Thirty New Municipal Wastewater Projects Per Week in North America
There are more than 30 new municipal wastewater projects initiated per week in
the U.S. and Canada according to the McIlvaine Company who tracks these projects
in North America Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities and People.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Many of these projects are active for five years or more. This results in
thousands of active projects at any one point in time. These projects range from
modifications to small plants to construction of new large 400 mgd facilities.
The new facilities are generally located in the south and west and are to meet
the population expansion. However, new plants are being slated to replace older
plants in regions where the population is not growing.
One major project is to replace a plant which is more than 100 years old and has
only been modified to extend its life. In general, replacing old plants with new
ones results in the lowest overall cost. Many old plants do not have the modern
digital controls which can provide greater efficiency. Newer equipment designs
such as membrane contactors have only been available for the last twenty years.
Odor control is another aspect which is much more cost effectively accomplished
with a new plant. The cost of odor control is more a function of the air volume
treated than the concentration of contaminant. Older plants require much more
capture air than new ones which are designed with air minimization as a goal.
In the future there will be more projects directed at reusing municipal treated
wastewater. There are at least ten current projects where combined cycle power
plants are being built with the intention of using the discharge from the local
MWTP.
One area where the projects are mostly at a small scale is the analysis and
removal of contaminant of emerging concern (CEC). There is work going on to
evaluate pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Southern California is
concerned about the environmental impact of more than one billion gallons of
treated wastewater which is discharged daily into the ocean from municipalities.
For more information on North America Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities
and People: click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71#62ei.
Cleanroom Hardware Sales to Exceed $4.3 Billion Next Year
Sales of modular cleanrooms, walls, floors, filters, devices and other cleanroom
hardware will exceed $4.3 billion in 2014. This is the most recent forecast
appearing in World Cleanroom Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
Subject 2014
Total 4,349
Devices 756
Engineering & Design 449
Floors 318
HVAC 1,587
Monitoring 290
New & Prefilters 289
Replacement Filters 372
Walls 288
The market for devices is growing faster than the other segments. The reason is
that mini-environments are continuing to take market share away from the
ballroom cleanrooms. There is considerable penetration in the semiconductor
industry and a growing interest for this concept in the pharmaceutical industry.
The minienvironment encloses the product. The cleanroom workers are outside the
enclosure and, therefore, are not a source of contamination. The result is a
much cleaner space and the use of less air and energy.
The limitations of this approach are the requirements to automate the process,
so that the worker does not have to be in contact with the product during
processing.
For more information on World Cleanroom Markets, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73.
Controlling Dissolved Gases in Power Plant Water Systems with Gas Transfer
Membranes Webinar on August 28, 2013
Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactor technology can optimize water processes in power
plants by cost-effectively controlling dissolved gases. Fred Wiesler, Global
Sales Director at Membrana will be discussing performance, operating costs,
efficiency and other key benefits of using Liqui-Cel® Contactors compared to
traditional technologies.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT (8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. PDT)
Key Take-Aways:
• Understand where gas transfer membranes fit into power plant water systems
• Learn how CO2 removal from IX systems improves efficiency and reduces bed
regeneration frequency
• Learn how O2 removal can result in significant cost and maintenance savings in
steam deaeration processes
• Discover the benefits of Liqui-Cel® Contactors compared with conventional
deaerators and chemical methods of degassing
• Featured Case Studies covering real-world application of gas transfer membrane
technology in power plants
For more information, click on:
http://www.globalspec.com/events/upcomingevents
Headlines for the August 16, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1138 – August 16, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
AQC System for 90 MW Lon D. Wright 8
Sierra Club files Lawsuit against OG&E Muskogee
PJM asks FirstEnergy to delay Retirement of Two Coal-fired Power Plants in PA
APCo unclear about APCo/Wheeling Power Merger
Sierra Club, KCP&L spar over 2007 Agreement for Iatan 2
COAL – WORLD
MoU signed to set up 6,000 MW of Power Plants in the Sindh State, Pakistan
Alstom involved in Plan to build Polish 2 x 900 MW Opole Power Plant
300 MW Bhushan Energy Power Plant in Odisha, India shut for Environmental
Reasons
GRDA approved $357 Million 400 MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant near Chouteau,
OK
Russian Firm ready to invest in 500-600 MW Coal-fired Projects in Pakistan
Fortum to shutter Inkoo Coal-fired Power Plant in Finland
GAS/OIL – US
Wisconsin Public Service must build New Power Plant by 2019
FT4000 SWIFTPAC for 120 MW Harford County (MD) Power Plant
GAS/OIL – WORLD
RWE shuts Fifth of its German Gas-fired Power Capacity
OUR opens Bids for 360 MW Power Project in Jamaica
BIOMASS
Tilbury B closed in UK
NUCLEAR
Court of Appeals says NRC needs to decide on Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste
Facility
Russia set to build Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Expansion for Iran
License to build Belarusian Nuclear Station expected by end of August
BUSINESS
China Can Remove Mercury at Low Cost Thanks to U.S. Developments
$152 Billion Liquid Treatment and Control Market Will Grow At 6%/yr Thanks to
Asia
Lots of New Developments relative to Mercury Removal
HOT TOPIC HOUR
New approaches to FGD Wastewater Treatment unveiled at Hot Topic Webinar
Yesterday
Answers to your Power Plant Pump Questions Provided in “Hot Topic Hour” on
August 22
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72
McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
On Thursday at 10:00 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 $125.00 for non-subscribers. Market Intelligence webinars
are free to McIlvaine market report subscribers and are $400.00 for
non-subscribers.
2013
DATE SUBJECT
August 29 Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and Technology Power
Sept. 5 Fabric Selection for Particulate Control
Power
Sept. 19 Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines Power
Sept. 26 Multi-Pollutant Control Technology
Power
Oct. 3 Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards Power
To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
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President
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rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
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