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Wastewater permit for coal and combustion turbine plants in Gillette Wyoming
This 2015 permit authorizes the discharge of wastewater from six coal fired power plants, two combustion turbine power plants, and one coal mine. The Neil Simpson and Wygen generating power plants and the coal mine are located approximately six miles east of Gillette, Wyoming. Most of the wastewater generated by the facility is recycled, so this facility rarely discharges. Discharges usually occur in response to large storm events. Note below that the facilities are air-cooled, so they do not discharge cooling water. Therefore, 316(b) regulations do not apply. In addition, make-up water is partially treated water from the Gillette wastewater treatment plant, not waters of the Wastewater originating from the variety of sources is routed to a two cell settling pond. The first pond, called the Bottom Ash Settling Pond, functions to provide settlement for sediments and ash by-products. Wastewater from this pond overflows to the second pond called the Clear Pond. The Clear Pond has an outlet structure (Outfall 001) that allows the discharge of the treated wastewater to Donkey Creek. However, because a majority of the wastewater that enters the settling ponds is recycled, there is seldom a discharge to the creek.
Revision Date: 11/7/2016
Tags: BHE Environmental, Inc., Regulation, Wastewater
Huntington 1 and other Western States CCP plans
Jeff Burks of Energy Strategies presented plans in October 2015 for Western States to meet CO2 emissions. A graph shows the Huntington 1 emissions with no changes and the goal with reductions starting in 2022.
Revision Date: 11/7/2016
Tags: BHE Environmental, Inc., CO2, Regulation
BHE NV Energy Title V permit renewal January 2016
2 x175 MW GTCC has SCR, low NOx burners, oxidation catalyst with limits of 2.5 ppm NOx and 5 ppm CO on a 3 hour basis at 15% O2. Also has duct burners, emergency fire pump with diesel engine wht 100 hr operating limit. A CEMs measure s NOx, CO and O2 on each turbine
Revision Date: 11/2/2016
Tags: BHE Environmental, Inc., Catalyst, SCR, Continuous Emissions Monitor, Regulation
EPA cost estimate of NESHAP for SI stationary engines is $ 115 million /yr
EPA estimates that complying with the reconsidered national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for stationary spark-ignition (SI) reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE) will have an annualized cost of approximately $115 million per year (2009 or 2010 dollars) in the year of full implementation of the rule (2013). The total annualized costs of the reconsidered rule are 55% less than those for the final SI RICE NESHAP promulgated in 2010. Using these costs, EPA estimates in its economic impact analysis that the NESHAP will have limited impacts on the industries affected and their consumers. Using sales data obtained for affected small entities in an analysis of the impacts of this rule on small entities.
Revision Date: 8/23/2016
Tags: Regulation, Emissions Control
Lower emission limits for biogas engines in SCAQMD as of January 2016
SCAQMD rule for biogas effective 2016 limits emissions to 11 ppmv NOx – 30 ppmv VOC – 250 ppmv CO Stakeholders have commented that the capital and operating costs for cleaning up the biogas are very high and post-combustion control technologies such as Catalytic Oxidation and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) are expensive to install and operate and argued that many of them will resort to flaring as a less costly alternative. Response: •The costs are significant but the environmental benefits are also significant. •Proposed controls are very cost effective. •Reasonable emission reductions such as those from biogas engines needed to meet the ambient air quality standards. •Flaring of a renewable energy source is undesirable. •Biogas flaring, except for a small Greenhouse Gas disbenefit, has a much lower criteria pollutant footprint compared to biogas engines, even considering power that needs to be generated by central power plants.
Revision Date: 8/23/2016
Tags: 562212 - Solid Waste Landfill , Regulation, SCAQMD, Emissions Control
New York State is proposing to adopt 6 NYCRR Part 222, 'Distributed Generation Sources' and make conforming revisions to Part 200, 'General Provisions' and Subpart 227-2, 'Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for Oxides of Nitrogen (Nox)' to establish emission standards, monitoring requirements and record keeping requirements for certain DG sources in New York State. The proposed rule will apply to DG sources not currently regulated under Subpart 227-2 or subject to a federal New Source Performance Standard (NSPS), as long as the federal standards are less than or equal to the Part 222 emission limits. NYSDEC Proposed 6 NYCRR, Subpart 222 Distributed Generation Sources Specifically for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines For Nox RICE Natural Gas Engines are limited to 1.5 g/bhp-hr and RICE Diesel Engines are limited to 2.3 g/bhp-hr. Particulate for both diesel and natural gas is 0.3 g/bhp-hr or 85% reduction. An annual tune-up for all engines is required by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The compliance by May 1, 2016, the beginning of the “ozone season”. Operators can request a one (1) year extension due to hardship circumstances or if the site already took part in a formal 2015 demand response program.
