Power Generation NOx Tracker

Power Generation NOx Tracker

Supported by Mitsubishi Power

Latest Values on U.S. NO_x Emissions from Power Generation

0.628 lb per MWh
As of 2020

The U.S. Power Sector NOx Emissions Reduction

The 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act brought standards to the power sector to reduce the level of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emitted into the atmosphere. This NOx Tracker will monitor the NOx reduction the power generation industry has achieved since 1995. Nitrogen oxides are pollutants produced when fuel is burned at high temperatures — when nitrogen and oxygen gases react during combustion. Power plants, automobiles, boats and construction vehicles produce nitrogen oxides.

University of Central Florida engineers who specialize in power generation—collected the data from an Environmental Protection Agency database to create the tracker and website. The chart shows the annual amount of NOx emission per MWh. A continuous downward trend can be observed over the past few decades.

The UCF NOx Tracker was created with the support of Mitsubishi Power and will be regularly updated.

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University of Central Florida engineers—who specialize in power generation—collected the data from an Environmental Protection Agency database to create the tracker and website. The chart shows the annual amount of NOx emission per MWh. A continuous downward trend can be observed over the past few decades.

The UCF NOx Tracker was created with the support of Mitsubishi Power and will be regularly updated.

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About University of Central Florida

The power generation industry is undergoing transformational changes, with similar changes occurring in aviation and space systems. UCF’s Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research (CATER) conducts research to help revolutionize these industries for a more reliable, secure and cleaner energy future. The center also educates and trains the workforce, which will be managing and improving tomorrow’s energy production.

The challenge ahead: to create technology that produces reliable and clean energy.

Experts at CATER are looking at technology to address NOx as well as some other pollutants outlined in the U.S. Clean Air Act and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s these engineers, with the support of Mitsubishi Power, who created the NOx tracker to ensure that as innovations come online, they are addressing all pollutants and not simply trading one for another.

The future of energy is now, and it needs to be safe, reliable and secure for generations to come.

UCF is one of the largest metropolitan research universities in the nation offering more than 230 degrees across 13 colleges. U.S. News & World Report has named UCF one of the most innovative universities in the nation. The College of Engineering and Computer Science and many of its programs also are ranked and work with a variety of local and national industry partners.

About Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.

Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. (Mitsubishi Power) headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, employs more than 2,200 power generation, energy storage, and digital solutions experts and professionals. Our employees are focused on empowering customers to affordably and reliably combat climate change while also advancing human prosperity throughout North, Central, and South America. Mitsubishi Power’s power generation solutions include gas, steam, and aero-derivative turbines; power trains and power islands; geothermal systems; PV solar project development; environmental controls; and services. Energy storage solutions include green hydrogen, battery energy storage systems, and services. Mitsubishi Power also offers intelligent solutions that use artificial intelligence to enable autonomous operation of power plants. Mitsubishi Power, Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI). Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, MHI is one of the world’s leading heavy machinery manufacturers with engineering and manufacturing businesses spanning energy, infrastructure, transport, aerospace, and defense. For more information, visit the Mitsubishi Power Americas website and follow us on LinkedIn.

The chart depicts a timeline of Clean Air Markets Division emissions reduction programs since the Clean Air Act Amendments established the Acid Rain Program.