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Environmental impact services
Bio-energy assessments, statements, licence applications, dispersion and impact prediction
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Environmental impact statements and license applications
An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) plays a crucial role in many licence procedures for process and production installations. It supports the decision making on activities that may have important environmental consequences. In an EIS these impacts are described in a systematic and objective way. As an independent advisor, KEMA has wide experience in drawing up EIS's in the fields of power supply, biomass and waste treatment, reuse of residual materials, other industrial processes and policy plans. It follows naturally that KEMA provides support in the application of licences for several types of installations. References
Our references are outstanding. We have completed more than 30 EIS projects to the full satisfaction of our clients, both Dutch and international. A selection of the most recent projects speaks for itself. - Expansion of chlorine production Botlek (Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals), the Netherlands
- System choice processing of Organic Wet Fraction (Essent Milieu Wijster), the Netherlands
- Circulating Fluidised Bed boiler at Maasvlakte Power Station (E.ON Benelux Generation), the Netherlands
- Co-gasification of secondary fuels coal gasification plant at Buggenum (NUON), the Netherlands
- Combined Heat and Power Plants Cluj, Targoviste (IFC-World Bank, NUON), Romania
- Poultry litter fired Energy Plant in Apeldoorn (Fibroned), the Netherlands
- Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plant 800-1200 MWe Rotterdam (Intergen UK), the Netherlands
- HVDC-cable 450 kV from Norway to the Netherlands (Sep), the Netherlands
- Combined Heat and Power Plant Darnytsia (Northland Power, Canada), the Ukraine
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Licence issues of bio-energy projects
For projects in which biomass or waste materials is fired environmental licences are necessary. To obtain a licence appears for many projects to be a major barrier. The prejudice is often that “waste” is incinerated, causing great environmental risks. The issuing is complex and that’s the reason for a lot of discussion, objections and finally appeal cases. For initiators this is a time and money consuming affair. Based on its broad experience with licences and environmental impact assessments, KEMA made an inventory of the subjects of discussion and thought of solutions for the short and longer term.
If you would like to know more about our consultancy in this area, send an e-mail to KEMA Power Generation & Sustainables.
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The KEMA TRACE MODEL®
Predict the ash composition and emissions into air using one model.
An agreement between the Dutch government and the power generating companies aims to reduce CO2 emissions by three milion metric tonnes in 2008. KEMA developed a model to predict the ash composition and the emissions into air: the KEMA TRACE MODEL®. The KEMA TRACE MODEL® is an empirical and statistical model for prediction of the composition of outgoing streams of a coal-fired power plant. The model is developed on the basis of:- More than 20 years of experience with mass balance studies at coal-fired power plants in the Netherlands
- 16 mass balance studies conducted at 100% coal firing
- More than 20 mass balance studies conducted during co-firing of biomass and waste.
The results of the model calculations give a good impression of the average composition of residues and emissions into the air.Features - Calculation of the compositions of residues and flue gases of a coal-fired power plant
- 4 main components, 10 macro elements and 36 micro and trace elements
- Examination of the composition of bottom ashes according to the EWC (European Waste Catalogue) limits
- In case of co-firing: an assessment is made of whether the ash is hazardous or non-hazardous waste
- Examination of the composition of the flue gas emitted according to emission regulations EU Directive 2000/76/EC on the incineration of waste (WID).
Experience
The KEMA TRACE MODEL® is regularly used to calculate the consequences of coal firing and co-firing of secondary fuels with respect to ash quality and emissions. Results of model calculations are used in official documents in discussions with governmental authorities, in environmental impact statements and in license applications. For more information please contact us.
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[download] Co-combustion influence on the environment (.pdf 116 kb)
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