Revision Date: 8/16/2016
Tags: Emissions, Regulation, Air Pollution Control, NY
South Coast Air Quality Management District sets plan to control NOx from 17,000 small sources
Fifteen stationary source measures and 15 mobile source measures, anticipated to be adopted and implemented in the next 10 to 15 years will assist in attainment of the 8-hour ozone standard by 2031 together with CARB’s measures and reductions from federal sources. Twelve stationary source measures target NOx reductions that are further grouped into measure types: co-benefits from climate programs, incentive measures, additional stationary sources measures, and other measures. Three stationary source measures focus on limited, strategic VOC reductions and four additional measures have corresponding VOC reductions from other ozone or PM measures. SCAQMD’s mobile source measures include one emission growth management measure and 14 mobile source measures that are further grouped into four facility-based mobile source measures, five on-road and four off-road source measures, and one incentive program measure. Section 182(e)(5) of the CAA allows “extreme” ozone areas to include measures in their Plan that rely on the development of new technology or advancement of existing technology. These are sometimes referred to as black box measures. The 8-hour ozone measures in the 2016 AQMP specify current opportunities for emission reductions and thus are designed to reduce the reliance on the Section 182(e)(5) commitments in the 2007 AQMP NOx Combustion Sources Equipment # of Units A 372 Boilers, 2,511 Dryers 218 Flares , 175 Furnaces , 753 Heaters ,770 Incinerators . 192 Ovens 174 Stationary ICEs , 12,928 Turbines
Revision Date: 8/11/2016
Tags: South Coast Air Quality Management District, NOx, Regulation, Air Pollution Control, USA
AMOT valves, conrols, and heat recovery
AMOT 8824 Fallbrook Dr Houston, TX 77064 Phone: (832) 291-5903 Fax: (713) 559-9419 http://www.amot.com Key Personnel: Brant Stewart, Sales Manager Description: AMOT works with original equipment manufacturers and oil and gas companies to design and develop safety products and solutions for engines, compressors, turbines, and other rotating equipment. Our product families include valves, electric and pneumatic instrumentation and control/condition monitoring systems. Sells: Control/Annunciator Systems Heat Recovery Systems Instruments and controls, including meters, gauges, relays, contactors, or switches
Revision Date: 8/3/2016
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In 2016 MEACa wrote a position statement to assert the desirability of emission controls for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) request for public comments on its proposed rule titled “Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance.” **********A survey of MECA members estimates that there are over 800 stationary diesel engines in the U.S. that currently use DPFs. The vast majority (90%) of these engines are in-use emergency standby engines, with the rest being prime stationary genset engines. Some states with ozone nonattainment areas require DPF’s to be installed on engines as a result of New Source Review (NSR) or Best Available Control Technology (BACT)/Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) analysis. In those cases, DPFs along with SCR have been required on emergency diesel engines. Furthermore, many states require emergency diesel engines, that are also used in demand response programs for power peak shaving, to install DPF as well as SCR control devices. There are at least five MECA member companies that have experience with the installation of DPF retrofits on emergency standby diesel engines. One MECA member company has had extensive experience with the retrofit of stationary diesel engines in Taiwan. Power outages are frequent in Taiwan, so standby generators used for emergency back-up power are an important part of the country’s infrastructure. DPFs have been successfully installed on these generators. For example, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing installed DPFs on 14 emergency standby generators (2 MW engines) in 2001, which has resulted in a greater than 90 percent reduction in PM.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Cloud Computing will Lead to Fewer but Larger Data Centers and Engines
Cloud computing has yet to make its full impact, and the extent and the form of that impact on enterprise and commercial datacenters is still unclear. It will take several years to play out, but demand for on-premises capacity will certainly be offset by the ability to far more easily migrate workloads and place new workloads with cloud providers such as Amazon. This possibility is, in turn, beginning to create new competitive and efficiency pressures; operators looking do ‘more of the same’ or ‘more for less’ are now considering radical change. there will likely be fewer yet larger enterprise datacenters in 2016 and beyond, as many smaller and regional facilities are consolidated into centralized ‘premium’ sites.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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World Data Center Growth is 9%/yr
The global data center construction market will grow from $14.59bn in 2014 to $22.73bn by 2019, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.3% according Research and Markets. Many companies have begun to transform traditional data centers into mega data centers while many others are planning to build new monster sites in the coming years. The data center construction market is expected to show significant growth rate in the coming period.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Kohler Recommends Approach to Sizing Data Center Engines
Kohler weighs in on engine sizing and emission control based on two sets of criteria. One is to insure adequate power is available and the other is to meet EPA emission limits, Kohler makes a case as to why specifying a continuous rating (as the Uptime Institute recommends) for generators in the data-center industry is unnecessary. First, consider that the main purpose of the ISO 8528-1 ratings standard is to classify the type of application for which a generator rating is to be used. In nearly every case, data centers are standby (emergency) applications. The generator is not the primary power source; it is used to back up a reliable utility, or in the case of Tier III and Tier IV data centers, multiple independent utilities. The only exceptions are areas where there are no utilities, and the generator is used as prime power. **********The second set of criteria determine the emission control requirements A stationary “emergency” application is where the generator set remains in one location for 12 months or longer, is the secondary power source when the utility (primary power source) fails, and annual maintenance and readiness testing is less than 100 hours. The term “emergency” refers to the use of the engine when an emergency occurs (utility fails). In virtually all cases, these applications will have a “standby” generator rating. Remember that standby-rated generators can run an unlimited number of hours with varying load during the utility outage. Stationary emergency applications in the U.S. require diesel engines that are EPA-certified to Tier 3 if their power output is between 50 BHP (40 kW) and 560 BHP (500 kW), or certified to Tier 2 if their power output is above 560 BHP (500 kW). A stationary “non-emergency” application is where the generator set is either the primary power source or a secondary power source connected to an unreliable utility with planned high hours of annual usage. Additionally, using it for peak shaving, interruptible rate, or any financial arrangement with a utility qualifies it as a non-emergency application. Non-emergency applications may use prime, limited running time or continuous ratings. Non-emergency applications in the U.S. require EPA-certified Tier 4 diesel engines, which are designed for lower emissions and are much more expensive than their stationary emergency counterparts at the Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels. A non-road application is where the generator set is in more than one location within a 12-month period. Typical applications are mobile, rental or containerized generator sets. Non-road applications may use prime, limited running time or continuous ratings. These applications require EPA-certified Tier 4 diesel engines.********** Todd Matte Manager - Corporate Accounts Project Management Group of Kohler was the author of this 2015 document.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Data Centers will Consume 8% of Worlds Energy in 2020
