Power Plant Ultrapure Water Market to Reach $35 Billion In 2015

There are three major water treatment processes in power plants: 

·       Pure water for steam

·       Cooling water

·       Wastewater

The process for purifying water for steam generation is referred to as ultrapure water.  Power plants around the world will spend over $35 billion on new and existing ultrapure water systems in 2015. This is the prediction in McIlvaine Ultrapure Water: World Market.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Coal-fired, gas turbine combined cycle, nuclear and concentrated solar power plants all use the same technologies for purifying the water which is converted to steam to drive the electric generator.  The major difference is that only a portion of the power is derived from steam generation in gas turbine combined cycle plants.  However, there is a unique additional need for ultrapure water in some gas turbine plants.  In dry hot climates, water is introduced through fogging nozzles to reduce the inlet air temperature to the turbine.

The system includes a series of processes starting with purification of the raw water. Particulate soluble species and gases are removed.  High purity is needed to avoid fouling in boiler tubes as well as high temperature corrosion. Treatment is required both for the new water entering the cycle and for the condensed steam.  Equipment requirements are filters, piping, pumps, valves, ion exchange or electrodeionzation units, feedwater heaters, deareators, degasifiers, condensers and instrumentation.

Coumsumables and repair parts include chemicals, seals, membranes, cartridges, pump and valve parts, sensors, I.E resins, nozzles, packing, etc.  Corrosion inhibitors and anti scalant chemicals are a significant portion of the total.

Due to the activity in Asia, the investment in ultrapure water systems for coal-fired power plants in 2015 will exceed that of nuclear and gas turbine combined cycle plants combined.  For more information on Ultrapure Water: World Market, click on:  http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/447-n029-ultrapure-water-world-markets

Headlines for Utility E-Alert – August 22, 2014

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1188 – August 22, 2014

Table of Contents

COAL – US

·       Appalachian Power will still use Coal

·       TVA retiring Coal-fired Power Plant; replacing with Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in TN

GAS/OIL – US

·       Support sought for proposed West Virginia Gas-fired Power Plant

GAS/OIL - WORLD

·       Foster Wheeler Licensee receives Contracts for Heat Recovery Steam Generators in Asia

·       ContourGlobal to build New Oil, Gas-fired Power Plant in Senegal

·       Mexico to auction off 16 Power Projects worth $4.9 Billion

·       Armenian PM approves construction of Gas-fired Power Plant

·       Lithuania to shut down 900 MW of Gas-fired generation Capacity by 2016

·       PW Power Systems to provide Albanesi S.A. with an FT4000™ SWIFTPAC^® Gas Turbine Generator Package

·       RWE to restart Great Yarmouth Gas-fired Power Plant by late October

BIOMASS

• B&W Vølund to supply Biomass-fired Boilers to Denmark Facility

NUCLEAR

·       Areva wins Koeberg Contract for Six Steam Generators in South Africa

·       Westinghouse and Blue Castle sign MoU to develop a Two-unit Nuclear Power Plant in Utah 

·       Energy Secretary pushes for Nuclear Power

·       Georgia Regulators approve Nuclear Plant spending

BUSINESS

·       Donaldson (DCI) to acquire Gas Turbine Filtration Manufacturer, Northern Technical

·       JSW Energy looks to acquire Two Coal-fired Power Plants in India

·       Ameren states 1,200 MW of Natural Gas needed to comply with Emissions Rules

·       BHEL develops Innovative Flexible Coal-fired Boiler for Power Plants

·       Ingersoll Rand to acquire Cameron’s Centrifugal Compression Division

·       Gas Turbine – Combined Cycle Supplier Program Has Continually Updated Project Information

·       Environmental Catalyst Market to Exceed $7.9 Billion in 2015

·       Fabric Filter Market could be $4 Billion Larger if Catalytic Filter is adopted

MEGA SYMPOSIUM

·       MEGA was about "fine tuning" of APC Technology

HOT TOPIC HOUR

• “Demineralization and Degasification of Boiler Feedwater in Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Power Plants” - Hot Topic Hour August 28 at 10 a.m. Central Time
• Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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