Thomas Deerfield Dalson Energy Anchorage, Alaska (907) 277-7900
Begin forwarded message: > From: "Nexterra Systems Corp." <[email protected]> > Date: October 26, 2010 9:00:43 AM AKDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Engineering Firm Verifies That Nexterra Systems Deliver Superior Air > Emissions > Reply-To: "Nexterra Systems Corp." > <[email protected]> > > > REPORT BY LEADING ENGINEERING FIRM VERIFIES NEXTERRA BIOMASS GASIFICATION > SYSTEMS DELIVER SUPERIOR AIR EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE > Vancouver, BC – October 26, 2010 – Nexterra Systems Corp. (www.nexterra.ca), > a leading supplier of biomass gasification heat and power systems today > released the results of an air emissions report developed by Levelton > Consultants Ltd. (Levelton), a leading engineering and science consulting > firm specializing in air quality assessment and management. > > The Levelton study compared air emissions test results from Nexterra’s > gasification plants with comparable emissions data from conventional > combustion plants located in the US and Canada. The report confirms that > Nexterra’s facilities produce “best in class” air emissions when compared > with conventional biomass combustion technologies. For certain types of > emissions, Nexterra plants were also found to produce emissions that were > equivalent to or lower than natural gas combustion. > > Key findings are as follows: > > Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions from Nexterra’s systems are less than 2% of > the CO emissions from the biomass combustion systems surveyed and are > equivalent to or lower than emissions associated with fossil fuel generation > facilities surveyed. > Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions from Nexterra’s systems are less > than 3% of the VOC emissions from the biomass combustion systems surveyed and > are equivalent to or lower than emissions associated with fossil fuel > generation facilities surveyed. > Particulate matter (PM) emissions from Nexterra’s systems are equivalent to > or better than the best emissions performance demonstrated by biomass > combustion systems. In addition, Nexterra’s systems exhibit characteristics > that make them particularly amenable to good control of PM levels. > Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions from Nexterra’s systems are lower than the US > Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) AP-42 air emissions regulatory > factors for biomass systems and, when coupled with Selective Non-Catalytic > Reduction (SNCR) technology, can reduce NOx to levels comparable to low NOx > natural gas combustion systems. > Nexterra systems can achieve PM and CO thresholds for the US EPA’s proposed > Boiler MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technologies) rules for both Area and > Major Source categories. In contrast, many of the biomass combustion systems > surveyed do not achieve the proposed Major Source PM limits, and none achieve > the proposed Area Source CO limits for new facilities. > “Nexterra has achieved impressive air emissions results at its commercial > biomass gasification facilities,” said Alex Schutte, Vice President > Environment and Energy with Levelton. “The results clearly show that Nexterra > plants achieve significantly lower levels of CO and VOC emissions compared to > the combustion facilities surveyed. Nexterra facilities also demonstrate > particulate emissions performance that is as good as the best performance > demonstrated by direct combustion systems and these systems are particularly > well suited to enable good control of PM. Finally, Nexterra’s systems, when > coupled with SNCR technology, can achieve NOx emissions that are comparable > to natural gas.” > > “Our goal in Vancouver is to become the greenest city in the world, and one > way we can do that is by using cleaner energy in our day-to-day lives,” said > Gregor Robertson, Mayor of the City of Vancouver. “Making the shift away from > fossil fuels towards low-emission energy is crucial for us to meet our > climate change goals. The technical breakthrough achieved by Nexterra means > that biomass energy can play a critical role in helping Vancouver and cities > around the world achieve their sustainability targets without compromising > air quality.” > > “Our customers demand cost effective biomass solutions that achieve the > highest standards of air emissions, reliability, fuel flexibility and > efficiency,” said Jonathan Rhone, CEO of Nexterra. “We are fully committed to > delivering products that meet and exceed our customers’ expectations through > continued investment in innovation and product development. This study > provides further validation of our technical performance, innovation > processes and underscores our commitment to achieving the lowest possible air > emissions.” > > Air emissions from Nexterra systems are routinely tested by qualified third > parties at customer sites and at Nexterra’s Product Development Center. > > To view the executive summary of the report, click here. > > About Levelton Consultants Ltd. – Levelton Consultants Ltd. is a leading > provider of engineering and scientific services, focusing on environment and > energy, materials engineering, geotechnical, and building sciences. Levelton > are acknowledged experts in air pollution assessment and management, > including industrial stack testing, ambient monitoring, emissions control > strategy design, emissions inventory development, and dispersion modeling. In > addition, Levelton has significant experience assessing the feasibility and > environment impacts of biomass energy systems technologies. Levelton is an > employee-owned company based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. For more > information: www.levelton.com > > About Nexterra Systems Corp. – Nexterra Systems Corp. is a leading supplier > of biomass gasification systems that enable industrial and institutional > customers to generate clean, low cost renewable heat, power and synthetic gas > from biomass fuels. Nexterra’s systems have superior life-cycle costs, lower > air emissions, higher efficiency and greater fuel flexibility compared to > conventional biomass solutions and have been selected by customers and > partners including General Electric, US Dept of Energy, University of British > Columbia, Johnson Controls and Kruger Products. Nexterra is a private company > based in Vancouver, Canada. For more information: www.nexterra.ca > > For further information, please contact: > > Nexterra Systems Corp. > Darcy Quinn, Manager, Marketing and Business Development > Email: [email protected] > Direct: 604.629.1026 > > > > > If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message > with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: > Unsubscribe > > Click here to forward this email to a friend > > Nexterra Systems Corp. > 1300 - 650 West Georgia Street > Vancouver, British Columbia V6B4N8 > CA > Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. > > > _______________________________________________ The Gasification list has moved to [email protected] - please update your email contacts to reflect the change. Please visit http://info.bioenergylists.org for more news on the list move. Thank you, Gasification Administrator
