ICF Advises Controls Postponement

摘要

In late June, ICF Consulting www.icfconsulting.com) announced that in light of the European Union's (EU's) Large Combustion Plant Directive 2001/80/EC (LCPD), it advises coal-fired power stations in Member States to weigh carefully their options to meet new emissions limits. The LCPD has flexible options to meet the new emissions limits, and plant owners should analyze closely the costs and benefits of each alternative before acting. If plants operate at low load factors, postponing pollution control installations could be the best way to safeguard their bottom line. Together with the EU Emission Trading Scheme, which implements the EU's Kyoto Protocol targets for carbon dioxide (CO_2) emission reductions, LCPD will drive critical new decisions in the EU power markets.