In 2001, the UN-ECE set up the ‘Expert Group on Techno-Economic Issues’ (EGTEI) tasked with providing a comprehensive review of the European cost and effectiveness database for the abatement of emissions to air (SO2, NOx, VOCs and Particulate Matter). The main goal of...
Report no. 4/03: This report has been prepared as a guidance manual for refining environmental and planning personnel who must prepare for the permitting and operational implications of the IPPC regulations which become applicable to existing operations in...
Report no. 10/02: This report examines the sulphur balances of European oil refineries and the sulphur contents of oil products based on a CONCAWE survey of 1998 actual data.Comparisons are made with data from the previous CONCAWE surveys of 199 2and 1995. The...
Since the late ’70s, CONCAWE has conducted three yearly surveys of its Member Companies to provide detailed data on sulphur in crude oil and petroleum products, and sulphur emissions to air. The most recent survey, covering the year 1998, includes data from 79...
The Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive, adopted in September 1996, requires Member States to issue permits for major industrial installations (such as oil refineries) to promote the use of Best Available Techniques (BAT) for...
