About this manual

The purpose of all Emission estimation technique (EET) manuals in this series is to assist Australian manufacturing, industrial, and service facilities to report emissions of listed substances to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI). This manual describes the procedures and recommended approaches for estimating emissions from facilities engaged in fossil fuel electric power generation. It considers combustion and non-combustion sources of emissions to air, water and land.

The activities covered by this manual apply to facilities primarily engaged in the conversion of fossil fuels (particularly coal, natural gas, and liquid hydrocarbons) into electricity.

EET Manual: Fossil fuel electric power generation

Handbook: Electricity supply

ANZSIC (2006) Code: 2611

First published in March 1999
Version 2.4 - 15 March 2005
National Pollutant Inventory
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage

Emission estimation techniques used in the manuals

Estimates of emissions of NPI listed substances to air, water and land should be reported for each substance that triggers a threshold. The reporting list and detailed information on thresholds are contained in the NPI guide. In general, there are four types of emission estimation technique (EET) that may be used to estimate emissions from a facility.

The four types described in the NPI guide are:

• sampling or direct measurement
• mass balance
• fuel analysis or other engineering calculations
• emission factors