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McIlvaine Insights Issue 174, September 16, 2021
Large Growth in Air, Water, and Combustion Revenues in the Power Industry
Revision Date: 9/20/2021
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , McIlvaine, Revenue, Capacity, Forecast, Energy Generation, McIlvaine Insights
McIlvaine Insights Issue 127, November 18, 2019
For the latest updates at PowerGen this week click on http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/PowerGen_2019/MPM/powergen_and_the_most_profitable.htm Pursuing the Flow and Treat Market in a Changing World
Revision Date: 11/20/2019
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , McIlvaine, McIlvaine Insights
Real time corrosion monitoring for HRSG
Flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) can cause iron loss in steam piping and lead to lethal accidents. As a result, programs are necessary to reduce metal loss and to monitor the loss which does occur. A team from Danaher analyzed the problem in a Power Engineering article earlier this year.
Revision Date: 10/24/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Danaher-Hach, Analyzer, Ammonia
BHEL specifications for FGD pumps in Bangladesh project
There are 2 units of each 660 MW and each unit is envisaged with one FGD system. Each FGD system will be provided with 5 numbers of Recirculation pump (4 working + 1 standby) which are located inside the Recirculation Pump & Oxidation Blower House. The specificiations for the FGD recirculating pump allow for rubber lining, stainless alloys or silicon carbide materials in contact with the sulfite slurry with a maximum of 27,000 ppm chlorides.
Revision Date: 10/23/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), Pump, FGD, Bangladesh
Duechting ceramic pumps demonstrate low cost of ownership in U.S. cement plant
Due to its significant corrosive and abrasive characteristics, gypsum slurry is a very difficult medium to handle. An American cement plant with a yearly capacity of about 2 million metric tons has found a good solution for that issue.
Revision Date: 10/23/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 327310 - Cement Manufacturing 水泥生产, Duechting Pumps, Pumps, Pumps and Systems, USA
Emerson Actuator replacement solves turbine bypass problem
As often as four times a year during winter months, a power plant in Wisconsin would miss a scheduled start of its combined cycle power plant due to malfunctions of the turbine bypass valves. This article describes how the problems were solved by replacing the actuation components on those valves.
Revision Date: 10/17/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Emerson Electric, Valve, USA
Four Corners installs SCR on two boilers along with DSI
There is a good article on this retrofit in Power Magazine, 8-1-19. The SCR retrofit installation began in August 2015. The new technology on Unit 5 was completed in May 2018 and finished in July 2018 for Unit 4. The major participants, along with APS and AECOM, included Sundt Construction, a regional construction company, and Riley Power, part of Babcock Power Inc. Riley is known for manufacturing equipment for all types of fossil and waste fuel-fired boilers, including SCR systems. ■ Installation of four Riley Power SCR reactors (two per unit). ■ Installation of four Howden tri-sector rotary air preheaters (two per unit). ■ Installation of two dry sorbent injection systems, comprised of pneumatic truck unloading systems, storage silos, sorbent feed/transport blower systems and nozzles to inject hydrated lime upstream of the SCR reactors. You can view the whole article through the link below. You also see the advertisement for Trillium Pumps and Valves. In case you did not recognize the name it is the Weir Flow Control Group as a separate company.
Revision Date: 8/8/2019
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Weir Group, Babcock Power, Arizona Public Service, Howden
10 top Indian Power plants are highlighted in Power Magazine
The plants were highlighted in June in Power Magazine. Here are the details on the largest’. The Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, with an installed capacity of 4,760MW, is currently the biggest thermal power plant in India. It is a coal-based power plant owned and operated by NTPC. Construction of the plant, which comprised 12 generating units (six 210MW units and six 500MW units), had begun in 1982. The first unit was commissioned in 1987 while the sixth 500MW was commissioned in April 2013. An additional 500MW unit was commissioned in August 2015, increasing the plant’s gross capacity from 4,260MW to 4,760MW. The plant uses coal from the NCL-operated Nigahi mine and water from the discharge canal of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station. The turbine manufacturers for the Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station include Russian companies LMZ, Electrosila and the Indian BHEL. The 500MW units were supplied by BHEL.
Revision Date: 8/8/2019
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Power Magazine, India
Power Plant high pressure isolation valve choices
Considering isolation valves on the higher pressure systems (HP) essentially there are two choices. The first one, the wedge gate valve, has risen in popularity due to the drive to reduce costs. It offers a ‘one time’ sealing solution due to the wedging action between the plug and the seat. However, these valves should be avoided on steam plants where temperature changes potentially result in thermal binding of the wedge and locking of the valve in the closed position. The best solution for power plants is the parallel slide valve, invented by Hopkinson in 1881. Compared to the wedge gate valve; all the components in a parallel slide valve are free to move no matter what the temperature. This means that, as the valve heats and cools, seat integrity is maintained without any thermal locking. The valve has a rising stem but, unlike the wedge gate valve, it is positioned seated, meaning there is no additional force required to seat or un-seat the valve.
