrated Energy System Considering Carbon Cost from the Perspective of the Whole Life Cycle

Abstract China commits its goal of peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. The integrated energy system (IES) is one of the critical approaches to achieving the commitments. While the prevailing evaluation method for calculating the carbon emissions of IES neglected parts of factors influence, the result could not reflect the carbon emissions comprehensively. Considering the insufficiency above, in this paper, the evaluation method of carbon emission based on the whole life cycle of IES is proposed. First, based on the IES energy hub model, a typical park’s carbon emission model has been established. Then, the carbon emission coefficients of energy and equipment in production, transportation and operation are analysed, respectively. Hence, a low-carbon operation optimisation model of the IES is proposed. Later, with the lowest annual carbon emission of the integrated energy system as the optimisation target, the IES’s optimal carbon emission allocation and operation plan are proposed, based on the balance between energy supply and demand in the process of energy and equipment use and operation. As a result, the carbon emission of the IES of the park reduces effectively.