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.
(a)
Download the EPER reporting spreadsheet and other supporting information
(b)
Assemble information on your combustion process.
Open the spreadsheet "Combustion_Air.xls". Enter operational hours in the relevant yellow cell in the
(c)
"Combustion Measured" worksheet.
Enter the relevant emissions monitoring data (if available) in the yellow cells in the "Combustion Measured"
(d)
worksheet.
Enter the relevant emissions calculation data for substances with no site-specific measurement data in the yellow
(e)
cells in the "Combustion Calculated" worksheet.
(f)
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
(g)
ipcaer@epa.ie.

(h)

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
Operational hours in year
(at reference conditions)
Coal
500000 Nm3/hour
18000 hours per year
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)

Annual mass emission

(kg/year)
No data
500
4500000 kg/year
800
7200000 kg/year
170
1530000 kg/year
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data

Use this worksheet to calculate emissions for any substances which do not have measured emissions data
Sulphur
Fuel type
Solid or liquid fuel quantity used (tonnes/year)
content
SO2
Solid
450,000,000
0.80% Percentage

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

Comment

0.60 g/GJ

9720000

160 T/TJ
0.8 g/GJ

9720000
9720000
9720000
9720000

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)
Comment
Chlorine and inorganic compounds
Fluorine and inorganic compounds

UK Environment Agency
Stoker boiler, in-furnace desulphurisation

Thermal
input
(GJ/year)

PM emission factor (g/GJ)

9

9720000

Oxidation factor
(CO2 only)

0.99

Stoker boiler, in-bed desulphurisation

PFBC, in bed desulphurisation and SNCR
PF boiler, dry lime injection, low Nox burner
PF boiler, wet limestone scrubbing, low Nox
PF boiler, wet limestone scrubbing, low No
Boiler 20 - 50 MW stoker firing
Boiler 20 - 50 MW other firing
Gas turbine
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, light/medium/heavy fuel oi
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, distillate firing
Compession ignition engine, SCR
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, gas firing, flue gas recirc
Dual fuel compression ignition engine (gas)
Dual fuel compression ignition engine (gas),
Spark ignition engine (gas fired)

9
9
9
5
5
108
108
0
42
28
40
1
15
15
0

Pulverised coal plant

Coal plant with FGD
HFO
Gas

Dioxins and furans emission factor (g iTEQ/GJ)

3.10E-11
3.10E-11
5.20E-11
0

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

Abatement fitted

Calculated
Efficiency emission
7.20E+009 kg/year
Calculated
emission
0
5832
0
1.54E+009
7776
0
22500000
0
0
0
92250
56250
99000
252000
299250

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
0.046656 kg/year
0 kg/year

0 kg/year
0 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
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OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
Seek advice if no measured data

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Pollutants
Substances

/ Identification

Air

EPER REPORT

Thresholds air in Likely to be emitted Calculated

kg/yr
from
combustion emission
processes

Substance
1.

1.
Environmental
Themes
CH4

100000

CO

CO2

HFCs

N 2O

NH3

500000
100000000
100
10000
10000

NMVOC

NOx

as NO2

100000
100000

PFCs

SF6

100
50

150000

SOx

as SO2

5832
4500000
7200000

1530000
0
22500000

CH4
CO
CO2
HFCs
N2O
NH3
NMVOC
NOx
PFCs
SF6

7200000000

SOx
2. Metals and compounds

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

Cd and compounds

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

x
x
x

x
x

0
0
0
92250
56250
99000
252000
299250

As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds
3. Chlorinated organic substances

3.
Chlorinated
organic substances
Dichloroethane-1,2
(DCE)

x
x
x

Environmental Themes

1000

Dichloroethane-1,2 (DCE)

Dichloromethane
(DCM)
Hexachlorobenzene
(HCB)
Hexachlorocyclohexan
e(HCH)
PCDD+PCDF
(dioxins+furans)

as Teq

1000

Dichloromethane (DCM)

10

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

10

Hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)

0.001

PCDD+PCDF (dioxins+furans)

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

10

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

2000

Tetrachloroethylene (PER)

100

Tetrachloromethane (TCM)

10

Trichlorobenzenes (TCB)

100

Trichloroethane-1,1,1 (TCE)

2000

Trichloroethylene (TRI)

Trichloromethane

500

Trichloromethane

4.
Other
compounds
Benzene

4. Other organic compounds

organic

Polycyclic
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons

1000

50

Benzene
x

0.046656

Polycyclic
Hydrocarbons

Aromatic

5. Other compounds

5. Other compounds
Chlorine and inorganic as HCl
compounds

Fluorine and inorganic as HF

compounds

HCN

PM10

10000
5000
200
50000

Chlorine
and
compounds

inorganic

Fluorine
and
compounds

inorganic

0
0

HCN
PM10

BRT= BELOW REPORTING

THRESHOLD

EPER REPORT

1.

Annual emission (kg/year)

Environmental Themes

M/C/E

BRT

C
4500000 M
BRT
M
Not likely to be significant
1530000 M
Not significant for plant without
SCR/SNCR
22500000 C
BRT
Not likely to be significant

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Not likely to be significant

7200000000 C
2. Metals and compounds
BRT
BRT
BRT
92250
56250
99000
252000
299250

3. Chlorinated organic substances

Not likely to be significant

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C
C
C
C
C

Abbreviations
M
Measured
C
Calculated
E
Estimated
BRT
Below Reporting Threshold

Not likely to be significant

Not likely to be significant
Not likely to be significant
BRT

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Not likely to be significant

Not likely to be significant
Not likely to be significant
Not likely to be significant
Not likely to be significant
Not likely to be significant
Not likely to be significant
4. Other organic compounds
Not likely to be significant
BRT

5. Other compounds
BRT

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BRT
Not likely to be significant
BRT

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