Successful environmental and health management in the Zlin region

Pollution by emissions can be an unpleasant side-effect of energy generation. To avoid such pollution, Alpiq Energetika uses fluid bed boilers and burns natural gas. These technologies are environmentally friendly, particularly when compared with other oil-burning technologies, and are ranked among the BATs (Best Available Technologies).

When coal is burned in the fluid boiler, limestone is added to the process to absorb the released SO₂ (sulphur dioxide). The fluid bed temperature controls NOx emissions and the CO₂ (carbon dioxide) content by regulating the air input. Finally, textile filters are used to absorb solid elements at an efficiency rate of more than 99%

A comparison of pollutant emissions in the heat reactor between 1991 and 2005 shows the following reduction rates.

TZL (solid elements): 99.6% SO2: 78.5% Nox: 83.0%