The Beginning of the End for Dirty Power Plants: Eastern Europe Finally Comes Clean

The accession of ten new member states to the EU in 2004, eight of which are in the Central and Eastern European region and now Bulgaria and Romania at the beginning of this month, has created a significant increase in demand for air pollution control equipment technologies. This briefing looks at some of the key technologies in this field and examines what, besides legislation, is driving this growth in demand and looks at the challenges that could be faced in this market in the future. The key focus of this briefing is on technologies limiting emissions from coal fired plants, although gas plants are also considered, where relevant. Conside...