January 23, 2006—ThermoEnergy Corporation has announced the start of a $310,000 federally funded project to develop compact zero air emission power plants for medium to heavy industry. Commonly referred to as Combined Heat & Power (CHP) plants, these systems would allow main-stream industries to switch from natural gas to lower priced alternative fuels to supply their energy needs.
Switching fuel sources could allow many companies to save hundreds of millions of dollars in energy costs, reduce air pollution, keep their US based plants operating, and lessen dependence on imported energy resources.
These CHP plants will be based on the company’s advanced patented zero air emission power plant design known as TIPS; an acronym for ThermoEnergy Integrated Power System, the company says.
TIPS eliminates the atmospheric emissions of NOx, SOx, mercury, and particulates from power plants that run on coal, oil, natural gas or biomass. In addition, TIPS captures and recovers carbon dioxide (CO2) in pressurized liquid form for sequestration or beneficial reuse. With TIPS, harmful air emissions from power plants, which endangers the environment and human health, will become a thing of the past.
ThermoEnergy Corporation is an integrated technologies company seeking to develop and commercialize patented water treatment and clean energy technologies. For more information, visit the company Web site.
