Alstom secures key contract to supply environmental control system for the ethanol industry in the United States

Alstom has been awarded a key contract to provide a Gas Dedusting System for the Brazilian company Uni-Systems, responsible for the full deployment of the ethanol plant to the American company Southeast Renewable Fuels (SRF), an ethanol producer located in Florida, United States.

This award expands Alstom's position as the market leader in North America for air quality control systems (AQCS) for both power and industrial markets. It will be executed by the Alstom Environmental Control Systems (ECS) team in Brazil, who is the specialist in this technology.

Alstom will supply the dust collector (electrostatic precipitator, ESP) dedicated to the capture of dust particulate originating from the combustion of sorghum, a type of grass. The ESP, with its integrated dust handling system, is featured with Alstoms proprietary advanced EPIC III control technology, leading to high dust removal efficiency.

"This project represents an important achievement in penetrating the American industrial market for air quality control systems. In addition, our competent team in Brazil has the ability to tackle the stringent American environmental standards with a solution that further reduces the level of particulate emissions" says Daniel Santos, Managing Director of ECS business unit for Alstom Latin America.

As the number one provider of Air Quality Control Systems (AQCS) globally, Alstom offers innovative solutions for all types of gaseous and particulate pollutants including sulphur and nitrous oxides, mercury and particulates. Worldwide, Alstom has approximately 450 GW of AQCS systems supplied for power generation and 2800 systems supplied for the industrial sector.

About Alstom
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of over 20 billion and booked close to 24 billion in orders in 2012/13.

About Uni-Systems
Uni-Systems is considered as one of the main references for engineering and integration companies. Having many years of experience in the sugarcane industry, the company stands in the market for its credibility and ability to develop innovative technologies and efficient solutions, which are oriented by its customers requests. The company provides global solutions through EPC or EPCM contracts, feasibility studies, conceptual design and process engineering, procurement, training, management and project funding.

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