Energy Efficiency Benefits in Implementing Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants in Air Conditioning Some Preliminary Results Nihar Shah, PhD, PE Max Wei, PhD, MBA Amol Phadke, PhD April 23, 2015 Outline • • • • Motivation and Recent Trends Methodology and Assumptions Preliminary Results Summary, next steps, discussion 2 High Cooling Energy Consumption in Largest Metros 4500 4000 Madras 3500 Jakarta (13.2M) 3000 Cooling 2500 Degree Days 2000 Mumbai (18.2M) Bubble size indicates population Calcutta Delhi Miami Rio de Janeiro Guangzhou Shenzhen Osaka Shanghai 1500 Sao Paulo 1000 Tokyo Beijing Seoul 500 0 Source: Sivak, 2009 Many of the world’s most populous metropolitan areas have hot climates Example of High Growth—China Ownership: Number of Units per 100 Urban Households 140 India 2011 120 Color TVs 100 Clothes Washers 80 60 Refrigerators 40 Room Air Conditioners 20 0 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 Source: NSSO, 2012, Fridley et al., 2012 • The AC ownership rate in urban China went from almost 0% in 1990s to over 100% in ~15 years. • AC sales in major emerging economies are growing at rates similar to China circa 1994‒1995, e.g., India room AC sales growing at ~10-15%/year, Brazil at ~20%/year (Shah et al., 2013). Growth in Renewable Generation and Cooling Energy, 2010‒2020 800 600 400 200 0 Solar CSP Solar PV Wind Increase in electricity use from residential air conditioners 1000 Increase in solar and wind generation Additional RE Generation and Room AC Consumption (2010-2020) TWh/year 1200 T&D Losses United States India Indonesia Japan Mexico European Union China Brazil Australia Renewable energy generation: IEA World Energy Outlook 2012 (Current Policies scenario). Residential air conditioning consumption: Shah et al. (2013); LBNL’s Room AC analysis for the SEAD initiative; and V. Letschert et al. (2012), LBNL’s BUENAS model. Incremental electricity consumption from residential ACs alone is >50% of solar and wind generation projected to be added between 2010 and 2020. Cooling has a Significant Peak Load Impact DELHI ~1600 MW (40%) ~2200 MW (60%) Source: DSLDC, 2012 Ausgrid, Australia Source: Smith et al., 2013 Cooling comprises 40%‒60% of summer …and can triple load on the peak load in large metropolitan cities hottest days in some areas, with hot climates, such as Delhi, India … e.g., New South Wales, Australia. Control of CO2 and HFC emissions needed Source: Hu et al, 2013, Nature Climate Change Is there a win-win opportunity to reduce both CO2 and HFC emissions in air conditioning? 7 Outline • • • • Motivation and Recent Trends Methodology and Assumptions Preliminary Results Summary, next steps, discussion 8 Structure of Model Total Emissions Reduction Potential from Refrigerant Transition Only Total Emissions Reduction Potential from Efficiency Improvement Only Market Data: Sales, Growth Rates, Lifetimes Total Emissions Reduction Potential Efficiency Results from the Superefficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment Initiative (SEAD) 9 Structure of Model GWP: Global Warming Potential AREP: Air-conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Low Global Warming Potential (GWP) Alternate Refrigerant Evaluation Program (AREP) 10 AHRI Low-GWP Alternate Refrigerant Evaluation Program (AREP) Phase 1(2012-2014) & Phase 2 (ongoing) Source: AHRI, 2014 • Voluntary co-operative research and testing program to identify suitable alternatives to high-GWP refrigerants. • Standard reporting format for candidate refrigerants strongly desired by industry. 11 Significant efficiency improvement potential AC models of one brand on Korean Market 3,000 2,500 Price (USD, 1 USD = 1,100 KRW) 2,000 1,500 1,000 42% 500 55% 0 0 1 2 3 4 CSPF 5 6 7 8 Source: KEMCO, 2015 Efficiency improvement of ~40% is commercially possible today! 12 Falling Prices Source: Kimura 2010 and Shibata, 2012 Source: OEA, 2013 Japan India AC prices continue to fall globally, even when efficiency improvement policies are implemented. 13 Outline • • • • Motivation and Recent Trends Methodology and Assumptions Preliminary Results Summary, next steps, discussion 14 Preliminary Results – Global Lifetime Emissions Reduction in 2030 25 20 15 10 Lifetime Emissions Abatement 5 Potential in 2030 (GT CO2e) 0 -5 Direct Emissions Abatement from Refrigerant Transition Indirect Emissions Abatement from Refrigerant Transition Indirect Emissions Abatement from Efficiency Improvement Ref Efficiency Transition Brazil 12% 88% 19% 81% Chile 56% 44% China 30% 70% Colombia 34% 66% Egypt India 64% 36% 55% 45% Indonesia 35% 65% Mexico 43% 57% S. Arabia 68% 32% Thailand United Arab Emirates Vietnam Pakistan Average 47% 66% 41% 55% 53% 34% 59% 45% -10 • Efficiency improvement of ACs along with refrigerant transition roughly doubles the emissions benefit of either policy undertaken in isolation. • Countries with higher hours of use or a more carbon-intensive grid benefit more from efficiency. 15 Preliminary Results – Reduction in 2030 Peak Load (GW) China India Brazil Indonesia Vietnam Pakistan Thailand S. Arabia Colombia Mexico Egypt United Arab Emirates Chile Global Ref Efficiency Transition 318.0 39.75 65.2 8.15 58.8 7.35 40.0 5.00 31.7 3.97 8.6 1.08 7.8 0.98 7.0 0.87 6.1 0.76 2.0 0.26 1.5 0.19 1.0 0.3 851 0.12 0.04 106 • Efficiency improvement of ACs along with refrigerant transition has a significant peak load reduction potential. • Countries with higher hours of use, and larger AC markets show more peak load reduction. 16 Outline • • • • Motivation and Recent Trends Methodology and Assumptions Preliminary Results Summary, next steps, discussion 17 Summary and Next Steps • Trends show large scale impact of air conditioning on electricity generation and peak load, particularly in hot climates and populous countries. • Efficiency improvement of ACs along with refrigerant transition roughly doubles the emissions impact rather than either policy implemented in isolation. • Countries with higher hours of use benefit more from efficiency. • Efficiency improvement of ACs along with refrigerant transition shows significant peak load reduction. • Next steps: - Incorporate results from ongoing high ambient temperature testing. - Improve market, sales, growth forecast assumptions by incorporating saturation, diffusion models of appliance uptake. 18 Questions, Suggestions? Contact: Nihar Shah Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [email protected] (510) 486 7553 19
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