Case Study
Retrofit Of Dual Fuel Power Generating Station To Meet Nox And CO Emissions
BOILER CASE STUDY Saguaro Power Company Henderson, Nevada Burner Retrofit and CO Catalyst CUSTOMER APPLICATION AND KEY CHALLENGES The Saguaro Power Company is a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. that operates a power generating station in Henderson, Nevada and provides electricity to the surrounding Las Vegas Area. The company was using an aux- iliary Volcano O-Type Watertube Boiler with dual fuel capability to burn natural gas or a combination of natural gas and hydrogen fuels at 249 million BTU per hour. The auxiliary boiler keeps the steam system in a hot standby mode to quickly bring the power plant back online if the main system goes down. New emission regulations imposed by the Clark County Air District, required reducing the level of NOx emissions to 12 ppm and the CO