Revision Date: 8/8/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Weir Group, Valve
South Africa has program to utilize fly ash
The South African electricity public utility Eskom has embarked on a process to increase utilisation of the ash produced through the electricity generation process at its coal-fired power stations. In the 2014–2015 financial year, 119.2 million tons of coal was consumed, producing 34.4 million tons (28.9%) of ash.
Revision Date: 6/26/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Eskom, Flyash, Expansion, Disposal, Electricity Generation, South Africans
Wilo Cooling Water Pumps have proved their value at Inner Mongolia Power Station
The ‘Inner Mongolia Shangdu’ power station is one of the main suppliers of electricity for northern China, with capacity of 8 x 600 MW. In its first two years of operation, the power station produced 1.58 billion kWh of electricity. Further plans included an intermediate pumping station between the Luan River and the Shangdu power station. Building such an intermediate pumping station in the grass savannah would have incurred significant additional costs, particularly in winter and in terms of road construction costs, etc. Therefore, Wilo produced an alternative solution to render the project more cost-effective and resource efficient. Five bronze-version water purification units were installed at the Chinese power station. These units had been in operation since 2005 in a water supply pumping station in Inner Mongolia. Since their installation, they have supplied the Shangdu/Neimengu power station with cooling water without any malfunctions. To do so, the pumps extract cooling water at 4 – 10 °C from a reservoir and transport it 35 km miles through pressure pipes (DN 400 – DN 1000) to an intermediate pumping station situated on a hill. From there, the cooling water flows another 35 km through another pressure pipe to the power station.
Revision Date: 6/13/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , Wilo SE, Pumps, Water Cooling, Mongolia
Fluor Progresses INEOS' New Energy Plant in the UK
Fluor Corporation announced that its engineering, procurement and construction project for INEOS’ new energy plant at the Grangemouth refinery complex on the Firth of Forth in Scotland is underway and has made significant progress.
Revision Date: 5/23/2019
Tags: 324110 - Petroleum Refineries 石油精炼, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Fluor Corporation, INEOS, Pipes, Boilers, Energy, Electricity Generation, High Pressure, Procurement, Refining, Engineering, Construction, Scotland
SEFA upgrades flyash and eliminates an environmental challenge
SEFA has successfully demonstrated the viability of STAR® Technology through commercialization at three STAR® facilities. The most recent STAR® Plant at the Winyah Power Station has the ability to process 100% ash reclaimed from ponds. The waste heat generated from the STAR® Process is used to dry the pond ash thus making the entire plant a self-sustaining closed loop system. Further, the plant can switch at a moment’s notice from the reclaimed ash to 100% dry ash produced at the power plant, or any blend of both. This flexibility allows full load operation at all times without any dependence on operation of the power generation plant now or in the future. This unique independence is particularly important as the supply of fly ash for the construction industry continues to dwindle as more coal fired generation is taken off line. At the same time the market for high quality fly ash continues to grow. Utilizing reclaimed ash from ponds and landfills will provided continuous feed material and ensures uninterrupted supply for customers.
Revision Date: 5/14/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, SEFA Group, Flyash, CCR Unit, Landfill
ExxonMobil Advancing Integrated Gas-for-Power Development in Vietnam
• Proposed development to provide cleaner, reliable power and stimulate economic growth and improved living standards • Front-end engineering and design work proceeding; final investment decision targeted in 2020
Revision Date: 5/9/2019
Tags: 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, 221118 - Other Electric Power , ExxonMobil, PetroVietnam, Pipelines, Facilities, Offshore, Onshore, Power, Construction, Gas Treatment, Operations, Design, Engineering, Permitting, Investment Decision, Proposed, Planning, Vietnam
Coal fired power in the U.S. and Europe shaped by regulations
Tony Licata provided a good summary of the impact of environmental regulations on coal fired power. He observes that the economic pressures of compliance with the MATS rule and the price of natural gas available for power generation have directly resulted in the closure of more than 30 GW of coal-fired capacity. As a result, there have been regional shortages of fly ash sold to the cement industry. This shortage has caused fly ash to be imported from China in some cases. However, certain high-uranium coal deposits in China produce fly ash that is too radioactive for reuse.
Revision Date: 5/7/2019
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Flyash, Regulations & Policy, Power
A large combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Iași, Romania needed to meet new So2 emission limits. Two of the plant’s 420 T/hr steam boilers still operate on pit coal, with a fuel oil back up, and the plant took this project as an opportunity to upgrade the entire control infrastructure for the power-generation system. For this project it employed Romanian company, Elsaco Electronic SRL – a member of the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™.
