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2012 |
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DATE |
SUBJECT |
|
September 27 |
Coal-fired Boiler Optimization –
Part 1 |
Power |
October 11 |
Coal-fired Boiler Optimization –
Part 2 |
Power |
October 18 |
Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers
|
Power |
October 25 |
Instrumentation for air, gas,
water, liquids (forecasts,
market shares, growth segments). |
Market Intelligence |
November 1 |
Cooling Towers and Cooling Water
Issues |
Power |
November 8 |
FGD Scrubber Components |
Power |
November 15 |
Dampers and Expansion Joints for
Coal-fired and Gas Turbine Power
Plants |
Power |
November 29 |
Catalyst Selection for NOx
and Other Gases |
Power |
December 6 |
Boiler Feed and Cooling Water
Treatment |
Power |
December 13 |
Co-firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass
and Municipal Waste |
Power |
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2013 |
|
January 10 |
Update on Oxy-fuel Combustion |
Power |
January 17 |
Production of Fertilizer and
Sulfuric Acid at Coal-fired
Power Plants
|
Power |
January 24 |
Gypsum Dewatering |
Power |
January 31 |
Filter media (forecasts and
market drivers for media used in
air, gas, liquid, fluid
applications, both mobile and
stationary). |
Market Intelligence |
February 7 |
Valves for Power Plants, Boilers
and Water Treatment Facilities |
Power |
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Here
are the Headlines for the September 28, 2012 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY
E-ALERT
#1094 – September 28, 2012
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL / US
GAS/OIL WORLD
BIOMASS
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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World Needs to Efficiently Utilize Its Finite Coal Reserves
The world’s supply of fossil energy is finite and must be utilized in the most
economically and environmentally beneficial manner. This dictates construction
of coal-fired power plants where enhanced oil recovery (EOR) provides a use for
CO2. In parallel gas which would otherwise be used for power
generation in the EOR areas is converted to LNG and liquids and used in other
regions. Also in parallel large energy consuming industries expand in EOR
areas such as the U.S. and Middle East/Africa. This is the conclusion
reached by the McIlvaine Company in its report, Fossil & Nuclear Power
Generation: World Analysis & Forecast, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#n043.
Coal is one of the world’s most valuable energy resources. Over the next century
it will all be consumed along with the remaining gas and oil. In the twenty
second century, fossil fuels will not be available and we will have to solely
depend on nuclear, solar, wind, biomass and other renewable resources. In
the meantime, we need to utilize the fossil resources most appropriately.
Each of the fossil fuel resources has unique uses and advantages. Here are the
advantages of coal:
·
Coal is the lowest cost fuel for power generation.
·
Coal is the cheapest source of CO2 for enhanced oil recovery
·
Clean Coal technology can deliver any cleanliness needed.
·
A coal-fired boiler with 20 percent biomass and 80 percent coal with 90 percent
CO2 capture is a net reducer of greenhouse gases
The potential to utilize coal most efficiently would result in:
·
Greater gas utilization for residential heating and chemicals production
·
Extend the date at which biomass becomes the only source for plastics and
organic chemicals
The plan to make this happen must be global and take into account all the
long-range environmental and economic consequences. There are a number of facts
which are often overlooked but are important to the initiative:
· The
economic life of a coal-fired power plant need only be twenty-five years
·
Enhanced oil recovery makes coal-fired generation green and economically
attractive
·
The cost to transport coal long distances by ship is less than to transport it
short distances by rail
·
Large energy consumers such as aluminum smelters will be built where
energy costs are the lowest
·
Energy complexes greatly increase energy efficiency and make use of the
heat otherwise wasted in the visual steam plume from the cooling tower
·
Gas can be economically transferred long distances if converted to LNG or
liquids
·
Greenhouse gases are a global problem and require a global solution
Background
It has been estimated that there are over 847 billion tons of proven coal
reserves worldwide. This means that there is enough coal to last us around 118
years at current rates of production according to the World Coal Association. In
contrast, proven oil and gas reserves are equivalent to around 46 and 59 years
at current production levels.
The coal demand in Asian countries is soaring. McIlvaine projects 2700 GW
of coal-fired capacity in the world in 2017. This could rise at 3%/yr to
3970 GW by 2030. At this rate, the world only has a eighty year supply of coal
Advanced Resources International estimates that there is the potential through
enhanced oil recovery to create an additional 500 to 1000 billion barrels of oil
and to store 320 billion metric tons of CO2 at the same time.. This
storage would accommodate 4300 GW of coal-fired capacity for forty years.
The U.S. could store 34 billion tons of CO2. Canada and Mexico
could utilize and store another 9 billion tons. This is enough to
sequester all the coal-fired power CO2 generation for 25 years.
The biggest potential (125,000 billion tons) is in the Middle East and North
Africa. The Asia –Pacific region would have a need for only 8 billion tons of CO2.
