Next week we will open up our weekly Hot Topic Hour to non-subscribers at no cost. We will be discussing one of the most important issues facing power plants, which is what to do about cooling of condensed steam in the future.  Power plants are facing regulations which will result in new designs if once through water is to continue.  But they also may need some new way to cool.

The hot topic last week included some interesting insights from Great Rivers Energy which sends low pressure steam to a co-located ethanol plant.  We will be exploring the co-generation cooling options including co-location of sewage treatment and power plants as well as other options such as Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS).

We will touch on air cooled condensers vs. wet or hybrid cooling and discuss the two new 1000 MW CCGT plants using shale gas which will use air cooled condensers in PA.

Surface waters commonly contain a range of natural and man-made debris that must be removed to avoid damage to the pumps and downstream equipment and to allow the cooling processes to work efficiently. The type of debris can vary from light contamination in some cases to many tons per hour in some coastal locations, where jelly fish, for example, can be a challenge to maintaining a continuous supply of cooling water.

Ovivo will be making presentations relative to equipment to address these challenges to reduce quantity of the water intake, improve plant efficiency, reduce maintenance and minimize the impact of water abstraction on the aquatic environment and, through strategic partnerships and product development. Ovivo can offer a range of Fish Protection/Deterrent, Fish Recovery/Return systems as well as a range of Automatic Debris Racking Machines, intake screening technologies and Condenser Protection systems. In addition to the environmental benefits, these systems can cut the owner’s trash disposal costs and reduce the chances of disruption to generation due to the loss of cooling water as a result of massive inundations of schooling species, debris accumulation and micro and macro fouling of condensers.

Ovivo has extensive experience of supplying intake screening for nuclear, hydropower and fossil fuel power plants, which incorporate Brackett Green® and Brackett Bosker® Racking Machine, Thru-Flow/Dual Flow/ Drum type screens, StopGates™ technology, HR Debris filters, automatic tube cleaning systems,  Brackett Brieden™ automatic back flushing filters, Fish Guidance.

To register for this (free) session on November 1 at 10 a.m. (Central time), click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.

On Thursday at 10 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts a 90 minute web meeting on important energy and pollution control subjects. Power webinars are free for subscribers to either Power Plant Air Quality Decisions or Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers.

Market Intelligence webinars are free to McIlvaine market report.

To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.

 UTILITY E-ALERT

• Study finds Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Ponds polluting Waters downstream of Power Plants
•  EPA requires an Additional Year to finalize Coal Ash Rule

• Medco and PLN make Gas-fired Power Deal
• Siemens to supply Power Island for UTE Maua 3 Combined Cycle Power Plant in Brazil

• Duke Energy begins testing Coal Gasification Equipment at Edwardsport, Indiana

• Exelon begins Transformer replacement at Illinois Nuclear Power Plant
• Regulators to discuss Legal challenges against planned Nuclear Power Plant
• Bruce Power 2 sends Electricity to Ontario Grid for First Time in 17 Years

• Challenges for Air Heaters and Big Potential for Heat Exchangers to meet New Power Plant Parameters - Hot Topic Hour Yesterday
• "Instrumentation for Air, Gas, Water, Liquids (forecasts, market shares and growth segments)" is Hot Topic Hour on October 25, 2012
• Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

For more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei.

Revenues for pumps, valves, instrumentation, fluid filtration and air pollution control in the fuels market will reach $5.8 billion next year. This is the conclusion of the most recent forecast in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

The fuels market includes unconventional gas and oil extraction, conventional gas and oil extraction, gas processing, refining and biofuels.  The contribution to the annual double-digit growth is from the unconventional gas and oil extraction and the processing of these fuels at upgraded refineries. The lower cost feedstock is making U.S. refineries competitive.

Hydraulic fracturing is being successfully employed to release both liquids and gas from shale. While much of the publicity has centered on the dry gas shale deposits in the Eastern U.S., the recent growth has been with extraction of liquids from shale deposits in the west.

The flow control and treatment of gases and liquids is required in many of the processes.  Generally, there are some liquids extracted with gases even from the dry gas shale deposits. Some gases are extracted with the liquids from the wet shale deposits in the west.  The gas and liquid streams need to be initially purified for transport.  Subsequently, final treatment and separation is required.

Recent regulations have increased the 2013 market.  Previously, where small amounts of gas were released during well completion they were discharged to the atmosphere. This is no longer permissible. An interim solution of combustion will be followed by a permanent solution of processing into a salable product.

The availability of large quantities of inexpensive gas is also resulting in several large scale gas-to-liquids plants in Pennsylvania and Louisiana.  Significant investments in flow control and treatment are also required as former LNG receiving terminals are being converted to compress and export LNG.

For more information on Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71.

In 2013, East Asian countries will spend $7.5 billion for equipment and services to monitor air and water. This is the latest finding in the McIlvaine report, Air and Water Monitoring World Markets.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

East Asia will be the largest regional market with 34 percent of the world total of $22 billion. Water will account for two thirds of the East Asia total, while air will account for one third. Power represents the largest industrial sector with forecasted purchases of just under $1.3 billion.  The very large program to build new coal-fired boilers throughout the region is accompanied by concern about air and water quality.  China has adopted tough regulations to control emissions of SO₂ and NO_x. In addition, innovative measures are being taken to most efficiently utilize the water needed for power plant operation.  These initiatives are contributing to the substantial market. China is building many ultrasupercritical boilers which include large expenditures for combustion optimization systems. These systems include monitoring of oxygen, coal flow, temperature and many other parameters. The boiler feedwater must be ultrapure and requires monitoring of dissolved oxygen and various other constituents related to purity and corrosion.

The construction of a large numbers of municipal drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities in the region will result in over $1 billion in monitoring expenditures next year in the region. The advantages of continuous monitoring rather than grab sampling are boosting sales for the more expensive instruments.

For more information on: Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets:  click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp.

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Bob McIlvaine
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