HOT TOPIC HOUR RECORDINGS
The following Hot Topic Hours have been recorded (both audio and video) and are available for viewing. The number of participants ranges from 20 to 40. The number of participating utilities ranges from 1 to 10. Each session includes presentations by world experts on the specific title subject. Some of the worlds largest companies have participated in each session. Very current graphs and diagrams are included. There is a good mix between discussions and presentations. The sessions utilize valuable visual branches of the McIlvaine Decision Trees. You will need a password to view.
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| September 8, 2016 |
PacifiCorp Webinar #5 on Front End NOx Reduction
91
minutes |
| September 1, 2016 |
PacifiCorp Webinar #4 on Back End NOx Removal
84
minutes |
| August 25, 2016 |
Oil, Gas, Refining
60
minutes |
| August 2, 2016 |
NOx Control for PacifiCorp:
Back end NOx Control
99 minutes |
| July 19, 2016 |
NOx Control for PacifiCorp: Combustion Modifications and Neural
Networks
97 minutes |
| July 14, 2016 |
NOx Control for PacifiCorp: Overview and Summary of Low NOx Options
69 minutes |
| July 14, 2016 |
Desalination 42 minutes |
| June 16, 2016 |
FGD and Acid Gas Separation 104 minutes MORE |
| April 21, 2016 |
Hot Gas Filtration 65 minutes MORE |
| April 7, 2016 |
Power Generation Technologies 53 minutes MORE |
| March 24, 2016 |
NOx Control 85 minutes MORE |
| March 10, 2016 |
Gas Turbine 58 minutes MORE |
| February 25, 2016 |
Zero Liquid Discharge 84 minutes MORE |
| February 11, 2016 |
Mercury Decision Guides 86 minutes MORE |
| December 3, 2015 |
NOx Reduction 58 minutes MORE |
| November 12, 2015 |
Dry Scrubbing 78 minutes MORE |
| October 22, 2015 |
Precipitator Improvements 47 minutes MORE |
| October 1, 2015 |
Power Plant Water Treatment Chemicals 29 minutes MORE |
| September 24, 2015 |
Power Plant Water Monitoring 68 minutes MORE |
| September 10, 2015 |
Power Plant Pumps 49 minutes MORE |
| August 20, 2015 |
Total Solutions
113 minutes MORE |
| August 6, 2015 |
Gas Turbine Emission Control and
Exhaust Systems
62 minutes MORE |
| July 23, 2015 |
Mercury Removal Options
92 minutes MORE |
| July 2, 2015 |
Hot Gas Filtration
110 minutes MORE |
| June 18, 2015 |
SO3 Removal Options
109 minutes MORE |
| June 4, 2015 |
Power Plant Valves
67 minutes MORE |
| May 21, 2015 |
Gas Turbine Intake Filters
95 minutes MORE |
| May 14, 2015 |
Wet Calcium FGD
84 minutes MORE |
| May 7, 2015 |
MACT Update
71 minutes MORE |
| April 16, 2015 |
CEMs for MACT and MATS Compliance
95 minutes MORE |
| April 9, 2015 |
Direct Sorbent Injection
125 minutes MORE |
| March 26, 2015 |
NOx Control (SCR & SNCR)
116 minutes MORE |
| March 12, 2015 |
Power Plant Wastewater Treatment
97 minutes MORE |
| March 5, 2015 |
Mercury Measurement and Capture (Session 2)
105 minutes MORE |
| February 26, 2015 |
Mercury Measurement and Capture
106 minutes MORE |
| February 12, 2015 |
Coal Gasification Air Pollution
Control
107 minutes MORE |
| February 5, 2015 |
Gas Turbine Regulatory Drivers
120 minutes MORE |
| January 29, 2015 |
MATS
Compliance Choices
91 minutes MORE |
| January 8, 2015 |
Fabric Selection for Hot Gas
Applications
120 minutes MORE |
| December 18, 2014 |
Boiler Feedwater Treatment
73 minutes MORE |
| November 13, 2014 |
Power
Plant Cooling 98 minutes MORE |
| November 6, 2014 |
Coal-Fired Power Plant NOx Reduction Innovations
105 minutes MORE |
| October 23, 2014 |
Dry Scrubbing
104 minutes MORE |
| October 2, 2014 |
Precipitator Improvements
84 minutes MORE |
| September 25, 2014 2014 |
Power Plant Water Treatment Chemicals
100 minutes MORE |
| September 18, 2014 |
Power Water Monitoring
119 minutes MORE |
| September 11, 2014 |
Power Plant Pumps
85 minutes MORE |
| September 4, 2014 |
Hot Gas Filtration
77 minutes MORE |
| August 28, 2014 |
Demineralization and Degasification
86 minutes MORE |
| August 14, 2014 |
Industrial Boiler and Cement MACT Timing and Compliance
Options
68 minutes MORE |
| August 7, 2014 |
MATS Timing and Technology Options
71 minutes MORE |
| July 31, 2014 |
Mercury Sorbent Options
89 minutes MORE |
| July 24, 2014 |
Wet Calcium FGD
80 minutes MORE |
| July 17, 2014 |
Gas
Turbine Emission Control
89 minutes MORE |
| July 10, 2014 |
Direct Sorbent Injection
72 minutes MORE |
| June 26, 2014 |
CCR
85 minutes MORE |
| June 12, 2014 |
HRSG
Issues (Fast Start, Tube Failures)
92 minutes MORE |
| June 5, 2014 |
Dry VS. Wet Cooling
110 minutes MORE |
| May 29, 2014 |
Valves for Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Plants
62 minutes |
| May 15, 2014 |
Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium
Efficiency
101 minutes MORE |
| May 8, 2014 |
Sorbent Traps VS. Mercury CEMS
104 minutes MORE |
| May 1, 2014 |
Hot Gas Filtration at 850oF
Will Change APC
103 minutes MORE |
| April 17, 2014 |
Measurement of Gas Turbine
Emissions Including NH3
95 minutes MORE |
| April 10, 2014 |
Mercury Treatment Chemicals in
Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing Liquor
86 minutes MORE |
| April 8, 2014 |
Tank Material Selection
68 minutes |
| March 27, 2014 |
Analysis of Dry Scrubber Options
73 minutes MORE |
| March 20, 2014 |
China Air Pollution Control
52 minutes MORE |
| February 27, 2014 |
NOx Catalyst Performance on
Mercury and SO3
86 minutes MORE |
