The loan was granted from the advanced energy portion of the Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus Plan. The AMPGS facility has been designed with equipment to facilitate future carbon capture. The AMPGS station would utilize Powerspan’s ECO SO2 ammonia-based scrubbing technology for control of sulfur dioxide emissions with co-benefits for control of mercury and particulate matter.
Marc Gerken, president and chief executive officer of AMP-Ohio, said: “The AMPGS project is a clean coal technology project that will be the first large-scale commercial deployment of Powerspan ECO SO2 technology. The support for this project, and its use of Powerspan technology, shows tremendous foresight and a commitment to develop technology that will responsibly use coal as an affordable and reliable fuel source.
“The AMPGS project is being developed as a part of a diversified generation asset development effort that also includes the development of more than 380 MW of new run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation, as well as other renewable resources. AMPGS creates jobs and represents a major investment in the State of Ohio and the Meigs County area. This is a good project and we appreciate the support and acknowledgement of the state”.
AMP-Ohio has a memorandum-of-understanding with Maumee, Ohio based The Andersons Corp. to supply urea as feedstock and process and market the fertilizer product. The $3 billion investment would create 1,600 construction jobs to the state during the four-and-a-half-year construction cycle; and 165 permanent operating jobs. The AMPGS facility is expected to fetch more than $20 million per annum into greater Meigs County economy.