Revision Date: 4/30/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Rockwell Automation, DCS
Green H finned tubes improve economizer performance
To gain the maximum benefit from the waste heat from the boiler there are essential criteria that need to be considered with regard to selecting the most effective economisers.
Revision Date: 4/30/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Greens Power Ltd, Economizer, World Coal
Membrane to condense water and recover heat from flue gas
NETL has partnered with Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and Media & Process Technology Inc. (MPT) who have developed a nanoporous ceramic membrane device that condenses water and recovers heat from flue gas.
Revision Date: 4/30/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Media & Process Technology, Inc., Membrane, Heat Recovery, Power Engineering
Flash Calcination of Limestone in a bench-scale Sorbent Activation Process (SAP) Unit
This 2012 research at the University of Illinois with funding from EPRI addresses producing quicklime by a novel process to remove Sox and HCl from flue gas streams.
Revision Date: 4/25/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, EPRI, University of Illinois, Lime, Calciner, Dry Scrubber
Top 250 Energy Companies listed by Platts
The top 2050 energy companies are ranked along with a brief description of each. These include oil, gas, refining and power generating companies around the word. The rankings are based on 2017 data.
Revision Date: 4/24/2019
Tags: 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, Fluid Bed Drives 流化床传动, 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Market
Industrial operations looking to embrace the digital transformation, boost productivity and optimize their mobile assets are set to benefit as Rajant Corporation, the exclusive provider of Kinetic Mesh wireless networks, has entered into a partnership with OSIsoft. Rajant will seamlessly collect data points from all disparate communication systems and run it through a single pipe, which has autonomous adaptability to continuously self-optimize in response to changing conditions. “Rajant is already well-rooted within an array of sectors that OSIsoft serves, such as mining, and this is demonstrated with many of our Kinetic Mesh® devices being utilized across the globe. Our key strength is the networks’ autonomous adaptability. It can self-optimize routing and many configuration settings, unlike other wireless networks, which have completely static configurations and routes. Added to this, Rajant’s wireless solution provides continuous connectivity even in high-speed, mobile applications. Industries can struggle to manage, maintain and regulate their assets and network while trying to cut costs,” said Gary Anderson, SVP of Rajant.
Revision Date: 1/24/2019
Tags: 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, 221118 - Other Electric Power , 212321 - Construction Sand and Gravel Mining , 212000 - Mining & Quarrying , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Rajant Corp, OSISoft, Inc., Wireless Transmitter, IIoT, Software
TTG membranes laminates used in liquid and gas microfiltration
Membranes: Trinity Technology Group (TTG) provides ePTFE membrane films that provide great protection from chemicals, wind, blood borne pathogens and moisture. They are also known for producing sub-micron rated films for range of microfiltration applications. They make use of state-of-the-art equipment in order to produce moisture-resistant ePTFE membranes of superior quality. • Filtration: Trinity Technology Group (TTG) is specialized in producing industrial filtration laminates and membranes that are manufactured by using advanced equipment through which ePTFE membranes are converted from fine powder of PTFE resins. Their products are perfect to effectively filter air, water and related liquids.
Revision Date: 1/23/2019
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 327310 - Cement Manufacturing 水泥生产, 212321 - Construction Sand and Gravel Mining , 221118 - Other Electric Power , TTG, Bag, Media Filter
IAC-Intl uses TTG membranes for fine dust filtration
Industrial Accessories Company (IAC-Intl) has selected TTG membranes for fine dust collection to meet the MACT standards. The surface filtration approach results in a constant pressure drop throughout the life of the bag.
Revision Date: 1/23/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 327310 - Cement Manufacturing 水泥生产, 212321 - Construction Sand and Gravel Mining , TTG, IAC, Media Filter, Bag
Colfax Howden reports solid 2017 and expects APC growth in Africa due to 2020 emission limits
Howden Holdings is a South African based subsidiary of Colfax. Its main business activities are the design, manufacture and marketing of specialised air and gas-handling solutions for a wide range of industries including power generation, petrochemical, mining, iron and steel, cement, water treatment and general industry. 2017 sales were R1,743 million and operating profit was R316 million. 76% of revenue is fans and heat exchangers and 18% is gas cleaning systems. There are opportunities for Howden Projects in air pollution control, as companies are under pressure to align with 2020 emissions limits.
