Abstract
A relevant source of global emissions of CO2 from human activities is due to the burning of fossil fuels to generate energy. This paper focuses on Italian coal power plants especially with regard to implementation of EU best available techniques (BAT) related to energy efficiency. In particular, it reviews IPPC permits adopted for the Italian coal power plants as regulated by the recent EU legislation on Industrial Emissions Directive – integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC-IED). According to such a piece of legislation, IPPC permits should be based on BAT in order to reach an adequate level of environmental protection and should establish all the necessary measures including operating conditions, emission limit values for relevant polluting substances as well as monitoring requirements. Possible emissions to water, air, soil as well as energy efficiency, waste production, use of raw materials as well as recovering and recycling, prevention of accidents and restoration of the site upon closure are taken into account in IPPC permits. The aim of this paper is to provide a synthesis of relevant emission limit values in IPPC permit releases to Italian coal power in order to achieve an adequate level of environmental protection
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