Return-Path: X-Original-To: mgrant132@cogeco.ca Delivered-To: mgrant132@cogeco.ca Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP11.CEZ.ICE (bayc1-pasmtp11.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.171]) by sunfep1.cogeco.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B951191A for ; Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:27:05 -0500 (EST) X-Originating-IP: [64.231.63.138] X-Originating-Email: [gchudy@sympatico.ca] Received: from yourf78bf48ce2 ([64.231.63.138]) by BAYC1-PASMTP11.CEZ.ICE over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:38:06 -0800 Message-ID: <004e01c73688$09e76400$6400a8c0@yourf78bf48ce2> From: "carol chudy" To: "carol & greg chudy" , "paul serruys" , "winston sardine" , "BROOKS Bill -LAMBTON" , "dale lane" , "mark and susan grant" , "Tom Hughes" , "doug miller" , "grant church" Subject: emissions reduction developments Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:27:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01C7365E.1FE9CBF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jan 2007 20:38:06.0406 (UTC) FILETIME=[90613E60:01C73689] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C7365E.1FE9CBF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Say "Yes" to Electric Reliability! Learn more about TXU's plans to add = December 12, 2006 reliable, affordable and cleaner power at www.reliabletexaspower.com Investing to Reduce Greenhouse Gas . TXU is committed to environmental protection, including addressing = concerns about global climate change. While no economically viable CO2 reduction = technology exists in the market today, TXU is investing to make its new plants carbon = capture-ready because we believe future technologies will be developed that can = economically capture and sequester CO2. . One technology we consider promising is under development by Skyonic = Corp., which is based in Austin, Texas. TXU has taken a minor equity position in this = venture capital funded, early-stage start-up company that is developing a proprietary = technology designed to reduce greenhouse gases and other emissions. They refer to = their technology as the SkyMineT Process. . The function of the SkyMineT Process is to remove CO2, NOx, SO2, and = mercury emissions from large, stationary sources such as fossil-fuel power = plants, gasoline and oil refineries, chemical plants, aluminum plants, and concrete plants. . In simple terms, these emissions are "mined" and converted, through a = chemistry process, into commercial-grade hydrogen, certain forms of chlorine, and = several solid forms of carbon - referred to as carbonates. . Since these have commercial value, the process pays for itself over = time. For example, chlorine is used in water treatment facilities and hydrogen is = used to refine oil into gasoline. Carbonates are used in myriad consumer products that = include baking soda, laser printer paper, dishwashing powder and calcium = tablets. . The SkyMineT Process operates post-combustion. This means that it will = be possible to retrofit a SkyMineT plant onto existing CO2 emissions sources. . TXU's investment in Skyonic will help fund a second phase of field = tests of the SkyMine? Process. Specifically, the plan is to install the test trailer = at TXU's Big Brown facility in East Texas in January of 2007. Subject to confirming = results, a larger "pilot scale" commercial facility may be developed as the partnership = between the companies matures. . This is just a tangible example of the kind of investment TXU is = making to provide reliable, affordable and cleaner power for Texas. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C7365E.1FE9CBF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Say =93Yes=94 to Electric Reliability! Learn more about = TXU=92s plans to=20 add December 12, 2006

reliable, affordable and cleaner power at=20 www.reliabletexaspower.com

Investing to Reduce Greenhouse Gas

=95 TXU is committed to = environmental=20 protection, including addressing concerns about

global climate change. While no economically viable = CO2 reduction technology = exists

in the market today, TXU is investing to make its new = plants=20 carbon capture-ready

because we believe future technologies will be developed = that can=20 economically

capture and sequester CO2.

=95 One technology we consider = promising is=20 under development by Skyonic Corp., which

is based in Austin, Texas. TXU has taken a minor equity = position=20 in this venture capital

funded, early-stage start-up company that is developing = a=20 proprietary technology

designed to reduce greenhouse gases and other emissions. = They=20 refer to their

technology as the SkyMine=99 Process.

=95 The function of the = SkyMine=99 Process is=20 to remove CO2,=20 NOx, = SO2, and mercury

emissions from large, stationary sources such as = fossil-fuel power=20 plants, gasoline and

oil refineries, chemical plants, aluminum plants, and = concrete=20 plants.

=95 In simple terms, these = emissions are=20 =93mined=94 and converted, through a chemistry

process, into commercial-grade hydrogen, certain forms = of=20 chlorine, and several solid

forms of carbon =96 referred to as = carbonates.

=95 Since these have = commercial value, the=20 process pays for itself over time. For

example, chlorine is used in water treatment facilities = and=20 hydrogen is used to refine

oil into gasoline. Carbonates are used in myriad = consumer products=20 that include

baking soda, laser printer paper, dishwashing powder and = calcium=20 tablets.

=95 The SkyMine=99 Process = operates=20 post-combustion. This means that it will be possible

to retrofit a SkyMine=99 plant onto existing = CO2 emissions = sources.

=95 TXU=92s investment in = Skyonic will help=20 fund a second phase of field tests of the

SkyMine = Process. Specifically, the plan is to install the test = trailer at=20 TXU=92s Big

Brown facility in East Texas in January of 2007. Subject = to=20 confirming results, a larger

=93pilot scale=94 commercial facility may be developed = as the=20 partnership between the

companies matures.

=95 This is just a tangible = example of the=20 kind of investment TXU is making to provide

reliable, affordable and cleaner power for=20 Texas.

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