Media Selection for Coal-fired Boilers will be the Hot Topic January 8, 2015
The webinar on January 8th will focus on media selection for coal-fired boilers.
It will be free of charge for filter equipment suppliers, media specifiers and
power plants. There will be a charge for filter element, media and fiber
producers.
This webinar will be part of a comprehensive initiative to help purchasers and
specifiers make the best media selections. There are many potential unique
determinations. For example 6 fiber types x 4 media types x 6 plant specific
conditions x 6 gas conditions x 3 different element shapes x 4 major type
cleaning designs.= 10,368 different determinations.
Fiber pps P84 ptfe glass ceramic acrylic
Media Non-woven Membrane
laminate Woven Sintered
Plant conditions Emission
limit Area available Fan limits Mercury
removal SCR FGD
Gas conditions Flyash load Sulfuric acid Sulfates Activated carbon Temperature
Other acid gases
Bag shape Tubular Pleated Cartridge
Cleaning High volume, medium
pressure air High pressure air Reverse
air Shaker
There are controversies over the maintenance of membranes, the efficiency of non
wovens, the new 5 mg/Nm3 limits in China, installing elements in an existing
ESP, sulfuric acid corrosion, activated carbon bleed through with absorbed
mercury, the ability to handle heavy sulfate loads, the cost of pleated
elements, and the influence of cleaning type on media selection.
The options as refined in the webinar will then be posted in Power Plant Air
Quality and will be continually available to power plants around the world. An
article with highlights will appear in Filtration News. Further review will take
place at the AFS Spring meeting.
Click here to view schedule and register
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours:
DATE SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
January 8, 2015 Fabric Selection for Hot Gas Applications More Information
January 15, 2015 Valves for Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Plants More
Information
January 22, 2015 FGD Components Including Blowers/Compressors More Information
January 29, 2015 MATS Compliance Choices More Information
February 5, 2015 Gas Turbine Regulatory Drivers More Information
February 12, 2015 Coal Gasification Air Pollution Control More Information
February 19, 2015 Mercury Measurement and Capture More Information
February 26, 2015 Power Plant Wastewater Treatment More Information
March 5, 2015 Dry Scrubbing and DSI More Information
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PRECIP NEWSLETTER HEADLINES
November 2014
MARKETS
The Asian Market for Electrostatic Precipitator Systems, Repair Parts and
Service will exceed $11 Billion in 2015
Huge Variables in the World Energy Outlook
Mercury Removal Market to Exceed $1 Billion/yr by 2015
Revenue Potential for Outsourcing of Fossil-Fired Power Plant Processes is more
than $20 Billion/yr
Power, Water and Wastewater are Three Big Water Treatment Chemicals Markets
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Precipitators Can Be Improved to Meet MATS and MACT – Hot Topic Conclusion
October 2, 2014
COAL-FIRED BOILERS
Fuel Tech Awarded Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $7.8 Million
IPL Plans to Retrofit Five Units to Meet MATS Requirements
Extension of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Compliance Deadline for
Muskingum River Coal-fired Power Plant
AEPCO Issued Permit Revision for Apache Generating Station Two Coal-fired Units
Costs of Coal-fired Power Plant Proposal Challenged in New Mexico
Toshiba Consortium Wins EPC Contract for Two 1,000 MW Steam Turbine and
Generators in Malaysia
SBI, Japanese Bank Ink Deal for Uttar Pradesh Power Plant
Hubco to invest $1 Billion in Coal-fired Power Plant in Karachi Sindh, Pakistan
L&T Secures Rs. 5100 Crore Supercritical Power Plant Order from MP State
Utility, India
Dubai Shortlists Eight Companies for 1,200-MW Clean Coal-fired Power Plant
NTPC to develop 4,000-MW Coal-fired Power Project in Visakhapatnam, India
CMS Undertaking $1-Billion Program to Cut Emissions from Five Coal-fired Power
Plants in Michigan
Volta River Authority Signs MOU for 1,200 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in Ghana
Duke Energy to Remove Ash from W. S. Lee Power Plant, South Carolina
Two MoUs Signed for 1,320 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in India
India’s Top Court Cancels 214 Coal Field Permits
BHEL to Build Two Thermal Power Plants in Telangana, India
STEEL
Siemens to Modernize Off-Gas Cleaning System in Tata Steel’s Converter Steel
Plant in India
CEMENT
Modernization Planned for Holcim Ada, Oklahoma Plant
FLSmidth to Supply Cement Plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Dundee Sarea Acquires Redecam Group S.r.l.
New FLSmidth Service Center in Zacatecas, Mexico
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GDP FORECAST UPDATE
December 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMERICAS
• UNITED STATES
• VENEZUELA
ASIA
• CHINA
• INDIA
• JAPAN
• THAILAND
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
• EUROPEAN UNION
• IRELAND
• PORTUGAL
• TURKEY
AMERICAS
UNITED STATES
Stronger demand for services could drive the United States GDP growth rate
higher, causing many investment banks to turn bullish just as U.S. stocks see a
wide selloff.
