$10 Billion Annual Market for Precipitator Upgrade and Repair
Fabric filters are now the popular option
for particulate control. The sales of new
electrostatic precipitators peaked some years ago. However, electrostatic
precipitators will continue to outstrip fabric filters in terms of the installed
base for at least the next 15 years. This is the prediction in
N018 Electrostatic Precipitator World Market.
Large investments in new electrostatic precipitators are being made in
Indonesia, Vietnam, India and other developing countries.
In Europe, China, Japan and the U.S. billions of dollars per year are being
spent to repair and upgrade existing units.
Most countries now limit emissions from coal-fired boilers, cement plants and
other large sources to such a low level that it is difficult for existing
precipitators to meet the requirements. The installation of newer designs
of discharge and collection electrodes and modifications to the electrical
system can improve operations.
Another option is to make the precipitator into a hybrid. The last field of the
precipitator is replaced with bags. Longjing
has sold a number of hybrid conversions to Chinese power plants. FLSmidth
has sold hybrid conversions to cement plants.
One option is to add a wet precipitator downstream of the dry precipitator and
scrubber. Several of the 2010 vintage new coal-fired power plants in the
U.S. incorporate this combination. A number of Chinese power plants chose
this option to deal with the new particulate standard.
One of the most promising developments involves the reduction of the inlet
temperature to the precipitator. Mitsubishi and Hitachi found that
reducing the temperature below 200°F at the precipitator inlet achieved the 10
mg/Nm3 performance which otherwise required the wet precipitator
addition.
The challenge of this approach is to reduce
the inlet temperature without condensing sulfuric acid. URS and others are
preventing the acid formation by injecting sorbent ahead of the air pre-heater.
The addition of the sorbent and extension of the air heater is more than
justified by the 1 percent increase in thermal efficiency for the plant.
The precipitator improvement is a serendipitous result.
The biggest opportunity for precipitator suppliers lies in a comprehensive
support program to help precipitator owners minimize their total cost of
ownership while complying with the regulations.
To learn about all these options and their impact on the market opportunity
click on N018
Electrostatic Precipitator World Market.
A Complex Multitude of Air Quality Decisions Need to Be Made by the World’s
Coal-fired Power Plants
Coal-fired power generators supply more electricity than gas, wind or solar.
Expenditures for new power plants continue at a rate in developing countries
sufficient to ensure that the net world coal-fired generating capacity will
continue to increase. Both existing power plant operators and new power plant
developers have a large number of complex decisions to make about achieving air
quality.
Power Plant Air Quality Decisions
is a combination of alerts and decision systems, which helps the power plants
make the best decisions and helps suppliers understand the issues and options.
Here are some of the options:
Option A |
Option B |
Option C |
Mercury Reduction |
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Activated Carbon |
Chemicals in Fuel |
Absorber Module |
Mercury CEMS |
Sorbent Traps |
Both |
DeNOx |
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SCR |
SNCR |
Catalytic Filter |
SO2 |
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Wet Scrubbers |
Dry Scrubbers |
Direct Injection |
Lime/Limestone |
Sodium |
Ammonia |
Particulate |
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Precipitator |
Fabric Filter |
Hybrid |
Opacity monitor |
Mass Monitor with Physical
Capture |
Mass Monitor with Electronic
Measurement/ Conversion |
Discrete Particles |
Condensibles |
Total particulate |
Hourly limits |
Daily limits |
Yearly Limits |
Selenium Capture |
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Activated Carbon |
Scrubber |
Not Captured |
HCl Capture |
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Chloride Salts in Dry Mix |
Chloride Salts Washed from
Gypsum |
30% Grade Hydrochloric Acid |
There are a number of other decisions which influence the above choices. If
there is a market for flyash, it will impact the choice of mercury and SO2
capture technologies. If the expected plant life is long, then the
particulate and SO2 technology selections will be different than if
the remaining life is short.
There are many new developments which are likely to change future decision
making. The catalytic filter with direct sorbent injection combines three
devices into one. More importantly, it provides clean hot gas at 850°F and
facilitates maximum heat recovery and energy efficiency.
The use of gasified waste as a “reburn” fuel reduces operating costs and reduces
the CO2 footprint. The use of treated municipal wastewater plus zero
liquid discharge (ZLD) technology makes the plant a positive contributor to
improved water quality in the region.
