Fuel Tech Inc., whose products help to optimize combustion systems and emissions control in utility and industrial applications, says it received multiple air pollution control contracts from customers in Europe and China totaling some $2.9 million.

he company says that it has received $12 million in new orders.The company says an order was received in Europe for a new natural gas-fired unit located in the Pacific Rim which will include Fuel Tech’s Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and ULTRA technologies. Fuel Tech’s ULTRA process converts urea to ammonia for use as a reagent where SCR is used to reduce NOx. Equipment delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2017.

A contract in China was received for NOxOUT Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) systems for two coal-fired utility boilers. Fuel Tech’s SNCR equipment deliveries are scheduled for completion during the third quarter of 2017.

The company says in a news release that it has received around $12.0 million in new orders in 2017.