ECO2™ Pilot Testing at R.E. Burger Plant

Pilot scale testing of the "ECO2" CO2 capture technology is scheduled to begin in 2008 at FirstEnergy’s R.E. Burger Plant.  The ECO2 pilot will process a 1-megawatt (MW) slipstream drawn from the outlet of the 50-MW Burger Plant ECO commercial unit.  It will be designed to capture 90 percent of incoming CO2 (approximately 20 tons of CO2 per day).  The ECO2 pilot will demonstrate CO2 capture through integration with the ECO multi-pollutant control process.  Operation of the pilot will confirm process performance and energy requirements.  The pilot program will also provide the basis for cost estimates while preparing the technology for commercial scale capture and sequestration demonstration projects.