Improving Power Plant CO2 Emission Estimation with Deep Learning and Satellite/Simulated Data

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Autores principales: Deb, Dibyabha, Das, Kamal
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author Deb, Dibyabha
Das, Kamal
author_facet Deb, Dibyabha
Das, Kamal
contents CO2 emissions from power plants, as significant super emitters, contribute substantially to global warming. Accurate quantification of these emissions is crucial for effective climate mitigation strategies. While satellite-based plume inversion offers a promising approach, challenges arise from data limitations and the complexity of atmospheric conditions. This study addresses these challenges by (a) expanding the available dataset through the integration of NO2 data from Sentinel-5P, generating continuous XCO2 maps, and incorporating real satellite observations from OCO-2/3 for over 71 power plants in data-scarce regions; and (b) employing a customized U-Net model capable of handling diverse spatio-temporal resolutions for emission rate estimation. Our results demonstrate significant improvements in emission rate accuracy compared to previous methods. By leveraging this enhanced approach, we can enable near real-time, precise quantification of major CO2 emission sources, supporting environmental protection initiatives and informing regulatory frameworks.
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spellingShingle Improving Power Plant CO2 Emission Estimation with Deep Learning and Satellite/Simulated Data
Deb, Dibyabha
Das, Kamal
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Image and Video Processing
CO2 emissions from power plants, as significant super emitters, contribute substantially to global warming. Accurate quantification of these emissions is crucial for effective climate mitigation strategies. While satellite-based plume inversion offers a promising approach, challenges arise from data limitations and the complexity of atmospheric conditions. This study addresses these challenges by (a) expanding the available dataset through the integration of NO2 data from Sentinel-5P, generating continuous XCO2 maps, and incorporating real satellite observations from OCO-2/3 for over 71 power plants in data-scarce regions; and (b) employing a customized U-Net model capable of handling diverse spatio-temporal resolutions for emission rate estimation. Our results demonstrate significant improvements in emission rate accuracy compared to previous methods. By leveraging this enhanced approach, we can enable near real-time, precise quantification of major CO2 emission sources, supporting environmental protection initiatives and informing regulatory frameworks.
title Improving Power Plant CO2 Emission Estimation with Deep Learning and Satellite/Simulated Data
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Image and Video Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02083