A Complex CEMS Architecture with FT-IR Technology for Emissions Monitoring in Co-firing Plants

Incineration plants can be successfully used with both coal (fossil fuel energy sources) and biomass (renewable energy sources), resulting in decreased costs and emissions to the atmosphere. Continuous monitoring of pollutant gas components is mandatory for such plants according to European directives 2000/76 and 2001/80; for this reason, only automated measuring systems can be used which are compliant with the EN 15267 European standard. Three Loccioni GCSs (Gigas CEM Systems), with TÜV certification according to EN 15267 for all gas components have been successfully used in a co-firing plant, with a complete integration between redundant hardware and validation software.