Columbus, Ohio-American Municipal Power (AMP-Ohio) is getting a $30 million bridge loan from the state’s economic stimulus fund to begin construction on a 1,000-megawatt generating station that will produce a fertilizer byproduct using advanced emissions control technology. “The bridge loan that Ohio’s Advanced Energy Job Stimulus Program is providing AMP-Ohio assures that we can launch the construction phase of this important project on schedule later this year. We believe the project underscores our commitment to the environmentally sound use of clean coal and advanced energy technologies,” reported Jolene Thompson, the utility’s Senior Vice President of External Affairs. The new plant will use a variety of pollution-control technologies, including the Powerspan ammonia-based scrubber system, which successfully removes the great majority of sulfur dioxide, fine particulate matter, and mercury produced during combustion. Additionally, Powerspan technology shows the promise of affordable carbon dioxide (CO2) capture in the future and also yields what is described as a highly-marketable ammonium sulfate fertilizer byproduct. AMP-Ohio is working with Ohio-based The Andersons on the fertilizer portion of the planned power plant facilities. The Powerspan technology previously received $4.5 million in funding from the Ohio Coal Development Office, a program of the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority. When built, the new plant will provide power for 300,000 electricity customers of AMP-Ohio in 69 Ohio communities.
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