Babcock & Wilcox Wins $4.8 Million Low NOx Burner Order From Allegheny Energy.Business Editors BARBERTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2000 The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MDR MDR, n See multidrug resistance. MDR, n the abbreviation for minimum daily requirement, specifically the Minimum Daily Requirements for Specific Nutrients compiled by the United States Food and Drug Administration. ), has been awarded a $4.8 million order from Allegheny Energy Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE) is a traditional public utility based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg. It services communities in Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Northern West Virginia, Northwest Virginia. Supply Co., LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the energy supply subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE:AYE), to supply 40 low NOx DRB-4Z(TM) burners and associated equipment for the Fort Martin Power Station Unit 2 in Maidsville, WV. Under the contract, B&W will supply 40 DRB-4Z(TM) burners, overfire air (OFA OFA - Optimal Flexible Architecture ) ports, lighters, scanners, furnace wall openings, coal pipe modifications, and burner management controls. The new DRB- 4Z(TM) burners are designed to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions by an additional 60 percent beyond the capabilities of the plant's current cell burners. B&W will also provide field service engineering and operator training. Fort Martin Power Station Unit 2 is a 550-megawatt (MW) coal-fired Universal Pressure (UP) boiler originally supplied by B&W in 1967. The plant is located approximately 75 miles southeast of Wheeling, WV. Fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of the burners, OFA ports, furnace wall panels and piping is scheduled to begin at B&W's West Point, Miss., facility in September 2000. Delivery is scheduled for February 2001 with start-up in May 2001. Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC, operates and markets competitive retail and wholesale electric generation in competitive markets in the Eastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and operates regulated generation for its affiliates. The Babcock & Wilcox Company is a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc., a leading worldwide energy services company. McDermott subsidiaries manufacture steam-generating equipment, environmental equipment, and products for the U.S. government. They also provide engineering and construction services for industrial, utility and hydrocarbon processing facilities, and to the offshore oil and natural gas industries. Babcock & Wilcox is located on the Internet at www.babcock.com. Journalists will find company news, fact sheets, and industry links at http://www.babcock.com/pgg/pr/pressroom.html. Though there are many companies that contain the name Babcock, the U.S.-based Babcock & Wilcox is the original, founded by George Babcock and Stephen Wilcox in 1867. |
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