The rapid increase in cloud-scale services is driving a growth in data centers. Resources and support-infrastructures inside these centers consume a lot of energy. It is estimated that, currently, data centers consume about 3% of the world’s electricity production [1] and should double in every 5 years [2]. By 2020, data centers should consume approximately 8% of the total world’s energy [3] and emit 340 metric megatons of CO2 annually [4]. Data centers in the U.S. consumed 2% of all electricity usage in 2010 [9]. Utility, as a primary source, provides electricity for data centers. Diesel and natural gas generators are employed as emergency sources during a utility power outage. Since coal and gas plants are the dominant sources of the electricity produced in the U.S., the current growth in data centers energy consumption will produce large carbon emission and incur high electricity cost. Environmental concerns, as well as energy prices, obligate companies to build green data centers, which partially or completely use renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. Incorporating renewable sources can reduce carbon footprint, energy price, and loss, but their intermittent nature is a key challenge. New generation of data centers will be either own renewable energy sources or buy it directly from an existing off-site generation (co-location). More importantly, they will play an active role instead of being a pure consumer to the utility.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Compressor Stations Placed Every 40-70 miles
Compressor stations are facilities located along a natural gas pipeline which compress the gas to a specified pressure, thereby allowing it to continue traveling along the pipeline to the intended recipient. Frequency of Compressor Stations – The total number of compressor station facilities required to move product varies depending on the region and conditions. Generally compressor stations are located about every 40-70 miles along the pipeline. Operating Pressure of the Pipeline – There is a wide variation in the pressure within a given section of pipeline compared to other pipelines in other areas. The typical pressure may range anywhere from 200 psi (pounds per square inch) to 1,500 psi. This wide variation is also due to the type of area in which the pipeline is operating, its elevation, and the diameter of the pipeline. Because of the change in the environment, compressor stations may compress natural gas at different levels. Supply and demand can also be a factor at times in the level of compression required for the flow of the natural gas. Compressor Unit – The compressor unit is the piece of equipment which actually compresses the gas. Some compressor stations may have multiple compressor units depending on the needs of the pipeline. The compressor unit is a large engine which typically works in one of three ways: Turbines with Centrifugal Compressors – This type of compressor is powered by a turbine to turn a centrifugal compressor and is powered by natural gas from the pipeline itself. Electric Motors with Centrifugal Compressors – This type of compressor also utilizes centrifugal compressors to compress the gas; however, instead of being powered by a natural gas fueled turbine, they instead rely on high voltage electric motors. Reciprocating Engine with Reciprocating Compressor – This type of compressor uses large piston engines to crank reciprocating pistons located within cylindrical cases on the side of the unit. These reciprocating pistons compress the gas. These engines are also fueled by natural gas.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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U.S. Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline had 1200 Comperssors in 2006 with 17 Million HP
The U.S. interstate natural gas pipeline network relies on more than 1,200 natural gas compressor stations to maintain the continuous flow of natural gas between supply area and consumers (Figure 1). Compressor stations are “pumping” facilities that advance the flow of natural gas. They are usually situated between 50 and 100 miles apart along the length of a natural gas pipeline system and are designed to operate on a nonstop basis. The average station is capable of moving about 700 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per day, while the largest can move as much as 4.6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day. Between 1996 and 2006, the number of natural gas pipeline compressor stations attached to the interstate mainline natural gas pipeline grid increased significantly. In 1996 there were approximately 1,047 mainline compressor stations, with installed horsepower of about 13.4 million and a combined throughput capability of approximately 743 billion cubic feet per day.1 By 2006, these figures had grown to 1,201 mainline compressor stations, 16.9 million installed horsepower, and a throughput capability of 881 Bcf per day (Table 1). This expansion represented a 26-percent increase in installed horsepower and a 19-percent increase in throughput capacity during the period. Texas Eastman, El Paso. Transcontinental and Tenessee Gas each had more than 1 million HP of compressors. The article has maps of locations and number of compressors for the ten largest pipelines
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Stationary Diesel Engine Case Studies Show Performance on Emission Reduction by MECA Members
MECA members have successful installtions of NOx reduction in many applications including on site power for data centers and medical facilities . This paper is a compilation of case histories ...................................................................... 3 2.1 Demonstration of Emission Control Technologies on Diesel-Fueled Backup Generators .................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 The Simultaneous Reduction of NOx, PM, HC and Co from Large Stationary Diesel Engines Using SCR and Particulate Filters ...................................................... 5 2.3 Diesel Retrofit of Emergency Backup Power Engine in Puerto Rico................... 7 2.4 Controlling NOx from Gas Drilling Rig Engines ................................................. 7 2.5 Kings County, CA, Department of Public Works................................................... 7 2.6 National Steel and Shipbulding Company (NASSCO)........................................... 8 2.7 Pacific Bell-SBC Telecommunications Facility..................................................... 9 2.8 Santa Clara County Building Operations.............................................................. 