Revision Date: 1/15/2019
Tags: 331111 - Iron and Steel Mills , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , 327310 - Cement Manufacturing 水泥生产, Colfax Howden, Fan, Heat Exchanger
Doosan Lentjes supplying 2 wet FGD systems in Romania
In 2018, Doosan Lentjes in a consortium with Elsaco Electronic was awarded the turnkey contract to deliver a modern flue gas desulphurisation system for a lignite-fired power plant located in Romania. CET Govora S.A. owns and operates a 2 x 345 MWth lignite-fired power plant located in Ramnicu Valcea, Romania. Against the background of stringent European emissions legislation as per the 2010/75/ EU on industrial emissions (IED), the plant owner is required to install modern environmental equipment. With this in mind, Doosan Lentjes and Elsaco Electronic, a consortium of companies, were awarded a turnkey contract to retrofit the two existing boilers C5 & C6 with an advanced flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system. In order to deliver on both environmental and economic objectives, the proven wet limestone FGD method being defined as BAT (Best Available Technology) will be applied. The project will help the customer to secure ongoing operation permissions for their two boilers. Doosan Lentjes’ scope of work in the consortium will include engineering, the delivery of key equipment, as well as, advisory services for erection and supervision of commissioning.
Revision Date: 1/8/2019
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , CET Govora, Doosan Lentjes, Boiler, FGD, Limestone, Romania
High efficiency biomass CFB boilers for the Asian market
This paper presents the design aspects of CFB boilers, co-fired with biomasses, by considering the selection of steam conditions, process design and specifics of boiler auxiliary equipment selection, as well as, the emissions control systems for those biomass co-firing applications. In this context, the experience with CFB boilers working with high steam conditions was presented. Doosan Lentjes delivered cutting-edge CFB technology and flue gas cleaning (FGC) technology at the Provence CFB Power Station in Gardanne, France. Doosan Lentjes work formed part of a comprehensive coal-to-biomass conversion. This approach contributes to owner commitment to clean, high performance energy production, and is expected to reduce their CO2 balance by 600.000 tons per year. This CFB concept itself proved to sufficiently fulfil typical requirements on gaseous emissions without additional flue gas cleaning equipment (except bag house or ESP). Nevertheless, just in case due to specific local regulation very low emission limits are set up, the plant layout can be easily added by optional SNCR or SCR and lime or sodium bicarbonate powder injection to further reduce the low raw gas emissions of the biomass CFB combustion to figures of below 50 mg/Nm3 .
Revision Date: 1/8/2019
Tags: 221117 - Biomass Power , 221118 - Other Electric Power , Doosan Lentjes, Boiler, Scrubber, Precipitator, Fabric Filter
Doosan Lentjes super critical 300 MW CFB for low grade coals
In cooperation with its parent company DHI and supported by Doosan Babcock, Doosan Lentjes has developed a reference design for a 300 MW class SC-CFB boiler utilizing low grade coal. The activities have been backed by CFD analysis and physical model testing. The proven pantleg design, an opposed arrangement of 2x2 cyclones and integrated FBHE’s are the main features of the combustor. The flue gas leaving the cyclones enters into a cross-over duct leading to the inlet of the convective pass. The convective pass accommodates most of the heating surfaces. Due to the elevated steam temperatures it has become necessary to arrange a pendent type superheater in the upper part of the combustor. Coal and limestone are fed on the circulated ash flow and enters via 2x4 ducts into the combustor. Flue gas, primary and secondary air system has been designed according to a 2x 60 % approach thus enabling part load operation in case of unavailability of one fan or one rotary air preheater.
Revision Date: 1/8/2019
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Doosan Lentjes, Boiler
Doosan supplying 75 MW CFB and flue gas cleaning for Japanese biomass boiler
Doosan Lentjes is to deploy its circulating fluidised bed (CFB) boiler technology at a new 75 MWe biomass-fired power plant located in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The project will be executed under the terms of a larger EP contract awarded to Lentjes’ parent company Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) headquartered in Korea. Scheduled to be completed in June 2022, the project will support the plant owner, Osaka Gas Group, in the economic implementation of a sustainable energy generation concept. In doing so, they will benefit from the reliability and fuel flexibility of the Doosan Lentjes’ CFB boiler technology which is capable of efficiently burning climate-friendly fuel types, as, in this case, biomass wood pellets. Integrated and additionally installed emissions control equipment will further improve the environmental performance of the new power plant to meet stringent local emissions regulations. Commenting on the project, Damian Goral, Product Director at Doosan Lentjes, says: “For several reasons, this CFB boiler contract is an important project for us: Not only it is our newest reference on the highly regulated Japanese market, it also emphasises once again that our technology is recognised to be flexible in delivering performance beyond conventional fuel firing. Drawing back on our experience gained from previous biomass projects allows us to be aware of the certain requirements in respect of both fuel characteristics and boiler adaptions needed respectively”. Doosan Lentjes’ scope of work will encompass both engineering and procurement of the boiler island including the major boiler and key flue gas cleaning equipment. Moreover, the company’s contribution is also expected to cover advisory services for both erection and commissioning along with training.
Revision Date: 1/8/2019
Tags: 221117 - Biomass Power , 221118 - Other Electric Power , Doosan, Scrubber, Japan
Valve Market strategy focused on large purchasers such as BHE
This article in the December issue of Valve World by Mcilvaine advises suppliers of high performance valves to identify the largest purchasers and build the marketing program around them. An opportunity to work with BHE who spends $ 90 million/yr on valves is explained.