The extraction of rare earths and valuable metals from the ash promise to make
coal-fired power an important resource.
For more information on
44I Power Plant Air Quality Decisions
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/other/2-uncategorised/86-44i
The Flow Control Future Belongs to International Companies with Holistic and
Proactive Development, Supply and Sales Programs
The $350 billion flow control and treatment market is undergoing a steady change
caused by:
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Growth disparity between regions
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Expansion of international companies in the high growth regions
There have been many acquisitions in recent years as international companies
seek to adjust to these changes. However, acquisitions are only part of the
adaptation process. Some international companies are very successful in their
expansion efforts. Others are not doing as well. The differences can be
attributed to six factors.
1a |
Holistic product development |
1b |
Proactive product development |
2a |
Holistic supply |
2b |
Proactive supply |
3a |
Holistic sales |
3b |
Proactive sales |
Product development is much more important in flow control and treatment than in
some other industries where the pace of change is slow. A holistic program
takes into account the range of opportunities whereas a myopic program is the
victim of an existing culture e.g., IBM and personal computers.
W.L. Gore has developed unique products in retail clothing as well as
flow control and treatment where it supplies pump packings, liquid filtration
bags, gas turbine filters, dust collector bags, NOx and VOC removal
technologies and most recently a novel device for mercury removal.
The company shows the holistic strength by the breadth of industries and
products. It has demonstrated its
proactive strength by unique approaches which take an industry in a different
direction.
Companies without strong product development programs complain that the Chinese
are stealing their designs. Thermo Fisher, with a strong development
program, has built its main air pollution research center in China.
Supply includes manufacturing, purchasing, engineering and service.
International flow control companies have been investing in manufacturing
facilities in Asia. Filtration media companies have been generally
successful in setting up plants in China. The biggest opportunity lies in
a holistic approach which combines manufacturing with service. Pentair,
for example, has worked on a repair business based on expensive valves which can
be repaired rather than replaced. This initiative combines the holistic
manufacturing/repair combination plus the proactive concept to take the industry
in a new direction.
The potential for remote monitoring, service and then maintenance support can be
realized with holistic and proactive approaches. This potential is highest
in developing countries moving to high tech production e.g., pharmaceuticals in
India, semiconductors in China and ultrasupercritical coal-fired power plants in
Vietnam.
Most international companies are failing to take the proper holistic approach to
sales. Divisions are not sharing intelligence or collaborating.
Management has initiated top down approaches to take advantage of
synergies but efforts have often been unsuccessful. There is considerable
potential for multi-company initiatives. Various governments are helping.
The Italian government has a strong initiative to promote industrial valve
exports. The Industrial Valve Summit held last year in Bergamo, Italy was an
effective promotional aid to the Italian valve manufacturing industry.
The McIlvaine Company is focused on helping international companies with all six
of the important factors for international success.
In addition, McIlvaine is creating unique tools which can be shared by
suppliers and end users around the world. They include:
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Decision guides with classification of options for each industry.
·
Cross pollination among industries: McIlvaine conducted a cross industry
pollination webinar on mercury removal for sewage sludge incinerators,
coal-fired boilers, cement plants, waste-to-energy plants and natural gas
pipelines. New developments applied to natural gas pipelines may be
applicable to the other industries.
Decision guides on NOx, hot gas filtration and acid gas removal in
multiple industries will be discussed in a series of webinars in March and
April.
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White papers and analyses on products focused on the total cost of ownership.
·
Identification of all supplier and end user parent companies by a corporate
identification number with spelling in Chinese and English.
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Supplier programs including many market reports and databases along with
KOC Sales Strategy,
4 Lane Knowledge Bridge,
and
Detailed Forecasting of Markets, Prospects and Projects.
For more information click on:
N064
Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market
Flow Control and Treatment Mining Market Tops $13 Billion in 2017
The mining industry will spend $13 billion for flow control and treatment
equipment and services in 2017. The forecast appearing in
N064
Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market
includes the following fluids: air, water, gas, oil, slurries and other.
Movement of gases and air with fans and compressors is a big segment. Three
billion dollars will be spent for pumps and valves.
