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HOST COUNTRY PRESENTATION
CONTIBUTION OF THE THERMAL POWER PLANTS TO IMPROVEMENT
OF AIR QUALITY IN SLOVENIA
Prepared by:Anton Planinšek, Melanija Lešnjak, Bojan Rode, EPAAndrej Šušteršič, EIMVEgon Jurač, TPP ŠoštanjMiloš Vengust, TPP TrbovljeMeta Vedenik-Novak, TPP LjubljanaHilde Fagerli, EMEP MSC-W (DNMI)
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HOST COUNTRY PRESENTATION
• Population: 2 M• Area: 20.000 m2
• Complex terrain• Climate zones: - mediterranean - alpine - continental
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TREND OF AIR POLLUTION IN SLOVENIA -BLACK SMOKE AND ACID GASES - ANNUAL AVERAGES FOR 12 CITIES
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
µg/m3
leto
DIM
SO2
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PROPORTION OF CLEAN FUELS IN TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTIONINDICATOR No. 270
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997YEARS
CO
NSU
MPT
ION O
F FU
ELS
(TJ)
Solid fuels
Other liquid fuels
Compressed natural gas & liquifiedpetrol gasFuels -total
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EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR EXISTING COMBUSTION DEVICES
Fuels Based on % oxygen in flue gas
Thermal input(MWth)
Emission limit value
(mg SO2/Nm3)
Emission standards as for new combustion
devices*
SOLID - 7% for coal and fluid bed,
- 11% for wood and peat
1-50 2000 1 July 2002
- 6% for coal,- 7% for fluid bed, - 11% for wood and peat
>50 2000 1 July 2004
LIQUID 3% 5-50 1700 1 July 2002
>50 For LPG: 1700For other liquid fuels: 2500
1 July 2004
GASEOUS 3% 10-100 For LPG: 5For other gases: 35
1 July 2002
>100 For LPG: 5For other gases: 35
1 July 2004
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SHARES OF SO2 EMISIONS IN SLOVENIA IN 1999 BY BRANCH
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(1.92%)
(87.50%)
(5.96%) (4.62%)
Combustionin energy
Mobile sourcesCombustionin industry
Non- industrialcombustion
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TRENS AND PROJESTIONS OF SO2 EMISSIONS IN SLOVENIA
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0
50
100
150
200
250
Emis
sion
(1,0
00 to
nnes
/yea
r)
1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2010
YearMobile sources Combustion in energyComb. in industry Non-industrial comb.
MOP ARSO
27,000 tonnes SO2Emission Ceiling
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TRENS OF SO2 EMISSIONS IN SLOVENIA BY THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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0
50
100
150
200
250
Emis
sion
s (1
,000
tons
/yea
r)
1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Year
TE Šoštanj TE Trbovlje TE-TO LjubljanaOther Sources
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LOCATIONS OF THE THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN
SLOVENIA
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LOCATONS OF MONITOR SITES AROUND TPP ŠOŠTANJ
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LOCATONS OF MONITOR SITES AROUND TPP TRBOVLJE
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THE HIGHEST SO2 CONCENTRATIONS AROUND TPP TRBOVLJE DURING EPISODE JAN 16-18 1997
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TEMPERATURE INVERSION DURING EPISODE JAN 16-18 1997
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SUBMISSION BY THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION CONCERNING TEMPORARY NON-
COMPLIANCE WITH THE OBLIGATION FROM THE PROTOCOL
ON FURTHER REDUCTION OF SULPHUR EMISSIONS TO THE 1979
CONVENTION ON LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR
POLLUTION
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CASE STUDY OF EPISODE DUE TO BREAK UP OF THE TEMPERATURE INVERSION ABOVE LJUBLJANA
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Urne koncentracije SO2
13.10.1996 v Ljubljani
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ura
Konc
entr
acija
(µg/
m3 )
Be igradFigovec
KIV
MIV
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180
SOx DEPOSITION (100 t S)
FRANCE
UKRAINE
HUNGARY
GERMANY
CZECH REPUBLIC
CROATIA
POLAND
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SLOVENIA
ITALY
AUSTRIA
REMAINING
OXIDIZED SULPHUR: DEPOSITION IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DUE TO EMISSION IN SLOVENIA
2001
1996
SOURCE: EMEP MSC-W Eulerian model
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DISTRIBUTION OF OXIDIZED SULPHUR DUE TO EMISSION FROM SLOVENIA FOR 1996 (LEFT) AND
PROJECTION 2001(RIGHT)
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DISTRIBUTION OF OXIDIZED SULPHUR DUE TO EMISSION FROM SLOVENIA FOR 1996 (LEFT) AND
PROJECTION 2001(RIGHT) - ZOOM
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