Continuous Analyses of Energy and Environmental Subjects Now Available
McIlvaine is launching a series of websites covering Industry Options. Each
contains one or more continuing analyses of the decisions which the designer and
operator have to make.
The websites already launched are:
• Gas Turbine Air Filtration – Continuous Analyses
• Gas Turbine Emission Control - Continuous Analyses
• Dry Scrubbing - Continuous Analyses
• Mercury Removal - Continuous Analyses
Websites under construction are:
• Drinking Water Filtration - Continuous Analyses
• Secondary Wastewater Treatment - Continuous Analyses
• Steam Valves - Continuous Analyses
Access to each website is free to anyone. The intelligence system with all the
background information is also free with no password required. Additional
papers, presentations, etc. are invited. This includes text in other languages
as long as an English summary is included. A special emphasis will be given to
capturing the intelligence being generated in China.
The background information will be evaluated and Continuous Analyses prepared.
These Continuous Analyses will provide independent evaluation of the life-cycle
costs and performance of all the various system and component options. Access to
these analyses will be free to owner/operators, but will require a subscription
for others.
Suppliers can choose to have McIlvaine conduct an Application Audit. This audit
is a white paper with third party experts making independent evaluations. The
niche experts making these evaluations will be encouraged to focus on a very
narrow area to ensure that they have unsurpassed knowledge of the subject. The
Application Audits will be posted and free to anyone.
There will be periodic webinars on each subject. For example, there will be
several continuing analyses under Gas Turbine Emission Control. One will deal
with CEMS. A webinar will be held on April 17 to debate six different approaches
to measuring NH3. This follows previous webinars on the subject and a feature
article in Air Pollution Control magazine. Two webinars relative to Continuing
Analyses on Mercury Reduction are also scheduled.
Webinars are free to plant owner/operators, but there is a charge for others.
Here is the near-term schedule:
DATE SUBJECT
March 27, 2014 Analysis Of Dry Scrubber Options
April 10, 2014 Mercury Treatment Chemicals In Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing
Liquor
April 17, 2014 Measurement Of Gas Turbine Emissions Including NH3
May 8, 2014 Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS
May 15, 2014 Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium Efficiency
May 29, 2014 Stellite Delamination in Power Plant Steam Valves
For more information on this program, contact Bob McIlvaine at:
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
Liquid Macrofiltration Market to Exceed $6.6 Billion In 2015
The market for equipment and media to separate larger particles from liquids
will exceed $6.6 billion next year. This is the latest forecast in Liquid
Filtration and Media: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
World Region 2015
Total 6,612
Africa 225
CIS 189
East Asia 2,699
Eastern Europe 161
Middle East 222
NAFTA 1,171
South & Central America 499
West Asia 578
Western Europe 868
The equipment included in this forecast are gravity belt filters, belt filter
presses, drum filters, leaf filters, granular media filters and bag filters.
These devices are separating particles between 1-100 microns in various liquids
from water to wine. Dewatering of sewage sludge and other slurries is a major
use.
East Asia will dominate the market next year for several reasons. The first is
the large investment in belt filter presses to dewater sewage sludge, mining
ores and coal slurries. The large investment in flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
will be accompanied by significant investment in belt filters to dewater gypsum.
Granular media filters will purify much of the water needed for cooling in
coal-fired power plants.
NAFTA will benefit from a substantial expansion of oil and gas processing
plants. Hydraulic fracturing is creating the need for treatment of the flow-back
liquid which contains sand, shale particles and high levels of dissolved solids.
Treatment of produced water is another expanding application. The use of
automatic backwash filters in treatment of ballast water is another growth
segment.
For more information on Liquid Filtration and Media: World Market: click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/118-n006
Top Ten Air and Water Monitoring Companies Had A 20 Percent Market Share Last
Year
The top ten companies in the air and water monitoring market had 2013 revenues
of $4.7 billion representing 20 percent of the $23 billion market. This ranking
analysis has just been posted to the McIlvaine report, Air & Water Pollution
Monitoring World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
The market share is down slightly from a similar analysis last year. This is in
part due to the growth of Asian suppliers.
