Advanced Emissions Solutions Announces Investment in an Additional Refined Coal Facility

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., Aug. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. ADES (the "Company" or "ADES") today announced that Tinuum Group, LLC ("Tinuum Group"), jointly owned between the Company's subsidiary ADA-ES, Inc. and an affiliate of NexGen Resources Corporation, has sold a 49.9% interest in a Refined Coal ("RC") project to a new third-party investor. The Company and Tinuum will maintain ownership of 0.1% and 49.9% of the project, respectively. The RC facility is located at a coal-burning power plant that has historically burned in excess of 3.5 million tons of coal per year and is royalty bearing to ADES. With this addition, Tinuum Group has 15 invested RC facilities in full-time operation.

About Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. serves as the holding entity for a family of companies that provide emissions solutions to customers in the power generation and other industries.

ADA-ES, Inc. ("ADA") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. ("ADES") that provides emissions control solutions for coal-fired power generation and industrial boiler industries. With more than 25 years of experience developing advanced mercury control solutions, ADA delivers proprietary environmental technologies, equipment and specialty chemicals that enable coal-fueled boilers to meet emissions regulations. These solutions enhance existing air pollution control equipment, maximizing capacity and improving operating efficiencies.  Our track record includes securing more than 30 US patents for emissions control technology and systems and selling the most activated carbon injection systems for power plant mercury control in North America. For more information on ADA, and its products and services, visit www.adaes.com

Tinuum Group, LLC is a 42.5% owned joint venture by ADA that provides ADA's patented Refined Coal CyClean™ technology to enhance combustion of and reduce emissions of NOx and mercury from coal in cyclone boilers and ADA's patented M-45™ and patent pending M-45-PC™ technologies for Circulating Fluidized boilers and Pulverized Coal boilers respectively. www.tinuumgroup.com

Investor Contact:

Alpha IR Group
Chris Hodges or Ryan Coleman
312-445-2870
ADES@alpha-ir.com