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Camcon won Smart Award from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to undertake a potentially world-beating feasibility study aimed at greatly reducing greenhouse gas emissions from gas and liquid fuel turbines.

Nitrous Oxide (NOx) emitted by gas and liquid fuel turbines is a serious greenhouse gas threat because, unlike CO2, it cannot be recycled; instead it accumulates in the stratosphere. Research on reduction of NOx emissions from turbine engines indicates that NOx can be greatly reduced by running in ‘lean burn’ mode, however this simultaneously produces instability and ultimately catastrophic failure of the flame chambers.

Camcon® Binary Actuator has been tested in similar control applications and proved to be capable of achieving the speed and accuracy required to modulate the incoming fuel stream in a gas turbine application. The feasibility study will seek to achieve necessary modulation speed without negatively impacting other aspects of fuel delivery.