| February 13, 2014 |
Impact of Ambient Air Quality
Rules on Fossil-Fueled Boilers and Gas Turbines
100 minutes MORE |
| February 6, 2014 |
Review of EUEC
65 minutes |
| January 16, 2014 |
Corrosion Issues and Materials for
APC Systems
77 minutes MORE |
| January 9, 2014 |
Air Preheaters and Heat Exchangers
93 minutes MORE |
| December 19, 2013 |
Selecting FGD Scrubber Components
100 minutes MORE |
| December 12, 2013 |
Gasification Projects and
Technology
114 minutes MORE |
| December 5, 2013 |
Application of U.S. Mercury
Control Technology in Other Countries
58 minutes MORE |
| November 21, 2013 |
Wet VS. Dry ESP
91 minutes MORE |
| October 31, 2013 |
Chinese FGD/SCR Program and Impact
on the World
66 minutes MORE |
| October 17, 2013 |
Air Pollution Control in China
48 minutes MORE |
| October 3, 2013 |
Update on Coal Ash and CCR Issues,
Standards and Solutions
107 minutes MORE |
| September 26, 2013 |
Multi-Pollutant Control Technology
124 minutes MORE |
| September 19, 2013 |
Air Pollution Control for Gas
Turbines
111 minutes MORE |
| September 12, 2013 |
Solar and Wind Strategies Projects
and Technology Developments
67 minutes MORE |
| September 5, 2013 |
Fabric Selection for Particulate
Control
112 minutes MORE |
| August 29, 2013 |
Status of Capture and Storage
Programs and Technology
78 minutes MORE |
| August 22, 2013 |
Pumps for Power Plants
55 minutes |
| August 15, 2013 |
Control Treatment
Technology for FGD Wastewater
127 minutes MORE |
| August 8, 2013 |
Improving Power Plant Efficiency
and Power Generation
142 minutes MORE |
| August 1, 2013 |
New Developments in Air Pollution
Control Technology Part 2
120 minutes MORE |
| July 25, 2013 | Hot Topic Hour on GHG Compliance Strategies Reduction Technologies and Measurement 117 minutes MORE |
| July 18, 2013 |
Measurement and Control of HCL
96 minutes MORE |
| July 11, 2013 |
New Developments in Power Plant
Air Pollution Control
93 minutes MORE |
| June 20, 2013 |
Dry Sorbent and Injection Material
Handling for APC
127 minutes MORE |
| June 13, 2013 | Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel Feed, Metering and Combustion in Boilers 67 minutes MORE |
| June 6, 2013 |
Report from Power-Gen Europe
51 minutes |
| May 23, 2013 |
Power Plant Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues
157 minutes MORE |
| May 16, 2013 | Hot Topic Hour on Power Plant Automation and Control Plus Electric Power Conference Summary 57 minutes MORE |
| May 9, 2013 |
Clean Coal Technologies
112 minutes MORE |
| May 2, 2013 |
Flyash Pond and Wastewater
Treatment Issues
50 minutes MORE |
| April 25, 2013 |
Particulate and Condensable
Removal
125 minutes MORE |
| April 18, 2013 |
Mercury Measurement and Control
Part 3
133 minutes MORE |
| April 11, 2013 |
Mercury Measurement and
Control - Part 2
86 minutes MORE |
| April 4, 2013 |
Industrial Boiler MACT Impact and
Control Options Part 2
68 minutes MORE |
| March 28, 2013 |
Mercury Measurement and Control - Part 1
115 minutes MORE |
| March 21, 2013 |
Industrial Boiler Mact Impact and Control
Options Part 1
64 minutes MORE |
| March 14, 2013 |
Inlet Air Pretreatment for Gas
Turbines
114 minutes MORE |
| March 7, 2013 |
HRSG Design, Operation and
Maintenance Considerations
115 minutes MORE |
| February 28, 2013 |
Implementation of the Utility MACT
Rule
124 minutes MORE |
| February 21, 2013 |
Monitoring and Controlling Boiler Water and Steam Cycle Chemistry
84 minutes MORE |
| February 14, 2013 |
NOx Control for Gas Turbines
130 minutes MORE |
| February 7, 2013 |
Valves for
Power Plants, Boilers and Water Treatment Facilities
48 minutes |
| January 24, 2013 |
Gypsum Dewatering
76 minutes MORE |
| January 17, 2013 |
Production of Fertilizer and
Sulfuric Acid at Coal-fired Power Plants
75 minutes MORE |
| January 10, 2013 |
Update on Oxy-Fuel Combustion
132 minutes MORE |
| December 13, 2012 |
Co-firing Sewage Sludge Biomass and
Municipal Waste
156 minutes MORE |
| December 6, 2012 |
Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment
142 minutes MORE |
| November 29, 2012 |
Catalyst Selection For NOx and Other
Gases
113 minutes MORE |
| November 8, 2012 |
FGD Scrubber Components
85 minutes MORE |
| November 1, 2012 |
Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues
83 minutes MORE |
| October 25, 2012 |
Instrumentation for Air, Gas, Water,
Liquids
50 minutes |
| October 18, 2012 |
Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers
107 minutes MORE |
| October 11, 2012 |
Coal-fired Boiler Optimization - Part 2
62 minutes MORE |
| September 27, 2012 |
Coal-fired Boiler Optimization - Part 1
116 minutes MORE |
| September 13, 2012 |
Instruments and Technology for On-Line
Boiler Monitoring
97 minutes MORE |
| September 6, 2012 |
Material Handling in Coal fired Power
Plants
89 minutes MORE |
| August 30, 2012 | Pumps for Power Plants, Boilers and Water Treatment Facilities Combined Cycle Plants 73 minutes MORE |
| August 24, 2012 |
Report from 2012 Mega Symposium
79 minutes MORE |
| August 17, 2012 |
Report from Coal-Gen 2012
87 minutes MORE |
| August 9, 2012 |
Materials for Corrosion Prevention in
Power Plant and Boiler APC Systems
108 minutes MORE |
| August 2, 2012 |
Mercury Control and Removal Status and
Cost
108 minutes MORE |
| July 26, 2012 |
Beneficial Byproducts of Coal Combustion
and Gasification
134 minutes MORE |
| July 19, 2012 |
