Black & Veatch Awarded Contract to Build Three NOx Reduction Units for Vectren in Indiana, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.Business Editors & Environmental Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2001 Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Inc.; Houston Texas). Vectren Power Supply, a subsidiary of Vectren Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :VVC) (Evansville, Indiana), awarded Black & Veatch (Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Missouri, which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas. ) the engineering & construction contract for three Selective Catalytic Reduction Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is a means of removing nitrogen oxides, often the most abundant and polluting component in exhaust gases, through a chemical reaction between the exhaust gases, a (reductant) additive, and a catalyst. (SCR (Sequence Control Register) See program counter. ) unit additions at two different plants in Indiana. Construction of the first SCR unit at the Culley power station in New Burgh BURGH. A borough; (q. v.) a castle or town. , Indiana will be for the No. 3 265MW Unit with tie-ins scheduled for May 2002. The subsequent SCR's will be installed at their AB Brown power station in Mount Vernon, Indiana Mount Vernon is a small city in southern Indiana along the Ohio River and the county seat of Posey County.GR6 As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 7,478. and construction will begin fall of 2002. These SCR units will reduce NOx emissions as mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Act Standards. The addition of SCR's and other emission reduction equipment is an expenditure that most base load power producers will need to deal with as the deadline of May 2004 approaches. Vectren Corporation is an energy and applied technology holding company that was formed and began operations in March 2000 through the combination of Indiana Energy Incorporated & SIGCORP Incorporated. Black & Veatch is a privately held $2.4 billion engineering & construction firm that was established in 1915 and currently employs over 9,000 people. Industrialinfo.com provides daily news related to the industrial market place including industry alerts and databases for the energy and industrial markets. For more information on trends and upcoming construction activities in the Power and Energy markets as well as other industrial sectors send inquiries to powergroup@industrialinfo.com or visit us as our website at www.industrialinfo.com. |
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