UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, 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.”
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