9 2.9 Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, CA..................................................... 10 2.10 Diesel Retrofit of Rock Crusher and Conveyor ................................................. 11 2.11 San Joaquin Valley, CA ..................................................................................... 11 2.12 Diesel Retrofit of Portable Electrical Generator............................................... 11 2.13 Memorial Hospital of Los Banos, Los Banos, CA ............................................. 12 2.14 Fresno Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA .................................................. 12 2.15 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Stationary Diesel Particulate Filter Project............................................................................................ 12 2.16 Intel Corporation, San Jose, CA........................................................................ 13 2.17 Demonstration of a NOx Control System for Stationary Diesel Engines .......... 13 2.18 Evaluation of NH3-SCR Catalyst Technology on a Stationary Diesel Genset.. 14 2.19 Additional SCR Projects .................................................................................... 15
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Data centers will consume 8% of worlds energy in 2020
The rapid increase in cloud-scale services is driving a growth in data centers. Resources and support-infrastructures inside these centers consume a lot of energy. It is estimated that, currently, data centers consume about 3% of the world’s electricity production [1] and should double in every 5 years [2]. By 2020, data centers should consume approximately 8% of the total world’s energy [3] and emit 340 metric megatons of CO2 annually [4]. ********** Data centers in the U.S. consumed 2% of all electricity usage in 2010 [9]. Utility, as a primary source, provides electricity for data centers. Diesel and natural gas generators are employed as emergency sources during a utility power outage. Since coal and gas plants are the dominant sources of the electricity produced in the U.S., the current growth in data centers energy consumption will produce large carbon emission and incur high electricity cost. Environmental concerns, as well as energy prices, obligate companies to build green data centers, which partially or completely use renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. Incorporating renewable sources can reduce carbon footprint, energy price, and loss, but their intermittent nature is a key challenge. New generation of data centers will be either own renewable energy sources or buy it directly from an existing off-site generation (co-location). More importantly, they will play an active role instead of being a pure consumer to the utility.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Wartsila power plants can operate with multi fuels
Wärtsilä’s power plants enable the transition to a sustainable, reliable and affordable power system. The main cornerstones are very high energy efficiency, outstanding operational flexibility, and multi-fuel operation. The applications range from stationary and floating base- load power plants to dynamic grid stability and peak load services, balancing large input fluctuations of wind and solar power, as well as serving a wide variety of industrial self-generation needs. This brochure outlines the capabilities and designs to handle gaseous and liquid fuels as well as multiple fuels. Multi-fuel power plants make power generation more reliable by being able to adapt to any situations that may occur regarding fuel availability or affordability. They can even switch fuels while running, for example changing to liq- uid fuel mode if the gas supply is suddenly interrupted. This capability provides 24/7 security of supply, hedge against fuel price increases and preparation for future fuel infrastructure development. Wärtsilä’s multi-fuel power plants can run in the following operations…
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Cummins has 1500 Fleetguard air filter designs for engines
Plugged air filters reduce engine performance, create higher fuel consumption, increase exhaust fumes and are harmful to the environment. . To properly perform its function of reducing wear and extending engine life, the air filter must filter 100% of the pre-combustion air and remove as much contaminant of any and every particle size as it can to a very high final efficiency. ******With a range of over 1,500 different air filtration products from clamps to air housings to “state-of-the-art” air filters, Fleetguard Heavy Duty Air Filtration, covers all the needs for air intake systems. Fleetguard Visibowl™ Pre-Cleaners and highly efficient Fleetguard pre-cleaner ™ self cleaning Pre-cleaners are strongly recommended for construction, mining, farming, forestry and other segments where operating conditions are severe.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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MECA recommends SCR for 4 stroke engines and others to OTC in 2011
Substantial NOx reductions and minimization of CO and organics can be achieved with SCR on compressor engines and this is most clear for 4 stroke engines but a good case can also be made for 2 stroke engines. MECA believes that the OTC is missing a significant opportunity to achieve further NOx reductions. SCR has long been the technology of choice for NOx emission reduction in industrial processes and stationary power generation applications. The commercial use of SCR systems for the control of NOx from lean-burn stationary engines has been around since the mid-1980s in Europe and since the early 1990s in the U.S. Since 1995, one MECA member company specifically has installed over 400 SCR systems worldwide for stationary engines with varying fuel combinations including dozens of natural gas powered compressor engines at sites in the U.S. These four-stroke, lean-burn, gas compressor engines, equipped with urea-SCR achieve in excess of 90% reduction in NOx with as little as 2-3 ppm ammonia emissions. Similar units have been deployed in power generation applications. MECA believes that the OTC is also missing a significant opportunity to reduce CO and VOC emissions from lean burn natural gas engines by not setting standards that would require inexpensive, passive, oxidation catalyst controls that are in use today. Oxidation catalysts have been applied to over 250,000 off-road diesel mobile source applications and hundreds of stationary lean burn SI engines. Over 50,000,000 diesel passenger cars and millions of trucks and buses have been equipped with oxidation catalysts. Oxidation catalysts are extremely effective in achieving greater than 90% reduction of hazardous air pollutants such as THC and CO from lean burn engines. These catalysts also provide significant reductions in toxic emissions by eliminating benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, methanol and other VOCs from the exhaust. Oxidation catalysts have been installed on a limited number of marine diesel applications, a duty cycle that closely mimics stationary operation. Even a relatively inexpensive oxidation catalyst can provide significant multi-pollutant co-benefits in reducing CO, HC, VOC, and SOF emissions. The OTC should consider setting CO and VOC standards that would require emissions controls on all stationary natural gas combustion engines to prevent inadvertent emissions from those engines that are susceptible to such trade-off characteristics when combustion controls are retrofitted to achieve Nox reductions.
