In Alabama USA, there are 24 power plants. One of them is James H. Miller, Jr. Electric Generating Plant outside Birmingham. It’s a real big one that produces over 2800 MW with its four generators. Here plays Stafsjö a central role. With over 300 knife gate valves for fly ash.
Sustainability is a key word for Alabama Power, Southern Company. Environmental responsibility permeates everything the company does. Working in the energy sector becomes then a challenge, especially if the power plant is fired with coal. Air emissions must be minimized to zero. ”The goal is to reduce fly ash release. It is an important health and safety factor to ensure good air quality for the
plant personnel” says Mason Romans, Stafsjö specialist in the USA, and adds:
”With Stafsjö products we were able to present a solution that has worked like clockwork since installation. Our customized solution yielded reliability. We have not had any reports of malfunctions since installations began.
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