Asia Pacific Energy allots $60 M for expansion
Asia Pacific Energy Corp., a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based Formosa Heavy Industries Corp., is planning to spend some $60 million to expand its capacity by another 50 megawatt (MW).
APEC operations superintendent Andel Bacalla said they are looking at the possibility of putting the Phase II of the 50-MW APEC clean-coal co-generation power plant within the Trust International Paper Corp. (TIPCO) economic zone.
“This is just in the planning stage. If there would be more power demand, we will look into the Phase II,” he said.
At present, APEC sells the power from the 50 MW coal-fired facility to the said economic zone locators.
The power plant was built by
APEC sources its local coal requirements from Semirara Corp. and its imported coal from
The APEC power plant uses the circulating fluidized bed (CFB) clean-coal technology.
If the expansion of the APEC pushed through, Bacalla said they would be utilizing the same technology.
The CFB uses a unique process to capture the sulfur dioxide gas produced when fuel is burned.
In addition to the fuel, fine-grained limestone is fed into the furnace. The limestone reacts with the sulfur dioxide gas to form gypsum, the same material used in wallboard.
CFB technology has major benefits to the environment. Because a CFB operates at lower temperature than other types of power plants burning solid fuels, nitrogen oxide emissions are lower.
The use of limestone to capture sulfur dioxide, combined with the filters to remove fine particles from the exhaust air, make a CFB one of the cleanest ways to burn waste coal and other solid fuels.
CFB units have operated with high reliability in the
“The success of this advanced clean-coal technology makes it ideal for the clean and economical generation of steam and electricity,” the official said.
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