Future for Coal, Gas, Nuclear and
Renewables
60 minutes MORE |
| July 12, 2012 |
New Development in Power Plant Air
Pollution Control
127 minutes MORE |
| June 28, 2012 |
Greenhouse Gas Strategies for Coal-fired
Plant Operators
92 minutes MORE |
| June 21, 2012 | Dry Sorbent Injections and Material Handling in Coal Fired Power Plants - Part 2 106 minutes MORE |
| June 14, 2012 |
Report from Power-Gen Europe 2012
46 minutes
MORE |
| June 7, 2012 | Dry Sorbent Injections and Material Handling in Coal Fired Power Plants 157 minutes MORE |
| May 31, 2012 |
World Air Pollution Control Market
89 minutes $400.00 MORE |
| May 24, 2012 |
Status of Carbon Capture Programs and
Technology
95 minutes MORE |
| May 18, 2012 |
Electric Power Conference Highlights
75 minutes MORE |
| May 17, 2012 |
Role of Renewable Energy in U.S. and World
122 minutes MORE |
| May 4, 2012 |
Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues - Part 2
122 minutes MORE |
| May 3, 2012 |
Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues - Part 1
111 minutes MORE |
| April 26, 2012 |
Particulate and
Condensable Removal
95 minutes |
| April 12, 2012 |
Mercury
Measurement and Control
112 minutes |
| April 5, 2012 |
Status of
Gasification and IGCC Technology and Programs
95 minutes |
| March 22, 2012 |
Industrial Boiler
MACT - Impact and Control Options
116 minutes |
| March 15, 2012 |
Mercury
Measurement and Control
97 minutes |
| March 8, 2012 |
SO3 Measurement &
Control
112 minutes |
| March 1, 2012 |
Ultra
Supercritical Coal-fired Boilers
77 minutes |
| February 23, 2012 |
NOx Control - Low
NOx Technology Update
144 minutes |
| February 16, 2012 |
Power Plant
Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues
163 minutes |
| February 9, 2012 |
Implementation of
the MACT Rule
120 minutes |
| January 26, 2012 |
Limestone Size
Reduction and Regional Grinding
42 minutes |
| January 19, 2012 |
Making Coal Plants
Green
54 minutes |
| December 15, 2011 |
Impact of Ambient
Air Quality Rule
73 minutes |
| December 1, 2011 |
Measuring
Particulate Continuously
124 minutes |
| November 10, 2011 |
Optimization of
Air Pollution Control Systems
78 minutes |
| October 27, 2011 |
Multi-Emissions
Control
82 minutes |
| October 13, 2011 |
Ability to Measure
Mass PM Ammonia, SO3 and NOx
162 minutes |
| October 4, 2011 |
Utility MACT
Review of Rule Status and Comments
107 minutes |
| September 22, 2011 |
Dry FGD: Spray Dry
VS CFB VS DSI
87 minutes |
| August 25, 2011 |
Improving
Electrostatic Precipitator Performance (Dry & Wet)
127 minutes |
| August 11, 2011 |
Filter Media
Selection for Dry FGD and Particulate Control
103 minutes |
| July 28, 2011 |
Retrofit APC Costs
vs. New Ultracriticals
61 minutes |
| July 14, 2011 |
Power Plant
Booster Fan Design and Selection
115 minutes |
| June 30, 2011 |
Fuel Impacts on
SCR Catalysts (including biomass)
95 minutes |
| June 16, 2011 |
FGD Wastewater
Treatment
145 minutes |
| June 9, 2011 |
Utility MACT Rule
Problems
101 minutes |
| June 2, 2011 |
Valves for Power
Plant Steam and Cooling Water
104 minutes |
| May 26, 2011 |
Status and
Technology of Solar Power Generation
142 minutes |
| May 12, 2011 |
Compliance
Strategies for PM 2.5
107 minutes |
| May 5, 2011 |
Air Preheaters &
Heat Exchangers
60 minutes |
| April 28, 2011 |
Beneficial
Byproducts of Coal Combustion and Gasification
157 minutes |
| April 21, 2011 |
Chinese FGD/SCR
Program and Impact on the World
71 minutes |
| April 14, 2011 |
NOx Catalyst
Performance on Mercury and SO3
88 minutes |
| April 7, 2011 |
New FGD and DeNOx
Approaches
132 minutes |
| March 31, 2011 |
Carbon Management
Programs for Fossil-Fueled Programs
120 minutes |
| March 30, 2011 |
Cement MACT Review
- March 30, 2011
123 minutes |
| March 24, 2011 |
Next Generation of
Coal Combustion Technologies
95 minutes |
| March 17, 2011 |
Co-firing Biomass,
Sewage Sludge, Municipal Waste
96 minutes |
| March 10, 2011 |
Industrial Boiler
MACT - Impact and Control Options
148 minutes |
| March 3, 2011 |
Instrumentation
and Controls for Coal-fired Power Plants
88 minutes |
| February 24, 2011 |
Expansion Joints
for Power Plants and Gas Turbines
89 minutes |
| February 17, 2011 |
Utility MACT -
Impact & Compliance Strategy
126 minutes |
| February 10, 2011 |
Material Handling
in Coal Plants
103 minutes |
| February 9, 2011 |
Cement MACT Review
137 minutes |
| January 27, 2011 |
Boiler Feed and
Cooling Water Treatment
96 minutes |
| January 20, 2011 |
Improving ESP
Performance
126 minutes |
| January 13 & 14, 2011 |
Coal Ash Ponds and
Ash Disposal Issues
190 minutes |
| January 6 & 7, 2011 |
Corrosion Issues in and Materials for
Power Plant APC Systems 111
minutes MORE |
| December 9 & 10, 2010 |
Impact of Ambient
Air Rules for PM2.5 and Ozone
187 minutes |
| November 18 & 19, 2010 |
Industrial MACT-Impact
and Control Options
320 minutes |
| November 4, 2010 |
Status of
Carbon-to-Liquid Project Technology
125 minutes |
| October 28, 2010 |
Fabric Selection
for Coal-fired Boilers
164 minutes |
| October 21, 2010 |
Catalyst Selection
156 minutes |
| October 14, 2010 |
Mercury
Measurement and Control
145 minutes |
| September 30, 2010 |
Role of Renewable
Energy in U.S. and World
96 minutes |
| September 23, 2010 |
New Generation
Sources, in U.S. (Gas, Nuclear, Renewables)
109 minutes |
| September 16, 2010 |
Cement MACT
154 minutes |
