Ensuring carbon neutrality of the use of mineral fuels in the energy sector

The article considers a set of issues related to the engineering assessment of capabilities, justification and creation of a technological concept for the development of carbon-neutral energy using mineral fuels. The analysis of the mechanisms for achieving carbon neutrality of the energy supply of natural biota systems is carried out. It is shown that this is ensured due to a closed cycle of carbon conversion, in which its transition from an energetically passive state (inorganic compounds) to an energetically active state (organic compounds) occurs during photosynthesis. The concept of decarbonization technology has been formulated, implying the formation of a closed carbon circulation cycle. Based on the theories of nature-like mining technologies and cognitive resonance, the functional structure of an energy-reproducing cluster of thermal power plants with a closed cycle of carbon conversion and the release of pure oxygen into the atmosphere has been compiled. Such a transformation of thermal energy generation technology will not only achieve carbon neutrality, but also significantly reduce the specific consumption of primary mineral fuels and the amount of waste due to the secondary use of carbon (bound in the process of photosynthesis) during decarbonization of combustion products.