Current Power Generation

Project 2.1 - Emissions from current power generation

Project Description
The project will evaluate current and emerging environmental impacts of coal use in PF fired plant. These include emissions of NOx, SO2, trace elements and fine particles to the atmosphere, and potential release of trace elements to water. The project extends previous work by developing techniques to use measures of emissions and releases as inputs to techniques for the assessment, quantification and reduction of any environmental impacts. These emissions are already subject to legislative measures such as load based licensing and reporting mechanisms such as the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI), but there is a need to use the best sources of data to assess and reduce the actual environmental impact.

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Project Leader:

Photograph: Prof Peter Nelson
Prof Peter Nelson

Current Publications

Technology Assessments Report

Date	Title
21-Jan-08	TA 69 - Assessing pollutant impact mitigation options
17-Jan-08	TA 68 - Analysis of pollution control costs in coal based electricity generation
10-Nov-06	TA 55 - Fine Particle Emissions from Power Stations

Research Reports

Date	Title
20-Jun-08	RR 87 - Characterising and assessing fine particle concentrations in the Hunter Valley
28-Apr-08	RR 83 - Trace Element Speciation
28-Apr-08	RR 82 - Mercury Deposition: Model Development, Validation and Application
25-Jun-07	RR 76 - Trends in pollutant emission and CCP policy and legislation
06-Mar-07	RR 70 - Trace Element Deportment in Combustion Porceses
10-Jan-07	RR 64 - Modes of Occurrence of Trace Elements in Australian Coals
08-Nov-05	RR 56 - Background Information for Website on Trace Elements in Coal
01-Nov-04	RR 51 - Hazardous Pollutants in Power Station Emissions
07-Jul-04	RR 50 - Trace Element Deportment in Combustion Processes
07-Jul-04	RR 47 - Fine Particle Emissions from Power Stations
01-Apr-04	RR 46 - Quantifying Natural and Anthropogenic Sourced Mercury Emissions from Australia in 2001
04-Jan-01	RR 25 - Investigation for the Structure Reactivity Relation

Technical Notes

Date	Title
22-Mar-07	TN 24 - Guideline for Sampling and Analysis of Mercury in Atmospheric and Source Samples
06-Mar-07	TN 23 - Indicators and their Place in Establishing Sustainability - A Briefing Paper
06-Nov-06	TN 17 - Fine ash from coal combustion Part 1: Fine Ash from Coal Combustion Part 2: The Contribution of Coal Ash Emissions in Atmospheric Particulates

Facts Sheets

Date	Title
09-Jul-07	FS 12 - Partitioning of Trace Elements in Coal Combustion
18-May-03	FS 1 - Review of Guidelines for sampling techniques adjacent to power stations

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