Jul 26 2010
Energy Composites Corporation (“ECC”) (NASDAQ OTC:ENCC) a leading provider of composites-based solutions to the clean-tech sector, today announced that it has completed production on two large diameter integral flanged duct spools for use in a flue gas desulfurization (FGD) installation.
The spools represent the company’s latest work for the $10 billion FGD market. ECC expects to deliver the spools this month.
Utilities in the United States face a 2015 regulatory deadline for mitigating the emission of sulfur dioxide from coal-fired power plants in compliance with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The most effective mitigation strategy is the use of FGD scrubbers, which require very large composites-based structures that are both abrasion and corrosion resistant. ECC expects the FGD market to grow through 2015 as utilities make final decisions on their compliance strategies.
ECC builds scrubber components using Class I Premium Grade Fire Retardant Vinylester Resin, Boron Free fiberglass materials and 100 mil Carbon Veil liners to create required conductivity for the units.
The contract with a large engineering firm requires the fabrication of a sixteen-foot diameter, 24 foot long spool and an eighteen-foot diameter, 26 foot spool. Both spools are made in one piece construction and self-supported with fiberglass reinforced plastic saddles attached.
“Innovative thinking won us this contract,” Jamie Mancl, ECC’s founder and President, noted. “Being able to produce structures this large in our climate controlled facilities allows us to ensure the highest level of quality while delivering cost effective solutions to our clients. This contract represents an important first step in our business relationship with a leading international provider of energy products and services, and we look forward to a long relationship to help create value for them.”
Source: http://www.energycompositescorp.com/