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Recent shale gas development, resulting in cheap natural gas in the U.S., has opened the debate about whether or not to export some of that energy—mainly as liquefied natural gas (LNG). As the U.S. considers

The aftermath of two spills from a coal ash storage pond at Duke Energy’s Dan River Steam Station in North Carolina this month, which saw about 35,000 tons of ash flood into the Dan River, may lead to a crackdown by North Carolina state regulators and will likely affect the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) decision-making […]

Federal judge Walter S. Smith, Jr. ruled on Feb. 26 that Luminant had not violated the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its Big Brown Power Plant in Freestone County, Tex., as had been claimed in a Sierra Club lawsuit. Filed in May 2012, the lawsuit alleged that from July 2007 to the present certain emissions […]

ADA Carbon Solutions has been driving the critical aspects of activated carbon to optimize performance in emission train. Research and development programs have resulted in a step change in mercury control capability for coal fired power plants.  The latest developments focus on the fundamentals of activated carbon properties and to enhance emissions control systems.
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The Gyeonggi Green Energy facility, a 59-MW fuel cell park in Hwasung City, South Korea, commenced commercial operation on Feb. 19. The plant consists of 21 2.8-MW hydrogen fuel cells supplied by FuelCell Energy of Danbury, Conn. The 5.1-acre facility in Gyeonggi Province, along the country’s northwest coast, is owned and operated by POSCO Energy, the […]

On Feb. 24, President Obama approved a proposed agreement with Vietnam, which would allow for cooperation between the two countries concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The agreement has been in the works for some time and will now undergo a 90-day Congressional review period. Secretary of State John Kerry originally signed the deal with […]

ADA Carbon Solutions adds over 20 years of R&D expertise and leadership in nanotechnology and catalysis as well as over 16 years of sales experience in power generation and regulatory compliance.
Littleton, Colorado, February 24, 2014 – ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC , an industry leading manufacturer of powdered activated carbon, is pleased to announce two

Advanced Activated Carbons for Mercury Control at High Temperatures
At the EUEC 2014 conference, we presented demonstration results from various high-temperature applications, that with prior generation products have been challenging.  But our new products are able to meet the challenge and have been shown to be effective on several coal types and in temperatures ranging from 350

Dynamic Mercury Capture Test 

 
ADA Carbon Solutions has implemented a new tool to advance the accuracy and relevance of Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) laboratory screening. The results are excellent for a higher level of batch quality control, accurate comparisons between sorbents, and more-realistic simulation of full-scale injection environments. This tool enables us to rapidly prototype new sorbents, and

In a surprising deal, the developer of a proposed $1 billion natural gas–fired power plant in Salem, Mass., has agreed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the new facility annually over its 40-year lifespan to meet state climate change mandates—and to permanently shutter the plant by 2050.  The settlement reached between New Jersey–based Footprint […]