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Honeywell's UOP Selected to Provide Technology for First Clean Coal Power
Station in the United Kingdom
New gasification plant will be the first in Europe to incorporate carbon
capture and storage technology for cleaner power generation
DES PLAINES, Ill., Feb. 18, 2009 -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON)
company, announced today that its technology has been selected by Powerfuel
Power Ltd. to capture and remove contaminants from synthesis gas (syngas) made
from coal for a new clean coal power station in the United Kingdom.
The UOP Selexol™ process technology was selected to remove sulfur and carbon
dioxide from syngas in order to meet aggressive environmental targets for
Powerfuel’s Hatfield Colliery clean coal power station to be built in
Stainforth, South Yorkshire.
The Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plant, built adjacent to the
Hatfield coal mining operation, is scheduled to start operation in 2013 and use
syngas from coal to generate 900 megawatts of power. Powerfuel’s new facility
will be the first clean-power coal station in Europe and is designed for up to
90 percent overall carbon capture.
“Supplying cleaner coal power is imperative with rising energy demand and
growing concerns over energy independence and carbon emissions. Our goal is to
offer an energy solution for Europe with near-zero emissions,” said Grant
Budge, Powerfuel director. “UOP’s technology is an important part of achieving
this goal.”
UOP’s Selexol process uses a physical solvent to remove acid gas from streams
of syngas or natural gas. In the new Hatfield plant, the Selexol unit will
remove virtually all sulfur species and contain them for further treatment in a
sulfur removal unit. The unit will also remove 97 percent of the carbon dioxide
contained in the syngas, a key contribution to overall carbon capture of the
facility.
“We are honored to be a part of such an important endeavor,” said Peter
Piotrowski, senior vice president of UOP Process Technology and Equipment. “As
needs shift and energy demand grows, we are prepared to bring our customers the
technologies and products that fulfill their business goals.”
More than 55 Selexol process units have been designed and put into commercial
service since the technology was first introduced. The Selexol process
continues to be used in a wide variety of applications, ranging from natural
gas to synthetic gas, and has been the dominant acid-gas removal system
selection in gasification project awards within the past ten years.
Powerfuel Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Powerfuel plc., is an independent power
provider for the United Kingdom.
UOP LLC, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, is a leading
international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts,
adsorbents, process plants, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries. UOP is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Honeywell International, Inc. and is part of Honeywell’s Specialty Materials
strategic business group. For more information, go to www.uop.com.
Honeywell International is a $37 billion diversified technology and
manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and
services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive
products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township,
N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock
Exchanges. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com.
This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than
statements of fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or
our management intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur
in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
based on management’s assumptions and assessments in light of past experience
and trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other relevant
factors. They are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results,
developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by our
forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are also subject to
risks and uncertainties, which can affect our performance in both the near- and
long-term. We identify the principal risks and uncertainties that affect our
performance in our Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Contact:
Susan Gross
(847) 391-2380
susan.gross@uop.com
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