发电行业–化石燃料

化石能源（包括石油、煤炭和天然气）是不可再生资源，是史前动植物死亡后逐渐被岩层掩埋而形成的。数百万年来，形成了不同类型的化石燃料——这取决于存在的有机物组合、埋藏的时间以及随着时间的推移存在的温度和压力条件。

Today, fossil fuel industries drill or mine for these energy sources, burn them to produce electricity, or refine them for use as fuel for heating or transportation.

Without controls, the combustion of solid fuel (coal) to generate power results in the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxides (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, mercury, lead, cadmium, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and arsenic. Therefore, it is critically important for solid fuel power plants to comply with stringent environmental standards by utilizing the optimal technologies for emissions management, environmental air pollution control, and fluid handling and filtration.

Cleaner burning than other fossil fuels, the combustion of natural gas produces negligible amounts of sulfur, mercury, and particulates. However, natural gas does produce nitrogen oxides (NOx), which contributes to smog.

CECO commonly addresses the challenges of the power generation industry with clean, safe, and efficient products and solutions within our CECO family of brands shown below.