Load Profile Based Greenhouse Emission Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial factories and non-renewable energy power plants emit significant greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change, and existing methods lack an efficient solution to mitigate these emissions effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes control circuitry to receive load profiles from factories and power plants, communicating through a network to control greenhouse emission capturing devices, which absorb emissions based on predicted power demands and consumption patterns to achieve net zero emissions over a 24-hour period.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If factories and power plants operate continuously to meet industrial demand, then productivity is maintained, but greenhouse emissions accumulate continuously
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by capturing and storing greenhouse emissions during periods of low or zero factory operation (nighttime, weekends) before the emissions are released. This allows the factory to operate continuously during production hours without immediately releasing accumulated emissions, thus maintaining productivity while managing emissions proactively rather than reactively.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary storage system (such as underground storage facilities or chemical storage media) that acts as a buffer between the factory emissions and the atmosphere. This intermediary captures emissions when the factory operates and stores them, then releases or neutralizes them when storage capacity is sufficient, decoupling production continuity from emission release.
2Loss of time
If greenhouse emissions are captured and stored for later release, then emissions are delayed, but storage capacity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the state or parameters of the stored emissions over time. Emissions may be transformed from a gaseous state to a condensed or chemically bound state during storage, allowing for more efficient use of storage capacity. The storage system's capacity effectively increases through parameter changes in the stored material rather than requiring proportional increases in physical storage volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The system operates on a cycle of capturing emissions, storing them temporarily, and then discarding or neutralizing them when storage capacity is reached or optimal conditions are met. This periodic discarding and recovery approach allows the system to manage limited storage capacity while maintaining continuous operation, as the storage facility is reused in cycles rather than requiring indefinitely expanding capacity.
3Ease of operation
If emissions are released immediately upon factory operation, then operational simplicity is maintained, but environmental impact increases
Solution Approach 1:
The emission management system operates autonomously based on factory operational status. When the factory operates, the system automatically captures emissions; when the factory stops, the system automatically stores or releases emissions without requiring manual intervention. This self-service operation maintains ease of use while implementing complex emission management, as the system monitors and acts based on factory state changes.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach allows factories and power plants to work together to reduce overall greenhouse emissions by scheduling emission removal in advance, effectively neutralizing carbon footprints and mitigating climate change impacts.
Implementation Method 1
a greenhouse emission capturing device... to remove greenhouse emissions from a region surrounding the greenhouse emission capturing device
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for load profile based removal of greenhouse emissions is provided. The system receives a first load profile associated with a factory. The system receives a second load profile associated with a power plant, wherein the power plant is communicably coupled with the factory and a greenhouse emission capturing device. The system controls the greenhouse emission capturing device to remove greenhouse emissions from a region surrounding the greenhouse emission capturing device, based on the received first load profile associated with the factory and the second load profile associated with the power plant.