Revision Date: 11/7/2016
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221111 - Hydroelectric Power Generation 水力发电, 221114 - Wind Power , 221118 - Other Electric Power , BHE Environmental, Inc., Valve
Valves for Ultrapure Water - Mcilvaine article in Valve World
Revision Date: 11/6/2015
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , 325412 - Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing , 334413 - Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing , McIlvaine, GEMU Valves, KSB, KCI Technologies, High Performance Valve, Valve, Ultrapure Water, Water Treatment, Valve World
Major Variables Make Precise Forecasting Of Future Energy Supply Mix Impossible
More money will be spent on new coal-fired power plants in the next decade than on all other energy generation technologies combined. But the mix in the 2023-2033 timeframe is less predictable. An analysis of the future of the various energy generation technologies is found in: Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/113-n043 Renewable Energy World Markets: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/28-energy/473-n042 Information on the common metric to measure all harm and good is found at: Sustainability Universal Rating System
Revision Date: 10/21/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , McIlvaine, Natural Gas, Cost
China Can Remove Mercury at Low Cost Thanks to U.S. Developments 中国能以低成本除汞得益于美国的技术发展
In order to meet tough regulations in the U.S. technology developers have made great strides in creating low cost routes to achieve mercury removal from power plant exhausts. The cost is especially low if the plant already has a scrubber. China is installing scrubbers on nearly all its plants. As a result China can remove mercury with just a few percent increase in its air pollution control investment and operating cost. There have been some very significant recent breakthroughs which need to be communicated to the Chinese policy makers. To this end Mcilvaine conducted a webinar in Mandarin Chinese with two FGD experts . A presentation on removal technology was made by Bobby Chen of CBI Shaw. Questions and discussion was provided by Shiaw Tseng of Graymont. This presentation in Mandarin is available as a recording in the Mcilvaine Global Decisions Orchard and on Youtube.
Revision Date: 8/19/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Graymont, CB&I, McIlvaine, Liquid Bromine Injection, FGD, Air Quality, Mercury, FGD, China
European Fossil Power Market Taking a Surprising Turn toward Coal and Wood
The U.S. coal and logging industries are booming thanks to exports to Europe. Alternatives to these two fuels are much more expensive in Europe. At the same time, the carbon credit price has fallen to insignificance. The result is a great incentive for European power plants to burn solid fuels. These trends are being analyzed in the McIlvaine Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast. The impacts on industrial boilers are being tracked in Air Emitters. The impacts on the FGD, DeNOx, precipitator, and fabric filter markets are also being analyzed in McIlvaine market reports. Here are some of the surprising developments in Europe:
Revision Date: 6/7/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , McIlvaine, Coal, Power Generation, Europe
Power Air Quality Insights, No. 110, June 6, 2013
Headlines: · European Fossil Power Market Taking a Surprising Turn toward Coal and Wood · Significant Changes in FGD Technology are Predicted · Renewable Energy Briefs · Headlines for the May 31, 2013 - Utility E-Alert · “Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel Feed, Metering and Combustion in Boilers” is the Hot Topic Hour on June 13, 2013 · McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
Revision Date: 6/7/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , McIlvaine, Air Pollution Control, Power Air Quality Insights
Power Air Quality Insights, No. 109, May 30, 2013
· Coal-fired Power Plant SCR Use to Double between 2012 and 2017 · The Big Get Bigger in the $38 Billion Global Pump Industry · Renewable Energy Briefs · Headlines for the May 24 , 2013 - Utility E-Alert · “Power Generation in Europe” is the Hot Topic Hour on June 6, 2013 · McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
Revision Date: 6/3/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , McIlvaine, Air Pollution Control, Power Air Quality Insights
Headlines for the May 24, 2013 – Utility E-Alert UTILITY E-ALERT #1126 – May 24, 2013 Table of Contents COAL – US Allegheny Energy Supply to sell Harrison to Mon Power NSR Case against Homer City in Appeals Court PSO proposes Alternate Regional Haze Plan—Retire One Unit at Northeastern in 2016 COAL – WORLD Formosa Heavy to build 600 MW Leyte and 300 MW Davao Power Plants in Philippines Hamon to rebuild ESPs and supply ESPs and FGD to New Power Projects Chubu could build 600 MW Power Plant in Japan and sell Electricity in TEPCO Area GAS/OIL – WORLD Saudi Aramco invited Bids for 2,400 MW IGCC Power Plant at Refinery in Saudi Arabia EDF building Combined Cycle Power Plants in France Genrent do Brasil to build 70-MW Iquitos in Brazil Siemens to provide Gas Turbines to Saudi Electricity Co Wärtsilä to build 110 MW Gas-fired Power Plant in Russia NUCLEAR Visaginas Project in Lithuania not Economically Feasible Algeria plans Nuclear Power Plant by 2025 BUSINESS G. Edison Holland New Head of Mississippi Power MHI completes acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems MET Licensee has Wet FGD Award in China Coal regains Some Electric Generation Market Share from Natural Gas GE Competing with Ecolab, Flowserve, Xylem and Pentair for Top Spot in Fluid Treatment Market Market to Remove Mercury from Air is Complex HOT TOPIC HOUR “Power Plant Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues” was the Hot Topic Hour on May 23, 2013 “Air Pollution Control Market Opportunities” is the Hot Topic for Thursday, May 30, 2013 Upcoming Hot Topic Hours For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72