Revision Date: 8/1/2016
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Baker Haight Pumps for Lubrication, Fuel, and Filtraton
Baker Manufacturing 133 Enterprise St Evansville, WI 53536 Phone: (800) 871-8250 Fax: (608) 882-3777 http://www.haightpump.com Key Personnel: Tom Skaleski, Director of Sales - Haight Pump Description: Haight Pump manufactures cast iron pumps ranging in flow from 1 gpm to 240 gpm. We specialize in manufacturing custom products to meet unique customer application requirements and have the ability to engineer, cast, machine, assemble and test all at one location. Sells: Fuel Tanks and Fuel Storage Systems
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
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Wartsila Gas Engine Emission Reduciton
EMISSIONS REDUCTION FOR GAS POWER PLANTS Sulphur dioxide (SO2 ) and particulate matter (PM) emissions are insignificant for power plants running on natural gas. Nitrogen oxide (NOX ) emissions are also low. DRY METHODS (PRIMARY) Wärtsilä gas engines use a lean-burn combustion process. In this process, natural gas and air are premixed in a low air/fuel ratio (lambda 2-2.5) before being fed into the cylinders. The lean-burn process efficiently reduces NOX emissions due to a lower combustion temperature. Another advantage with the lean-burn process is the increased output and efficiency of the engine. Wärtsilä gas engines have sufficiently low NOX emissions to comply with most national/local regulations using lean-burn primary method only. SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) In areas with more stringent control of NOX emissions the engines can be equipped with SCR units. In the SCR, NOX is reduced by a catalyst, combined with a reagent that is either an aqueous solution of urea or ammonia. OXIDATION CATALYSTS Gas (SG) engines and multi-fuel (DF) engines can be equipped with oxidation catalysts for the abatement of carbon monoxide (CO) and/or hydrocarbon (HC) emissions, if required by national regulations. WÄRTSILÄ IOXI The Wärtsilä IOXI (Integrated Oxidation Catalyst) is a compact, cost efficient solution for moderate CO and formaldehyde (CH2 O) reduction from gas engines. Gas engines equipped with IOXI ensure compliance with most stack emission limits. COMBINED SCR AND OXIDATION CATALYST In some areas efficient multi-component emissions reduction is required. The combined catalyst system comprises SCR for NOX emissions and oxidation catalyst for CO and/or HC emission.
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
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Cummins Supplies Engines and Emission Control Systems- EGSA member
Cummins Power Generation 3850 N Victoria Street Minneapolis, MN 55126 Phone: (651) 787-6267 http://www.cumminspower.com Branches in: Please, search for Cummins Power Generation locations at http://www.cumminspower.com/en/locator/ Key Personnel: Kirk Adams, Director North America Power Systems Sales Debra Laurents, Global Processes Manager Jeff Vanpoucke, Director North America Power Products Sales Luiz Rubino, Global Applications Director Description: Cummins Power Generation is a world leader in the design and manufacture of diesel and lean burn gas generator sets, transfer switches, paralleling equipment and controls for use in standby,prime and continuous rating aplications. Sells: Batteries/Battery Chargers Enclosures, Generator Set Engines, Diesel or Gas Engines, Gas Turbine Filters, Lube Oil, Fuel or Air Fuel Tanks and Fuel Storage Systems Generator Sets Generators/Alternators Heat Recovery Systems Silencers/Exhaust Systems/Noise Abatement Rents: Enclosures, Generator Set Generator Sets Trailers, Generator Set Services: Batteries/Battery Chargers Control/Annunciator Systems Enclosures, Generator Set Engine Starters/Starting Aids Engines, Diesel or Gas Engines, Gas Turbine Filters, Lube Oil, Fuel or Air Fuel Tanks and Fuel Storage Systems Generators/Alternators Heat Recovery Systems
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Cummins, Reciprocating Engine, Valves, Catalyst, Silencer, Regulation, Heat Recovery, Cooling, Emissions Control
Caterpillar Supplies, Rents, and Services Engines, Filters and Emission Control Systems
Caterpillar, Inc. AC 6109 P.O. Box 610 Mossville, IL Phone: (800) 447-4986 Fax: (309) 578-7302 http://www.cat.com/powergeneration Description: Generator sets, engines, enclosures with and without sound attenuation, uninterruptible power system (UPS), batteries, control panels, filters, radiators, switchgear, voltage regulators, mobile rental gen sets. Generator set systems are sold by Caterpillar dealers into Distributed/Dispersed generation, load management, peak shaving, emergency standby, critical power and cogeneration applications. Sells: Batteries/Battery Chargers Engines, Diesel or Gas Engines, Gas Turbine Filters, Lube Oil, Fuel or Air Fuel Cells Generator Sets Generators/Alternators Switchgear and Transfer Switches (Automatic or Manual), Bypass Isolation Switches, and/or Switchgear Panels Uninterruptible Power Supplies Rents: Engines, Diesel or Gas Engines, Gas Turbine Generator Sets Load Banks Switchgear and Transfer Switches (Automatic or Manual), Bypass Isolation Switches, and/or Switchgear Panels Uninterruptible Power Supplies Services: Engines, Diesel or Gas Fuel Cells Generator Sets Generators/Alternators Switchgear and Transfer Switches (Automatic or Manual), Bypass Isolation Switches, and/or Switchgear Panels Uninterruptible Power Supplies Michael Sanford of Cummins was a speaker at the EGSA spring 2016 conference talking about gen set emissions
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Caterpillar, Reciprocating Engine, Catalyst, Silencer, Valves, Regulation, Emissions Control, Heat Recovery, Cooling
Boulden Supplies Miratech SCR Systems Maxim Silencers , American Industrial Heat Exchangers
