Combustion process operators - spreadsheet tool for reporting emissions to air

All operators of combustion processes regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are required to provide a
report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on emissions to air. This is to enable Ireland to complete its reporting
to the European Pollution Emissions Register (EPER).
The EPA has prepared this tool to allow operators to complete their reports as easily as possible. The steps are
summarised below, with more information given in the accompanying guidance note.
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Combustion process operators - spreadsheet tool for reporting emissions to air

All operators of combustion processes regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are required to provide a
report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on emissions to air. This is to enable Ireland to complete its reporting
to the European Pollution Emissions Register (EPER).
The EPA has prepared this tool to allow operators to complete their reports as easily as possible. The steps are
summarised below, with more information given in the accompanying guidance note.
Download the EPER reporting spreadsheet and other supporting information
Assemble information on your combustion process.
Open the spreadsheet "Combustion_Air.xls". Enter operational hours in the relevant yellow cell in the
"Combustion Measured" worksheet.
Enter the relevant emissions monitoring data (if available) in the yellow cells in the "Combustion Measured"
worksheet.
Enter the relevant emissions calculation data for substances with no site-specific measurement data in the yellow
cells in the "Combustion Calculated" worksheet.
Save the "Combustion_Air.xls" spreadsheet using a unique file name.
For processes comprising a single plant, forward the spreadsheet to the EPA as part of the AER to
ipcaer@epa.ie
For processes involving more than one fuel type or more than one plant, a separate spreadsheet will need to be
produced for each fuel used in each plant, and the results totalled. Forward a combined EPER report and
supporting spreadsheets to the EPA as part of the AER to ipcaer@epa.ie.

Enter any measured emissions data in this worksheet

Fuel type
Volume flow of flue gas
(at reference conditions)
Coal
90000 Nm3/hour
Substance
CH4
CO
CO2
N2O
NH3 (Processes with SCR/SNCR only)
NMVOC
NOx
SOx
As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds
PCDD+PCDF (dioxins+furans)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Chlorine and inorganic compounds
Fluorine and inorganic compounds
PM10, or particulate matter if PM10 unavailable
Reference

Measured emission concentration

(mg/Nm3 except where stated)
32

458
5
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.03 ngTEQ/m3

14
Report ref. XYZ123, March 2004

Operational hours in year

8100 hours per year
Annual mass emission
(kg/year)
No data
23328 kg/year
No data
No data
No data
No data
333882 kg/year
3645 kg/year
146 kg/year
146 kg/year
146 kg/year
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
0.000018 kg/year
No data
No data
No data
10206 kg/year

Use this worksheet to calculate emissions for any substances which do not have measured emissions data

SO2

Fuel type
Solid

Emission factor
Nox
CH4
CO
CO2
N2O
NH3: (If process uses SCR or SNCR)
NMVOC
As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds
Particulate matter (assumed to be PM10)
PAHs
Dioxins and furans

Chlorine and inorganic compounds

Fluorine and inorganic compounds

0.60 g/GJ
160 T/TJ
0.8 g/GJ
50 g/T fuel

0.21 g/T fuel

0.13 g/T fuel
0.22 g/T fuel
0.56 g/T fuel
0.67 g/T fuel
4.80E-06

Concentration in
fuel (mg/kg)
800
350

UK Environment Agency
PM emission factor (g/GJ)
Stoker boiler, in-furnace desulphurisation
9
Stoker boiler, in-bed desulphurisation
9
PFBC, in bed desulphurisation and SNCR
9
PF boiler, dry lime injection, low Nox burner
9
PF boiler, wet limestone scrubbing, low Nox
5
PF boiler, wet limestone scrubbing, low No
5
Boiler 20 - 50 MW stoker firing
108
Boiler 20 - 50 MW other firing
108
Gas turbine
0
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, light/medium/heavy fuel oi
42
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, distillate firing
28
Compession ignition engine, SCR
40
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, gas firing, flue gas recirc
1
Dual fuel compression ignition engine (gas)
15
Dual fuel compression ignition engine (gas),
15
Spark ignition engine (gas fired)
0

Pulverised coal plant

Coal plant with FGD
HFO

Dioxins and furans emission factor (g iTEQ/GJ)

3.10E-11
3.10E-11
5.20E-11

Gas

Pulverised coal plant

Coal plant with FGD
HFO
Gas

PAH (Borneff Six) emission factor (g/GJ)

4.80E-06
5.50E-07
8.00E-06
0

SCR
SNCR

Ammonia emission factor (g/GJ)

4
2

any substances which do not have measured emissions data

Sulphur
Solid or liquid fuel quantity used (tonnes/year)
content
1,400,000
0.80% Percentage

Comment

Thermal
input
(GJ/year)

