Continuous Analyses of Energy and Environmental Subjects Now Available
McIlvaine is launching a series of websites covering Industry Options. Each contains one or more continuing analyses of the decisions which the designer and operator have to make.
The websites already launched are:
• Gas Turbine Air Treatment – Continuous Analyses
• Gas Turbine Emission Control - Continuous Analyses
• Dry Scrubbing - Continuous Analyses
• Mercury Removal - Continuous Analyses
Websites under construction are:
• Drinking Water Filtration - Continuous Analyses
• Secondary Wastewater Treatment - Continuous Analyses
• Steam Valves - Continuous Analyses
• Wet Scrubber Design Options For Calcium Reagent
Access to each website is free to anyone. The intelligence system with all the background information is also free with no password required. Additional papers, presentations, etc. are invited. This includes text in other languages as long as an English summary is included. A special emphasis will be given to capturing the intelligence being generated in China.
The background information will be evaluated and Continuous Analyses prepared. These continuous analyses will provide independent evaluation of the life cycle costs and performance of all the various system and component options. Access to these analyses will be free to owner/operators but will require a subscription for others.
Suppliers can choose to have McIlvaine conduct an Application Audit. This audit is a white paper with third party experts making independent evaluations. The niche experts making these evaluations will be encouraged to focus on a very narrow area to ensure that they have unsurpassed knowledge of the subject. The Application Audits will be posted and free to anyone.
There will be periodic webinars on each subject. For example, there will be several continuing analyses under Gas Turbine Emission Control. One will deal with CEMS. A webinar will be held on April 17th to debate six different approaches to measuring NH3. This follows previous webinars on the subject and a feature article in Air Pollution Control magazine. Two webinars relative to continuing analyses on mercury reduction are also scheduled.
Webinars are free to plant owner/operators, but there is a charge for others. Here is the near-term schedule: Hot Topic Hour Schedule
Dry Scrubbing Is The Topic on March 27, 2014
On March 27th we will be comparing SDA, CFB and other CDS designs including NID and GSA. We will be reviewing every aspect in which the designs differ and discuss the merits of these differences. Webinar registrants will have access to the information posted in the intelligence system.
Dry Scrubbing - Continuous Analyses
The format will be a series of questions which are first addressed by the panelists and then the other participants. We have panelists who are third party experts on dry scrubbers. They are:

 Jeffrey Arroyo, Manager, Air Pollution Controls, Sega, Inc.
 Jeromy Jones, Sr. Engineer, Chemicals, Burns & McDonnell Engineering
 Mitchell Krasnopoler, Manager, Air Quality, Kiewit Power Engineers & Construction
 Paul Farber, Farber and Associates
 Shiaw Tseng, Manager of FGD Technology, Graymont
One task will be to try to come to agreement relative to decisive classification and the specific nomenclature. We have selected the first split at Chamber vs. In-duct. Maybe better words are vessel and DSI but, in any case, we will be trying to resolve the nomenclature issues in the webinar next week.
We will be focused on the comparison of the major alternatives. If the chamber options are circulating dry scrubbers and SDA, how do they compare? Paul Farber has contributed several good papers and will be a panelist next week. Here is how we summarized one of his analyses of SDA and CDS:
• SO2 Capture Capability - Advantage To CDS
• Fuel Flexibility - Advantage To CDS
• Load Flexibility - Advantage To SDA
• Utilities Consumption - Slight Advantage To SDA
• Waste Production - Advantage To SDA
There is still the need to breakdown CDS. What is the next level among CFB, GSA, NID, etc? How many segments should be at one level and should there be sub-segments?
We are looking at dual fluid nozzles vs. rotary atomizers, the size of NIDS nozzles, air slides vs. screw conveyors and many other components. We are focusing right now on the chamber segment but we already have a great deal of DSI information on the site. This site is free to one and all although the webinars and continuing analyses are more restricted. Let us know what you think of this very different new approach.
To register for the webinar, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=675
Provide Your Input to Scrubber Design Options for Calcium Reagents
We are preparing a website on calcium based wet scrubbers similar to the one on dry scrubbing. We will be looking at the four main components which are gas (flow rate and distribution), liquid (droplet size and distribution), slurry exposure (time and sequence) and droplet elimination.
