Journal Article

·2023

Production Cost Minimization Considering Integrated Carbon and Electricity Trading System

Edanur Taş YTU , Tayfur Gökçek YTU , Ozan Erdinç YTU , Yavuz Ateş YTU

Abstract

This study presents a production decision model that minimizes costs in an industrial production plant for carbon and electricity consumption under a joint carbon-electricity trading system. The motivation is to offer users a way to reduce their production costs within this integrated carbon and electricity trading framework. The model utilizes a cap-and-trade scheme for carbon trading and takes into account hourly electricity prices, carbon credit prices, electricity consumption required for production, and carbon emissions during production. Using the Mixed Integer Programming method, the optimization model effectively minimizes costs, leading to significant savings.

Keywords

Electricity Production (economics) Minification Consumption (sociology) Emissions trading Carbon price Environmental economics Carbon fibers Integer programming Computer science Greenhouse gas Natural resource economics Microeconomics Economics Engineering

Subject Areas

Smart Grid Energy Management ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Transportation and Mobility Innovations ·Automotive Engineering ·Physical Sciences

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