Thermal Energy Ships THERMALONOx(TM) Test Equipment to China for Coal-fired Power Plant Demonstration

Thermal Energy International Inc. announce that it has shipped equipment to China for demonstration-scale testing of its THERMALONOx(TM) process for reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) for power plants and other industrial sources.

The equipment will be installed at Guangzhou Yuanchun Cogeneration Co., Ltd., a 50MW power plant in Guangdong province, China, under the joint venture research and development program between Thermal Energy and the South China University of Technology (SCUT). The research is partially funded by Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau.

“This real-world application of the THERMALONOx(TM) technology is being conducted to provide us with data on determining the optimal mix of chemistry to remove NOx from the flue gas stream used under different loads and most importantly, to validate the cost effectiveness of the process as a commercial application,” said Thermal Energy Chief Technology Officer Rob Triebe.

It is anticipated that it will take two to three months to install the injection and reaction equipment on an outlet from the coal fired plant providing a 1,000 cubic feet per minute (CFM) flue gas stream, as well as a 25-foot high, two-foot diameter FLU-ACE(R) unit to be used as a scrubber, to remove the byproducts of the NOx oxidation reaction. The experimentation and analysis of the testing phase is expected to last several months.