VGB/EURELECTRIC Recommendations "European Wide Sector Specific Calculation Method for Reporting to the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register" revised

According to the "Regulation (EC) No. 166/2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register..." emissions of certain pollutants - above fixed threshold values - from industrial installations, also from power plants, have to be reported. The emissions have to be reported annually. The VGB EWG E-PRTR has revised the VGB/EURELECTRIC Recommendations "European Wide Sector Specific Calculation Method for Reporting to the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register".

According to the "Regulation (EC) No. 166/2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register ..." emissions of certain pollutants - above fixed threshold values - from industrial installations, also from power plants, have to be reported. The emissions have to be reported annually.

On behalf of EURELECTRIC the VGB European Working Group E-PRTR has compiled in 2008 the VGB/EURELECTRIC Recommendations "European Wide Sector Specific Calculation Method for Reporting to the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register".

The document sets out a calculation method for the emissions, including emission factors.

Meanwhile the revised version 2010 is available for download:

speichern VGB/EURELECTRIC Recommendations "European Wide Sector Specific Calculation Method for Reporting to the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register"