Proven Reserves of Oil, Coal and Gas
(Figures from World Coal Association)
World Energy Council estimates of proved recoverable reserves (hard coal and
lignite) at end-2008 (Billion Metric Tons) such as the U.S. and Middle
East/Africa.
Region |
Recoverable Reserves |
Share of Recoverable Reserves |
US and Canada |
243.9 |
28.3% |
Russian Federation |
157.0 |
18.2% |
China |
114.5 |
13.3% |
Europe (incl. Turkey) |
110.4 |
12.8% |
Australia |
76.4 |
8.9% |
India |
60.6 |
7.0% |
Kazakhstan |
33.6 |
3.9% |
South Africa |
30.2 |
3.5% |
All Other |
34.3 |
4.0% |
World Total |
860.9 |
100% |
For more information on: Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World
Analysis & Forecast, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#n043.
Desalination is a Growth Market for Flow Control and Filtration
The 2013 market for flow control and filtration equipment and consumables for
desalination will exceed $5.7 billion according to the latest aggregated
forecasts in McIlvaine market reports.
2013 Market for Flow Control and
Filtration Equipment and
Consumables in Desalination |
||
Product |
Capital Revenues
($ millions) |
Consumables and Replacement |
Cross-flow Membrane Systems and
Modules |
1,900 |
1,000 |
Cartridges |
|
110 |
Macrofilters and Media |
200 |
100 |
Pumps |
600 |
300 |
Valves |
300 |
100 |
Instrumentation |
250 |
100 |
Sedimentation/Centrifugation
Equipment |
90 |
20 |
Treatment Chemicals |
|
700 |
Total |
3,340 |
2,430 |
The major market has been the Middle East but other areas of the world are
finding that desalination is a viable alternative. The most recent example is in
San Diego where Poseidon Resources has landed a contract to build a 50 million
gallon/day desalination plant. This will be the largest in the western
hemisphere.
The amount of water being pumped in desalination systems is presently only about
one percent of the amount being pumped for all the world’s drinking supplies. On
the other hand, the high pressure pumps needed for reverse osmosis are an order
of magnitude more expensive than those used for drinking water transport.
Prefiltration for the reverse osmosis systems and initial purification of water
which will be evaporated in thermal systems is accomplished with liquid
macrofiltration and cartridges. Automatic back wash filters and sand filters are
frequently used. Liquid wastes are dewatered in filter presses.
Cartridges are used to remove particles which are too small to be captured in
liquid macrofiltration equipment, but too large and plentiful to be handled by
cross-flow membranes. There has been a high replacement frequency on cartridges.
An alternative to liquid macrofiltration is sedimentation. Clarifiers and
dissolved air flotation systems are selected for a number of systems. The
desalting takes place in either thermal systems where the water is evaporated or
by separation with cross-flow membranes. Reverse osmosis (RO) does the final
separation. Macro or ultrafilters are often used to pre-filter and protect the
RO membranes.
For more information, click on: Cartridge Filters: World Market:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com//brochures/water.html#nO24
Industrial Valves: World Markets:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n028
Liquid Filtration and Media World Markets:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n006
Pumps World Markets:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#N019
RO, UF, MF World Market:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#no20
Sedimentation/Centrifugation World Markets:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n005
Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#NO26
Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp
East Asia Liquid Macrofiltration Market to Exceed $2.6 Billion in 2013
The market for filtration equipment and media to remove particles larger than
one micron from liquids will exceed $6.6 billion in 2013. East Asia will
account for 39 percent of the total. This is the conclusion reached in Liquid
Filtration and Media World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Liquid Filtration Revenues ($ Millions)
World Region |
2013 |
Africa |
246
|
CIS |
188
|
East Asia |
2,620
|
Eastern Europe |
182
|
Middle East |
217
|
NAFTA |
1,204
|
South & Central America |
484
|
West Asia |
540
|
Western Europe |
956
|
Total |
6,637 |
|
|
This category of filtration includes sand filters, bag filters, belt filter
presses, gravity belt filters and recessed chamber filter presses. It also
includes the rapidly growing automatic backwash filter segment. Macro filtration
equipment is extensively used in municipal wastewater and drinking water plants.
Eastern Asia has a very large program to provide drinking water and sewage
treatment for its citizens.
These types of filters are also utilized in pulp and paper, chemical, refining,
power, mining, iron and steel and other industries. The growth of these
industries in East Asia is higher than elsewhere in the world.
There are thousands of suppliers of the filtration equipment.
International suppliers are penetrating the East Asian market, but there is also
a strong and growing domestic manufacturing capability. There is more
international participation in media such as filter cloths, belts and bags.
International media suppliers have built plants in China and other Asian
countries and are using these facilities to support regional activities. Chinese
media suppliers are also becoming exporters.
North America is benefiting from a surge in industrial investment and the
continuing expansion of municipal facilities. The mining industry is
providing growth in the South and Central America region.
For more information on: Liquid Filtration and Media World Market: click
on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n006.
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