Coal-fired Generation Plants

HL Deb 11 March 2003 vol 645 cc180-1WA

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the total amount of coal burnt at coal-fired generation plants with flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) equipment in each year between 1997 and 2002 compared with the amount at plants without FGD; and [HL1783]

What was the total amount of sulphur dioxide emissions from coal-fired generation plants with flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) equipment in each year

Statistics for UK coal-fired plant 1997 to 2000 with and without flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) equipment
		Year1
Question	Unit	1997	1998	1999	2000
Total amount of coal burnt with FGD	000s tonnes	12,298	12,838	11,396	11,540
Total amount of coal burnt without FGD	000s tonnes	33,025	33,789	28,187	38,565
Total amount of SO2 emitted with FGD	000s tonnes	50	135	54	45
Total amount of SO2 emitted without FGD	000s tonnes	941	922	704	756
Average amount of SO2 emitted per gigawatt generated with FGD	000s of tonnes per GWh	—3	4.092	1.79	1.48
Average amount of SO2 emitted per gigawatt generated without FGD	000s of tonnes per GWh	—3	10.77	9.79	8.74
1 Data for 2001 and 2002 not yet available.
2 The FGD plant at AES Drax was out of commission for much of the year.
3 Data not available.