Revision Date: 5/30/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , McIlvaine, Utility E-Alert
Windpower Conference 2013 (Valves)
Revision Date: 5/20/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing , Windurance, Bachmann Electric GmbH, Campbell Scientific, C.C. JENSEN A/S, CG, Bosch Rexroth, Beckhoff Automation, BaxEnergy GmbH, G&W Electric Co., ABB, ICONICS, Inc., Ingeteam Inc., LEADERNET LLC, Mita-Teknik, NTRON, Red Lion Controls, S.C. Electric and Gas, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Anemometry Specialists, Hydac Technology, Graco Inc., SCADA, Instrument, Control, Valve, USA
Windpower Conference 2013 (Pumps)
Revision Date: 5/20/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221310 - Water Supply & Irrigation Systems , Graco Inc., Kracht Corp., Pump, USA
Exhibitors and Speakers With Water Potential at Electric Power May 14
The theme for ELECTRIC POWER 2013 Conference is “Flexibility & Adaptability: With more than 250 experts leading 9 conference tracks, 3 co-located events, a variety of pre-conference workshops
Revision Date: 3/12/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Conference, USA
Verantis Is a Mid Size Scrubber System Supplier with Some Recent Orders
Verantis is a good OEM prospect directly for DCS and instruments. It will also buy some wastewater treatment equipment but also can be a collaborator where the customer is doing is on wastewater treatment. The customer will not buy the scrubber unless he knows how he is going to handle the waste water
Revision Date: 2/25/2013
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Verantis, Scrubber, OEM Prospect, Wastewater Treatment, USA
MET Exhibiting Scrubber Systems and SCR at EUEC
MET was once GE Environmental Services. They have designed many scrubber systems with wastewater treatment. They just licensed SCR from Termokimick. They have conventional limestone systems but also use ammonia and make ammonium sulfate.
Revision Date: 2/20/2013
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Marsulex Environmental Technologies, SCR, FGD, Zero Liquid Discharge System, OEM Prospect, Wastewater Treatment, USA
Cooper of Civil and Environmental Consultants Discusses Reclaim Water at EUEC
Ivan Cooper gave a speech at EUEC on using municipal reclaim water and high cycles of concentration for cooling towers to save water and energy. Ivan was with CH2M Hill.
Revision Date: 2/20/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Consultant, AE Specifier, Water Reclamation, Wastewater Treatment, USA, USA
CH2M Hill Specifying Lots of Water Related Products –Active at EUEC
At EUEC CH2M Hill was active Holley Scott was at the stand , He is managing the power water segment John Oster, water engineer and Charlie Nichols gave a paper on “use of non-disinfected municipal wastewater Stephan Petron, Global Ecosystems Services Director, and Christopher Wiggins discussed the impact of cooling water intakeregulations. Ivan Cooper gave a paper but he was listed as a principal in Civil & Environmental Consultants and not CH2M Hill
Revision Date: 2/20/2013
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , CH2M Hill, Cooling Tower, Zero Liquid Discharge System, AE Specifier, Water Reclamation, Wastewater Treatment, USA, USA
Advatech Designs Zero Liquid Discharge Systems As Well As Scrubbers
Advatech is a joint venture between URS and Mitsubishi. They have sold many scrubber systems in the U.S. Mitsubishi is the largest scrubber supplier world wide. They are now emphasizing their water management abilities including zero liquid discharge. Advatech Water Management: As concerns mount over the quality and quantity of our water supply, regulatory limits on water usage and discharge grow more stringent. In many instances, water usage brings with it a significant expense, and going to Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) is either a necessity or an expected near-term requirement. ADVATECH has designed wet FGD systems for chloride concentrations up to 50,000 ppm so that the only source of purge is the free moisture in the disposal-grade gypsum. However, this approach can incur a hefty cost in the form of materials of construction and decreased limestone reactivity. To minimize cost, we have been at the forefront in developing low-capital technologies capable of eliminating liquid discharge from wet FGD while maintaining chloride levels in a reasonable range, all this without the need for an expensive and complicated wastewater treatment process.
