563-15 - Environmentally Sensitive Operations
Learning objectives
- Explain the relationship between power plant unit efficiency and environmental impact
- List some categories of environmental impact associated with power plants
- Discuss the negative and positive effects of greenhouse gases
- Identify the environmental effects of improper boiler combustion
- Define the following terms as they apply to boiler combustion: greenhouse gases, incomplete combustion, and NOx
- Describe methods of removing environmentally unfriendly substances from boiler flue gas
Course overview
Many power plant operations and components can negatively impact the environment. Such releases are usually related to poor operation, equipment malfunction, or plant inefficiencies. These challenges can lead to negative environmental effects, health hazards, and/or government agency imposed penalties. Understanding environmentally sensitive operations is an important part of minimizing negative impacts.
The Environmentally Sensitive Operations training course discusses a power plant's potential environmental impacts. It describes methods to minimize those impacts. This online course covers:
- Relationship between efficiency and environmental impact
- Types of environmental impacts
- Boiler operation emissions
- Reducing boiler flue gas emissions
This course is part of the Efficiency, Reliability, and Environmentally Sensitive Operations training series.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
