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Game Changers for the Air/Water Treatment and Flow Market
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The Asian Market for Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Systems, Repair Parts and
Service Will Exceed $11 Billion In 2015
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Renewable Energy Briefs
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Utility E-Alert Headlines –September 5, 2014
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“Monitoring for Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Power Plants” - Hot Topic Webinar on
September 18 at 10 a.m. Central
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McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
Game Changers for the Air/Water Treatment and Flow Market
There are a number of industry and technology variables which will impact the
markets for treatment and flow of air, gas, water and other liquids. Some
of these game changers can affect the annual market by billions of dollars per
year. This is the conclusion of the McIlvaine Company in
Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
The energy industry has created a number of game changers. The most recent is a
decision by China to convert massive amounts of coal into synthetic natural gas
and gasoline. Over 200 billion cubic meters of synthetic gas per
year could be created in the western and northern coal fields and sent to
Beijing and other large cities to provide clean burning fuels.
An equal amount of syn gas will be further processed into chemicals such as
methanol and into high quality gasoline. The impact on equipment markets
is illustrated by a cooling tower order for $50 million which SPX received last
week for one of the coal liquefaction plants. This plant will use only 0.2
percent of the coal envisioned for the entire program. So the total
cooling tower market alone will be $25 billion.
Much of this program is very embryonic. It is possible that only a portion will
be implemented. But based on previous Chinese initiatives, the goals are
likely to be achieved.
Extraction of gas and oil by unconventional means continues to be another game
changer. Shale gas/oil extraction in the U.S. continues to be a booming
market. The question is whether other countries will follow suit and when
will they do so.
Subsea processing is very dynamic with high pressures creating engineering
challenges and many opportunities for suppliers of valves, pumps and materials.
There are many technology game changers. The cooling tower design used by
SPX for the liquefaction plant is a new design with minimum water loss.
Wet, hybrid and dry options are now available. Air cooled condensers
consume lots of energy but do not require water.
Another game changer is the catalytic filter. Removal of sulfur oxides,
nitrogen oxides and particulate all takes place in one vessel. The heat
from the clean hot gas can then be economically extracted.
Direct sorbent injection has been a game changer in the U.S. air pollution
market. It will reduce the expenditures for capital equipment but increase
the market for the sorbents.
For more information on
Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/445-n064-air-gas-water-fluid-treatment
The Asian Market for Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Systems, Repair Parts and
Service Will Exceed $11 Billion In 2015
The Asian market for ESP repair and service will be $5.7 billion in 2014,
whereas, the new systems market will exceed $5.6 billion. This is the conclusion
in the latest update of Electrostatic Precipitator World Market published
by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
2015 Electrostatic
Precipitator Sales Revenues ($
Millions) |
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Segment |
New Systems |
Repair and Upgrade |
Total |
World |
7,500 |
8,400 |
15,900 |
Africa |
200 |
130 |
330 |
America |
800 |
1,200 |
2,000 |
Asia |
5,600 |
5,770 |
11,370 |
Europe |
900 |
1,300 |
2,200 |
East Asia will be the largest market for new systems as well as for repair parts
and service. The big question is whether China will continue to install
precipitators on new coal-fired boilers. New Chinese particulate control
regulations have led many observers to question whether electrostatic
precipitators are capable of meeting these standards.
A worst case scenario would include retrofit of fabric filters to
replace precipitators at existing plants. This is possible if enforcement
efforts are strong and precipitator manufacturers are unable to improve the
performance of their equipment.
India is also a difficult market to forecast. Particulate emission limits
are not rigidly enforced. New coal-fired power plants will be equipped
with precipitators. However, the expenditure is directly correlated to
efficiency. A 99 percent efficient precipitator can cost fifty percent
more than one obtaining 97 percent efficiency. Few existing plants would
meet the emission levels enforced in the U.S. and Europe.
In NAFTA and Western Europe, the new system market will be small compared to
repair and service. The reason is that both regions have very large installed
bases of precipitators but small markets for new coal-fired generators, steel
mills and pulp/paper plants. Furthermore, new power plants in both these regions
are more likely to be equipped with fabric filters than electrostatic
precipitators.
For more information on Electrostatic Precipitator World Market, click
on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/111-n018.
