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Comply with emission limits |
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- Description:
- The operator must properly construct and operate the combustion plant and comply with the applicable emission limits. After a substantial change, the requirements apply to the changed or affected plant parts; the total capacity after the change is decisive.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants with a rated thermal input of at least 50 MW, including large combustion plants, gas turbine plants and combustion engine plants
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; oversight by the competent authority
- Check method:
- Compliance with the applicable emission limits using annual, monthly, daily and half-hourly averages and, where applicable, sulphur removal and flue-gas desulphurisation rates
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 28 Abs. 1; § 8
- Source excerpt:
- Feuerungsanlagen sind so zu errichten und zu betreiben, dass die Anforderungen dieses Absatzes und der Absätze 2 bis 5, des Absatzes 6 Satz 1, des Absatzes 7, des Absatzes 8 Satz 1 und 3, des Absatzes 9 Satz 1 und der Absätze 10 bis 15 eingehalten werden.
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Assess and implement combined heat and power |
Governance |
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- Description:
- During construction or a substantial change, combined heat and power measures must be implemented where technically possible and proportionate. Otherwise, the competent authority must be notified without delay. For certain natural-gas-fired gas turbine or combustion engine plants, gas-and-steam turbine or combustion-engine-and-steam-turbine coupling measures must be implemented instead.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants being constructed or substantially changed
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; competent authority as recipient of the notification
- Check method:
- Assessment of technical feasibility and proportionality; immediate notification to the competent authority if the measure cannot be carried out
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 7 Abs. 1 und 2
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber hat bei der Errichtung oder der wesentlichen Änderung einer Feuerungsanlage Maßnahmen zur Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung durchzuführen, es sei denn, dies ist technisch nicht möglich oder unverhältnismäßig.
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Assess carbon dioxide retrofit |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- Before the first permit and for a corresponding change or expansion, the operator must assess whether suitable carbon dioxide storage and transport facilities are available and whether retrofit for capture and compression is technically feasible and economically reasonable. If the conditions are met, sufficient space for the retrofit must be reserved.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- One-time
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants for electricity generation with a rated electrical output of at least 300 MW
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; review and receipt by the competent authority
- Check method:
- Assessment of suitable carbon dioxide storage availability and the technical and economic feasibility of transport access and retrofit; submission of the result to the authority
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 9 Abs. 1 und 2
- Source excerpt:
- Vor der erstmaligen Genehmigung der Errichtung oder des Betriebs einer Feuerungsanlage zur Erzeugung von Strom mit einer elektrischen Nennleistung von 300 MW oder mehr hat der Betreiber zu prüfen, ob
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Control emissions during storage and transport |
Other |
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- Description:
- During storage and transport, the operator must take the emission-control measures specified in more detail by the authority. Dust from filters must be removed into closed containers or moistened at discharge points; dusty combustion residues must be transported and stored temporarily in closed systems.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Substances stored or transported at combustion plants and dusty combustion residues
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; details specified by the competent authority
- Check method:
- Use of emission-control measures, closed containers, enclosed transport systems and enclosed interim storage
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 10
- Source excerpt:
- Für staubförmige Verbrennungsrückstände sind geschlossene Transporteinrichtungen und geschlossene Zwischenlager zu verwenden.
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Perform fuel control |
Record Keeping |
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- Description:
- The operator must determine data for fuels supplied to the plant, generally quarterly for lignite and annually for other fuels. Longer intervals apply where results are sufficiently stable; a new fuel requires an immediate renewed determination. Results must be retained for five years and submitted on request.
- Frequency:
- Other
- Check frequency:
- Other
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants receiving fuels
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator or appointed fuel supplier; competent authority on request
- Check method:
- Determine fuel data by sampling according to generally accepted technical rules; retain and submit the results
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 13
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber hat die Brennstoffdaten der der Feuerungsanlage zugeführten Brennstoffe, ausgenommen Zündbrennstoffe, gemäß Anlage 1 zu ermitteln (Brennstoffkontrolle).
