Attempt to Estimate the Costs of Implementing BAT Conclusions for Large Combustion Plants

Abstract

The goal of the study is to estimate the cost of adapting the Polish energy sector and its existing combustion plants to the requirements of BAT conclusions as required by the implementation of the Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (also known as the Industrial Emissions Directive or IED) and discuss possible methods for such adaptations. The Directive in addition to the introduction of new strin-gent emission standards require that within the Reference Documents on Best Available Techniques – BREF for the types of industrial activities listed in its Annex I conclusions BAT have been developed, defining requirements for best available techniques throughout the EU which will be the basis for integrated permitting by the competent environmental authorities. In the published draft BAT conclusions significant tightening of emission standards for power installations burning solid fuels in terms of the current provisions and IED are included.