MISTRAS Helps Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Coal Fired Power Plants
April 29 2010 - 7:05AM
MISTRAS Group, Inc. (NYSE:MG) has developed and delivered a
non-invasive coal flow monitoring system that with remedial action,
can significantly reduce out of compliance events, and resulting
fines, regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
This system detects blockages and imbalances in the flow of
pulverized fuel between the coal mills and the burners, enabling
plant operators to optimize burner combustion resulting in reduced
emissions. It is anticipated that this solution will aid in meeting
the emissions legislation and regulations associated with the
impending new energy and climate bill currently being debated in
the US Senate.
In addition to emissions reduction, the system provides
information plant operations use to drive efficiency gains by
improving heat rate; improving fuel consumption; and reducing
maintenance by avoiding burner tube failures caused by increased
erosion/corrosion from high radiant heat that can account for
millions of dollars in lost production from forced outages. A
major South West US utility that has implemented the system
recognized a $5 million savings in a single year.
Added to its suite of asset protection, environmental and
process monitoring systems and services for the power generation
industry, MISTRAS' coal flow monitoring system can operate in
stand-alone mode with local or remote on-line monitoring, providing
real time data and early warning alarming. It can also be
integrated into the plants existing distributed process control
system.
About MISTRAS Group:
MISTRAS offers one of the broadest services and
technology-enabled asset protection solutions portfolios in the
industry used to evaluate the structural integrity of energy,
industrial and public infrastructure. Mission critical services and
solutions are delivered globally and provide customers the ability
to extend the useful life of their assets, improve productivity
& profitability, comply with government safety and
environmental regulations and enhance risk management operational
decisions.
MISTRAS uniquely combines its industry leading products and
technologies -24/7 on-line monitoring of critical assets;
mechanical integrity (MI) and non-destructive testing (NDT)
services; and its proprietary world class data warehousing &
analysis software- to provide comprehensive and competitive
products, systems and services solutions from a single source
provider.
For more information, please visit the company's website at
http://www.mistrasgroup.com or contact Nestor S. Makarigakis,
Marketing Communications (MARCOM) Manager at
marcom@mistrasgroup.com.
The MISTRAS Group, Inc. logo is available at
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CONTACT: MISTRAS Group, Inc.
Nestor S. Makarigakis, Marketing Communications
(MARCOM) Manager
marcom@mistrasgroup.com
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