Hitachi Power Systems America Awarded Retrofit SCR Contract by Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.-- Hitachi Environmental Technology Will Help Reduce Power Plant Emissions -- BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Hitachi America, Ltd., today announced that it has been awarded a contract for the design, supply and erection of 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. ) systems from Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. for their coal-fired Units 1 & 2 at the Seminole Generating Station located in Palatka, Florida Palatka is a city in Putnam County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,033 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 10,796. . Terms were not disclosed. The contract includes the design and supply of SCR systems for the station's two (2) 650 MW-class coal fired units. The SCR systems being furnished will utilize Hitachi's state of the art catalyst, offering high NOx removal efficiencies over wide operating load ranges and fuel types. These highly reliable systems are being designed for continuous operation throughout the entire year. Part of the SCR system supply includes a urea-to-ammonia system where a urea solution is converted to gaseous ammonia for the SCR process. This system safely avoids the onsite storage and handling of ammonia. The construction work will span over several years with an expected commencement of January, 2007. The erection portion of the work will be performed by W.W. Gay, a local contractor. "We're fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with Hitachi, one of the leading manufacturers of emissions control Emissions control may refer to:
Henry Bartoli, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd. stated that, "We are extremely pleased to have been specifically selected by Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. to execute this project, and look forward to supporting SECI SECI Southeast European Cooperative Initiative SECI Secure Electronic Commerce Infrastructure in their efforts to supply its customers with clean, efficient, low cost electricity." About Seminole Seminole Electric is a generation and transmission cooperative. An estimated 1.6 million individuals and businesses rely on Seminole's 10 member distribution systems for their electric power, in portions of 46 counties throughout Florida. The primary energy resource serving Seminole's member systems is the Seminole Generating Station. Seminole's primary mission is to provide a reliable supply of competitively priced wholesale power to its members. For more information, please visit http://www.seminole-electric.com. About Hitachi Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd. is a leading supplier of equipment and services for the Power Generation Market including Thermal, Nuclear, and Hydroelectric facilities. Products include advanced Pulverized pul·ver·ize v. pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing, pul·ver·iz·es v.tr. 1. To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust. 2. To demolish. v.intr. Coal Boilers, Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Turbines, Substation Equipment, Wind Generation, Air Quality Control Systems for new plants and retrofit applications. Hitachi Power Systems America is Hitachi's Global Center of Excellence for the emissions market including 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. (WFGD WFGD Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization ), mercury removal systems and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology. For more information, visit http://www.hitachi.us. Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, and consumer electronics, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information, visit http://www.hitachi.us. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT) (TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 356,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2005 (ended March 31, 2006) consolidated sales totaled 9,464 billion yen ($80.9 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com. |
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