| September 9, 2010 |
Utility MACT -
Likely Impact
152 minutes |
| September 2, 2010 |
HRSG Design,
Operation and Maintenance Considerations
74 minutes |
| August 26, 2010 |
Status of Carbon
Capture Programs & Technologies
193 minutes |
| August 19, 2010 |
Gasification
Technology and IGCC - Programs & Progress
122 minutes |
| August 12, 2010 |
Update on Oxyfuel
Combustion
143 minutes |
| August 5, 2010 |
Co-firing Biomass,
Sewage Sludge, Municipal Waste
142 minutes |
| July 29, 2010 |
Optimization
Systems
121 minutes |
| July 22, 2010 |
Gas Turbine
Operation & Maintenance
65 minutes |
| July 15, 2010 |
SO3 Measurement &
Control
151 minutes |
| July 8, 2010 |
Water Treatment during Gas and Oil Production
81 minutes |
| July 1, 2010 |
Nuclear Power
Plant Water Treatment
116 minutes |
| June 24, 2010 |
Carbon Management
Technologies
183 minutes |
| June 17, 2010 |
NOx Control - Low
NOx Technology Update
102 minutes |
| June 10, 2010 |
Advances in Coal
Blending/Switching
119 minutes |
| June 4, 2010 |
Gulf Oil Spill
Water Quality
114 minutes |
| June 3, 2010 |
On-line Boiler Monitoring
90 minutes MORE |
| May 27, 2010 |
Shale Gas Water Quality
75 minutes MORE |
| May 20 & 21, 2010 |
Multi-Emissions Control
201 minutes MORE |
| May 13, 2010 |
Booster Fan Design and Selection
97 minutes MORE |
| May 6, 2010 |
Air Toxics
133 minutes MORE |
| April 29, 2010 |
Advanced Coal Combustion
119 minutes MORE |
| April 22 & 23, 2010 |
Impact of Ambient Air Rules for PM
2.5 and Ozone
(Part 1 and Part 2) 210 minutes MORE |
| April 15 & 16, 2010 |
Material Handling in Coal Plants
(Part 1 and Part 2) 237 minutes MORE |
| April 8 & 9, 2010 |
Wind Option (Part 1 and Part 2) 213 minutes |
| March 25, 2010 |
Mercury Control or Mercury Removal Status
and Cost 156 minutes MORE |
| March 18, 2010 |
Mist Eliminators
71 minutes MORE |
| February 24 & 25, 2010 |
Greenhouse Gas Strategies for
Coal-fired Plant Operators
288 minutes MORE |
| February 18, 2010 |
Boiler & Cooler Water Treatment
130 minutes MORE |
| February 11, 2010 |
Fuel Impact on SCR Catalyst
98 minutes MORE |
| January 28, 2010 |
Improving ESP Performance
116 minutes MORE |
| January 21, 2010 |
Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment
Issues 120 minutes MORE |
| January 14, 2010 |
Spray Nozzles for Air Quality Systems
81 minutes MORE |
| January 7, 2010 |
Particulate Choices for High
Sulfur Coal
128 minutes MORE |
| December 18, 2009 |
Transmission Line Siting
101 minutes MORE |
| December 3, 2009 |
Coal Ash Utilization/Disposal
131 minutes MORE |
| November 20, 2009 |
Wet Stack Design and Operation
99 minutes MORE |
| November 12, 2009 |
Wet vs. Dry FGD
132 minutes MORE |
| November 5, 2009 |
Gas Turbine HRSG
Design and Performance
63 minutes MORE |
| November 5, 2009 |
Gas Turbine Air
Pollution Control
155 minutes MORE |
| October 23, 2009 |
Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training -
Mercury
73 minutes |
| October 22, 2009 |
CEMs for Measurement of Ammonia, SO3 and
Low Level NOx
132 minutes MORE |
| October 21, 2009 |
How to Build Pump Company Revenues and
Profits
99 minutes |
| October 15, 2009 |
Measurement & Control Instrumentation
for Power Plants
101 minutes MORE |
| October 1, 2009 |
Measurement and Control of PM2.5
162 minutes MORE |
| September 10, 2009 |
Limestone Size Reduction and Regional Grinding
81 minutes MORE |
| September 3, 2009 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment
141 minutes MORE |
| August 27, 2009 |
Solar Option for Demand Reduction
126 minutes MORE |
| August 21, 2009 |
Power Plant Air Quality
Custom Training -
Particulate
137 minutes MORE |
| August 13, 2009 |
Ultra Supercritical Coal-fired Boilers
122 minutes MORE |
| August 6, 2009 |
Corrosion Materials for Scrubbers
122 minutes MORE |
| July 30, 2009 |
Air Pollution Control in China
112 minutes MORE |
| July 23, 2009 |
SCR Catalysts
106 minutes MORE |
| July 16, 2009 |
Coal Gasification
94 minutes MORE |
| July 10, 2009 | Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training - NOx 88 minutes |
| July 9, 2009 |
98% Limestone Scrubber Efficiency
133 minutes MORE |
| July 2, 2009 |
Particulate Choices for Low Sulfur Coal
194 minutes MORE |
| June 25, 2009 |
CO2 Capture
154 minutes MORE |
| June11, 2009 |
Oxidation and Mixing
93 minutes MORE |
| June 5, 2009 |
Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training - FGD
71 minutes MORE |
|
June 4, 2009 |
Mercury Regulations and Technology 115 minutes |
|
May 7, 2009 |
SO3 Issues & Answers 184 minutes |
|
April 30, 2009 |
Optimization Systems 234 minutes |
|
April 23, 2009 |
Dampers and Expansion Joints 95 minutes |
| April 17, 2009 | Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training 35 minutes |
|
April 16, 2009 |
Power Plant Control Valves 58 minutes |
|
April 9, 2009 |
Power Plant Metering Pumps 66 minutes |
|
April 2, 2009 |
CO2 Decisions 179 minutes |
|
March 26, 2009 |
NOx Reagents 106 minutes |
|
March 19, 2009 |
Co-firing Biomass 137 minutes |
|
March 5, 2009 |
Calcium Reagents 80 minutes |
|
February 26, 2009 |
Coal Selection and Impact on Emissions 124 minutes |
|
February 19, 2009 |
Flyash Pond Issues 128 minutes |
|
February 12, 2009 |
Dry Precipitator Efficiency Improvement 151 minutes |
|
February 5, 2009 |
Mercury & Toxics Monitoring 142 minutes |
|
January 29, 2009 |
