A consortium of Duke/Fluor Daniel and Babcock Borsig Power, Inc. has
been awarded a contract by Duke Power to provide engineering,
procurement, construction and commissioning services for a selective
catalytic reduction system (SCR) for Belews Creek Steam Station, a
two-unit, 2,240-megawatt coal-fired power generation facility in Stokes
County, N.C. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
The SCR system will reduce the plant's nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions
80 percent, from a current baseline of 0.50 pounds per million Btu to
0.10 lb per million Btu. Services provided under the turnkey contract
will cover:
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induced draft, forced draft and primary fans and motors;
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air and flue gas ductwork system;
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catalytic reactor and catalyst components;
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structural support steel
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ammonia injection and storage system;
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structural reinforcement of existing buildings;
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structural reinforcement of electrostatic precipitators;
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limestone injection system for catalyst protection;
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relocation and upgrades of air heaters
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instrumentation and controls; and
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power supply upgrades.
In addition the consortium will provide operations and maintenance
procedures and training for Belews Creek plant operators. Installation
is scheduled to be completed in 2004.
SCR systems reduce NOx emissions by injecting ammonia into boiler flue
gas and passing it through a catalyst bed, where the NOx and ammonia
react to form nitrogen and water vapor. Many existing fossil-fueled
power generation facilities are being retrofitted with SCR technology to
bring emissions in line with requirements of federal clean air
legislation passed in the 1990s.
"The engineering, construction and commissioning of SCR systems is an
important market for Duke/Fluor Daniel," said Ted Rosiak, senior vice
president--Duke/Fluor Daniel Operating Plant Services. "Our portfolio of
current and pending SCR projects is more than 6,700 megawatts of
coal-fired generation. When we formed our Operating Plant Services group
some years ago we targeted this market because it requires a good
marriage of our capabilities in plant operations and maintenance as well
as engineering and construction."
"Duke/Fluor Daniel's capabilities, coupled with Babcock Borsig Power's
industry-leading SCR expertise and technology, make this consortium
ideally suited to our needs," said Bill Coley, president - Duke Power.
"The consortium is making good progress on a similar SCR installation at
Duke Power's Cliffside Steam Station ."
Duke/Fluor Daniel and Babcock Borsig Power are scheduled to complete the
SCR installation at Cliffside Steam Station Unit 5 by May 2002. The unit
is a 560-megawatt coal-fired unit in Rutherford County, N.C.
Duke/Fluor Daniel provides comprehensive engineering, procurement,
construction, commissioning and operating plant services for
fossil-fueled electric power generating facilities worldwide. The
partnership of Duke Energy and Fluor Corporation affiliates is one of
the largest power contractors in the world and has the largest U.S.
market share for the engineering and construction of natural gas-fired
power projects. D/FD Operating Plant Services supports utility, merchant
and cogeneration plants, including operations and maintenance contracts,
capital projects, turbine fleet management, environmental retrofits and
other major plant improvements. For more information, visit www.dukefluordaniel.com.
Babcock Borsig Power, Inc.is a subsidiary of Babcock Borsig AG of
Oberhausen, Germany. The Worcester, MA, based company includes the
Environmental Systems Division, responsible for emissions control
products, and the Energy Systems and Services Division, responsible for
new steam generators as well as full-scope services for existing
generating plants. Babcock Borsig Power is one of the world's leading
power generation companies, with its business groups providing
waste-to-energy plants, gas cleaning technology, state-of-the-art
supercritical Benson boilers for utility applications, waste heat
recovery technology, commissioning, after-sales services and replacement
parts. For more information, visit www.bbpwr.com.
Duke Power, a business unit of Duke Energy, is one of the nation's
largest electric utilities, and provides safe, reliable, competitively
priced electricity to approximately 2 million customers in North
Carolina and South Carolina. Duke Power operates three nuclear
generating stations, eight coal-fired stations, 31 hydroelectric
stations and numerous combustion turbine units. Total system generating
capability is approximately 19,300 megawatts. More information about
Duke Power is available on the Internet at: www.dukepower.com.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) provides services on a global basis in the
fields of engineering, procurement, construction, operations,
maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo,
California, Fluor is a Fortune 500 company with revenues of $9 billion
in fiscal year 2001. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
Duke Energy, a diversified multinational energy company, creates value
for customers and shareholders through an integrated network of energy
assets and expertise. Duke Energy manages a dynamic portfolio of natural
gas and electric supply, delivery and trading businesses -- generating
revenues of more than $49 billion in 2000. Duke Energy, headquartered in
Charlotte, N.C., is a Fortune 100 company traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is
available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com.
