{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442/annex/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.2/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442/annex/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.2/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2017/1442",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 of 31 July 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for large combustion plants (notified under document C(2017) 5225) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442",
  "path": "annex/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.2/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 48",
  "heading": "In order to prevent or reduce NOX emissions to air from the combustion of iron and steel process gases in CCGTs, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\nApplicability\na.\nProcess gas management system\nSee description in Section 8.2\nGenerally applicable within the constraints associated with the availability of different types of fuel\nb.\nAdvanced control system\nSee description in Section 8.3.\nThis technique is used in combination with other techniques\nThe applicability to old combustion plants may be constrained by the need to retrofit the combustion system and/or control command system\nc.\nWater/steam addition\nSee description in Section 8.3.\nIn dual fuel gas turbines using DLN for the combustion of iron and steel process gases, water/steam addition is generally used when combusting natural gas\nThe applicability may be limited due to water availability\nd.\nDry low-NOX burners(DLN)\nSee description in Section 8.3.\nDLN that combust iron and steel process gases differ from those that combust natural gas only\nApplicable within the constraints associated with the reactiveness of iron and steel process gases such as coke oven gas.\nThe applicability may be limited in the case of turbines where a retrofit package is not available or when water/steam addition systems are installed\ne.\nLow-NOX burners (LNB)\nSee description in Section 8.3\nOnly applicable to supplementary firing for heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) of combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) combustion plants\nf.\nSelective catalytic reduction (SCR)\nRetrofitting existing combustion plants may be constrained by the availability of sufficient space",
  "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/2017/1442/annex/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.2/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:23.628050+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."
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