World Coal-fired Boiler Forecast 84 minutes |
|
January 22, 2009 |
Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers 83 minutes |
|
January 15, 2009 |
Corrosion Materials 115 minutes |
|
January 8, 2009 |
Mercury Control 151 minutes |
|
December 18, 2008 |
Power Plant Fan Selection 126 minutes |
|
November 20, 2008 |
Replacement For CAMR and CAIR Regulations 82 minutes |
|
November 13, 2008 |
CEMS Usage For Process Control 113 minutes |
|
November 6, 2008 |
NOx Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO3 135 minutes |
|
October 23, 2008 |
Measurement & Flow Instrumentation for APC 115 minutes |
|
October 16, 2008 |
Filter Media Selection For Coal-fired Boilers 121 minutes |
|
October 2, 2008 |
Greenhouse Gas Strategies for Coal-fired Plant Operators 157 minutes |
|
September 25, 2008 |
Air Pollution System Cost Escalation 71 minutes |
|
September 18, 2008 |
Wet Lime vs. Limestone 75 minutes |
|
September 11, 2008 |
Mercury Monitoring 73 minutes |
|
September 4, 2008 |
Precipitator Power Supplies 113 minutes |
|
August 21, 2008 |
Fertilizer and Sulfuric Acid 120 minutes |
|
August 7, 2008 |
Limestone Size Reduction 113 minutes |
|
July 31, 2008 |
Mercury Control 305 minutes |
|
July 24, 2008 |
Holistic NOx Control 128 minutes |
|
July 17, 2008 - 1pm |
Valves for Power Plant Steam/Cooling 83 minutes |
|
July 17, 2008 - 10am |
Gypsum Dewatering 114 minutes |
|
July 10, 2008 - 1pm |
Pumps for Power Plant Steam/Cooling 93 minutes |
|
July 10, 2008 - 10am |
Particulate Choices for High Sulfur Coal 74 minutes |
|
July 3, 2008 |
Spray Driers vs. CFB 66 minutes |
|
June 26, 2008 |
Limestone Scrubber Design 96 minutes |
|
June 12, 2008 |
Mercury Monitoring
97 minutes |
|
June 5, 2008 |
Coal Gasification
108 minutes |
|
May 29, 2008 |
Measurement and Control of PM2.5
131 minutes |
|
May 22, 2008 |
CO2
Capture
133 minutes |
|
May 15, 2008 |
Air Toxics
160 minutes |
|
May 1, 2008 |
Co-firing Biomass
104 minutes |
|
April 24, 2008 |
Mercury Control
119 minutes |
|
April 17, 2008 |
Corrosion Materials Options
84 minutes |
|
April 10, 2008 |
Optimization Systems
109 minutes |
|
April 3, 2008 |
Calcium Reagents
83 minutes |
|
March 27, 2008 |
SO3 Issues and Answers 116 minutes |
|
March 20, 2008 |
Particulate Choices for Low Sulfur
Coal
81 minutes |
|
March 13, 2008 |
SCR Catalysts
69 minutes |
|
March 6, 2008 |
|
|
February 21, 2008 - 9:00am |
Dampers, Expansion Joints
76 minutes |
|
February 21, 2008 - 1:00pm |
Pumps 90 minutes |
|
February 7, 2008 |
Oxidation and Mixing
60
minutes |
|
January 31, 2008 |
Mercury Control
90 minutes |
|
January 24, 2008 |
Valves
63 minutes |
|
January 17, 2008 |
NOx Reagents
107 minutes |
|
January 10, 2008 |
FGD Wastewater Treatment 126 minutes |
|
December 20, 2007
|
Mercury CEMS Update 64 minutes |
|
December 20, 2007
|
Coal Selection and Impact on Emissions 108 minutes |
|
November 29, 2007 |
Corrosion Materials for Scrubbers and Stacks 203 minutes |
|
November 8, 2007 |
Spray Nozzles for Air Quality Systems 82 minutes |
|
October 25, 2007
|
Mercury Control Update 106 minutes |
|
October 25, 2007
|
Air Preheaters and Heat Exchangers 115 minutes |
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October 18, 2007 |
SO3 Reduction Technology and Cost 100 minutes |
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October 11, 2007 |
Catalyst Performance on NOx, SO3, Mercury 84 minutes |
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September 27, 2007 |
Booster Fan Design and Materials 120 minutes Installation of SCR and FGD requires fan upgrades. Where should these fans be placed? Should they be axial or centrifugal? Should you replace blades or the whole fan? Should you add another fan in series? What compromise between fan efficiency and maintenance is best? If you cool the gas down to 70°F for subsequent CO2 sequestration shouldn't you place your fan at this point and save lots of energy? MORE |
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September 20, 2007 |
Measurement and Flow Instrumentation for APC 98 minutes The performance of air pollution control systems is no better than the reliability of gas and liquid flow, level control pH, O2, CO, temperature, flame scanners and even coal flow instrumentation. What are the latest improvements in instrumentation? How are they integrated to optimize performance? MORE |
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September 13, 2007 |
Filter Media Selection for Coal-fired Boilers 83 minutes There is a wide choice of media for coal-fired boilers including woven glass, nonwovens, and membranes. There are scrim options. Which selection is best for each of the different applications including particulate control from low sulfur coal p.c. boilers, high sulfur coal, spray driers, and those with activated carbon injection? What role does SO3 play in media selection? MORE |
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September 6, 2007 |
Mercury CEMS and RATAs 58 minutes Every eight weeks we are reviewing the rapid developments in mercury continuous emission monitoring systems. How reliable and accurate are the CEMS now being sold? What is the status of the instrumental reference method and the whole basis for determining the accuracy of the CEMS. What role do sorbent traps play? How are CEMS being used as process analyzers to control ACI introduction? MORE |
