Fuel Frontiers, Shaw to build coal to liquid plant

Fuel Frontiers, a subsidiary of Washington, D.C.-based Nuclear Solutions (OTC: NSOL), said that it launched a coal-to-liquid engineering program with the Shaw Stone & Webster division of Baton Rouge, La.'s Shaw Group (NYSE: SGR).

Fuel Frontiers said the engineering program would provide a technical basis for a 400 tonne per day coal-to-liquid diesel production facility in Muhlenberg County, Ky.

"I believe that the Shaw Group can supply everything we need to support our efforts to develop CTL clean fuel projects," said Patrick Herda, president and CEO of Nuclear Solutions.

Nuclear Solutions is developing advanced technical solutions for the nuclear, environmental and defense industries that promote nuclear waste remediation, energy production, and safety.

The company's Fuel Frontiers unit said it plans to use a plasma gasification system designed by Westinghouse Plasma for the Kentucky plant, coupled to a Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids diesel fuel production system to be designed and constructed by Shaw.

The project announcement comes just days after the board of Nuclear Solutions said it supported a $110 million bid for the company from Woodstock, Ill.-based Inter-Americas.

The investment firm made the unsolicited offer last week.

Inter-Americas said it plans to integrate Fuel Frontiers' plasma conversion technology with the thermal technologies of Clovis, Calif.-based Full Circle Energy, one of Inter-Americas' portfolio companies.

Inter-Americas said the merger should be completed within 30 days.

Cleantech developments making news in the past 24 hours

• Nexamp closes Series A round, brings on new CEO
• Water innovation beyond desal: the new opportunities?
• Areva to launch solar business with Ausra takeover

View the last week of cleantech developments here | Subscribe to full feed