Coking coal closest to bituminous; Utility combusti

4374000

Site-specific data based on fuel throughput; therm

Coking coal closest to bituminous; Utility combusti
Plant does not use SCR or SNCR
Coking coal closest to bituminous; Grate firing (GF

4374000
4374000
4374000
4374000

Abatement fitted
None

Oxidation factor
(CO2 only)

0.99

hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
Pulverised coal plant

Comment
Site-specific data (analysis ref. AB123 20/5/2004)
Site-specific data (analysis ref. AB123 20/5/2004)

mission factor (g/GJ)

ns and furans emission factor (g iTEQ/GJ)

4374000

None
None

(Borneff Six) emission factor (g/GJ)

onia emission factor (g/GJ)

Calculated
Efficiency emission
0% 22400000 kg/year
Calculated
emission
0
2624.4
0
692841600
3499.2
0
70000
0
0
0
287
175
308
784
931

kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year

0 kg/year
0.0209952 kg/year
0 kg/year

0%
0%

1120000 kg/year
490000 kg/year

OK

Solid
Liquid

Gas
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
OK
Zero value acceptable for plant without SCR or SNCR
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
Seek advice if no measured data
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
Seek advice if no measured data

OK
OK

Pollutants
Substances

/ Identification

Air

Thresholds air in Likely to be emitted Calculated

kg/yr
from
combustion emission
processes

CH4

100000

CO

CO2

HFCs

N 2O

NH3

500000
100000000
100
10000
10000

1.
Environmental
Themes

NMVOC

NOx

as NO2

100000
100000

x
x
x

2624.4
23328
692841600

3499.2
0
70000

333882

PFCs

SF6

100
50

150000

3645

2.
Metals
and
compounds
As and compounds
total, as As

total, as Cd

Cr and compounds

total, as Cr

Cu and compounds

total, as Cu

Hg and compounds

total, as Hg

Ni and compounds

total, as Ni

Pb and compounds

total, as Pb

Zn and compounds

total, as Zn

20
10
100
100
10
50
200
200

Cd and compounds

145.8
145.8
145.8
287
175
308
784
931

1000

1000

10

10

0.001

SOx

as SO2

x
x

x
x

3.
Chlorinated
organic substances
Dichloroethane-1,2
(DCE)
Dichloromethane
(DCM)
Hexachlorobenzene
(HCB)
Hexachlorocyclohexan
e(HCH)
PCDD+PCDF
(dioxins+furans)

as Teq

Pentachlorophenol
(PCP)
Tetrachloroethylene
(PER)
Tetrachloromethane
(TCM)
Trichlorobenzenes
(TCB)
Trichloroethane-1,1,1
(TCE)
Trichloroethylene (TRI)

10

2000

100

10

100

2000

Trichloromethane

500

4.
Other
compounds

organic

0.000018225

Benzene

1000

Polycyclic
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons

50

0.0209952

5. Other compounds
Chlorine and inorganic as HCl
compounds

10000

Fluorine and inorganic as HF

compounds

5000

HCN

PM10

200
50000

1120000
490000
x

10206

EPER REPORT

Substance
1.

Annual emission (kg/year)

Environmental Themes

CH4

M/C/E

BRT
BRT

C
M
692841600 C
Not likely to be significant
BRT
C
Not significant for plant without
SCR/SNCR
BRT
C

CO
CO2
HFCs
N2O
NH3
NMVOC
NOx

333882 M
Not likely to be significant

PFCs
SF6

Not likely to be significant

SOx

BRT

2. Metals and compounds

146
146
146
287
175
308
784
931

As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds

M
M
M
C
C
C
C
C

3. Chlorinated organic substances

Dichloroethane-1,2 (DCE)

Not likely to be significant

Dichloromethane (DCM)

Not likely to be significant

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

Not likely to be significant

Hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)
PCDD+PCDF (dioxins+furans)

Not likely to be significant

BRT

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

Not likely to be significant

Tetrachloroethylene (PER)

Not likely to be significant

Tetrachloromethane (TCM)

Not likely to be significant

Trichlorobenzenes (TCB)

Not likely to be significant

Trichloroethane-1,1,1 (TCE)

Not likely to be significant

Trichloroethylene (TRI)

Not likely to be significant

Not likely to be significant

Trichloromethane

4. Other organic compounds

Abbreviations
M
C
E
BRT

Benzene
Polycyclic
Hydrocarbons

Not likely to be significant

Aromatic

BRT

5. Other compounds
Chlorine
and
compounds

inorganic

Fluorine
and
compounds

inorganic

HCN
PM10

1120000 C
490000 C
Not likely to be significant
BRT
M

Abbreviations
Measured
Calculated
Estimated
Below Reporting Threshold