Municipal Water and Wastewater Pump Sales Will Exceed $14 Billion This Year
Operators of municipal drinking water plants and wastewater treatment plants will spend $14 billion for new pumps in 2014. This is the conclusion reached in Pumps World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. (
www.mcilvainecompany.com)
More than 50 percent of the municipal sales will be in Asia. This is due to the large infrastructure expansion which is, in turn, a function of the rural to city migration patterns. The oil, gas and refining industries will spend more than $4 billion this year. This is one of the few sectors where the U.S. growth will be robust. Certain of the pumps used for hydraulic fracturing are still in short supply.
The power sector sales will be primarily in Asia due to the construction of coal-fired power plants. New gas turbine capacity in the U.S. with pumps for inlet fogging, condensate cooling, boiler feedwater treatment and even zero liquid discharge will create a substantial market as well.
Pump expenditures in the chemical industry will be up this year in all regions. In Asia, the expenditures will be related to the desire to build chemical plants near the consumer. In the U.S., a number of new chemical plants are underway due to the low cost of energy. Europe, on the other hand, will not benefit from either increased consumer demand or low energy cost.
Pumps for semiconductor and pharmaceutical applications must be manufactured from materials which will not contaminate the liquids being transported. The big market for pumps for ultrapure water in semiconductor applications will be in Taiwan, Japan, China, Japan and South Korea.
For more information on Pumps World Market, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/116-n019
Headlines for the March 28, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
March 28, 2014
COAL – US
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No Bids for Presque Isle (MI) Coal-fired Power Plant·
Asbury, MO Power Plant Air Quality Control System Project Update·
Black Hills closes 22 MW Neil Simpson 1 Coal-fired Power Plant in Wyoming·
Utah’s Coal-fired Intermountain Power Project on verge of Billion Dollar Makeover to Natural Gas·
The History and Continuing Saga of Big Sandy, KY – House Bill 573
COAL – WORLD
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PGE awards Turów Power Plant Expansion Contract to Ferrovial Consortium·
BHEL to supply Steam Generators for Odisha’s (India) Upcoming Power Project·
NWPGCL and CMC sign MoU for new Bangladeshi Coal-fired Power Plant·
Chubu Electric to invite Bids by March 2015 to build New Fossil-fuel Power Capacity
GAS/OIL - US
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Public Service Commission permits two 45 MW Natural Gas Turbines near Watford City, ND·
Maryland approves plans for 1,000 MW ODEC Gas-fired Power Plant·
Robins & Morton awarded EPC Power Project for Louisiana Energy and Power Authority·
Project Update for Gas-fired Facility at Xcel's Cherokee Power Plant Site in Colorado·
EPA issues GHG Permit for Montana Power Station in El Paso, TX
GAS/OIL – WORLD
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Therma South to expand Power Plant Project from 300 MW to 645 MW Mindanao, Philippines
NUCLEAR
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B&W NE secures D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant’s (MI) Steam Generator Services Contract
BUSINESS
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Power Plants will spend $400 Million for Dry Scrubber Systems this Year·
Finding the Right Treatment, Flow Control or Process Supplier among 40,000 Worldwide Choices·
Centrica to acquire Bord Gais Energy’s Supply Business in Ireland·
BETE Fog Nozzle Inc. receives ASME Boiler, Pressure Vessel Code Certifications
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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Dry Scrubbing was the First Webinar in our New Format Yesterday·
Mercury Treatment Chemicals in Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing Liquor is Hot Topic Hour April 10·
Mercury removal Webinar on April 10 to be followed by UNEP Workshop on the 23rd·
Upcoming Hot Topic HoursFor more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42eiMcIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
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 Tracking System. The cost is $300.00 for non-subscribers.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input relative to suggested additions.
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April 10, 2014 |
Mercury Chemicals In Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing Liquor |
Important alternative to sorbents |
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April 17, 2014 |
Measurement Of Gas Turbine Emissions Including NH3 |
Six different options |
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May 1, 2014 |
850oF Particulate Removal With Ceramic Filter Media |
Could change the whole back end |
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May 8, 2014 |
Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS |
Sorbent traps are competitive |
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May 15, 2014 |
Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium Efficiency |
More information |
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May 29, 2014 |
Stellite Delamination in Power Plant Steam Valves |
More information |
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June 5, 2014 |
Dry vs. Wet Cooling |
Surprising number of ACC’S. Why? |
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June 12, 2014 |
HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube Failures) |
Lots of challenges to cycle 200 X/yr |
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June 26, 2014 |
CCR |
$ billions Needed |
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July/August 2014 |
Boiler Feedwater Treatment Condensate Polishing for Peaking Turbines 316 B Water Issues Gas Turbine Permitting Issues Give us your opinion about topics we should consider |
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