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Power Generation
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Coal-Fired Power Plant Technologies

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Ash Handling

- Allen-Sherman-Hoff^® bottom ash systems
- Allen-Sherman-Hoff^® fly ash systems

Boiler

- Pressure parts
- Non-pressure parts
- Diamond Power^® cleaning systems
- Air heaters
- Fans

Combustion Systems

- Pulverizers
- Low NO_xburners
- Igniters and scanners
- Overfire air systems
- Cyclone furnaces

Controls and Diagnostic Systems

- Advanced performance technologies
- Sootblowing controls and intelligent software
- Precipitator controls and software
- Boiler monitoring systems

Emissions Monitoring

Cooling Systems

- Air-cooled condensers
- Air-finned coolers
- Wet cooling towers
- Hybrid cooling towers

B&W SPIG Dry Cooling Systems

Mercury, Acid Gas and HAP Control

- Wet scrubbers
- Dry scrubbers
- Dry sorbent injection
- Activated carbon injection

Wet Scrubber FGD

Particulate Control

- Electrostatic precipitators (ESP)
- Fabric filter baghouses
- Dust collectors

Post-Combustion NO_x Control

- Selective catalytic reduction
- Selective non-catalytic reduction

150+ Years in Steam

Established in 1867, Babcock & Wilcox is a global leader in energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, with operations, subsidiaries and joint ventures worldwide.

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Power Generation with B&W - Achievements and Firsts

Since 1867, our company has established a legacy of technology achievements and firsts:

1867 B&W incorporated to market its patented water tube boiler
1881 World's first public utility electricity powered by four B&W boilers
1902 First subway in New York, USA powered by B&W boilers
1918 First pulverized coal plant powered by B&W boilers
1930 B&W Vølund develops its first waste-to-energy plant
1935 B&W sold and placed into service the first "black liquor" recovery boiler in the USA which used a by-product of the pulping process as fuel.
1957 B&W designs the world's first supercritical pressure coal-fired boiler
2014 First U.S. ultra-supercritical power plant begins operating, designed and constructed by B&W

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Auxiliary Equipment

Air Heaters

Ash Handling

Cameras / Pyrometers

Combustion: Burners, Igniters, Overfire Air

Combustion Grates, Stokers

Controls and Diagnostics

Cyclone Furnace

Fuel Feeder Systems

Pulverizers / Mills

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Sootblowers / Boiler Cleaning

Water-Cooled Wear Zones

Upgrades, Services & Parts

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Emergency Plant Service

Induction Heat Tube Extraction (IHTE)

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Environmental / Emissions Control

Ash Handling
Allen-Sherman-Hoff^® Bottom and Fly Ash Systems

Mercury
Additives and Injection Systems

NOx
SCR Systems
Low NOx Burners

Particulate and Dust
Pulse Jet Fabric Filters / Baghouse
Dry Electrostatic Precipitators
Wet Electrostatic Precipitators

SO₂ and Acid Gas
Wet FGD System / Scrubber
Spray Dry Absorber
Circulating Dry Scrubber

Wastewater
Salt Dryer for ZLD
Pugmill Conditioner

Cooling Systems

Air fin cooler

Air-cooled condenser

Fan-assisted cooling towers

Mechanical draft cooling towers

Natural draft cooling towers

Performance & Diagnostics

Cameras / pyrometers

Titanium^® performance suite

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