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August 30, 2007 |
Wet Lime vs. Limestone FGD 92 minutes With the increasing costs of limestone systems, are lime based systems now more economical. If 99% efficiency is required are you forced to select lime? Can a lime system be installed in a much shorter time frame than a limestone system. To reduce the comparative capital cost can you regionally grind limestone and eliminate the ball mills at the plant? MORE |
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August 23, 2007 |
Precipitator Power Supplies and Components 108 minutes How significant are the new developments in power supplies in improving precipitator efficiency and reducing energy consumption? What are the latest developments with rappers, plates, and other components? What design changes are needed to deal with very dirty coals encountered in many areas of the world? Is pre-charging a viable option? MORE |
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August 16, 2007 |
Fertilizer and Sulfuric Acid FGD Byproducts 93 minutes There are systems which make ammonium sulfate and sulfuric acid. Several commercial orders have been recently executed. How competitive are these systems. What is the additional investment? How reliable are they? Is there a market for these products including dilute sulfuric acid? MORE |
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August 9, 2007 |
Mercury Removal Status and Cost 133 minutes The first commercial ACI system is removing 90% of the mercury but has dealt with minor problems. What is the current status of this system? Are other systems up and running? What is the latest test data with brominated carbons? Where do we stand with mercury removal in the scrubber? What about impact on gypsum and flyash? What is being done in Europe? Will there be a shortage of carbon? The near term deadlines and the uncertainties make it desirable to hold this discussion bi-monthly. MORE |
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July 12, 2007 1:00 pm
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Mercury CEMS Problems and Resolutions 80 minutes |
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July 12, 2007 9:00 am
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CEMs for Measurement of Ammonia, SO3 and
Low Level NOx Two challenges for the CEM supplier industry are measurement of SO3 and NOx at very low levels. What continuous SO3 measurement is necessary to control flow of removal additives? Can NOx analyzers accurately measure the 0.07 lbs/MMBtu or less that represents the limit in many permits? What are the cost and reliability of CEMS for these two applications? How do you measure ammonia slip? MORE |
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July 5, 2007 |
Limestone Size Reduction 87 minutes Is wet or dry grinding the better route? Do you need redundant mills? How do you maintain control of particle size and output? Will there be enough mills to supply the FGD systems being built around the world in addition to all the new cement plants? Should suppliers be allowed to quote turnkey systems instead of just equipment in order to obtain the lowest installed cost? MORE |
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June 14, 2007 |
Mercury Cost and Performance 87 minutes This will be the third Hot Topic Hour covering the commercial availability and cost of mercury control technology. there is a rapid gain in experience as a number of commercial systems are becoming operational. What is the reliability experience? How much is it costing? What is projected sorbent consumption in the dry injection systems. Which sorbents are most successful? What chemicals are being added to wet systems? What is the removal efficiency? MORE |
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June 7, 2007 |
Gypsum Dewatering 99 minutes What percent solids do you want in your gypsum? Do you use a centrifuge or a belt filter for dewatering? What are the differences between belt filters? What will be the expected belt life? Do you use a thickener or cyclones or go directly from the recycle system to the filter? Are there going to be enough large belt filters to supply the need? What is the quality of Chinese made equipment? MORE |
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May 31, 2007 |
Co-firing and Gasifying Biomass 154 minutes Due to the heightened interest in the U.S. and the actual use in the EU we will be covering the air pollution ramifications of co-firing biomass and also gasification and use as a reburn fuel. In the latter mode it would reduce both NOx and mercury while increasing electrical output. Details of the huge initiative to use four percent of the available cropland in the UK to replace 10 percent of the coal at the Drax plant will be provided. MORE |
| May 24, 2007 |
Reagent Utilization for NOx
Control 167 minutes How important is flow distribution in maximizing reagent effectiveness? Are static mixers desirable? Are combination SNCR plus SCR systems an effective way to maximize utilization? How important is ammonia slip as a limitation on efficiency? How do you measure ammonia slip? How do you use your existing CEM system to maximize reagent effectiveness? How important is duct design and overall system layout in maximizing reagent utilization? Should the catalyst manufacturer, the A/E or the EPC take the lead in the flow distribution decisions? MORE |