Top Ten Air and Water Monitoring Companies
Company Ranking
Emerson 1
Endress + Hauser 2
Thermo Fisher 3
Horiba 4
Yokogawa 5
Xylem 6
Siemens 7
Mettler Toledo 8
Invensys 9
ABB 10
There are many thousands of companies participating in this market with sales of
less than $100 million. The total market includes those companies providing
periodic sampling. They often consist of a handful of people with a modest
investment in portable test equipment.
At the other end of the spectrum is Emerson which has complete automation
systems for air and water monitoring and control. It is also a major supplier of
combustion analyzers including oxygen and carbon monoxide. The forecasts include
distributed control systems and PLCs used in the monitoring process. For this
reason the top ten list includes not only Emerson but Yokogawa, Siemens,
Invensys and ABB.
Endress + Hauser and Thermo Fisher have the widest assortment of instruments,
but they are not at the top of the rankings because they do not supply extensive
software.
The automotive test system portion for Horiba is included because it is centered
on measuring the impurities in the gas discharged from engines. This is a
substantial portion of Horiba sales and, thus, elevates the company to the top
ten rankings.
There are several segments of the market growing at double-digit rates. One is
the market for continuous emission monitoring systems for gas turbines. Another
is the monitoring of shale gas and oil extraction and processing. The highest
rate of growth is for continuous emissions monitoring systems for coal-fired
boilers in China. Much of these revenues are captured by Chinese companies even
though the instruments are purchased internationally. This growth has been
another factor in the slight market share decline by the largest companies.
For more information on Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets, click
on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/106-n031
Headlines for the March 14, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1166 – March 14, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
WPS shutting down Green Bay Pulliam Power’s 5 and 6
Footprint ready to launch $800 Million Redevelopment Plant to replace
Coal-fired Power Plant at Salem Harbor, MA
COAL – WORLD
EVN starts construction of Vinh Tan 4 Coal-fired Power Plant in Vietnam
Egypt signs Power Plant Electrical Operations Contracts
Contract signed for 300 MW Mozambique Coal-fired Power Project
GAS/OIL – US
Calpine Corporation acquires 1,050 Combined Cycle Power Plant in Texas
Contract Negotiations approved for New, Natural Gas Power Plant at Carlsbad,
CA
GAS/OIL – WORLD
MHI joins 520 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project in Turkey
EmberClear announces Partnership with Tyr Energy for its Two Gas-fired Power
Plants in Porter Twp., PA
Hyundai Engineering Wins EPC Contracts for Gas-Fired Power Projects in Algeria
CO2
RWE to mothball Lingen CCGT Power Plant during Summer 2014
NUCLEAR
South Africa Nears Decision on $100 Billion Nuclear Program
Russia agrees to build New Nuclear Reactors in Iran
Energy Northwest wins $19.3 Million against DOE in spent Nuclear Fuel Lawsuit
Areva to offer Cable Rejuvenation Technology to Nuclear Industry
NRC seeks comment on Ohio Nuclear Reactor License Renewal
BUSINESS
Continuing Analysis of Dry Scrubbers is the First of Many
Continuing Analysis of Gas Turbine Air Treatment is One of Many on GTCC
U.S. Stationary Source Catalyst Sales Will Exceed $300 Million in 2014
HOT TOPIC HOUR
“China Air Pollution Control Outlook” is the Hot Topic Hour for March 20, 2014
Tank Material Selection Webinar slated for April 8
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42ei
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 $300.00 for non-subscribers.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
DATE SUBJECT
March 27, 2014 Analysis Of Dry Scrubber Options Top notch third party expert
panelists and lots of background info
April 10, 2014 Mercury Chemicals In Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing Liquor
Important alternative to sorbents
April 17, 2014 Measurement Of Gas Turbine Emissions Including NH3 Six different
options
May 1, 2014 850oF Particulate Removal With Ceramic Filter Media Could change the
whole back end
May 8, 2014 Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS Sorbent traps are competitive
May 15, 2014 Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium Efficiency More information
May 29, 2014 Stellite Delamination in Power Plant Steam Valves More information
June 5, 2014 Dry vs. Wet Cooling Surprising number of ACC’S. Why?
June 12, 2014 HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube Failures) Lots of challenges to
cycle 200 X/yr
June 26, 2014 CCR $ billions Needed
July/August 2014
Boiler Feedwater Treatment
Condensate Polishing for Peaking Turbines
316 B Water Issues
Gas Turbine Permitting Issues
Give us your opinion about topics we should consider
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http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=675
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President
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