There are three basic designs of limestone scrubbers. Here is a starting point relative to assessing the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Parameter Tray Spray Sump
Pump Power Medium High Low
Fan Power Higher Lower Higher
Plugging Potential Higher Lower Higher
Height Lower Higher Lower
Experience Ranking 2nd 1st 3rd
Suppliers
(Examples) Babcock & Wilcox, Wheelabrator (FW) Alstom
Mitsubishi Chiyoda
Alstom
Particulate Removal Higher Lower Higher
Biggest Concern Tray Plugging Nozzle Plugging Level Control
Efficiency Increase Routes 2nd Tray More Spray Banks Higher Level Differential

Within each category there are sub-categories. The tray design includes perforated plates and several variations. One is called the rod deck and was installed at Cilco Duck Creek Three and Northern States Power Sherburne. Instead of round holes, there is the open area between parallel pipes about 2-e inches in diameter.
There are significant variations among spray tower designs. For example, MHI has a double contact with down flow followed by upflow. This design utilizes rapid air flow. The air velocity is one of the big questions. It can be 10-20 fps. At lower flows there is more retention time. At higher flows there is more turbulence. It can be argued that the turbulence is more important in the reaction than is the retention time. There is a tradeoff between vessel size and pressure loss.
The role of mist eliminators cannot be underestimated. The question is when you have higher turbulence do you need better mist elimination? Efficiency, water (for cleaning) consumption, pressure loss and configuration all need to be reviewed.
The role of nozzles varies greatly between the spray tower and other types. It is critical in the spray tower design, but may be relatively unimportant in the other designs.
We are now preparing the website for “Scrubber Design Options for Calcium Reagents” and welcome input which will be relevant. Much of it will come from our existing FGD & DeNOx Knowledge System which we have been compiling since 1974. But we need to make use of the latest Insights and look forward to your contribution.
Indoor Air Filter Revenues Will Exceed $7.1 Billion In 2015
Driven by the rapidly growing Asian market, the sales of air filters to purify indoor air will exceed $7.1 billion in 2015. This is the latest prediction by the McIlvaine Company in Air Filtration and Purification World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
The recent ambient air problems in China have accelerated sales of filtration equipment to protect residents and office workers. The growth of the Asian power, semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries as well as the very substantial office and commercial building construction are also contributing to the market growth.
($ Millions)
Subject 2015
Total 7,199
Electronic 655
G 1-4 1,118
Gas Phase 811
H 10-17 1,000
M 5-6, F 7-9 3,615
Filter types have been segmented in the forecast. The electronic segment includes low voltage electrostatic precipitators which are incorporated in the ductwork in residential and commercial buildings. It also includes room electronic treatment units involving air flow through the treatment device, but not the less expensive units which claim to purify the air at a distance.
The G 1-4 units are the low efficiency devices such as the spun glass furnace filters commonly used in residences.
The biggest segment of the market is medium efficiency classified as M 5-6 and F 7-9. These filters are widely used in commercial and industrial buildings and are commanding the largest market share in the residential sector as well.
The H 10-17 segment is high efficiency and includes the microfiberglass wet-laid media as well as newer synthetic films. These membranes are being used to provide ultraclean air within electronic devices as well as to purify the air in semiconductor and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Technology is driving the market. For the inlet to gas turbines, a strong case is now being made to utilize high efficiency filters at four times the cost instead of medium efficiency filters. This switch will increase revenues by $300 million. The preference for medium efficiency filters in residences and commercial buildings as opposed to low efficiency, has added more than $1 billion to annual revenues.
The development of microfibers will further shape the industry. These fibers offer reduced pressure loss and energy consumption while providing high efficiency. Membranes are being improved as well. One of the most important developments is the incorporation of adsorption and catalytic mechanisms in the filter media. Adsorbents reduce odors and volatile organic compounds. Catalysts can convert pollutants to harmless compounds.
For more information on Air Filtration and Purification World Market, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/108-n022.
World Power Generation Projects
New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.
