Evaluation of the implementation of best available techniques in IPPC context: an environmental performance indicators approach

Karavanas, and Alexandros; Chaloulakou, A.; Spyrellis, N.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.08.016

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“…After more than ten years of implementation, despite difficulties, recent literature proposes an assessment of the efficacy of the IPPC directive implementation in some industrial activities in terms of environmental performance, such as the steel and glass industry (Rave and Triebswetter, 2008), the Finnish pulp and paper industry (Silvo et al, 2009) and pharmaceutical manufacturing installations (Styles et al, 2009b). Moreover, measurement of the environmental performances of IPPC industry and evolution of implementation of techniques in the IPPC context seems to rise (Styles et al, 2009b;Karavanas et al, 2009). Nevertheless, it also gives an incentive for the development of a progressive and systematic evaluation approach as well as a continuous improvement approach in environmental performances.…”

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Using BAT performance as an evaluation method of techniques

Cikankowitz

Laforest

2013

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Abstract:The European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) directive compels the more polluting industries to apply Best Available Techniques (BAT) in order to reach an adequate level of environmental protection. In Europe, despite the difficulty of implementing the IPPC directive, there is nowadays an increasing endeavour to develop methodologies for quantitative integrated assessments of pollution, improve the understanding and application of BAT at the installation stage and facilitate their selection for European Reference Documents. The methodology proposed in this article aims at helping stakeholders (industrialists, authorities) deal with the update of their exploitation licence (i.e. in this case, the French technical report). Taking into account the local context of the studied companies, the methodology focuses on the evaluation of existing BAT techniques and provides a general framework for the assessment of production units and management processes. The methodology is carried out as a four-step procedure involving an environmental and risk performance assessment tool and an evaluation grid for the production unit. Each production unit is rated through an evaluation grid made of six levels of compliance with the performance of BAT. The aggregation of these marks allows the comparison to the IPPC objectives. Finally, the applicability of this qualitative assessment has been validated through several metal finishing facilities.

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Using BAT performance as an evaluation method of techniques

Cikankowitz

Laforest

2013

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…With a more concentrated attention to specific situations, and in order to help stakeholders to update their exploitation licenses, in Cikankowitz and Laforest (2013), a methodology is proposed on the evaluation of existing BAT techniques, in order to provide a general framework for the assessment of production units and management processes. Karavanas et al (2009) in their study present an integrated methodological approach for the evaluation of the implementation of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) in facilities operated under Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive, based on the development and application of a set of sub-indices. An aggregated form of sub-indices that could be used as a composite IPPC facility index is proposed.…”

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A Standardized Procedure for a Pre-evaluation of the IED Instance

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Ruffino

Zanetti

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Environmental Management

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This study presents a procedure, called EICS (Enterprise IPPC Compatibility Study) aimed at evaluating, by means of the calculation of three indexes, the compliance of the processes performed in an industrial plant with the guidelines provided by BREFs (BAT References) Documents. In fact, according to European Directive 2010/75/EU (concerning the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control and repealing European Directive 2008/01/EC), industrial plants must require authorizations to the competent authority stating the conformity of their activity, in order to obtain this conformity they are advised to Best Available Technologies (BAT). The aim of the BATs is to avoid or minimize the impact of an industrial activity on the environment through the prevention of the atmospheric emissions, wastewater discharge and energetic consumption, and the correct waste management thus improving the efficiency of the plant. The procedure shown in the present paper has been tested on several types of industrial plant (cement plants, secondary smelt foundries, paper-mill, and automotive industries as regards their paint lines). In this paper, the application of EICS method to a cement plant is presented: the obtained results highlight a good correlation between the index values and the real situation of the plant.

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“…In this vein, Dewulf and Van Langenhove (2005) create slightly more disaggregated "environmental sustainability indicators," to be used in comparing alternative technologies within a given sector. Also, Karavanas et al (2009) create facility level indicators that permit comparison with sector peers in either disaggregated or single-indicator performance measures, and comparison of sectors in the latter. They create "sub-indicators" within each of a number of performance "components" (energy use, emissions, etc.)…”

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Environmental performance and practice across sectors: methodology and preliminary results

Goldstein

Hilliard

Parker

2011

Journal of Cleaner Production

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This paper introduces a new methodology for measuring and modelling manufacturers" environmental performance and the managerial and technological practices that affect it. Facility level licensing data are used to develop indicators based on sector-specific criteria but capable of being analysed across sectors, at various levels of aggregation. This addresses the problem that environmental performance and determinants tend to be highly context-specific, while modelling and policy interests are often more general. Using Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) information generated EUwide, this approach should be capable of cross-country extension. The methodology is tested on a sample of Irish facilities in three sectors during 1996-2004. Preliminary results show its usefulness in exploring the determinants of environmental performance at the sector and cross-sector levels. Word count = 10,049.

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Evaluation of the implementation of best available techniques in IPPC context: an environmental performance indicators approach

Cited by 37 publications

References 18 publications

Using BAT performance as an evaluation method of techniques

Using BAT performance as an evaluation method of techniques

A Standardized Procedure for a Pre-evaluation of the IED Instance

Environmental performance and practice across sectors: methodology and preliminary results

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