Standards and regulations
EU Emissions Trading System
Also known as EU Emissions Trading System, EU ETS, CO2 ETS.
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the EU's cap-and-trade system pricing CO₂ emissions from large industrial installations. Covered sectors include power generation, oil refining, cement, lime, iron and steel, chemicals, pulp and paper, and from 2028 also waste-to-energy (WtE).
Why EU ETS matters for sonic-horn marketing
ETS prices CO₂ at typically €60–100 per tonne (early-to-mid 2020s). For industrial operators, every percentage point of efficiency improvement maps to fewer emissions allowances needed. Active convective-pass cleaning that preserves heat rate and avoids derates therefore has direct ETS cost-saving value, additional to the avoided-fuel cost.
The 2028 WtE inclusion intensifies the cleaning-economics case in that sector: better boiler availability and lower deratings translate directly to fewer allowances purchased.
Related terms
Related terms
- Waste-to-energyWtE plants burn municipal solid waste, RDF, SRF and biomass to generate steam and electricity. Sticky chloride-rich ash defeats conventional cleaning; sonic horns are the dominant fit.
- Industrial Emissions DirectiveThe IED (2010/75/EU) is the umbrella EU directive on industrial pollution control. Sets BAT (Best Available Techniques) as the basis for emission limits across major industrial sectors.
- Heat rateHeat rate is the fuel energy required to produce one unit of electrical output, measured in BTU/kWh or kJ/kWh. Fouling on convective surfaces directly degrades heat rate.