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Annex 1: Selected Background Figures and Tables
From Technological Alternatives to Reduce Acid Gas and Related Emissions from Energy-Sector Activities in Northeast Asia by David Von Hippel Table A1.1: Technical Alternatives to Reducing Emissions Table 1.1: Estimated Emissions of Acid Gases in Northeast Asia in 1990 (thousand tonnes) Table 2-1: Cost Estimates for Post-Combustion SOx and NOx Reduction Measures for the Utility […]
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Figure A1-1: Diagram of Post-ESP Sorbent Injection Process for SOx Control Figure A1-3: Diagram of Dry Scrubber Process for SOx Control Table A1.1: Comparison of Combined SO2/NOx Control Processes Figure A1-1: Diagram of Post-ESP Sorbent Injection Process for SOx Control Figure A1-3: Diagram of Dry Scrubber Process for SOx Control Table A1.1: Comparison […]
Go to the articleTechnological Alternatives to Reduce Acid Gas and Related Emissions from Energy-Sector Activities in Northeast Asia Abstract and Exec. Summary
Return to Von Hippel Paper Technological Alternatives to Reduce Acid Gas and Related Emissions from Energy-Sector Activities in Northeast Asia David Von Hippel November, 1996 Abstract Acid rain, caused primarily by emissions of nitrogen and sulfur oxides (NOx and SOx), is already having an environmental and economic impact in the countries of Northeast Asia. The […]
Go to the articlePrice Differentials for Low-Sulfur Fuels
TABLE 2-2: Price Differentials for Low-Sulfur Fuels Low-Sulfur Fuel Type Price difference ($ US/GJ-%S)n Typical Heating Value (GJ/tonne) Cost (US $) per tonne SO2 removed Hard coal and coke, 0.6% S 0.34 27 482o Heavy fuel oil, 0.6% S 0.54 41.5 1111 Diesel-redn. To 0.3% S 0.84 42.5 1784 Diesel-redn. To 0.05% S […]
Go to the articleDPRK Energy Sector: Current Status and Scenarios for 2000 and 2005 – Full Text
David VON HIPPEL and Peter HAYES Nautilus Institute Presented at the Conference: Economic Integration of the Korean Peninsula Washington, D.C. 5-6 September 1997 For PDF, click here. 1. Introduction and Background The actions, postures, and circumstances of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the DPRK or North Korea) have been the focus of significant world […]
Go to the articleEnvironmental Cooperation at APEC: the First Five Years Full Text
Environmental Cooperation at APEC: The First Five Years Lyuba Zarsky and Jason Hunter Table of Contents I. Asia-Pacific ‘Region-Building and the Environment’ A. Market-Led Economic Integration B. APEC Politics, Trade and the Environment C. Domain of Regional Environmental Cooperation 1. “Stuck in the Mud:” Economic Integration and the Constraints of Competitiveness […]
Go to the articleInnovative Approaches to Financing Environmentally Sustainable Energy Development in Northeast Asia – Full Text
by: Dr. Hossein Razavi January 1997 * DRAFT * PLEASE DO NOT CITE OR QUOTE WITHOUT PERMISSION * DRAFT * Copyright (c) 1997 Nautilus of America/The Nautilus Institute Funding for this paper provided by The W. Alton Jones Foundation, The U.S.-Japan Foundation and The Center for Global Partnership TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary I. […]
Go to the articleTechnological Alternatives to Reduce Emissions from Energy Production in Northeast Asia Full Text
Technological Alternatives to Reduce Acid Gas and Related Emissions from Energy-Sector Activities in Northeast Asia David Von Hippel November, 1996 Abstract and Executive Summary Funding for this paper provided by The W. Alton Jones Foundation, The U.S.-Japan Foundation and The Center for Global Partnership. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1.1. THE ACID GAS EMISSIONS AND ACID PRECIPITATION SITUATION IN […]
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Naomi Roht-Arriaza Hastings College of Law I. Introduction and Summary APEC’s eighteen members span East Asia, Australasia and the Western Hemisphere, and include states with different kinds and levels of industrial development as well as the world’s fastest growing economies and some of the most polluted places on earth. These economies have agreed to liberalize […]
Go to the articleDPRK after Kim Il Sung: Is a Second Republic Possible ?
DPRK after Kim Il Sung: Is a Second Republic Possible ? Paper prepared by Alexandre Y. Mansourov, M.Phil., for presentation at international conference on “North Korea After Kim Il Sung” held in Melbourne, Australia, on September 26- 27, 1994 On July 8, 1994, the Great Leader Kim Il Sung passed away. This was a momentous […]
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