FirstEnergy ECO® Unit
| Project Partner | FirstEnergy Corp. |
| Plant | R.E. Burger Plant |
| Size | 50-MW unit |
| Location | Shadyside, Ohio |
| Technology | ECO (has also been operated in ECO-SO2 configuration) |
| Emissions Removal | SO2, NOX, oxidized mercury, fine particulate matter |
| Annual Amount of CO2 Capture | N/A |
| Type of CO2 Storage | N/A |
| Online Date (projected) | February 2004 |
Background
The R.E. Burger Plant is located on a 100-acre site on the Ohio River. Its two coal-fired units, one coal-fired turbine peaking unit, and three oil-fueled peaking units produce 413 MW of electricity serving ~300,000 homes. The generating units use electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) for >99% of particulate matter removal and they also employ low-NOX burners.
In 2005, a 180-day performance and reliability test of our ECO unit was initiated and successfully completed. The ECO unit met commercial performance objectives and demonstrated the capability to control outlet emissions to best available control technology standards. The unit remains in operation today.
The ECO system was designed and constructed to utility standards and its key features include: a 110,000 scfm (50-MW) slipstream from a 156-MW front wall boiler positioned downstream of a dry ESP, a stand-alone tower design with integrated wet ESP, PLC controls that are fully compatible with the plant's control system, separate input and output CEMS (NOX, SOX, Hg, NH3, opacity, hydrocarbons), and metering and recording of incoming power.
The ECO project was jointly funded by Powerspan, FirstEnergy, and the Ohio Coal Development Office, and along with Powerspan, the project team includes:
- FirstEnergy — site, all plant connections, and utility services
- Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control (now part of Siemens Environmental Systems and Services) — design of scrubbing tower and overall system design, procurement, and construction management
- Fluor Power — specialized services such as schedule review, commissioning, and rigging consulting
- The Andersons, Inc. — fertilizer co-product removal, marketing, and sales
Our ECO multi-pollutant control technology is in operation at FirstEnergy’s R.E. Burger Plant in Shadyside, Ohio. This site also hosts pilot testing of our ECO2 carbon capture process.