The Department of Energy (DOE) and We Energies have initiated a joint venture to demonstrate the technology. The development is the second of eight projects selected last year for inclusion in round one of the Clean Coal Power Initiative.
We Energies will design, install, operate and evaluate the technology process, coined TOXECON, as an integrated system to control emissions of mercury, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides during the operations of its Presque Isle plant at Marquette, Mich.
The cost of the five-year project is US$52.9 million, with DOE taking a $24.8 million share and We Energies taking the remaining $28.1 million.
In the TOXECON process, sorbents are injected into a power plant's exhaust stream to soak up the pollutants so they can be captured and prevented from being released to the atmosphere.