Service industry revenue rose 5% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2014,
far above analysts’ expectations. Economists are attributing the surprise surge
to greater discretionary purchasing power amongst American consumers as oil
prices fall. The news caused analysts at JP Morgan to upgrade GDP expectations
from 4.3% to 4.4%, while Barclays raised their expectation from 4.1% to
4.2%.......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
VENEZUELA
Venezuela's economy shrank by 4.2% in the first three quarters of 2014, an
adviser to the country's main opposition group said, after almost a year of
official silence about the state of the OPEC nation's economy.
The central bank has not published any GDP data for this year and has not
revealed inflation figures since August's 63.4% 12-month reading, spurring
criticism that President Nicolas Maduro is hiding bad economic news.......The
remaining text is not included in this sample.
ASIA
CHINA
Investors will keep an ear to the ground as China's policymakers gather in
Beijing for the country's Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) – a
closed-door annual meeting that sets economic priorities for the coming year.
Dates for the meeting have not been officially announced, but the meeting is
expected to kick off on December 16, according to Ta Kung Pao - a Hong
Kong-based newspaper with ties to the mainland government. The meeting usually
lasts 2-3 days.
A key issue for the CEWC will be setting next year's gross domestic product
(GDP) growth target, viewed as an important signal of policy intentions.
......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
INDIA
India's GDP growth is likely to recover in the next financial year, 2015-16, and
may surpass China's growth by 2016-17, according to Hemant Kanawala, head of
equity at Kotak Life Insurance.
"The Indian GDP is likely to recover in FY16. We are expecting that growth will
recover above 6% next year and by CY16 (Calendar Year 2016) or FY17 India is
likely to surpass GDP growth of even China. India is likely to emerge one of the
fastest growing economies among the emerging markets," he said. ......The
remaining text is not included in this sample.
JAPAN
Japan’s economy shrank more than previously estimated in the third quarter,
contracting 1.9% as capital spending declined and private consumption remained
weak.
The economy has now contracted for two consecutive quarters, a common definition
for recession, the data confirmed, less than a week before general elections
that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has framed as a referendum on his economic
policies.
Last month, the government estimated that gross domestic product contracted 1.6%
during the July-September period. Soon after, Mr. Abe cited the weak economy in
saying he would delay a second increase in the nation’s sales tax, and called a
snap election in search of a mandate. ......The remaining text is not included
in this sample.
THAILAND
Thailand's economy may expand by less than 1% in 2014 due to weak exports and
slow government spending, according to Finance Minister Sommai Phasee.
"This year's growth may not be 1%," Mr Sommai said. ......The remaining text is
not included in this sample.
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
EUROPEAN UNION
Malta's Individual Consumption decreased slightly in 2013 and saw its GDP
increase by a similar margin, according to a Eurostat report
The report uses Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) as a measure of material
welfare of households. In 2013, AIC per capita expressed in Purchasing Power
Standards (PPS) varied from 49% to 136% of the EU28 average across the Member
States. ......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
IRELAND
The Irish economy remains on course to grow by around 4.7% this year despite a
slowdown in gross domestic product growth in the third quarter, Finance Minister
Michael Noonan said. ......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
PORTUGAL
Portugal’s economy may grow at the fastest rate in 2015 since before the
financial crisis if oil prices don’t rebound, according to Economy Minister
Antonio Pires de Lima.
Gross domestic product may expand more than 2% next year, exceeding the
government’s 1.5% forecast, barring a rally in the price of oil, Pires de Lima
said. That would be the fastest pace since 2007.
The country’s 2015 budget used a forecast of $96.70 a barrel for next year’s
Brent crude oil prices. Brent for January settlement rose 1% recently to $66.84
a barrel, 30% below that forecast, after reaching a five-year low the previous
day. ......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
TURKEY
Turkey’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter as falling borrowing costs
failed to spur domestic demand and agricultural output contracted.
Gross domestic product grew 1.7%, the slowest pace since 2012, compared with a
revised 2.2% during the previous three months, according to official data. The
median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 18 analysts was 2.8%.
Seasonally-adjusted output rose 0.4% from the previous quarter. ......The
remaining text is not included in this sample.
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OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES
December 5, 2014
(Listed by most current date)
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Precipitators: World Market or World Fabric Filter and Element Market
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Element Market subscribers.