General Project Information
Startup Date - 2014
Location Location Comment Project Title
Argentina Santa Cruz province Rio Turbio CFB power plant-Yacimientos Carboniferos Rio Turbio
Australia Queensland, Mount Isa Diamantina 1 combined cycle-APA Group/AGL Energy
Australia Western Australia Coolimba gas-fired project-Aviva and AES
Australia Western Australia Three Springs open cycle power project-ERM Power
Australia Western Australia, Pilbara region, at Newman plant Yarima combined cycle plant-BHP Billiton
Azerbaijan Baku Shimal 2 combined cycle-Azerenergy
Azerbaijan near Baku Severnaya 2 combined cycle-Azerenerji OJSC
Bangladesh Meghnaghat 2-Bangladesh Power Dev. Board
Bangladesh Ganzipur Kodda combined cycle-Rural Power Co.
Bangladesh Khulna, neat Mongla port Chalna-Bangladesh Power Development Board/NTPC
Bangladesh Narayanganj Siddhirganj combined cycle-Electricity Generation Co. of Bangladesh
Brazil Baixada Fluminense power plant-Petrobras
Brazil Maranhao state combined cycle power plant-MPX Power
Brazil Manaus Maua 3 combined cycle power plant-UTE
Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Seival project-MPX Energia/E.On project
CA Haynes 5,6 repower-Los Angeles DWP
CA Los Angeles county Watson Cogen Reliability Project
Canada Saskatchewan Estevan (Boundary Dam 3) rebuild and repower-SaskPower
China Fujian Ningde 1,2 nuclear power plant-Datang Inter. Power/Guangdong Nuclear Power
China Fujian, Sanshan town Fuqing 1,2 nuclear power plant-China National Nuclear Corp.
China Guangdong province, Dongping township Yangjiang 1,2 nuclear power plant-China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co.
China Guangdong, Chixi Town Taishan 1,2 nuclear power plant-EDF/China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp.
China Zhejiang Fangjiashan 1,2
China Zhejiang province, Jiantiao Sanmen 1, 2 nuclear power plant-State Nuclear Power Technology Co.
Czech Republic Kladno cogeneration unit-Alpiq Generation
Egypt 6th October addition-Cairo Electricity Production Co.
Egypt Giza North combined cycle-Cairo Electricity Production Co.
Egypt in greater Cairo area near industrial areas of Helwan and Maadi, Banha El Tebbin power plant-Middle Delta Electricity Production Co.
FL Palm Beach county Riviera Beach combined cycle-Florida Power & Light
GA Warren County biomass-fired power plant-Oglethorpe Power
Germany Wilhelmshaven 2-GDF
Germany at Currenta GmbH chemical production site Leverkusen combined cycle power plant-Repower
Germany Bremen Mittelsburenpower plant-Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Bremen
Germany Hamburg Moorburg 1,2-Vattenfall Europe
Germany Hamm-Uentrop Westfalen D,E supercritical-RWE
IL Lee County Nelson combined cycle plant-Invenergy
India Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam (Vizag) 1,2-Hinduja National Power Corp.
India Assam Bongaigaon power project-NTPC
India Bihar Barauni TPS expansion (1,2)-BSEB
India Bihar Barh I (1-3) supercritical-National Thermal Power Corp.
India Bihar, near Patna Barh II (4,5)-National Thermal Power Corp. (NTPC)
India Bihar, Sirdala, Nawada Global Powmin power plant
India Chhattisgarh Salora 1-3-Vandana Vidyut
India Chhattisgarh Champa supercritical power project-Moser Baer
India Chhattisgarh Marwa power project (Janjajir Champa)-Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board
India Chhattisgarh, Janjgir district, Champa Baradarha power project- DB Power Ltd.
India Gujarat, Junagad district Sarkhadi Phase I supercritical power plant-Gujarat State Electricity Corp.
India Gujarat, Kutch district, Bhadreshwar Mundra supercritical power plant-Adani Power
India Jharkhand Bokaro 4 supercritical power plant-Damodar Valley Corp.
India Jharkhand, Latehar district Chandwa (Matrishri Usha Jayaswal)-Tata Power/Abhijeet (JAS Infrastructure)
India Karnataka Nandikur power plant expansion-Udupi Power Corp.
India Karnataka Bellary 3 (Yaramaras) supercritical expansion-Karnataka Power Corp.
