FGD and DeNOx
NEWSLETTER       

                                                                                                           May 2003
                                                                                                             No. 301

Catalyst Regeneration Plant Starts Up 

SCR-Tech LLC has opened a facility to regenerate catalyst from coal-fired power plants. The American division of SCR-Tech has 45,000 square feet in Charlotte, NC. The facility can regenerate more than 5000 m³ of catalyst per year. Construction costs were $2-3 million. For half the cost of replacing catalyst, SCR-Tech will clean the catalyst modules so they can be reused, typically for another two years of continuous operation. This also saves the utility on disposal costs, the company says. 

SCR-Tech is investing $2 to $3 million in the facility. Workers will earn $10 to $15 an hour, said Hans Hartenstein, president of SCR-Tech. Plant manager Frank Wenz said he hopes to have 30 employees in 18 months but has 20 now. The world’s only other catalyst regeneration facility is owned by SCR-Tech's parent company in Wildeshausen, Germany. 

U.S. Customers for SCR-Tech include:

·     Alabama Power Gorgas - catalyst regeneration

·     Georgia Power Bowen - catalyst regeneration

·     PG&E National Energy Group Indiantown - catalyst regeneration

·     Mirant Birchwood - SCR management

·     AES Somerset - SCR management

·     Duke Cliffside - SCR management

·     South Carolina Electric & Gas Wateree and Williams - SCR management

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