Boulden Company 1013 Conshohocken Road Conshohocken, PA 19428 Phone: (610) 825-1515 Fax: (610) 825-5544 http://www.bouldencompany.com Key Personnel: Andy Boulden, Sales Phil Boulden, Sales Joyce Legge, Sales Colleen Whalon, Sales Description: Athlon Generators, Miratech Corp Oxidation, 3-way, SCR Catalyst, DPFs, Silencers; Covrad/GTi/API Radiators; Maxim Silencers; Insultech Insulation Blankets, SENS battery chargers, Nicad batteries, Simplex Loadbanks & Fuel Systems,Sutton Stromart Radiators; Hythane Bi/Dual Fuel; American Industrial Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers; Xylem Inc; VMC Group; Exhaust Flex, Braided Hose, Expansion Joints, Expansion Tanks. Sells: Batteries/Battery Chargers Control/Annunciator Systems Emission Control Equipment Fuel Tanks and Fuel Storage Systems Generators/Alternators Heat Recovery Systems Load Banks Radiator/Heat Exchangers Silencers/Exhaust Systems/Noise Abatement Vibration Isolators
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Boulden Company, Valves, Catalyst, Heat Recovery Systems, Reciprocating Engine, Regulation, Cooling, Heat Recovery, Emissions Control
Crankcase Ventilation and Exhaust Gas Recirculation Require Rugged Filters
Exhaust Gas Recirculation. Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), the process of recirculating some of the exhaust gas back into the intake system, is an important technology that has allowed modern diesel engines to achieve very low engine out NOx emissions. As can be imagined, introducing relatively high temperature exhaust gas into the intake air can have significant impacts on the temperature and composition of the combustion air supplied to the combustion chamber. In order to ensure proper functioning of an engine with EGR, various hardware components, such as valves and coolers have to be introduced to control the flow, temperature and distribution of EGR supply and the resulting mixture with intake air. As well,turbocharger sizing and technology choices can also be affected and steps must be taken to ensure sufficient oxygen is still available for combustion and sufficient EGR flow is available at all engine operating condition ***Crankcase Ventilation. Engines with closed crankcase ventilation systems vent gases from the crankcase into the intake air system to be recirculated into the engine. This recirculated blowby must be properly managed. Also, while the recirculated gases are filtered, a small amount of oil and particulate can still be introduced into the intake system and accumulate on critical air management components such as the compressor. Over time, if a sufficient accumulation of this material occurs, it can have a significant impact on the air management system performance.
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Filter, Reciprocating Engine, Silencer, Catalyst, Heat Recovery Systems, Regulation, Air Filtration, Emissions Control, Cooling, Heat Recovery
Hilco Supplies Filters and Mist Eliminators for Engines –EGSA member
HILCO 100 West 4th Street Elmira, NY 14901 Phone: (607) 733-7121 Fax: (607) 735-0946 http://www.hilliardcorp.com Key Personnel: Robert Doud, Marketing Manager Mark Stantz, Regional Sales Manager Mark Rose, Marketing Operations Manager Bill Cantando, Regional Sales Manager Description: The Hilliard Corporation manufactures industrial filtration systems, engine starting equipment and oil mist eliminators for the Power Generation Industry. Sells: Emission Control Equipment Engine Starters/Starting Aids Filters, Lube Oil, Fuel or Air Rents: Filters, Lube Oil, Fuel or Air Services: Engine Starters/Starting Aids
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Hilco, Catalyst, Silencer, Reciprocating Engine, Valves, Heat Recovery Systems, Regulation, Heat Recovery, Cooling, Emissions Control
Siemens Dresser Rand Sells Gas Engines and Turbnes
Dresser-Rand, A Siemens Business 299 Lincoln Street Suite 301 Worcester, MA 1605 Phone: (508) 595-1727 http://www.dresser-rand.com Key Personnel: Christopher Nagle, General Manager- Engines North America Ilker Budak, Business Development Manager Description: Manufacturer specializing in high-efficiency, low-emission gas engines which operate on a wide variety of fuels. Dresser-Rand Guascor engines are designed for various applications such as power generation, cogeneration and mechanical drive. Sells: Engines, Diesel or Gas Engines, Gas Turbine Generator Sets Motor Generator Sets Trailers, Generator Set Services: Engines, Diesel or Gas
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Siemens Dresser Rand, Catalyst, Silencer, Heat Recovery Systems, Reciprocating Engine, Regulation, Emissions Control, Heat Recovery, Cooling
DCL Supplies Catalytic Converters, Silencers, Particulate Filters and Heat Recovery
DCL America Inc. 12620 FM 1960 W Ste 4A, Box 560 Houston, TX 77065 http://www.dcl-inc.com Key Personnel: Brendan Filby, General Manager Glen Prisciak, Senior Sales Engineer Description: DCL is active in the design, manufacture and implementation of advanced emission control systems for stationary and mobile internal combustion engines. DCL's product offering includes catalytic converters, catalytic mufflers, diesel particulate filters as well as heat recovery and siloxane cleanup solutions. Sells: Emission Control Equipment Heat Recovery Systems Silencers/Exhaust Systems/Noise Abatement Services: Emission Control Equipment
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, DCL, Inc., Catalyst, Silencer, Reciprocating Engine, Valves, Heat Recovery Systems, Regulation, Cooling, Emissions Control, Heat Recovery
Aristo Catalyst Systems for Stationary, Locomotive and Marine
Aristo® Intelligent Catalyst Technology® 4410 W. 37th Avenue Bldg. F Hobart, IN 46342 Phone: (219) 963-2288 Fax: (219) 963-7334 http://www.aristoglobal.com Key Personnel: Douglas Kowalski, Operations Director Bobby Charalambos, Sales & Customer Service Coordinator Description: Since 1990, Aristo® Intelligent Catalyst Technology® has developed a reputation for providing high quality & exceptional value in the design & manufacture of technologically advanced catalysts & catalyst systems for the global emissions market. With performance proven expertise that crosses a wide range of catalyst markets, Aristo offers INTELLIGENT CATALYST products for diesel, gasoline, off-highway, stationary, recreational, locomotive & marine applications & large industrial power installations. Sells: Emission Control Equipment