Revision Date: 2/20/2013
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Advatech, FGD, Zero Liquid Discharge System, OEM Prospect, Wastewater Treatment, USA
Sick Has 50 HCl CEMs in US and 2500 World Wide
Sick has 2500 installations monitoring HCl for cement plants incinerators, power plants and other industries. Three options are offered, TDL-IR, FTIR and NDIR. Both extractive and in situ options are also offered.
Revision Date: 2/4/2013
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , SICK MAIHAK, NDIR, FTIR, TDL-IR, HCl
B&W Sees Advantages and Disadvantages of TDLl HCl
B&W is a major integrator and big prospect for Yokogawa in both coal fired power and waste to energy.
Revision Date: 2/4/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, SICK MAIHAK, NDIR, TDL-IR, FTIR, HCl
Certifying an HCl Cems is Complex
Sargent & Lundy LLC (S&L) investigated the status of PM and HCl emissions monitors in the U.S. This included reviewing the technologies and the variety and availability of monitors. This paper presents the results of the study as well as a review of the monitoring requirements under the Utility MATS and the applicability of available monitors to meet these requirements. Also reviewed are the factors that a utility should consider in choosing to monitor particulates either with periodic stack sampling, a PM CEMS or with a PM CPMS (continuous parameter monitoring system) and the complexities in certifying an HCl CEMS with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) current Performance Specifications (PS).
Revision Date: 1/31/2013
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Sargent & Lundy, HCl
Altech MIR 9000 Capturing Market Share for HCl Measurement
Here are recent CEMS orders received by Altech: Altech will provide a dilution system for SO2 and CO2 at a milling operation in Western U.S. The system will comply with 40CFR60. Altech will replace the CEMS at a utility in the Eastern U.S. The system will measure NOx, O2, and opacity from two oil-fired boilers. The unit will be 40CFR Part 60 compliant. A cogeneration facility chose Altech and their MIR 9000 to measure Nox, CO, CO2, N2O and O2. The system will be able to handle the difficult Nox conditions related to this facilities process. The O2 will be in-situ and there will be an opacity monitor. Altech is known throughout the industry for having expertise in the measurement of HCl. Often a difficult gas to accurately measure, the MIR 9000 is ideal for this application. A power plant in the Eastern U.S. chose Altech and the MIR 9000 to measure Nox, SO2, CO, CO2, HCl and O2. Altech will provide two MIR-9000's for a metals processing facility in the South that will monitor Nox, CO, SO2, CO2, O2, THC (VOCs) and Flow. This project will use Altech LCPD probe boxes. This is a good example of how the versatility of the MIR can allow for measurement of all of the mentioned gases with one analyzer.
Revision Date: 1/31/2013
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Altech Environment, CEMS, HCl
Summary of current legislative and regulatory incentives for investments in water and wastewater solutions in the industrial sector. Power, hydraulic fracturing and energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives in the U.S. are looked at. In addition, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru are looked at.
Revision Date: 1/13/2012
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , Cooling Water, Regulation
Regulatory Drivers in the Power Industry - Opportunities for Xylem
A summary of current and future regulations in the power industry in the U.S., Europe and China and areas of opportunity for Xylem products.
Revision Date: 1/13/2012
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221118 - Other Electric Power , Xylem, Regulation
Technical support needed for U.S. industrial projects - Wesley Lobo
An InterWEBview with Wesley is summarized elsewhere. This analysis deals with marketing related discussions which were part of that interview. Wesley is concerned that sales people be backed up with the necessary technical support and with products which are optimum for the process.
Revision Date: 1/12/2012
Tags: 325412 - Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing , 312111 - Soft Drink Manufacturing * , 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Ultraviolet Disinfection, Ozone Oxidation, Cooling Tower, Market, Distribution
Wesley Lobo interview relative to treatment sales in U.S.
As Director of Sales for Xylem Water Solutions, Wesley Lobo has 30 direct people and 52 distributors selling the treatment equipment primarily into municipal but with some industrial. Some years ago WEDECO was quite active in the industrial area and has lots of installations in cooling towers, soft drinks, pharmaceutical, and other ozone and UV industrial applications. He believes the dual approach including quick successes and long term growth is needed. For the long term some acquisitions such as an ABW filter supplier would make sense.
Revision Date: 1/12/2012
Tags: 325412 - Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing , 312111 - Soft Drink Manufacturing * , 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Ultraviolet Disinfection, Ozone Oxidation, Cooling Tower, Market, Distribution
Hach Water Analysis Tools and Parameters for the Power Industry
Product brochure from Danaher Hach on water analysis products for power industry applications including influent water treatment, condensate, boiler feed water, cooling water and wastewater. A diagram and table show the parameters to control/monitor and company products.