Renewable Energy Briefs
EDF Renewable Energy Acquires 175 MW Wind Project with a Power Purchase
Agreement with Microsoft Corporation
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced the company has secured a 96 percent
stake in the 175 megawatt (MW) Pilot Hill Wind Project (formerly known as K4)
from Orion Energy Group LLC (Orion) and Vision Energy LLC. The project benefits
from a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Microsoft Corporation.
Pilot Hill Wind Project, located 60 miles southwest of Chicago, IL, in Kankakee
and Iroquois counties, will consist of wind turbines supplied by General
Electric (GE) and Vestas. The wind project is situated on the same electric grid
that powers Microsoft’s Chicago area datacenter. Physical construction on site
is to commence shortly with commercial operation anticipated during the first
quarter of 2015.
Minnesota Power Joins Forces with Military to Build 10 MW Solar Energy Project
at Camp Ripley
Minnesota Power and the Minnesota National Guard will join forces to build a
major solar energy project at Camp Ripley, the largest military base in
Minnesota.
Duluth-based Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, Inc., and the Minnesota
National Guard signed a memorandum of understanding outlining plans to build a
10-megawatt utility-scale solar energy array at the central Minnesota camp. The
project will be the largest solar energy installation on military property in
the state. The utility will also identify ways to help Camp Ripley reduce its
energy usage by 30 percent and install backup generation for energy security.
Minnesota Power has been the energy provider to Camp Ripley, located near Little
Falls, for decades. The 53,000-acre regional training facility was established
in 1856. The solar project envisioned by Minnesota Power and the Guard, subject
to regulatory approval, would cover nearly 100 acres of underutilized government
property at the Camp with photovoltaic panels on racks.
Eltrion and Hitachi High Tech Announce Closing of Project Financing to Build 34
MW of Utility Scale Solar Projects in Japan
Etrion Corporation and Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of
Hitachi, Ltd. announced the planned construction of 34 megawatts in Japan with
financing arranged by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited.
Shizukuishi is a 24.7 MW utility-scale solar PV power plant to be built in the
Iwate Prefecture of Japan. Construction-related works are expected to commence
in October 2014 and the solar project is expected to be operational by the end
of 2016.
Mito is a 9.3 MW utility-scale solar PV power plant to be built in the Ibaraki
Prefecture of Japan. Construction is expected to commence in September 2014 and
the solar project is expected to be operational by the end of 2015.
The total project cost for both projects will be financed approximately 80
percent through project debt from SuMi Trust with an 18-year tenor. The
remaining approximate 20 percent equity portion will be funded by Etrion and
Hitachi High-Tech based on their respective ownership interests of approximately
87 percent and 13 percent.
Eltek Picked to Supply Solar Power for Base Stations in Arab Gulf Region
Eltek announced it has won a contract from an Arab gulf region telecom carrier
to supply its Flatpack2 Solar Autonomous power system to wireless base stations.
The initial value of the three-year contract is $3.5 million with a potential to
grow to more than $10 million.
“Our technology allows our customers to build telecom towers in remote areas
with solar. This solution reduces CO2 emissions as well as the customer’s
operating and maintenance costs for these sites,” said Bob Hurley, Vice
President of EMEA Region at Eltek.
Eltek will provide its Flatpack2 Solar Autonomous system and deliver site build,
installation and commissioning services. 100 sites will be deployed over the
next six months and a further 200 sites will be deployed in 2015 and 2016.
Harmony Gold Mining Company and Selectra Bioenergy Project in South Africa
Includes Viaspace Giant King Grass
Viaspace partner Selectra CC and the Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited of
South Africa made a formal announcement of Harmony's implementation of the first
bioenergy project on mining property in South Africa. The goal of the project is
to grow energy crops―sugar beets and Giant King Grass―on contaminated mine
affected lands in order to restore and rehabilitate the land. Gold-mining is a
very large industry in South Africa and there are thousands of acres of mine
tailings and mine affected land that need to be restored.
The plan is to use the beet and the king grass as feedstock for on-site biogas
production at Harmony Gold's mine near Welkom in South Africa's Free State that
will then be piped into the Harmony 1 Metallurgical plant where it will be burnt
in the place of 'Polyfuel'—an HFO type fuel—in the thermal oil heaters.
