PM2.5 emissions from MSWI, biofuel plant, and natural gas plant in Hämeenkyrö

Scope

PM_2.5 emissions from MSWI, biofuel plant, and natural gas plant in Hämeenkyrö gives PM_2.5 emissions for the three power plants according to their actual/planned production. Annual PM_2.5 emissions for each power plant.

Description

This variable gives the PM_2.5 emissions separately for each of the three power plant options to be considered in the Hämeenkyrö case. The emissions are calculated based on annual activities and exact technical configurations of the power plants. The technical data are entered in the FIRE (Factor Information Retrieval) software of the US EPA to obtain Emission Estimation Factors. The annual amounts of activity (in e.g. MWh/a or MSW burned/a) are then multiplied by the EF to get annual emissions from each plant. Note: This formulation leaves room for experimenting with adjustments in the power plants (e.g. if the amount of waste burned increases). Alternatively we can just use predetermined values and calculate one single annual emission figure for each plant.

(Comment: There might be ready-made plant-specific data in FRES-model.)

Subvariables:

• MSWI
• natural gas plant
• biofuel plant

References

• Here you can find and install the FIRE software among other things

Definition

Data

• MSWI: 11
• Gas: 0.1
• Biofuel:?

Formula

<anacode>

Index plant:= ['MSWI','Gas','Biofuel'];

var plant_activity:= [80,60,80];

var emission_factor:= [?,?,?];

var emission:= plant_activity_gas*emission_factor;

</anacode>

Unit

ton/a

Result

• MSWI: 11
• Gas: 0.1
• Biofuel:?