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Alstom Officials Say Preliminary Data Shows That Carbon Capture Demonstration Project is Successful


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WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alstom Power today released preliminary data on a carbon capture demonstration project being conducted at the We Energies facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, in partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute.

Alstom officials said that the Pleasant Prairie demonstration project has operated on a 24/7 basis for over 4600 hours, captured 88-90 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, and achieved 99-plus percent purity levels. (Higher purity levels allow the CO2 produced to be used in the widest possible range of ways.)

The data was first reported last week during an industry Conference that was co-sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy. Speaking at the conference, Alstoms Amy Ericson said,

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