Abstract Book

The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region including Hong Kong Special Administration
Region (HKSAR) located in Southern China covering an area of fast economic growth
with more than 60 million populations providing the work force for the manufacturing
industries and economic activities in the region. The fast economic growth and the rapid
industrialization have contributed to the deterioration of air quality causing frequent acid
rain occurrences and haze days in the PRD region. In recent year, great efforts have been
made by central and regional governments to control air pollution emission.
Power plant has been identified as one of the major industrial air pollution sources and
this paper introduces the emission control technologies commonly applied for power
plant under different installed capacity and fuel type for coal or heavy oil-fired power
plant. Different air pollution control technologies for the removal of sulphur dioxide,
nitrogen oxides and particulate will be discussed in terms of technological, availability,
applicability, operation and maintenance issues. Reference will be made to the recently
published Mid-term Review of Pearl River Delta (PRD) Regional Air Quality
Management Plan and National Technical Guidelines for the control of emissions from
power plant. This paper also discusses the approach adopted by the HKSAR Government
in controlling air emissions from the power stations and the lessons learnt from the
emission control strategies and the way forward for the PRD region.
A Cost-effective Advanced Monitoring Solution - Deployment Of Predictive
Emissions Monitoring System As Compliance Solution For Gas Turbine And Boiler
Applications In The United States (129)
B. G. Swanson, 1 T. K. Eisenmann 2 ; 1 CMC Solutions LLC, Wixom, MI, 2 CMC Solutions
LLC, Munich, Germany
Sources required to continuously monitor emissions for compliance determination may
elect to use alternatives to continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) in the
United States. These alternatives include parametric and predictive emissions monitoring
systems (PEMS). The alternative methods for compliance determination available on the
market today are to be discussed. The requirements for such alternative monitoring
systems including performance specification testing required under 40 CFR Part 60 (PS
16) and 40 CFR Part 75 (Subpart E) are highlighted.
Predictive emission monitoring solutions have been deployed for NOx, SO2 and CO
compliance under applicable regulations for gas turbines and boilers in utility,
petrochemical, ethanol, steel, and other industrial and municipal applications. Certified
PEMS have allowed plants to replace CEMS on boiler and gas turbine exhaust stacks
resulting in a greater than 50% reduction in ongoing operational costs of compliance
monitoring programs. This paper is detailing the differences of existing PEMS solutions.
Results of certification and the costs associated with the installation and ongoing
operation of PEMS in lieu of CEMS with gas analyzers are demonstrated with examples
of a U.S. cogeneration facility. In addition, PEMS quality assurance including relative
accuracy test audits (RATA) is outlined and evaluated. Not least, other regulatory
requirements and methods used for international applications are also reviewed and an
overview of activities to use PEMS outside the United States shall be given.
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