ZLD Opportunities in China
McIlvaine is presently helping a Chinese power plant with 4 x 600 MW FGD systems
to select systems and components for a zero liquid discharge system. Many power
plants in China will be retrofitting ZLD. If you have systems or components
which may be applicable, contact Bob McIlvaine or email
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com phone #847-784-0012 ext. 112.
Standard Market Research Reports Are Only the Starting Point
Conventional market research reports on pumps, valves, filters, treatment and
instrumentation have been the basis of strategic planning for many decades. But
today the relative value of these reports has shrunk in comparison to new tools.
The best analogy is the product brochure. It is very desirable to prepare
product brochures and to mail them to prospects. But power point presentations,
emails, internet displays and many other tools have decreased the brochure
importance. The same is true for conventional market research reports. They
should be just one of the strategic planning tools. Inadequacies of the
conventional market research report are:
They do not reflect the latest intelligence
They do not provide the specifics necessary for setting individual country,
product and industry quotas
The knowledge explosion makes tremendous amounts of useful strategic data
available. Plant environmental and operating permits are hundreds of pages in
length with detailed information on existing and planned process equipment as
well as specific limits on modes of operation and effluent quality. Municipal
water boards post minutes of meetings with details on expansion plans and
problems. Bid reviews supply competitor prices. Publicly held companies provide
continuing updates of their expansion plans.
Millions of pages are added to the internet in one form or another each month.
They contain valuable competitor, regulatory, technical and commercial
information. The flow control and treatment markets are often changed by
technology improvements. News on these improvements is not limited to European
and American sources. China is generating large amounts of valuable technical
analysis and is moving forward with the most sophisticated technology such a
zero liquid discharge systems (ZLD).
Strategic planners need to work with their sales, marketing and engineering
counterparts to take advantage of this knowledge explosion. The result can be
market forecasts with enough detail to set realistic quotas for the local
salesmen. The resultant analyses should be detailed enough to set research and
promotion budgets.
Holistic Approach to Market Research
Strategic Management Marketing
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Market forecasts, SWOT analyses, market shares, research goals, sales quotas,
project leads,
promotional budgets
Engineering
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R&D
Sales
This effort will be costly but, if the result is not only good intelligence but
actionable information resulting in sales, the value well exceeds the cost.
McIlvaine provides the services to achieve this holistic approach. Specific
choices can be found under:
MARKETS DATABASES PEOPLE
Headlines for Utility E-Alert July 24, 2015
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1233 July 24, 2015
Table of Contents
COAL US
Washington State Regulators look at Cost of retiring Coal-fired Power Plants
GAS/OIL U.S.
Talen to acquire Three Natural Gas-fired Power Plants for $1.2 Billion
Old Coal and Oil Salem Power Plant being replaced by New Gas-fired Salem
Harbor Station
Bechtel breaks Ground on New Combined Cycle Power Plant in Carroll County,
Ohio
GAS/OIL WORLD
New 237 MW Combined Cycle Thermal Power Plant launches in Gardabani, Georgia
Edison S.p.A signs Joint Development Agreement with QALAA to build a Combined
Cycle Power Plant in Abu Qir, Egypt
NUCLEAR
Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear License Application withdrawn
Armenia confirms Ongoing Role for Nuclear
China plans Two Nuclear Power Plants in Iran
Fluor to provide Maintenance to Texas Nuclear Power Plant
SCE&G uses Worlds Largest Crane to Lift and Set 2.4-Million Pound Module
BUSINESS
Entergy New Orleans to absorb Larger Share of Cost to buy an Arkansas Power
Plant
Florida PSC approves Duke buy of Calpine's Osprey Gas-fired Power Plant
Symbion Power (US) partners with His Excellency Hery Rajaonarimamplanina
(Madagascar) for Seven New Power Plants
Bhel gets Telangana Projects Sans Bidding
Hot Gas Filtration Questions Replace Regulations as the Most Important Air
Pollution Control Subjects
Multi Billion Dollar Zero Liquid Discharge Opportunity in China
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Mercury Hot Topic Hour unveils New Findings and Options July 23
Gas Turbine Emission Control and Exhaust Systems is the Hot Topic Hour on
August 6, 2015 at 10 a.m. CDT
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
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on important energy and pollution control subjects. These Webinars are free of
charge to owner/operators of the plants. They are also free to McIlvaine
Subscribers of Power Plant Air Quality Decisions and Utility Tracking System.
The cost for others is $300.00 per webinar.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
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847-784-0012 ext 112
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