The Babcock & Wilcox Company Receives Scrubber Contract for Xcel Energy's Comanche Plant
17 Februar 2006 - 5:31PM
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McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) ("McDermott") announced
today that its subsidiary, The Babcock & Wilcox Company
("B&W"), has received a contract from Xcel Energy for
engineering, materials and start-up commissioning of three dry flue
gas desulfurization ("FGD") units at its Comanche Power Station in
Pueblo, Colo. The plant is managed by Public Service Company of
Colorado, one of four operating units of Xcel Energy. Work will be
completed on Comanche Units 1, 2 and 3. Units 1 and 2 are existing
350-megawatt boilers, the latter supplied by B&W in 1975, while
Unit 3 is a new 816-megawatt boiler. B&W will supply the FGD
systems, commonly called scrubbers, for each unit including mercury
removal sorbent injection systems, ash recycle systems, flue work
and structural steel, as well as a common pebble-lime unloading and
storage system and a common lime-slaking system. A pulse jet fabric
filter and induced draft fans will also be supplied for Unit 3. In
addition, Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., Inc. will provide
construction services. "We are extremely pleased to have been
chosen to provide B&W's proven environmental systems to this
important customer," said David L. Keller, President and Chief
Operating Officer of B&W. "The award speaks well of the
confidence Xcel has in both the B&W team and our technology."
Engineering for the project is underway at B&W's Barberton
headquarters, and materials are scheduled for delivery in 2006.
Start-up of Unit 2 is slated for January 2008, and Units 1 and 3
are scheduled for start-up later in 2008 and 2009, respectively.
Xcel Energy - doing business in Colorado as Public Service Co. of
Colorado - is a major U.S. electricity and natural gas company with
regulated operations in 10 Western and Midwestern states. Xcel
Energy provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related
products and services to 3.3 million electricity customers and 1.8
million natural gas customers through its regulated operating
companies. In terms of customers, it is the fourth-largest
combination natural gas and electricity company in the nation.
Company headquarters are located in Minneapolis. More information
is available at www.xcelenergy.com. OTHER INFORMATION About the
Company McDermott International, Inc. is a leading worldwide energy
services company. The Company's subsidiaries provide engineering,
fabrication, installation, procurement, research, manufacturing,
environmental systems, project management and facility management
services to a variety of customers in the power and energy
industries, including the U.S. Department of Energy.
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