Title: Environmentally oriented structural changes in the power plant technology of the Federal Republic of Germany

Authors: Hans-Dieter Schilling

Addresses: Executive Managing Director, VGB Technical Association of Large Power Plant Operators, Federal Republic of Germany

Abstract: This paper discusses the economic importance of electrical energy, and examines the structural changes that have taken place in the West German power industry in the light of the need to offer measures to protect the environment. The retrofitting of power plants with flue gas desulphurisation equipment is discussed and the German and other European experience compared. CO₂ emission control and the future of nuclear power generation are also examined and future trends towards more integrated systems are explored.

Keywords: economics; electricity energy; emission control; environmental protection; future trends; nuclear power; power plant technology; power generation; West Germany; nuclear energy; structural changes; retrofitting; flue gas desulphurisation; CO2; carbon dioxide; carbon emissions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1990.063719

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1990 Vol.2 No.3, pp.148-161

Published online: 19 Jul 2014 *

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