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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.2/division-1.2.4/division-bat+32",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.2/division-1.2.4/division-bat+32.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2014/687",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 26 September 2014 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of pulp, paper and board (notified under document C(2014) 6750) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/687/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687",
  "path": "annex/division/9/division/1.2/division/1.2.4/division/bat+32",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 32",
  "heading": "In order to increase the efficiency of power generation, BAT is to apply a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\na\nHigh black liquor dry solid content (increases boiler efficiency, steam generation and thus electricity generation)\nb\nHigh recovery boiler pressure and temperature; in new recovery boilers the pressure can be at least 100 bars and the temperature 510 °C\nc\nOutlet steam pressure in the back-pressure turbine as low as technically feasible\nd\nCondensing turbine for power production from excess steam\ne\nHigh turbine efficiency\nf\nPreheating feedwater to a temperature close to the boiling temperature\ng\nPreheating the combustion air and fuel charged to the boilers",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/687/annex/division/9/division/1.2/division/1.2.4/division/bat+32",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:38.312084+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}