Airborne Pollution Control to Build
Proprietary Advanced Pollution Control
Facility
Ground-Breaking
Process Reduces Harmful Emissions
& Turns Pollution Into Fertilizer
CALGARY, May 29
Airborne Pollution
Control Inc. (Airborne) has partnered
with three industry leaders to conduct
the first-ever field testing of its
proprietary and ground-breaking multi-pollutant
control process (the Airborne Process).
Together with the Babcock & Wilcox
Company and USFilter, Airborne will
build a demonstration facility in
Kentucky at the Ghent generating facility
which is operated by LG&E Energy
Corp. (LG&E) subsidiary, Kentucky
Utilities.
With over 50% of
North America's electrical power being
generated from coal, the Airborne
Process addresses a global concern
by removing acid rain producing sulfur
dioxide (SO2) and smog producing nitrogen
oxides (NOx) from plant emissions.
The scrubbing agent used to remove
the pollutants is sodium bicarbonate,
a compound similar to household baking
soda. Unlike other scrubbing procedures,
the sodium bicarbonate is regenerated
in the process reducing operating
costs, increasing efficiencies, reducing
waste and most notably, the Airborne
Process turns the pollution into a
high-quality granular fertilizer.
All components of
the Airborne Process have proven viable
in the power, chemical and fertilizer
industries and this demonstration
facility will showcase the integration
of the combined technologies. Following
a successful demonstration later this
year, LG&E may capitalize on its
investment in Airborne by having the
first production facility in North
America built at the Ghent generating
facility in Kentucky.
"Our company
has been at the forefront of pollution
control equipment ever since we brought
our first scrubbers on line in the
early 1970s. We are pleased to be
able to continue to play a role in
the development of the latest environmental
technologies. If this process works
as expected, it would be a monumental
breakthrough in our industry."
Caryl Pfeiffer, Director of Environmental
Affairs, LG&E Energy
Airborne Pollution
Control Inc. is a Calgary, Alberta
based Private Corporation that has
developed and has exclusive rights
to patents throughout the world for
an advanced pollution control process
(the Airborne Process) for utilities
that generate electrical power from
coal-fired power plants. The Airborne
Process allows the benefits of this
plentiful and inexpensive resource
to be maximized in an environmentally
and economically responsible manner.
LG&E Energy Corp.,
headquartered in Louisville, Ky.,
is a diversified energy services company
that is a member of the Powergen plc.
(LSE; NYSE: PWG) group of companies.
As Powergen's North American headquarters,
LG&E Energy owns and operates
Louisville Gas and Electric Company,
a regulated electric and gas utility
serving Louisville, Ky. and 16 surrounding
counties; and Kentucky Utilities Company,
a regulated electric utility, based
in Lexington, Ky., which serves customers
in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties
in Virginia. LG&E Energy also
owns interests in certain independent
energy and energy-related businesses.
The Babcock &
Wilcox Company is a subsidiary of
McDermott International, Inc., (NYSE:
MDR), a leading worldwide energy services
company. McDermott subsidiaries manufacture
steam-generating equipment, environmental
equipment, and products for the U.S.
government. They also provide engineering
and construction services for industrial,
utility and hydrocarbon processing
facilities, and to the offshore oil
and natural gas industries.
USFilter is a world
leader in the design and fabrication
of environmental equipment and is
a part of the Vivendi Environment
Company, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal
(NYSE: V) with annual revenues in
excess of USD$4 billion and more than
15,000 employees.
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For further information:
Media Contact:
Wayne G. Thomson, President,
E: W.Thomson@AirbornePollutionControl.Com,
T: (403) 253-7887 Extension: 317;
Sharon Fawcett, C.A.,
Chief Financial Officer,
E: S.Fawcett@AirbornePollutionControl.Com,
T: (403) 253-7887 Extension: 316
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