Gas Turbine
With the increased demand for electricity in the United States, new electric generation projects are being planned using natural gas-fired turbines. A large percentage of these projects will require ultra-clean NOx control technologies to proceed expeditiously. Many older gas turbine plants will require retrofitting.
Most U.S. areas where new power plant development is occurring are not in attainment with federal health-based standards for clean-air, “non-attainment areas.” As a result, new power generating facilities planned in these “non-attainment areas” are required by federal law to install pollution control technologies that achieve the “Lowest Achievable Emission Rate” (LAER) for a variety of pollutants. For those areas that are in attainment with clean air standards for one or more pollutants, new power generating facilities must evaluate the “Best Available Control Technology” (BACT) for those pollutants.
Both LAER and BACT standards have become increasingly stringent over the years since both are driven by the demonstrated performance of pollution control technology.
EmeraChem offers catalytic products to reduce NOx, CO, VOC and PM emitted from natural gas or diesel-fired turbines. EmeraChem EMx technology is a multi-pollutant technology that reduces emissions to ultra-low levels without the use of ammonia. This technology is also being applied to diesel engines.
Since the introduction of EMx, EmeraChem has found that customers operating electric generating facilities at universities, hospitals, airports, or clean room manufacturing plants have an interest in employing either ammonia free reduction technology (AFR) or utilizing the most advanced technology available.
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