The air and water monitoring expenditures can be further segmented based on how
the equipment is used. Online continuous measurement makes up the bulk of the
expenditures.
The mining market is characterized by very large projects which are few in
number but comprise a significant portion of the market. So the market is
volatile. Presently there are a number of large potash projects in
Saskatchewan, Canada which represent a potential sale of flow control and
treatment equipment of close to $1 billion or over 7 percent of the entire
annual market. A very large copper mining project in Ecuador will
significantly impact the total market.
The U.S. represents only 6 percent of the mining potential for the largest
segments which include iron ore, coal, bauxite, copper and phosphate. China on
the other hand represents 23 percent of the total based on domestic production.
When you consider that China is a major investor in the rest of the Americas
which will account for 19 percent of the production and Africa with 13 percent
of the production, its influence on mining flow control and treatment is
considerable.
China and the Americas will account for over 33 percent of the bauxite
production in 2017.
China will account for nearly 42 percent of coal production in 2017.
Central and South America will produce 43 percent of the copper in 2017.
Twenty-five percent of the iron ore will be produced in the Americas in 2017.
China and Africa will account for 69 percent of 2017 phosphate production.
For more information on specific mining markets click on:
Power Plant Valve Market Shifting to Asia
A number of factors are causing major shifts in power plant valve purchases.
These changes are being continually evaluated in
N028 Industrial Valves: World Market.
The market for valves in the power industry is being shaped by:
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Increasing need for energy in developing countries
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Changes in fuel availability and price
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Regulations which impact the valve expenditures per unit of electricity capacity
·
Changes in the mix of generation technologies
Developing countries are moving ahead with coal-fired power plants. The
U.S. is building a number of gas turbine-fired power plants while Europe is
relying on growth in renewable energy. So the result of this activity is a
regional shift in valve markets.
Regulations are impacting valve expenditures. Limits on water discharges
are generating markets for zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems. Concentrated
wastewater is processed in evaporators. Steam is regenerated with
compressors, so a number of high performance valves are needed.
Limits on SO2 emissions are creating large markets for knife gate
valves used with lime and gypsum slurry transport.
The long term market outlook is most impacted by the trend toward generation
technologies which needed lower investments in valves. Nuclear power plants need
a greater valve investment than any alternative. They require as much
ultrapure water for steam generation as do coal-fired power plants. They
outstrip alternatives relative to combustion valve requirements due to highly
critical control of the nuclear reaction process. Substantial investment in
valves is also required for water intakes, cooling water and wastewater
treatment. The fact that nuclear power is being phased out in some
countries reduces the valve potential in those countries.
The valve investment per MW has been compared for each power generation
technology and for each type of fluid being controlled. This ranges from
lubrication valves where flows are measured in fractions of a liter per hour to
large valves in scrubber recycle systems in coal-fired power plants where the
individual valve must handle 50,000 gpm and where one system may need eight of
these valves.
Selection of valves for water intakes and cooling is essentially the same
regardless of the generation type.
However, the nuclear sites need special safety protection.
Similar valves are used in the steam cycles of coal, nuclear, CCGT and biomass
power plants. The difference is that gas turbine power plants generate
only 40 percent of the power with steam.
Depending on the generator selection, the valve expenditure can vary by 400 to
1. With the trend toward renewables in Europe the power plant valve market
in this region will shrink. On the other hand, the Asian predilection for coal
will result in good growth in this region over the next decade. For more
information on
N028 Industrial Valves: World Market,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/115-n028
Utility E-Alert Tracks Billions of Dollars of New Coal-fired Power Plants on a
Weekly Basis
Here are some headlines from the Utility
E-Alert.
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1264 – March 18, 2016
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
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Proposed 1,320 MW Astoria Ceyhan Power Station for Adana Province, Turkey
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Proposed Adana Klikya
815 MW Supercritical Coal-fired Unit near
Sugözü Village, Yumurtalık district, Adana Province, Turkey
The
41F Utility
E-Alert
is issued weekly and covers the coal-fired projects, regulations and other
information important to the suppliers. It is $950/yr. but is included in the
$3020
42EI
Utility Tracking System
which has data on every plant and project plus networking directories and many
other features.
Bob McIlvaine
President
847-784-0012 ext. 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
www.mcilvainecompany.com