Revision Date: 11/16/2011
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , Hach, Xylem, Water Monitor, Analyzer, Boiler Feedwater, Water Monitoring
Cascade, Feed Forward and Boiler Level Control Strategies for Boiler Steam Drums
Control strategies used in modern industrial boiler systems are described, with diagram.
Revision Date: 11/15/2011
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , Control System, Boiler Feedwater, Enterprise Management, Optimization
Preferred Instruments Boiler Feed Water Control System
Boiler feedwater control systems are often the most archaic controls in the steam plant. Poor boiler waterside control contributes to scaling, corrosion, and eventually hot spots and tube failures. The Preferred Feedwater Center can control the surge tank, Deaerator (DA) tank, transfer pumps, and feedwater pumps (on-off or VSD) to improve water quality and feedwater system reliability.
Revision Date: 11/14/2011
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , Xylem, Preferred Instruments, Control System, Boiler Feedwater
Xylem Supplies Heat Exchangers for District Heating
For energy efficiency, groups of commercial and residential buildings often share heating and cooling services from a centralized generating location via district heating and cooling systems. For all district heating and cooling services, heat transfer products are integral to system efficiency and performance. Xylem designs and manufactures a wide range of heat transfer products for commercial district heating and cooling systems. From simple shell and tube heat exchangers to sophisticated, precision-engineered custom units, we can meet all of your heat transfer requirements. Xylem heat transfer products for the district heating and cooling market include: Shell and tube products including standard and custom models, aftercoolers and steam condensers; Plate-type products including gasketed and brazed models; Packaged steam condensers; Air-cooled products.
Revision Date: 11/9/2011
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, Xylem, Well Pump, Steam Condenser, Heat Exchanger, District Heating and Cooling
Geothermal, Hydro, Marine Power, and Concentrated Solar are All Water Treatment Markets.
Here is a link to the October McIlvaine Renewable Energy Updates with lots of project information on each area of renewable including those that involve water and water treatment. Hydropower is already a big market for Flygt. Geothermal and Concentrated solar are developing markets where there are active commercial projects. Marine power is an interesting development area for Xylem. It includes wave and tidal energy as well as thermal which make use of the thermal gradient in deepwater. The McIlvaine Renewable Energy Project service is included as one of the multi client services provided to Xylem.
Revision Date: 11/7/2011
Tags: 221111 - Hydroelectric Power Generation 水力发电, 221118 - Other Electric Power , 221116 - Geothermal Power , Xylem, Market, Nickel
Hach-Lange TOC Measurement of High-purity Boiler Feed Water in Power Plants
Hach-Lange states in its brochure that the astroTOC UV turbo is the only analyzer on the market capable of measuring total organic carbon (in form of NPOC) in the μg/l level with 100 percent reliability.
Revision Date: 11/7/2011
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , Hach, Xylem, TOC Analyzer, Analyzer, Boiler Feedwater, Water Monitoring
Power is the Highest Xylem Priority in the Industrial Treatment Space
Power with the broader definition represents 37% of the entire industrial treatment market. So for the largest water treatment company it is essential to be the market leader in this space. There are many favorable aspects including size, standardization, water not oil, customers, applications, sustainability, market access, products, individual order size, high growth, easy customer access, global needs, and many of the same engineering firms as are dealing in municipal water.
Revision Date: 11/7/2011
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , Xylem, Market, Opportunity
PolyPipe® offers a complete range of extra high molecular weight (EHMW), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. PolyPipe® is one of the largest manufacturers of pressurerated polyethylene pipe. PolyPipe® uses only select resins that meet demanding standards of excellence and quality. PolyPipe® is strategically positioned. With extrusion facilities and a national network of key distributors covering all regions of the United States, Mexico and Canada. PolyPipe® has six plant locations throughout North America for the best possible geographic location. PolyPipe® is an active member of the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI). They also sit or chair many associations and standard committee groups.
Revision Date: 8/31/2011
Tags: 211111 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 原油和天然气开采, 212000 - Mining & Quarrying , 221113 - Nuclear Electric Power Generation * , 211112 - Natural Gas Liquid Extraction , 221118 - Other Electric Power , 325412 - Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing , 221310 - Water Supply & Irrigation Systems , PolyPipe, HDPE Resin, Piping, Water Transport
Power Plant Material Insights #1
Revision Date: 7/14/2011
Tags: 221112 - Fossil Fuel 化石燃料, 221113 - Nuclear Electric Power Generation * , 221114 - Solar Power , 221114 - Wind Power , 221118 - Other Electric Power , McIlvaine, Power Plant Material Insights
Power Plant Material Insights #1 (draft)
Here is the draft of a monthly newsletter which would be sent to utilities, OEMS, and A/Es around the world. It will have important Industeel information but also enough balance to make it a “must read” for those who are specifying materials.
Revision Date: 6/21/2011
Tags: 221118 - Other Electric Power , Industeel, Sales Promotion, Power Plant Material Insights