Mercury exists in the water, air and soil, taking on several
different forms. Coal-burning power plants are the leading human-caused source
of mercury emissions into the air, and though it is a naturally occurring
element, high levels of mercury emissions pose significant health threats to
the nation’s air, water and food sources.
In an effort to drastically curb mercury pollution and
impacts, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010 began working to set
emission standards for power plants under the Clean Air Act, and by 2011 issued
its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants.
As coal power plants raced to find solutions to efficiently
and cost-effectively reduce their mercury emissions, they were faced with a
challenge in finding technologies that fit both variables.
Midwest Energy Emissions, however, has emerged as a viable
source of mercury capture solutions utilizing the company’s patented SEA™
technology, an effective and economically feasible solution to achieve mercury
emissions capture rates of more than 90 percent in coal-fired power plants.
The company also offers services complementary to the
technology in order to achieve optimal capture rates for its clients:
• Emissions
testing for mercury and other trace metals, ensuring compliance with regulatory
limits
• Optimal
design of the injection scheme and appropriate equipment layout and
installation
• Optimization
of SEA™ sorbent technologies for a customized low-cost plan for each unit
• Access to
industry-leading experts and researchers at the EERC
• Ongoing
scientific support for combustion issues and questions related to trace metals,
as operations and regulations change
Existing power plants generally have through 2015 to comply
with MATS, and Midwest Energy anticipates that in the near term, many utilities
will seek out and request demonstrations of mercury capture technologies that
best suit their facility and budgets.
The company believes it has positioned itself as an
attractive and efficient solution to this call, capable of servicing coal-fired
power plants and utilities in the U.S. and Canada. The company also plans to
partake in future expansion into Europe and China as mercury emission
regulations continue to spread.
For more information, visit www.midwestemissions.com
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