32 Free Interviews From Electric Power Plus Latest On Mercury CEMS

 

Too much is happening too quickly in power plant air quality.  It seems impossible to keep on top of developments.  But there is a way.  Here are the first two articles in our Utility “E” Alert last week.  They both reflect intelligence gathered during the week.

 

Joe Schwartz will be at the CEM Users meeting tomorrow and you can talk to him about his mercury CEMS analysis.  The 32 audio interviews/pictures were conducted last Tuesday and Wednesday at Electric Power and were available on our website by Friday.  We are giving you the opportunity to listen to any of them through the link below.

 

We will be conducting the Optimization “Hot Topic Hour” on Thursday with presenters such as GE, ABB and Invensys.  Also on Thursday you will receive another e-mail from us relative to the PM2.5 measurement and Control “Hot Topic Hour” May 17.

 

Our Power Plant Air Quality Decisions combines all the previous knowledge with the latest developments.  You can view a demo at: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/ppks.htm .

 

12 Largest Utilities Buying 250 Mercury CEMS

 

Joe Schwartz of McIlvaine Company is continuing to analyze the status of the mercury CEMS program.  As part of this effort he contacted the top 12 utilities.

 

These 12 utilities have bought or will buy a total of 250 CEMS; nine of the 12 utilities will use CEMS as the primary monitor; two will use a mix of CEMS and Appendix K CEMS as the primary monitors; one will use an Appendix K CEMS as the primary monitor. One will use an Appendix K CEMS as a redundant backup; one will use an Appendix K CEMS as a backup but not as a redundant backup.  Several indicated the decision to not use a backup monitor is tentative and could change depending on their operational experience. 

 

Here are the details with utilities identified by letter.

 

A      Has yet to order 9 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

B.     Has yet to order 5 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

C.     Has ordered 14 CEMS and 6 Appendix K CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

D.     Has yet to order 8 Appendix K CEMS as the primary monitor.

E.     Ordered 20 CEMS and will probably use an Appendix K backup.

F.     Has yet to order 6 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

G.     Ordered 17 CEMS and 1 Appendix K CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

H.     Ordered 21 CEMS. - Evaluating a backup.

I.      Has yet to order 23 CEMS. - Evaluating a backup.

J.      Ordered up to 56 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

K.     Ordered 23 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

L.     Will order 41 CEMS. - Will use a backup but not a redundant Appendix K.

 

32 Audio Interviews and Digital Pictures at Electric Power

 

The exhibition at Electric Power in Chicago this week was heavily weighted toward coal. There was a good program and lots of exhibitor stands. This made it impossible to do justice to both. However-----

 

McIlvaine did audio interviews and took pictures of 32 booths. You can see the pictures and hear the interviews just by clicking on: 

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/ElectricPower07/EP07.htm .

 

One of the arguments against spending much time on the exhibit floor is that you are not going to learn anything new. But here is something new we learned at each of the 32 booths.

 

  • Air Tek has more business now than some of the largest electrostatic precipitator companies had a decade ago.

 

  • AirTrol has an impressive share of the PRB coal handling dust collector market.

 

  • Albarrie has a major program in bag cleaning and renovation.

 

  • Barnhardt can save construction money by moving and lifting heavy modular FGD and SCR sections.

 

  • ConocoPhillips has confidence based on experience with the ceramic candles for particulate removal in their E-gas coal gasification system.

 

  • Degremont –Anderson handles the clean water side while the old Infilco group handles the wastewater.

 

  • Duromar is successful with lining FGD wastewater tanks.

 

  • Ely Energy somehow was overlooked in McIlvaine coverage of ammonia delivery system companies.

 

  • Emerson is in a great position with their automation and optimization solutions as the cost of down time in a coal-fired power plant is soaring.

 

  • Environmental Energy Services argues that adding a dry magnesium product with the coal gives you quicker and more even contact with the SO3.

 

  • FMC is going after the sodium reagent market in a big way with new brand names and lots of technology.

 

  • Graycor has a good chunk of FGD and SCR construction business.

 

  • Hadek continues to book orders for stack linings (recent orders reported in this Alert).

 

  • Haldor Topsoe is enjoying a bounce back in the catalyst market.

 

  • Hitachi is pursuing SCR systems and not just catalyst.

 

  • Hypercat is using nano technology in its catalyst.

 

  • International Chimney still has room on its schedule for more business.

 

  • Jardar can build rod deck scrubbers for the power industry.

 

  • Kanawha weighing and control is focused on the coal yard.

 

  • King Filtration will supply all the replacement liquid and gas filters for a coal-fired power plant.

 

  • Metso Minerals vertical mill is the choice over their ball mill if the limestone size has already been reduced.

 

  • Metso Automation has optimized the co-firing of biomass in fluid bed combustors.

 

  • MikroPul is pursuing the coal handling baghouse projects with complete engineered systems.

 

  • MinPlus/Mobotec has more business and better mercury removal performance than we knew.

