Environmental cost-benefit analysis and the EU (European Union) Industrial Emissions Directive: Exploring the societal efficiency of a DeNOx retrofit at a coal-fired power plant

Energy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-139

  Bachmann, Till M ^a   van der Kamp, Jonathan ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Disproportionate cost; External cost; Industrial emission

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COSTS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; RETROFITTING;

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION; BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES; DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTERNAL COSTS; FLEXIBILITY MECHANISMS; INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EQUIPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INSTALLATION;

EID: 84898031344     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.02.051     Document Type: Article

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