Babcock Power to Supply Emission Controls for South Carolina Coal Plants.DANVERS, Mass. -- Babcock Power Inc. (BPI), based in Danvers, MA, announced today that one of its subsidiary companies, Babcock Power Environmental Inc. (BPE BPE abbr. Bachelor of Physical Education ) was awarded a contract to supply the Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) is the current state-of-the art technology used for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the exhaust flue gases in power plants that burn coal or oil to produce steam for the steam turbines that drive their electricity generators. Systems (WFGD WFGD Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization ) for South Carolina Electric & Gas' (SCE&G) coal-fired Wateree Station, in Eastover, and Williams Station in Goose Creek, South Carolina Goose Creek is a city in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2003 census estimates, the city population was 30,574. It has a ZIP code of 29445. As defined by the U.S. . The Contract includes the supply of two WFGDs complete with; Absorber Island, limestone preparation, and gypsum dewatering Dewatering (dē′wöd·ər·iŋ) is the removal of water from solid material or soil by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes. systems, with complete flue duct and structural steel components to integrate the WFGD system into the existing power plants. The systems are designed for up to 98% SO2 removal efficiency with the specified coal. Williams Station produces 640 MWs of electricity while Wateree Station, powered by two Riley supercritical Adj. 1. supercritical - (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases critical - at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass pulverized coal boilers, generates 700 MWs. The contract has an approximate value of one hundred million dollars and is scheduled for completion in 2009. Jim Dougherty, President of Babcock Power Environmental, stated that, "We are pleased to be working with SCE&G to continue to improve the air quality for the South Carolina customers. Our team generated efficient and economical designs, including accommodating two boilers feeding one absorber vessel, in order to meet the customer's requirements on this fast track project." PROFILES South Carolina Electric & Gas Company is a regulated public utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to approximately 639,000 customers in 24 counties in the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina. The company also provides natural gas service to approximately 303,000 customers in 34 counties in the state. Babcock Power Inc., www.babcockpower.com, through its subsidiaries, is one of the world's leading suppliers of technology, equipment, and services to the power generation industry. Babcock Power subsidiary companies include; Vogt Power International (Louisville, KY), Thermal Engineering International (USA) Inc. (Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. , CA), Babcock Power Environmental, Riley Power and Babcock Power Services (Worcester, MA), Boiler Tube Company of America (Lyman, SC), and TEi Construction Services, Inc. (Duncan, SC). |
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