Fuel Tech (Nasdaq: FTEK), a leader in the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced multiple air pollution control orders totaling $3.5 million.

In the United States, new business was secured primarily from three major electric utilities: a Southeastern alliance partner for which the company's NOxOUT® Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) equipment is to be installed on a small coal-fired boiler, a Midwestern alliance partner for which NOxOUT SNCR equipment is to be installed on two small coal-fired boilers, and a Southwestern power generator, which has placed orders for a NOxOUT demonstration on a large lignite-fired boiler.

Overseas, an order was received in northern Italy for a NOxOUT installation on a municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerator.

“We have become increasingly involved with utilities in the Southwest that are beginning to implement their NOx reduction strategies and are hopeful that the current demonstration and mapping and modeling activities begin to translate to commercial NOxOUT orders later this year,” said John F. Norris Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer.

Fuel Tech is a leading technology company engaged in the worldwide development, commercialization and application of state-of-the-art proprietary technologies for air pollution control, process optimization, and advanced engineering services. These technologies enable customers to produce both energy and processed materials in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner.

The company’s technology revolves around the application of chemicals to improve the efficiency and reliability of combustion units by controlling slagging, fouling, corrosion and opacity. This technology, in the form of a customizable FUEL CHEM program, is being applied to over 50 combustion units burning a wide variety of fuels including coal, heavy oil, biomass, and municipal waste.

Read an in-depth interview with Fuel Tech CEO John Norris here.