For more information on Renewable Energy Projects and Update
please visithttp://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/Renewable_Energy_Projects_Brochure/renewable_energy_projects_brochure.htm
Headlines for Utility E-Alert –September 5, 2014
#1190 – September 5, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
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Springfield, MO Coal-fired Power Plant will
invest $21 Million to meet MATS by April 2015
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IPL plans to
retrofit Five Units to meet MATS requirements
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DTE helps further development of Mercury
Emission Control Technology
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Extension of Mercury and Air Toxics
Standards (MATS) Compliance Deadline for Muskingum River Coal-fired Power Plant
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More than 100 MATS Extensions
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Georgia Power
asking Permission from State Regulators to shut down 15 Coal-fired and Oil-fired
Generators
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Costs of
Coal-fired Power Plant Proposal challenged in New Mexico
COAL – WORLD
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China to use
Oasys Water Technology to treat Coal-fired Power Plant’s Wastewater from FGD
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Hubco to invest $1Billion in Coal-fired
Power Plant in Karachi Sindh, Pakistan
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$50 Million SPX Cooling Tower Order for
Chinese Liquefaction Market shows the Huge Potential
GAS/OIL - US
GAS/OIL – WORLD
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Siemens to equip
902 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in South Korea
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Benco Energy to assist Federal Government
of Nigeria in building a 700 MW Power Plant
CO2
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42ei
“Monitoring for
Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Power Plants” - Hot Topic Webinar on September 18 at
10 a.m. Central
This webinar will be both organizational and informative. It is all part of a
whole knowledge system for gas turbine combined cycle plant operators--Gas
Turbine and Combined Cycle Decisions
. The free website and periodic webinars empower the operators to
buy the best products rather than the most familiar or least expensive.
The webinar on the 18th will try to answer the question: What are
the most important and difficult decisions you will have to make regarding air
and water monitoring equipment and services?
Panelists for Water Monitoring for Combined Cycle
Plants on Sept. 18, 2014
Kai D. Rondum,
Product Manager for Boiler Water Treatment at Ashland Water Technologies
Joe Zimmerman,
Director of Marketing at Chemtrac Systems, Inc.
Ken Kuruc,
Manager of Industry Accounts, Fossil at Hach Ultra Analytics
David M. Gray,
Senior Product Manager at Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc.
On August 28 we conducted a webinar on
Degasification and Demineralization. One
of the discussions was “Critical
Measurements” by Jean Holz of Hach. She
described which measurements were needed at each point in the boiler feedwater
and condensate return system. When asked about optical vs. electrochemical
choices, she replied that the range of choices depend on the point at which you
are measuring and whether you need to measure a few ppb or some higher number.
She observed that dissolved oxygen is measured in three accepted methods:
Winkler Titration, Clark Cell Electrodes and Luminescence-based Optodes.
LDO has proven to be the best choice except where you need to measure at very
low levels.
These are the types of pertinent questions that the operators want answered.
Others would be:
With fast start HRSGS and constant cycling what instrumentation solutions will
counter some of the negative consequences of this operating mode?
What are the water chemistry issues facing GTCC operators which are unique to
this type of power generation? Which require continuous measurement and which
can be measured periodically?
What are the monitoring needs if zero liquid discharge technology is mandated?
What other questions are GTCC operators asking?
This webinar is free for power plant owners and operators.
Click here to view schedule and register.
McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
On Thursday at 10 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts
a 90 minute web meeting on important energy and pollution control subjects. Power
webinars are free for subscribers to either Power Plant Air Quality
Decisions or Utility Tracking System. The cost is
$300.00 for
non-subscribers.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
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September |
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11 |
Power Plant Pumps |
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18 |
Power Water Monitoring |
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25 |
Power Plant Water Treatment
Chemicals |
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October |
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2 |
Precipitator Improvements |
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16 |
Power Plant CEMS |
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23 |
Sediment Removal and Remediation |
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30 |
Coal-fired Power Plant NOx
Reduction Innovations |
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November |
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6 |
Power Plant Cooling |
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13 |
Boiler Feedwater Treatment |
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December |
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18 |
Power Plant Pump Innovations |
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