• U.S. to Continue Probe of Pipe Imports from South Korea, Turkey (Article
Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Saipem Wins $750 Mln EPCI Contract from Pemex for the Lakach Field in GOM
(Article Dated: 12/5/2014)
• U.S. EPA Seeks More Input on Sweeping Power Plant Rule (Article Dated:
12/5/2014)
• Polish Industrial Users Cut Back on Gas Supplied Direct from Russia (Article
Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Cleaning Up the Fracking Process (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Keppel Secures $227 Mln Contract from Qatar’s GDI (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Saudi Aramco Gives Pipeline Contract to China's SEPCO (Agreement Dated:
12/5/2014)
• Pembina Pipeline to Build $105 Mln Gas Processing Plant at Musreau (Article
Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Consider Coal Gasification for Liquid Fuels Production (Article Dated:
12/4/2014)
• Fluor and Technip Awarded RAPID Refinery Facilities Project in Malaysia
(Article Dated: 12/4/2014)
• BP, GDF Suez Discover New Field in UK North Sea (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)
• Wood Group Mustang Selected to Provide Engineering Services for Statoil Snorre
C Platform (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)
• Sasol Awards Foster Wheeler EPCm Contract for Temane Gas Processing Facility
in Mozambique (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)
• Pembina Pipeline Corporation Provides Project Updates (Article Dated:
12/4/2014)
• Southwestern Energy Announces Acquisition of Southwest Marcellus And Utica
Assets (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• Crestwood Midstream Announces Successful Non-Binding Open Season for MARC II
Pipeline (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• ARM Midstream to Build New Crude Oil Gathering System in Bakken/Three Forks
Shale Play (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• PennTex to Process 200 MMSCFD of Natural Gas at Louisiana Facility (Article
Dated: 12/3/2014)
• FMC Technologies Awarded Subsea Systems Contract for Total's Edradour and
Glenlivet Fields (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• McDermott Awarded Second Contract for PETRONAS Bukit Tua Development in
Indonesia (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• Oman’s Gulf Energy Signs Commercial Order for OriginOil CLEAN-FRAC™ System
(Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• OneSubsea Awarded Contract for More than $270 Mln for Pemex Lakach Deepwater
Development (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• CB&I Announces Technology Award over $100 Mln in Bahrain (Article Dated:
12/2/2014)
• FMC Technologies Awarded Frame Agreement to Supply Subsea Production Systems
(Article Dated: 12/2/2014)
• CB&I Announces Gasification Technology Award in China (Article Dated:
12/2/2014)
• Alfa Laval Wins SEK 290 Mln Order for OLMI Air Cooled Heat Exchangers (Article
Dated: 12/2/2014)
• UK’s IGas to Start Drilling at Ellesmere Port Exploration Site in November
(Article Dated: 12/2/2014)
• ATCO Secures $50 Mln Contract to Build Natural Gas Pipeline in Mexico (Article
Dated: 12/2/2014)
• Enhanced Oil Recovery Being Applied To Tight Oil Reservoirs in The Bakken
(Article Dated: 12/2/2014)
• Is Re-Fracking the Next Step in the Oil Boom? (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)
• Alfa Laval Wins SEK 65 Mln U.S. Natural Gas Order (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• DEP Fines Range Resources $4.15 Mln for Violating Environmental Regulations
(Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for $1 Bln Gas-to-Gasoline Plant (Article
Dated: 12/1/2014)
• Meritage Midstream Brings Online 50 Buttes Natural Gas Plant in WY (Article
Dated: 12/1/2014)
• Chevron Announces $1.5 Bln Sale and JV Partnership with KUFPEC for Duvernay
Shale Assets in Canada (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• GE Oil & Gas Selects Jacksonville, FL for Advanced Manufacturing Facility
(Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for $500 Mln CCI Petroleum Facilities,
Processing Plant and Export Terminal (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• Alfa Laval Wins Offshore Canada SEK 120 Mln Pumping Systems Order (Article
Dated: 12/1/2014)
• UK's Coryton Oil Storage Project Put on Hold (Article Dated: 11/26/2014)
• Oil, Rail Industries Want Seven Years to Fix Tank Cars (Article Dated:
11/26/2014)
• Seattle Leaders Call for Safeguards amid Boom in Oil Train Shipments (Article
Dated: 11/26/2014)
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WORLD POWER GENERATION PROJECTS HEADLINES
This includes only projects where there was an update during the month. There
are thousands of projects in the database.
New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and
Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World
Power Generation Projects has just the project data.
Revision Date: December 1. 2014
Project Title First Entry Date Location Startup date
Srikakulam ultra-supercritical power plant-APGenco 12/1/2014 India Unknown
Kangdong County power plant 12/1/2014 North Korea Unknown
Avantha Bhandar Korba West -Adani Power 8/1/2013 India Unknown
Jerada power plant-ONEE 7/1/2013 Morocco 2016
Toledo City CFB expansion-Aboitz Power (Therma Visayas) 6/1/2013 Philippines
2018
Thar II power plant-Engro Powergen/Sindh Engro Coal Mining 5/1/2013 Pakistan
2019
Krabi power plant-Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) 8/1/2012
Thailand 2020
Ramagundam Stage IV supercritical power plant-NTPC 5/1/2010 India Unknown
Haldia power plant-RPG Group (CESC) 9/1/2009 India 2015
Karchana supercritical power plant 3/1/2009 India Unknown
Duyen Hai 1 supercritical power plant-EVN 1/1/2009 Vietnam 2018
Safi IPP 8/1/2008 Morocco 2018
Eemshaven - RWE 4/1/2006 Netherlands 2014
Mahanadi (Hemgir) supercritical coalfields plant-Coal India 4/1/2005 India
Unknown
Tabas-Electric Power Development of Iran 7/1/2002 Iran 2018
Kollsnes CCGT - Naturkraft 8/1/2001 Norway Cancelled
Lena (Ust Kut) power plant - EuroSibEnergo 10/1/2011 Russia 2018
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