Funny - I know that CSAPR regulation has been stuck in the court system for quite a while - is it still relevant? Regardless, isn't reducing emissions anyways the responsible thing to do?
Invensys has an answer with APC
A recent ruling by the EPA, The Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR),which went into effect in July of 2011 mandates that power producers achieve much stricter emissions of pollutants such as NOx, SOx, etc. As a result of this requirement 27 states, mostly east of the Mississippi, are affected. Power producers in the affected areas are required to reduce their emissions of NOx, SOx, and other components beginning in 2012.
In many cases, we expect power producers to install or expand the use of pollution reducing equipment such as scrubbers or selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems; however, significant progress toward compliance can be made quickly and at a fraction of the cost of other solutions with the application of Invensys’ proven APC technology. Additionally we can help reduce ammonia consumption where SCR’s and especially SCNR’s are installed.
We have many reference sites such as Entergy, GenOn (formerly Mirant), Public Service of New Mexico, South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA), Wisconsin Public Service and Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) have successfully applied our APC for Power solutions to reduce NOx and O2 levels and at the same time increase the efficiency of the plant as measured by overall heat rate.
Moreover, we have additional differentiated capabilities such as our Smart Fire Control system which continuously adapts the boiler operation to compensate for a variety of changes to ensure the benefits are sustained. Steam Temperature control and Smart Soot Blowing are other applications that can be added for increased boiler reliability leading to a reduced forced outage rate and lower maintenance costs.
About Connoisseur: Connoisseur is advanced process control (APC) software developed by Invensys to improve process profitability and control. The quality improvements that result from using Connoisseur model-based predictive control software are also met with considerable economic improvements. RBF neural nets, a key feature of this solution can be mixed with step test derived models. The standard deviation of key product parameters from target specification is significantly reduced, leading to increased throughput and significantly reduced material and/or energy consumption, providing a total payback in three to six months or less. Applications of Connoisseur include mining, power, chemicals and refining, among others.
Technical Support: As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
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