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Air Pollutant Emission Abatement of the Fossil-Fuel Power Plants by Multiple Control Strategies in Taiwan

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  • Jiun-Horng Tsai

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
    Research Center for Climate Change and Environment Quality, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan)

  • Shih-Hsien Chen

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan)

  • Shen-Fong Chen

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan)

  • Hung-Lung Chiang

    (Department of Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640301, Taiwan)

Abstract

This study is an investigation of air pollutant emission abatement in the electricity generation sector from fossil-fuel power plants in Taiwan in 2014 and 2018. PM concentrations are determined by the results of regular tests, while SOx and NOx are determined by continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) of flue gas from power plants. The results indicate that electricity generation from fossil-fuel power plants increased by 13.8% from 2014 to 2018. However, emissions of air pollutants from fossil-fuel power plants declined during this period. The results indicate that the annual emissions of SOx, NOx, and PM were 40,826, 59,196, and 5363 tons per year (TPY), respectively, in 2014. The emissions decreased to 30,097 TPY (28% reduction) for SOx, 48,530 TPY (18% reduction) for NOx, and 4496 TPY (16% reduction) for PM in 2018. The ensemble mean values of each air pollutant emission factor also decreased significantly. SOx emissions decreased from 0.2443 to 0.1583 mg/kWh (35% reduction). NOx emissions decreased from 0.3542 to 0.2552 g/kWh (28% reduction). PM emissions decreased from 0.0321 to 0.0236 mg/kWh (26.5% reduction). The results indicated that phasing out of high-pollutant generating units and switching the fuel from coal to natural gas could abate the emissions of SOx and PM, and NOx emissions could be abated by introducing control devices. In addition, new power generation sectors will be constructed and equipped with ultra-low emission control systems to reduce air pollution and create a cleaner and healthier electricity generation system in Taiwan.

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  • Jiun-Horng Tsai & Shih-Hsien Chen & Shen-Fong Chen & Hung-Lung Chiang, 2021. "Air Pollutant Emission Abatement of the Fossil-Fuel Power Plants by Multiple Control Strategies in Taiwan," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-15, September.
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