Revision Date: 7/30/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Aristo Intelligent Catalyst Technology, Valves, Silencer, Reciprocating Engine, Catalyst, Heat Recovery Systems, Regulation, Emissions Control, Cooling, Heat Recovery
API Heat Transfer Suppliers Heat Transfer Solutions Worldwide
API Heat Transfer 4700 Ironwood Drive Franklin, WI 53132 Phone: (414) 761-4500 Fax: (414) 761-4510 http://www.apiheattransfer.com Branches in: Air-Cooled Group: Franklin, WI, Arcade NY, Montgomery AL, Coventry UK, Suzhou CHINA. Shell & Tube Group: Buffalo NY, Bretten GERMANY, Pune INDIA, Coventry UK Plate & Thermal Systems Group: Buffalo NY, Bretten GERMANY, Suzhou CHINA Key Personnel: Pete Syftestad, Senior Account Manager Bob Mladenovic, Area Sales Manager Description: API Heat Transfer Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of a wide range of specialty heat exchangers and heat transfer solutions, with 13 modern manufacturing facilities, including locations in the U.S., U.K., China, India, and Germany, and a network of worldwide sales offices for local support. Sells: Radiator/Heat Exchangers Services: Radiator/Heat Exchangers
Revision Date: 7/29/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, API Heat Transfer, Heat Recovery Systems, Catalyst, Silencer, Reciprocating Engine, Valves, Regulation, Emissions Control, Heat Recovery, Cooling
American Cooling Systems Fans for Diesel and Gas Engines
American Cooling Systems, LLC 3099 Wilson Drive N. W. Grand Rapids, MI 49534 Phone: (248) 762-1399 Fax: (800) 605-5451 http://www.americancooling.com Key Personnel: David Solomon, Sales & Marketing Director Description: American Cooling Systems is a manufacturer of polymer cooling fans designed for diesel and gas engine applications. Fan diameters range from 330 mm to 1250 mm. ACS fans are customizable and can be made with pilots up to 254 mm. Call us to discuss your applications requirements, and how we can help optimize your engine cooling. Sells: Radiator/Heat Exchangers
Revision Date: 7/29/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, American Cooling Systems, Catalyst, Silencer, Valves, Heat Recovery Systems, Reciprocating Engine, Regulation, Emissions Control, Cooling
AMPCO Exhaust Stacks Silencers and Exhaust Systems –EGSA Member
AMPCO EXHAUST STACKS 5030 Corporate Exchange Blvd Grand Rapids, MI 49512 http://www.ampcostacks.com Key Personnel: Keith Page, Product Manager Bob Russell, National Sales Manager Rich Sinistore, OEM Sales Manager Mark Walraven, Vice President of Sales Description: For over 20 years, AMPCO has been a manufacturer of , multi-use, pressure stack chimney exhaust systems. AMPCO product installations and applications include boilers, generators, commercial kitchen grease duct, laboratory fume hoods and many more applications. All AMPCO products are UL tested and listed to t stringent safety standards. Sells: Silencers/Exhaust Systems/Noise Abatement
Revision Date: 7/29/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, AMPCO Exhaust Stacks, Valves, Reciprocating Engine, Silencer, Catalyst, Emissions, Regulation, Cooling, Heat Recovery
The Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA) is the world’s largest organization exclusively dedicated to on-site power generation. It has rated silencers into 7 classes. Generally silencers are one of or a combination of three types of devices: 1.Reactive silencers, often referred to as "chamber" silencers, generally have their peak DIL in the 63 or 125 Hz OBCF 2.Absorptive silencers, often referred to as "packed" silencers, generally are most effective in the 250 Hz through 8 KHz OBCFs. 3.Resonators are generally specifically designed to have an effective DIL over a very narrow range, usually no more than a single octave. Reactive Silencers are thought of as Exhaust Silencers and their performance is usually based on a "typical" Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) value. Generally Absorptive Silencers are applied as intake silencers to best control the high frequency content of modern high speed turbocharged engines. When absorptive are applied in combination with a reactive silencer, as is becoming more common with higher speed multi-cylinder engines and requirements for noise reduction as an A-Weighted value are becoming more demanding, the performance of these must be adjusted for size and the longer wavelengths for specific frequencies in the exhaust system. Generally a Resonator is designed for a specific requirement.
Revision Date: 7/29/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, , 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, EGSA, Catalyst, Reciprocating Engine, Silencer, Validation, Regulation, Emissions Control, Heat Recovery, Cooling
AMPS is British Trade Organization on Site Power Generation
AMPS Peershaws, Berewyk Hall Court White Colne Colchester, Essex UK Phone: 440179000000 http://www.amps.org.uk Key Personnel: Paul Blything, Director General Description: The Association of Manufacturers of Power Generating Systems. AMPS is the British trade association representing Europe's leading specialists in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of on-site electrical power generating systems and their components for clients world-wide.
Revision Date: 7/22/2016
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Reciprocating Engine, Valves, Catalyst, Silencer, Regulation, Heat Recovery, Cooling, Emissions Control
Under the Proposed Clean Power Plan, Natural Gas, then Renewables, Gain Generation Share
In June 2014, EPA issued its proposed Clean Power Plan to regulate CO2 emissions from existing power plants. In May 2015, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) issued an analysis of the impacts of the proposed rule, along with this summary. According to EIA’s analysis, the main compliance strategy will be to increase natural gas-fired generation to displace coal-fired generation. Later, after 2020, as more wind and solar capacity are added, renewable generation will also surpass coal-fired generation.
