functions.Cseq: Carbon Sequestration

In renpow: Renewable Power Systems and the Environment

Description

Simulates carbon sequestration

Usage

forest.seq(x, y)

Arguments

x	parameters for forest growth; a list(t,B0,Bmax,nu,r): t time sequence,B0 Biomass at time zero, Bmax Maximum Biomass (parameter of Richards equation), nu Coefficient exponent to adjust shape (parameter of Richards equation), r Growth rate (parameter of Richards equation)
y	Specifications of power plant emissions a list(kgCO2.kWh,P,C): kgCO2.kWh kg of CO2 per kWh produced, P Power produced, C carbon content

Details

forest.seq produces rates, area, and a plot of C forest sequestration dynamics

Value

yr.max	time in years to achieve biomass for max rate
B.i	required biomass in t/ha to sequester at max rate
max.dCO2	max rate
tCO2.emiss	carbon emission sequestered
area	area required

Note

Functions used in Chapter 9 of Acevedo (2018)

Author(s)

Miguel F. Acevedo [e-mail]

References

Acevedo, M.F. 2018. Introduction to Renewable Electric Power Systems and the Environment with R. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. (ISBN 9781138197343)

Examples

forest <- list(t=seq(0,100),B0=1,Bmax=150,nu=0.5,r=0.3)
plant <- list(kgCO2.kWh=0.4,P=10^9,C=1.0) 
forest.seq(x=forest,y=plant)

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