Two of the contracts originated in China. The first represents an order for NOxOUT Selective Non Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) systems for nitrogen oxide (NOx) control at three new municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators at a single site in southwestern China. Equipment deliveries for this project, which is designed to satisfy local environmental requirements, are scheduled to commence during the third quarter of 2010. The second order was for NOxOUT HERT system on a pulverized coal combustion unit at a paper mill in Guangzhou City – the capital of Guangdong Province – where new NOx emission incentives have been put into place in anticipation of the upcoming Asian Games.
In overseas, the company secured orders that include: a boiler conversion engineering study from an electric utility in Chile; a mapping and modeling order from an existing Korean client; and an SNCR demonstration on a medium-sized electric utility boiler firing oil shale in Estonia.
In the US, new orders include: a HERT SNCR demonstration project from a Western electric utility subject to the Regional Haze Rule; mapping and modeling orders from a Midwestern electric utility; and an engineering study for the possible addition of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to a currently operating SNCR system. Often, demonstrations, mapping and modeling initiatives and engineering studies represent the first steps in an investment program and can lead to larger client projects for Fuel Tech.
John Norris Jr, president and CEO of Fuel Tech, said: “China is the world’s largest municipal solid waste generator and so we are gratified to be announcing our first NOx control project in this important market segment. As China seeks to increase its rate of solid waste treatment, a large number of NOx reduction initiatives on MSW incinerators should present themselves, including projects with our current customer.
“We are also very pleased to have received our initial NOx control order in Guangzhou City, where recently enacted emission reduction targets have been mandated for electric utility, industrial and MSW plants in advance of the 2010 Asian Games. This project also represents our first in the Chinese paper mill industry and we would anticipate additional bidding opportunities being made available by this newest client.”