 

  • Mogas has some good orders for severe service ball valves for coal gasification projects.

 

  • National Steel Constructors has considerable experience with FGD and SCR erection.

 

  • Tenergy Christ is well positioned in the U.S. power market thanks to mergers and deployment of assets.

 

  • SCR-Tech regenerated catalysts compare favorably with new catalyst on SO3 and mercury as well as NOx.

 

  • Scientific Dust Collector is supplying coal handling dust collectors but not for PRB because they do not have a round design.

 

  • Somerset Steel Erection Company is an experienced FGD and SCR erector.

 

  • Spraying Systems reports decades of life for ceramic nozzles.

 

  • Sturtevant provides grinding mills for Trona injection.

 

  • Thermo Scientific (Ramsey) accuracy in weighing gypsum and flyash pays off in higher by-product revenues.

 

  • Thermo Scientific (Process) has a coal analyzer that is very important in coal blending and in determining not only sulfur but many other important elements in coal.

 

  • United Conveyor continues to pursue a holistic solution to the tough problem of conditioning high carbon flyash in TOXECON mercury control systems.

 

  • Weir Valves and Controls focuses on the valves used in the boiler and leaves the slurry valve sales to their sister company, Warman.

 

The link to the Electric Power interviews is on our Networking page which also has the EUEC interviews.  This means that we now have generated over 60 interviews in the last 90 days. These exhibitor interviews are also linked from the source branches in our Decision Tree.

 

To see/hear both sets of interviews click on:

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/FGDnetoppbroch/Default1.htm .

 

Bob McIlvaine

847-784-0012

rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com

 

 

Subject:  32 Free Interviews From Electric Power Plus Latest On Mercury CEMS

 

Too much is happening too quickly in power plant air quality.  It seems impossible to keep on top of developments.  But there is a way.  Here are the first two articles in our Utility “E” Alert last week.  They both reflect intelligence gathered during the week.

 

Joe Schwartz will be at the CEM Users meeting tomorrow and you can talk to him about his mercury CEMS analysis.  The 32 audio interviews/pictures were conducted last Tuesday and Wednesday at Electric Power and were available on our website by Friday.  We are giving you the opportunity to listen to any of them through the link below.

 

We will be conducting the Optimization “Hot Topic Hour” on Thursday with presenters such as GE, ABB and Invensys.  Also on Thursday you will receive another e-mail from us relative to the PM2.5 measurement and Control “Hot Topic Hour” May 17.

 

Our Power Plant Air Quality Decisions combines all the previous knowledge with the latest developments.  You can view a demo at: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/ppks.htm .

 

12 Largest Utilities Buying 250 Mercury CEMS

 

Joe Schwartz of McIlvaine Company is continuing to analyze the status of the mercury CEMS program.  As part of this effort he contacted the top 12 utilities.

 

These 12 utilities have bought or will buy a total of 250 CEMS; nine of the 12 utilities will use CEMS as the primary monitor; two will use a mix of CEMS and Appendix K CEMS as the primary monitors; one will use an Appendix K CEMS as the primary monitor. One will use an Appendix K CEMS as a redundant backup; one will use an Appendix K CEMS as a backup but not as a redundant backup.  Several indicated the decision to not use a backup monitor is tentative and could change depending on their operational experience. 

 

Here are the details with utilities identified by letter.

 

A      Has yet to order 9 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

B.     Has yet to order 5 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

C.     Has ordered 14 CEMS and 6 Appendix K CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

D.     Has yet to order 8 Appendix K CEMS as the primary monitor.

E.     Ordered 20 CEMS and will probably use an Appendix K backup.

F.     Has yet to order 6 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

G.     Ordered 17 CEMS and 1 Appendix K CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

H.     Ordered 21 CEMS. - Evaluating a backup.

I.      Has yet to order 23 CEMS. - Evaluating a backup.

J.      Ordered up to 56 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

K.     Ordered 23 CEMS. - Will not use a backup.

L.     Will order 41 CEMS. - Will use a backup but not a redundant Appendix K.

 

32 Audio Interviews and Digital Pictures at Electric Power

 

The exhibition at Electric Power in Chicago this week was heavily weighted toward coal. There was a good program and lots of exhibitor stands. This made it impossible to do justice to both. However-----

 

McIlvaine did audio interviews and took pictures of 32 booths. You can see the pictures and hear the interviews just by clicking on: 

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/ElectricPower07/EP07.htm .

 

One of the arguments against spending much time on the exhibit floor is that you are not going to learn anything new. But here is something new we learned at each of the 32 booths.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The link to the Electric Power interviews is on our Networking page which also has the EUEC interviews.  This means that we now have generated over 60 interviews in the last 90 days. These exhibitor interviews are also linked from the source branches in our Decision Tree.

 

To see/hear both sets of interviews click on:

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/FGDnetoppbroch/Default1.htm .

 

 

Bob McIlvaine

847-784-0012

rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com