| May 17, 2007 |
Measurement and Control of PM2.5
116 minutes This will be the second Hot Topic Hour on this subject. Measurement, using a dilution method rather than Method 202 would reduce the errors. Where does this new method stand? What are the latest regulatory initiatives both in the U.S. and elsewhere? What percentage of PM2.5 is condensibles? How will this influence the decisions on particulate control equipment? Will mass monitors replace opacity monitors? Are they proven? Which designs work best? Do SO2 scrubbers improve PM2.5 capture? MORE |
| May 10, 2007 |
Optimization Systems
152 minutes Can optimization software and instrumentation increase electrical output, reduce CO2 and pollutant emissions, as well as bringing down costs? How important is measurement of coal flow? How critical are in-furnace measurements? What software approaches are effective? What data inputs are necessary and how accurate will they be? Are there clear demonstrations of improvements? Can reagent utilization also be improved? How is LOI controlled? How can particulate emissions be reduced with optimization? Who are the suppliers of the programs and the instrumentation? Do you also need smart pumps, valves, and other components? MORE |
| April 26, 2007 |
Particulate Choices for High Sulfur
Coal 83 minutes This will be the second Hot Topic Hour on this subject. The first one focused on major problems at one plant where bags are plugging due to sulfuric acid mist. Is a baghouse better than a precipitator? What precautions are needed to avoid maintenance problems? What are the multi- pollutant options to distribute particulate capture over several units in the train? How does the additive choice affect particulate performance? MORE |
| April 19, 2007 |
Dampers/Expansion Joints
100 minutes Where are guillotine dampers preferable to butterfly dampers? How do you deal with large quantities of flyash? How much seal air is required for various designs? What are the costs of alternative approaches? What materials of construction should be considered in the high temperature zone, medium temperature, and in the wet low temperature zones? How reliable are damper designs? What are safety considerations? What maintenance is necessary and desirable? MORE |
| April 12, 2007 |
Mercury CEMS
115 minutes This will be the third review of mercury CEMS. How many vendors have instruments which are commercially available? Who are the system integrators with enough experience? How reliable will the systems be? How accurate will they be? Should sorbent traps be considered in addition to or instead of CEMS? What is the latest on regulatory requirements? Does particulate mercury need to be addressed? Are the intermittent test methods accurate enough to validate CEMS performance? What about speciation of mercury? MORE |
| April 5, 2007 |
Pumps
106 minutes Are there going to be enough large (greater than 20,000 gpm) pumps available for all the FGD limestone slurry recycle needs of the U.S., China, and other countries? In addition to Warman and GIW who else should be considered? Is one reason to switch to lime just to reduce the pump size and allow Flow Serve, ITT and others to bid? What about the quality of Chinese pumps? What materials of construction are best for FGD recycle? How important is chloride content of the slurry? What are the considerations in selection of pumps for other applications such as grinding, intake water, wastewater, etc.? What maintenance is necessary and desirable? MORE |
| March 29, 2007 |
Oxidation and Mixing
89 minutes Should you use a simple venturi eductor or a more sophisticated system for oxidation and mixing of gypsum slurry in the FGD recycle tank? How do you maximize gas dispersion and suspension of particles? What are the compressor options available? What mixer and agitator designs are proving themselves? What are the cost implications in terms of power and initial capital cost for the various options? What are the other mixing applications? What operational and maintenance guidelines should be followed? MORE |
| March 22, 2007 |
Valves
130 minutes Should you use a knife gate or a butterfly valve for FGD recycle slurry service? What are the costs and operational problems with each? What valve types should be used in the grinding system? What other special valve designs should be considered for FGD wastewater? How do you deal with corrosion? What valves are best for fabric filter pulse jet service? What pressures are required? Should special valves replace rotary valves for dust collector ash conveying? What are the maintenance and operational guidelines? MORE |
| March 15, 2007 |
NOx
Reagents 207 minutes What differences in anhydrous ammonia quality are important to operations and maintenance? What about future availability with 12 month operation? What is the price differential between aqueous, anhydrous, and urea? What options are available for onsite conversion of urea to ammonia? What are the safety concerns and how do you address them? What are the best guidelines for on-site storage? What packages are available from suppliers? MORE |
| March 1, 2007 |
Calcium Reagents
121 minutes |
| February 22, 2007 |
SO3 Issues and
Answers 191 minutes |