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Determine energy efficiency |
Record Keeping |
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- Description:
- The operator must determine electrical or mechanical net efficiency and, where applicable, fuel-based net efficiency after commissioning and after relevant changes. Results must be retained for at least five years and submitted on request.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants generating electrical or mechanical energy or useful heat
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator or appointed manufacturer or supplier; competent authority on request
- Check method:
- Determine net efficiency through a performance test at the permitted maximum output or under representative operating conditions
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 14
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber einer Feuerungsanlage zur Bereitstellung von elektrischer oder mechanischer Energie hat den elektrischen oder mechanischen Nettowirkungsgrad zu bestimmen.
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Ensure measurement and monitoring |
Record Keeping |
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- Description:
- Before commissioning, suitable measurement sites and measurement and evaluation systems must be installed. The operator must continuously or periodically determine the required parameters, have instruments calibrated and tested, and evaluate and document the results.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants requiring emission or operating-parameter measurements
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; officially designated measurement body for calibration and functional testing; competent authority for evidence and reports
- Check method:
- Set up suitable measurement sites and instruments; perform continuous or periodic measurement, calibration, functional testing and validation according to the prescribed methods
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- §§ 15 bis 21
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber hat vor der Inbetriebnahme einer Anlage für die Messungen zur Feststellung der Emissionen sowie zur Ermittlung der Bezugs- oder Betriebsgrößen Messplätze einzurichten.
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Submit measurement and emission reports |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- The operator must submit continuous measurement reports annually by 31 March of the following year, periodic measurement reports within twelve weeks, and annual emission reports by 30 April of the following year. Reports and related records generally must be retained for five years.
- Frequency:
- Annual
- Check frequency:
- Annual
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants subject to continuous or periodic measurement obligations
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; competent authority as recipient
- Check method:
- Prepare measurement reports, annual reports and, where applicable, evidence; submit them to the competent authority and retain the documents
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 22 Abs. 1; §§ 19 Abs. 4, 21 Abs. 1
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber hat der zuständigen Behörde jährlich jeweils bis zum Ablauf des 30. April des Folgejahres für jede einzelne Anlage unter Beachtung der Aggregationsregeln nach § 4 Folgendes zu berichten:
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Retrofit grid stability plants |
Governance |
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- Description:
- The operator must determine expected operating hours, enable any required retrofit, and carry it out if the rolling five-year average exceeds 300 hours. The retrofit must be completed within two years, and operating hours must be reported annually.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Grid stability plants expected to operate for more than 300 hours per year
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; competent authority receiving the annual report
- Check method:
- Determine operating hours over the rolling five-year average and carry out the technical retrofit within the statutory period
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 35 Abs. 1 bis 4
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber hat gemäß Absatz 3 die Nachrüstung nach Absatz 1 Satz 2 durchzuführen, wenn die jährlichen Betriebsstunden der Netzstabilitätsanlage im gleitenden Durchschnitt über einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren einen Wert von 300 Stunden übersteigen.
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Handle air-pollution-control failures |
Other |
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- Description:
- In the event of malfunction or failure of air-pollution control, the operator must immediately restore proper operation. If this cannot be achieved within 24 hours, operation must be restricted or the plant shut down; the authority must be notified within 48 hours at the latest.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Combustion plants experiencing malfunction or failure of an air-pollution control device
- Checking responsibility:
- Operator; competent authority receiving the notification
- Check method:
- Take immediate restoration measures; restrict or shut down operation after 24 hours at the latest; notify the authority within 48 hours at the latest
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- § 12 Abs. 2
- Source excerpt:
- Der Betreiber einer Anlage hat bei einer Betriebsstörung an einer Abgasreinigungseinrichtung oder bei ihrem Ausfall unverzüglich die erforderlichen Maßnahmen für die Wiederherstellung eines ordnungsgemäßen Betriebs zu ergreifen.
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