India Karnataka, Raichur district Yeramarus power project-Karnataka Power Corp.
India Madhya Pradesh Betul (Satpura 10, 11) district power plant-Madhya Pradesh Power Generating
India Maharashtra Chandrapur power plant-CESC (RPG)
India Maharashtra, Chandrapur Dhariwal 1,2
India Orissa, near Angul Derang (Angul I) power plant-Jindal India Thermal Power
India Orissa, Odisha Dhenkanal (Kamalanga)-GMR Energy
India Punjab, Nalash Nabha Rajpura supercritical power plant-Punjab State Electricity Board
India Punjab, Tarn Taran Goindwal supercritical expansion-GVK Group
India Rajasthan Ramgarh III combined cycle expansion-RRVUNL
India Rajasthan, Banswara Chhabra 1-4-Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam
India Rajasthan, Jhalawar district Kalisindh power plant-Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam
India Tamil Nadu Tuticorin power plant (Mutiara)-Coal & Oil Group (Dubai)
India Tamil Nadu Kalpakkam nuclear power plant-Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam
India Tamil Nadu, Chennai Vallur 2,3-Tamil Nadu Electricity Board/National Thermal Power Corp.
India Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore Tuticorin expansion-Neyveli Lignite Corp./Tamil Nadu Elect. Board
India Uttar Pradesh, near Kanpur Anpara D (6,7)-Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
India Uttar Pradesh, Rihandnagar, Sonehbadra district Rihand III 5,6-NTPC
India West Bengal Durgapur 8 power plant-Durgapur Projects
Indonesia Bali Phase I power plant-China Huadian Group
Indonesia Kalimantan power plant with aluminum smelter-NALCO
Indonesia Central Kalimantan Bengkanai power plant-PLN
Indonesia South Sulawesi Jeneponto expansion-Bosowa Group
Indonesia South Sumatra Muara Enim (South Sumatra 6) power plant-PT Bumi Resources Indonesia
Indonesia West Kalimantan Bengkayang power plant-PLN
Iraq Amara power plant
Iraq Dibis expansion-Kirkuk power plant
Iraq Erbil conversion to combined cycle
Iraq Zubaidiya power plant-Shanghai Electric
Iraq Bassorah Rumaila-Basra power plant-Iraqi Ministry of Electricity
Iraq north of Baghdad Baiji power plant--Iraqi Ministry of Electricity
Iraq Northern Kurdistan area Khormala Phase I combined cycle power plant
Israel Tzafit combined cycle-Dalia Power Energies
Japan Chiba expansion-Tokyo Electric Power
Japan Joetsu combined cycle power plant-Chubu Electric
Japan Kakogawa works power plant-Kobe Steel
Jordan Al Manakher power plant-Amman Asia Electric Power
Jordan Amman IPP4 Al-Manakher power plant-AES Corp.
KS Grant County Rubart Station-Mid-Kansas Electric Co.
Kuwait Az Zour steam tail addition-Al Ghanim International
Lebanon Zouk power plant
Lebanon Jiyeh power plant
Libya Tripoli West expansion-Gecol (General Electricity Co. of Libya)
MA Westfield (Pioneer Valley Energy) combined cycle power plant
Malaysia Papar district, Sabah Kimanis combined cycle power plant-Petronas Gas and Yayasan Sabah
Mexico on grounds of Presidente Juarez plant, Playas de Rosarito, Baja California Baja California II-Comision Federal de Electricidad
Mexico Pedro Escobedo, Queretaro El Sauz combined cycle plant
Mexico Sonora state Caridad II-Minera Mexico
Mexico Yautepec, Morales state Centro combined cycle-CFE
Morocco Jorf Lasfar expansion (5,6)
Mozambique Ressano Garcia power plant-Gigawatt-Mozambique
MS Kemper County David M Ratcliffe (Liberty) IGCC-Mississippi Power
Myanmar Thakayta township Yangon combined cycle-Busan Korea Biotech., Hyundai, Hana Daetoo Securities
ND Lonesome Creek 1,2,3 peaking power plant-Basin Electric
ND next to Stateline I, Williams county Pioneer 1,2,3 peaking power plant-Basin Electric
Nigeria Calabar Cross River State power plant-Essar African Holdings
Nigeria Abia state Alaoji combined cycle project
NJ Gloucester County combined cycle-West Deptford Energy LLC
NY Cricket Valley Dover combined cycle (Cricket Valley)-Advanced Power Services
Oman Sur combined cycle plant-Oman Power and Water Procurement
Pakistan Bihar Muzaffarpur Stage II-NTPC and BSEB
Peru Marcona district, Ica region El Faro-Shougang Generacion Electrica (Shougesa)
Philippines Negros Occidental power plant-Global Business Power Corp.