| February 15, 2007 |
Mercury Control Cost and
Performance 115
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| February 1, 2007 |
Chinese FGD/SCR Program and
Impact on the World
95 minutes |
| January 18, 2007 |
Comparison of
Limestone Scrubber Designs
147 minutes |
| January 11, 2007 |
Corrosion Materials Options 6 hours Part 1
180 minutes,
Part 2
88 minutes, Part 3
90 minutes |
| December 7, 2006 |
Air Pollution Investment
Opportunities 71 minutes The air pollution control industry is finally making nice profits. However, finding the right company for your investment is not easy. Is air pollution control a big enough opportunity to influence the stock prices of the conglomerates? Are there small public companies that are attractive? Is there the possibility to roll up a number of small private companies? What categories look most attractive - mercury, NOx, SO2 or particulate? Which products look most attractive - systems, components, services or consumables? MORE |
| November 16, 2006 |
Mercury CEMS: Commercial Availability 110 minutes Reynaldo Forte of EPA provided the very latest insights on mercury CEMS including CAMR requirements, technical issues and next steps in improving performance in challenging environments. Thermo Electron, ADA-ES, Tekran, and Sick Maihak provided the latest in hardware development. Cooper detailed a CEMS which measures mercury as well as other metals. Discussion of cost and availability was revealing. MORE |
| November 9, 2006 |
Spray Drier FGD vs. CFB 105 minutes Lots of facts and figures were presented in the international discussion of dry scrubbers Circulating dry scrubbers of which circulating fluid beds are one sub segment were claimed to fit a niche of medium efficiency with medium sulfur coals that is in between the spray driers on the low end and wet systems on the high end. However there was considerable debate as to the performance of each type. Operational problems and reagent consumption were also discussed at length. MORE |
| November 2, 2006 |
Impact of PM2.5 on Power
Plant Choices 130 minutes Top experts from EPA and the supplier community discussed the very worrisome question of measuring and controlling PM 2.5. The present monitoring method is flawed and there are some promising replacements. But in the meantime utilities are forced to comply with tough limits but uncertain verification. The latest information on the development of the instruments and the regulations was provided along with analyses of various technologies for capturing fine particles MORE |
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October 19, 2006 |
Particulate Choices for Low Sulfur Coal 134 minutes Resistivity of coal increases as sulfur decreases. Therefore the lower the sulfur the more favorable the cost comparison is between the fabric filter and the precipitator. But are there cases where a precipitator should be considered? What about filter and bag selection? Is reverse air an option or is pulse jet the universal choice? What bag materials and coatings are appropriate? What are the optimum air-to-cloth ratios? What does ACI injection for mercury removal do to the design? MORE |
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October 12, 2006 |
SCR Catalyst Choices 115 minutes What is the latest projection for catalyst life in SCR? Should you consider cleaning rather than replacement? What are the optimum catalyst selections for SO3 minimization and mercury oxidation? Is honeycomb better than the plate design. What pitch is best for coal plants. Is catalyst poisoning a problem? MORE |
| September 28, 2006 |
SO3: Generation, Removal and Efficiency Requirements 172 minutes The Hot Topic Hour phone/web conference on September 28 focused on SO3 and the problems it causes due to plume visibility, particulate limit exceedance, and operating problems for air heaters and dust collectors. Now an additional problem has arisen. SO3 may interfere with mercury capture. This it was also addressed. MORE |
| September 21, 2006 |
FGD Wastewater Treatment Requirements 80 minutes How much is it going to cost to treat wastewater from your FGD system? Are you going to have to install biological treatment to remove selenium or other pollutants? If you are using DBA to enhance FGD efficiency, will this trigger additional treatment requirements? What about mercury in the wastewater? All these questions and more were addressed by Siemens U.S. Filter, GE-Zenon and many others. MORE |
| September 14, 2006 |
Are Mercury Control Technologies Commercially Available? 114 minutes Some of the best minds and most experienced individuals in the mercury control business provided utilities and A/Es with the latest information in the 2-hour “Hot Topic” Hour. Panelists included Mike Durham, Sid Nelson, Tony Licata, Tony Favale and others. MORE |
| August 10, 2006 |
FGD Project Delay Factors 64 minutes There are lots of orders being place for limestone scrubbing systems. Delivery times are being extended. Will this continue? What are the critical components which could stretch out the project e.g., pumps, ball mills, vessel fabrication? What about construction labor and OEM staffing? How long will it take if you order an FGD system today? How much will this affect the cost of the project? MORE |
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