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| Shaw to begin scrubber retrofit project with Duke and Alstom  The Shaw Group Inc. announced that its Shaw Stone and Webster unit, along with its consortium partner, Alstom Environmental Control Systems, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Duke Energy Carolinas, a unit of Duke Energy, to retrofit the coal-fired generating units at Duke's Allen Steam Station in Gaston County, North Carolina with flue gas desulphurization (FGD) units, also known as "scrubbers."The scrubbers are expected to reduce the sulfur dioxide emitted from the plant by approximately 95 percent, significantly improving the quality of air emissions from the facility. Shaw will perform the majority of the project's engineering, procurement and construction. Alstom will design, engineer, manufacture and install the scrubber equipment. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2010. The total value of the project, including equipment, is estimated to be approximately $400 million, of which Shaw's scope of work is valued at approximately $250 million. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |