Power Plant Retrofits

Alter NRG’s plasma gasification is an ideal solution for retrofits of coal-fired plants, while ensuring emissions are below environmental standards. The net result of power plant retrofits is:

  • Extending the life of baseload power facilities
  • Significantly improving the environmental performance
  • Ensuring the facilities remain profitable

 

 

 

Power plant retrofits using plasma gasification is a clean coal solution, while also allowing the facilities to blend renewable feedstocks such as biomass.

Market Drivers for Power Plant Retrofits

  • Retrofit is less costly than new plant
  • Existing site is retrofitted which has
  • Quicker and easier permitting
  • Key agreements, labor force, etc. 

 

 






Clean Coal Technology + Renewable Energy Technology = Alter NRG Solution

"Clean coal plasma gasification is an innovative application of proven technology. The commercial application of plasma gasification as a clean coal technology is the collaboration of a number of advanced technologies "
ENSR-AECOM

Our plasma gasification technology is a critical component in the world’s first plasma gasification retrofit project to receive regulatory approval, which is being advanced by our partner NRG Energy. Alter NRG has the option of taking a 10 to 25% equity position in this project as Somerset, Massachusetts.

Somerset
Somerset Massachusetts Retrofit Project
NRG Energy's 110 MW Somerset coal power plant will be the first power plant retrofit in North America using plasma gasification. The project has received regulatory approval and will be the largest renewable energy project in Massachusetts.