Power Projects for Oct. 8, 2010

Here are the headlines for the Utility E Alert issued Oct. 8, 2010 http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#41f is offered separately, but is also included in the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei  which has current data on each coal-fired plant worldwide.  Utility People:  http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#43i can also be included in the package.

UTILITY E-ALERT

#995 – October 8, 2010

Table of Contents

FUTURE HOT TOPICS

• Will Carbon to Liquid Technology Eliminate Our Dependency on Foreign Oil?

COAL – US

• Boiler MACT Rules delayed by EPA until January
• EPA proposes SCR for Four Corners 1-5
• EPA says Boardman Plant Violates Clean Air Act
• Mississippi Supreme Court sends Sierra Club’s Lawsuit against Liberty IGCC Power Plant back to Chancery Court

COAL – WORLD

§  AE&E to Supply Four CFB Boilers for Salaya III, Gujarat, India

§  Skoda Power to supply Steam Turbines for 3x133 MW Cankiri Power Plant

§  Reliance Power to mine Coal in Indonesia and ship to India Power Plant

§  Suryachakra Power and China Guodian Corp. extend MoU for Power Projects

§  NTPC to set up 2,640 MW Power Project in Punjab, India

§  Aboitiz to build 200 MW CFB Power Plant in Davao, Philippines

§  RioZim gets License to build 2,400 MW Thermal Power Plant in Zimbabwe

§  NTPC’s 1,320 Coal-based Project near Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh, India Turned Down

GAS / OIL - US

• 40 MW Power Plant Order won by Wärtsilä

GAS / OIL - WORLD

§  Bidding ended for 450 MW Dual Fuel Sirajgonj Power Plant in Bangladesh

§  Quatar Electricity and Water Company plans 3,000-5,000 MW Power Project

§  Gulf JP to invest in Nine Gas-fired Power Plants (3,000 MW total) in Thailand

§  Ontario drops Plans for TransCanada Oakville Power Plant

CO₂ 

• Permit Delay for Hyperion Project will Trigger BACT for CO₂ Emissions 
• Enhance Energy’s CO₂ Pipeline in Alberta Moving Forward 
• Shell and CO₂DeepStore Partner to Pursue Carbon Storage for Scottish Power 
• Powerfuel Signs Agreement to Develop Hydrogen CCS Plants
• ADA-ES Signs Contract with DOE to Scale up Solid-Sorbent-Based Technology
• Linc Teams up with GFZ for Underground Coal Gasification Research
• Energy Bill Introduced to Enhance Tax Credits for CCS 
• German Energy Lobby Warns Against Delaying CCS Legislation

NUCLEAR

• TVA awards Areva Engineering and Development Contract for Completion of Unit 1 at Bellefonte
• Six Nuclear Power Stations for South Africa

BUSINESS

• GE buying Dresser for $3 Billion
• SPX Heat Transfer to supply Feedwater Heaters to India

HOT TOPIC HOUR

§  “Mercury Measurement and Control” is Hot Topic Hour on Thursday, October 14, 2010

§  How Do I Get There From Here? Demystifying Environmental Compliance

§  Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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