Philippines Cebu Global Business Power plant expansion in Toledo City
Russia Yuzhnouralskaya GRES-2 combined cycle power plant-OJSC Third Generation Co.
Russia Mosenergo TET-12 combined cycle
Russia Leningrad region Tikhvin power plant-Transmashenergo
Russia Moscow Ogorodny Proezd-Novomoskovskaya
Russia Siberia Nyagan combined cycle power plant-GRES
Russia St. Petersburg Yugo-Zapadnaya cogeneration plant
Saudi Arabia Qurayyah combined cycle IPP1
Saudi Arabia Al Jubail Wasit cogeneration plant-Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia Eastern region of country Qurayyah combined cycle conversion-Saudi Electric Co.
Serbia Novi Sad combined cycle
Singapore Tuas 5 combined cycle plant-Tuas Power Ltd. (Huaneng Power International)
Singapore Jurong Island Banyan district combined cycle power plant-Sembcorp
Slovakia Mochovce 3,4 nuclear power plant-Slovenske Elektrarne
South Korea Pocheon combined cycle
South Korea Pohang Works expansion-POSCO
South Korea Shin Kori 3 and 4 nuclear power plant
South Korea Yeongheung 5,6
South Korea Gyeonggi-do Dongducheon combined cycle-Dongducheon Dream Power
Sri Lanka Puttalam power project-Ceylon Electricity Board
Sweden Torsvik cogen power plant-Jonkoping Energi
Syria Swaida combined cycle plant-Iran Power Plant Projects Management Co.
Thailand Nong Saeng District independent power project--J Power
Thailand Power Generation Supply power plant
Thailand Ayutthaya Wang Noi 4 combined cycle expansion-Egat
Thailand Songkhla province Chana combined cycle expansion (2)-EGAT
Turkey Eurostar power plant-MetCap
Turkey Hatay province Erzin district combined cycle power plant-Akenerji
Turkmenistan Lebap fast track gas turbine power plant-Calik Enerji
Turkmenistan Akhal region Ak Bugdai gas turbine power plant-Calik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret
Turkmenistan Lehab Turkmenabat fast track gas turbine power plant
TX Channel expansion-Calpine
TX Grayson county Sherman combined cycle power plant-Panda
TX Harris county Deer Park expansion-Calpine
TX Hidalgo county Red Gate power plant-South Texas Electric Coop.
TX Llano County, near Marble Falls Ferguson combined cycle power plant-LCRA
TX near Madisonville Madison Bell Energy Center-Navasota Energy Partners
TX Tyer county Woodville-East TX Electric Coop
UK Essex, London Gateway Logistics Park Coryton power plant-InterGen
UK Hillhouse International Business Park Thornton Cleveleys combined cycle power plant-Wyre Power
UK North Tyneside Tyne Renewable Energy Center-MGT Power
UK Selby Drax biomass power project (Ouse Renewable Energy Plant)
UK Waterford Harbor, Co. Wexford Great Island combined cycle-SSE
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Shuweihat 3 power project-Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Al Shuweihat power and desalination expansion-Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity
UT Lake Side 2 combined cycle expansion-PacifiCorp
Vietnam Binh Thuan province Vinh Tan 3.2-Vietnam Electricity (EVN)/One Energy
Vietnam Quang Ninh Mao Khe-Vinacomin
Vietnam Thanh Hoa province Nghi Son Economic Zone (Cong Thanh) 1 power plant-EVN
WA Port of Kalama, Cowlitz county Kalama Energy Center--Energy Northwest plant
WY Cheyenne Prairie combined cycle power plant-Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power
Zambia Nava Bharat Ventures power plant

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