Advanced Emissions Solutions Announces Investment in Two Additional Refined Coal Facilities

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., Nov. 13, 2017 -- Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADES) (the "Company" or "ADES") today announced that Tinuum Group, LLC ("Tinuum Group"), a joint venture among the Company's subsidiary ADA-ES, Inc., an affiliate of NexGen Resources Corporation, and an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., has sold two Refined Coal ("RC") facilities to a new third-party investor. The RC facilities are located at coal-burning power plants that have each historically burned in excess of 3.5 million tons of coal per year, and are royalty bearing to ADES. With this addition, Tinuum Group has 17 invested RC facilities in full-time operation.

L. Heath Sampson, President and CEO of ADES, commented, “We are excited to announce that Tinuum Group has completed the sale of two RC facilities to a new investor. We are pleased to see the growth in the business, and believe this closing further strengthens Tinuum’s offerings and business model and provides confirmation of Tinuum's ability to continue to close new transactions. Tinuum, with support from ADES and Tinuum’s other owners, is diligently focused on securing additional tax equity investors and increasing production of lower emission coal to help power our country.”

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 40 US and international 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 (“Tinuum Group”) is a 42.5% owned joint venture by ADA that provides ADA’s patented Refined Coal (“RC”) CyClean™ technology to enhance combustion of and reduce emissions of NOx and mercury from coals in cyclone boilers and ADA’s patented M-45™ and M-45-PC™ technologies for Circulating Fluidized boilers and Pulverized Coal boilers respectively.

Source: Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.

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