Revision Date: 6/1/2015
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Energy Information Administration, Regulation, Clean Power Plan, CO2, CO2 Mitigation
Overview of regulatory programs by Debbie Fox, McIlvaine Company - Hot Topic Hour February 5, 2015.
Debbie Fox, McIlvaine Company, provided an overview of regulatory programs that are forcing changes in how power is generated in the U.S. For example, many coal-fired power plants will choose to shut down rather than comply with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). CO2 emission standards for new plants will effectively prohibit the construction of any new coal-fired power plants.
Revision Date: 2/5/2015
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, McIlvaine, MACT, Market, Regulation, CO2
Bob Hall discussed Best Available Control Technology (BACT) options for greenhouse gases. Jeff Connors discussed air dispersion modeling.
Revision Date: 2/5/2015
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, AECOM, CO2, Air Quality Modeling, Permitting, Regulation
Bruce addressed two key issues: proposed revisions to the NAAQS for ozone and CO2 limits for new plants
Revision Date: 2/5/2015
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Siemens, NAAQS, CO2, Regulation
Regulatory Agenda by Bob McIlvaine, McIlvaine Company - Hot Topic Hour February 5, 2015.
Bob started the discussion with an analysis of the relationship or regulations and decisions from retirement of coal-fired power plants, partial replacement or complete replacement with gas turbine systems.
Revision Date: 2/5/2015
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, McIlvaine, Regulation
Gas Turbine Regulatory Drivers Webinar - Hot Topic Hour February 5, 2015
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), emission standards for greenhouse gases and corresponding State permitting hurdles present many challenges for power plant operators. A discussion of these issues and ways to address them were discussed by today’s speakers.
Revision Date: 2/5/2015
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, EmeraChem, Siemens, McIlvaine, AECOM, Catalyst, Nox, Market, MACT, Regulation, CO2, NAAQS, VOC, CO, Air Pollution Control
Joshua reviewed the factors to consider in designing a catalyst and calculating the volume to control CO, VOCs, SO2 and NOx
Revision Date: 2/5/2015
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, EmeraChem, Catalyst, NOx, Regulation, CO, VOC, CO2, Nox Control, Air Pollution Control
Power Plant Cooling Webinar - Hot Topic Hour November 13, 2014
The webinar focused on the decisions power plants will make relative to steam cooling at both new and existing facilities.
Revision Date: 11/13/2014
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Nalco, Ovivo USA, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Research Cottrell Cooling, Kiewit, Clarifier, Water Intakes, Water Quality Modeling System, Boiler Feedwater System, 316(b), Regulation, Efficiency, Water Reuse, Wastewater Reuse, Heat Recovery, Water Treatment, Water Conservation
General Overview of 316(b) by Trent Gathright, OVIVO - Hot Topic Hour November 13, 2014
Trent focused on the regulation protecting aquatic life which represents major expenditures for power plants.
Revision Date: 11/13/2014
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Ovivo USA, Water Intakes, 316(b), Regulation
VFDs can make a big difference in optimizing pump energy consumption in cooling tower makeup
William Livoti writing in “Empowering Pumps" discusses some of the potential regulations which will force recycling of cooling water. He says that power plants need to assess their pump requirements and consider variable speed drives to reduce energy consumption. He cites the advantages when handling off peak loads. A specific example is given for the VFD saving with cooling water makeup pumps
Revision Date: 8/18/2014
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, WEG, Cooling Tower, Variable Frequency Drive, Pump, Energy Efficiency, Regulation, Once Through Cooling, Flow Control, Empowering Pumps
Wastewater Treatment Issues for Combined Cycle Plants
This article discusses wastewater treatment issues associated with combined cycle plants, particularly in light of EPA's effluent limitation guidelines for power plants and incentives to use recycled or reclaimed water. The article also addresses zero liquid discharge.
Revision Date: 5/10/2014
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Wastewater Treatment System, Regulation, Water Reuse, Zero Liquid Discharge, Cooling Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Power Engineering
SCR is BACT for Gas Turbines in the Netherlands
Mid sized gas turbines burning either liquid or gaseous fuel have to meet Nox emissions of 140 mg/Nm3. SCR is considered BACT.
Revision Date: 1/13/2014
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, McIlvaine, SCR, NOx, Regulation, Nox Control, Netherlands
Medium Sized Gas Turbine Plants could be Required to Meet 50 mg/Nm3 Nox Limit in Europe
The European Parliament has proposed that medium sized gas turbines be required to meet a NOx limit of 50 Mg/Nm3, down from the present level of 150.
Revision Date: 1/13/2014
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, NOx, Regulation, Nox Control, Europe
Planning Upgrades: Evaluate the Regulatory Impacts of Upgrades Before you Buy
One ongoing study at NV Energy involves identifying possible upgrades for existing assets. Staff Engineer Susan Hill says that no particular upgrade can be applied across the utility’s fleet due to differences in regulatory requirements. For example, about three-quarters of NV Energy’s capacity is in southern Nevada, specifically Clark County; most of the remainder is in northern Nevada, relatively close to Reno. Some Clark County assets are in PM10 non-attainment areas; plus, ozone rules are not well defined for the county going forward. Northern plants are in an attainment area.
Revision Date: 11/20/2013
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, NV Energy, Permitting, Regulation, Combined Cycle Journal