Catalytica Energy Systems Xonon Cool Combustion System Demonstrating NOx Emissions Well Below Its 3 ppm Guarantee In Commercial
2004年2月17日 - 10:30PM
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Catalytica Energy Systems Xonon Cool Combustion System
Demonstrating NOx Emissions Well Below Its 3 ppm Guarantee In
Commercial Gas Turbine Applications GILBERT, Ariz. and MOUNTAIN
VIEW, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Catalytica Energy
Systems, Inc. , the world's first and only company to commercialize
a catalytic combustion system for stationary gas turbine
applications, is now realizing another industry first and setting
new standards in commercial ultra-low emissions performance through
pollution prevention rather than cleanup. As an integral part of
Kawasaki's 1.4 MW GPB15X cogeneration system, Catalytica Energy
Systems' breakthrough Xonon Cool Combustion(TM) system is
consistently demonstrating nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions well
below its 3 parts per million (ppm) guarantee in commercial
operation. "The emissions performance of our Kawasaki gas turbine
equipped with Xonon has more than lived up to its 3 ppm NOx
guarantee since entering service in November 2002," said Mary
Lavin, Energy Resource Specialist at Sonoma Developmental Center.
"Not only are we recording NOx emissions at around 1.5 ppm or less
on a regular basis, we've even noted emissions under 1 ppm on a
number of occasions. What's more, we're achieving ultra-low NOx
emissions without a downstream cleanup system, eliminating the use
of toxic chemicals and enabling us to more fully meet our
environmental objectives." Xonon's impressive emissions performance
was first demonstrated on a 1.4 MW Kawasaki gas turbine while
operating on the commercial electricity grid as part of a field
demonstration at Silicon Valley Power, a municipal utility in Santa
Clara, California. This site has since accumulated more than 18,000
hours of reliable operation with NOx emissions consistently
recorded well below 3 ppm. Catalytica Energy System's Xonon Cool
Combustion system is now demonstrating these same ultra-low
emissions levels in its first commercial installations at two
independent sites in California. Both of these sites are operating
Xonon-equipped Kawasaki GPB15X gensets to supplement their heat and
power requirements. "While we've seen NOx emissions consistently
well below 3 ppm in our field demonstrations, we're excited and
gratified to see our technology achieving these same ultra-low
levels in commercial operation," said Mike Murry, president and CEO
of Catalytica Energy Systems. "Xonon's performance in its first two
commercial applications reinforces what we've validated in the
field and provides additional credibility for our product in the
marketplace. Furthermore, we continue to refine our proprietary
catalyst technology platform to further enhance our product line
and believe that future generation products could yield near-zero
NOx emissions." TheCompany's Xonon Cool Combustion system is also
demonstrating the same levels of ultra-low emissions at both
base-load and part-load conditions as low as 70%. This wide
operating range is economically appealing for distributed
generation applications, offering plant operators the option to
reduce their power output during periods of minimal demand and
realize significant fuel savings while still maintaining compliance
with air permits. Alternative NOx control solutions can result in
higher emissions levels when operated at part-load. Xonon Cool
Combustion is the most advanced, commercially available on-engine
solution for ultra-low NOx emissions. The Xonon system uses a
catalyst instead of a flame in the combustion process, enabling
combustion at temperatures below the threshold at which NOx forms.
The pollution prevention approach offered by Xonon is a significant
advance in gas turbine innovation, enabling plant operators to meet
increasingly stringent emissions regulations in a more
cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner than downstream
cleanup systems. Catalytica Energy Systems' Xonon Cool Combustion
system was commercialized in partnership with Kawasaki Gas
Turbines-Americas, and is available today on Kawasaki's GPB15X
generator package, which features a 1.4 MW M1A-13X gas turbine
equipped with Xonon. Hiro Matsumura, president of Kawasaki Gas
Turbines-Americas, said, "We view Xonon as a valuable addition to
our product line and are proud to be the providers of the first
commercially available power generation package to include this
state of the art pollution prevention technology. Our
Xonon-equipped gas turbines have been extremely well-received by
customers with applications in emissions-sensitive areas, which
cannot tolerate the associated risk, size or expense of downstream
cleanup systems. As the first gas turbine manufacturer in the world
to offer Xonon-equipped gas turbines, we believe we're in a strong
position to address our customers' combined power and emissions
requirements in the distributed generation marketplace." Catalytica
Energy Systems designs, develops, manufactures and services
advanced products for the energy and transportation industries with
a focus on cost-effective solutions for reducing nitrogen oxides
(NOx) emissions from combustion-related applications. Our
proprietary technologies include the application of catalysts to
combustion systems and next-generation fuel processors to offer
innovative NOx solutions that mitigate the environmental impact of
power generation and transportation systems. We are marketing our
first commercial product, Xonon Cool Combustion(TM), a pollution
prevention technology that enables natural gas-fired turbines to
achieve a significant reduction in certain air pollutants to
ultra-low levels. Xonon(R) reduces the formation of NOx, a primary
contributor to smog, through a proprietary catalytic combustion
process. We are also pursuing adaptation of our core Xonon
technology to develop and commercialize NOx reduction solutions for
mobile, off-road and stationary diesel engine applications. These
systems are being designed for incorporation in both new engines
and retrofits of existing diesel engines. Additional technology
development efforts related to fuelprocessing systems for fuel
cells used in automotive applications are also actively underway.
Find Catalytica Energy Systems on the Worldwide Web at
http://www.catalyticaenergy.com/. This news release contains
forward-looking statements regarding the ability of Catalytica
Energy Systems' Xonon Cool Combustion system to continue to perform
in commercial operation with ultra-low NOx emissions well below 3
ppm; the ability of Xonon to continue to demonstrate these same
emissions levels at part-load conditions as low as 70% and to offer
improved economics to the end-user as a result of this feature
while maintaining compliance with air permits; the ability of
future Catalytica Energy Systems' products to yield near-zero NOx
emissions; and the market demand for Xonon-equipped gas turbines
for distributed generation applications in emissions-sensitive
areas. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results and events to differ materially from
those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, among others: the fact that there may be
unanticipated technical, commercial or other factors that could
arise relating to the application of Xonon to Kawasaki's GPB15X
generator package and the operation of Xonon-equipped Kawasaki gas
turbines; possible fluctuations in economic conditions affecting
the markets for Catalytica Energy Systems' products; the risk that
a market may not develop or be maintained for Catalytica Energy
Systems' products; changes in the environmental requirements for
ultra-low NOx emissions; that continued refinements to Catalytica
Energy Systems' technology platform may not yield a nero-zero
emissions product; and that results may differ from those stated
and the other risks set forth in the Catalytica Energy Systems'
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31,
2003. Catalytica Energy Systems undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events,
or circumstances occurring after the date of this release. NOTE:
Xonon and Xonon Cool Combustion are registered trademarks of
Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc., Gilbert, AZ, USA CONTACT: Megan
Meloni, Investor Relations of Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc.,
+1-650-940-6253. DATASOURCE: Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Megan Meloni, Investor Relations of Catalytica Energy
Systems, Inc., +1-650-940-6253 Web site:
http://www.catalyticaenergy.com/
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