FGD & DeNOx Insights  
No. 32   July 2014

 

 

 

WELCOME

This bi-weekly FGD & DeNOx Insights provide excerpts from the McIlvaine FGD & DeNOx World Markets.  It also provides excerpts from related publications. The market report provides the latest forecasts, market shares and insights relative to technology and opportunities.    

 

·       Wet Calcium FGD was the Hot Topic on July 24

·       Industrial Boiler and Cement MACT Timing and Compliance Options

·       World Power Generation Projects Headlines – Fuel - Nuclear

 

 

 

Wet Calcium FGD was the Hot Topic on July 24

 

A new dedicated website on this subject Wet Calcium FGD - Continuous Analyses was introduced. This site and periodic webinars are to assist operators in making the best decisions relative to wet calcium FGD.

Yesterdays topics included 

§  Scrubber selection by Scott Miller of Advatech

§  One oxidation blower option discussion with Keith Collins of Gardner Denver

§  Discussions on lime vs. limestone with Scott Fraley of Carmeuse

§  Site tour including Chinese information

Wet limestone FGD systems are competitive with the dry option, according to Scott Miller. The following comparison shows the wet FGD advantages:

Which FGD Process to Choose

 

With the addition of lime at the air preheater to lower gas temperature and increase heat recovery, a side benefit is improved SO3 removal. Therefore, wet systems with this added feature are very efficient at removing SO3.  With the Gore mercury module the efficiency on mercury removal is also very high. This can be an upgrade option.

Keith made a convincing case for the selection of the multi-stage blower. Single vs

When questioned about efficiency, Keith explained that the GDI uses a throttling valve to control flow so that at low flows efficiency is reduced. However, in a typical FGD system with 4 or 5 blowers there is no need for throttling individual units.

Gardner Denver has over 80 blower units installed in FGD service.

§  Suncor – Fort McMurray

§  Georgia Power – Wansley, Gaston, Bowen, Yates, Scherer

§  Alabama Power – Barry, Gorgas, Hammond

§  NRG Texas Power – Limestone

§  Gulf Power – Crist Station

§  Duke Energy Indiana

§  SIGECO – Culley Station

§  TVA – Kingston

§  IPALCO – Harding Street Station

§  Lakeland Electric Co-op

§  China – Wuhan Kaidi Electric Power – Zhanjiang AOLIYOU Power Plant

The company has manufacturing facilities in China and is actively participating in this market.

Scott Fraley of Carmeuse Lime answered questions relative to the choice between lime and limestone.  Natural oxidation lime systems are regaining popularity due to the ability to chemically fix heavy metals in a disposable landfill product. Some utilities that started with this technology in the 1970s and then converted to forced oxidation have now converted back.

Lime quality varies and can be determined by the temperature rise during slaking. Highly reactive lime can obtain 99 percent efficiency with very little excess lime.

A great deal of information has been added to the site including very comprehensive information about corrosion in Chinese power plants. This information is in Chinese and in English.

 

 

 

August 14, 2014

Industrial Boiler and Cement MACT Timing and Compliance Options

 

 

Industrial Boiler and Cement MACT Timing and Compliance Options

 

Operators of cement kilns and industrial boilers are in the process of making final decisions relative to mercury, HCl and toxics reductions. This webinar will help these operators compare the many options which are available.

 

There are five free websites to provide a foundation for the discussion:

 

·       Dry Scrubbing - Continuous Analyses

·       Mercury Removal - Continuous Analyses

·       Hot Gas Filters - Continuous Analyses

·       CCR and Effluent - Continuous Analyses

·       Wet Calcium FGD - Continuous Analyses

 

The webinar will explore technology options including some very recent developments. The catalytic filter and the post scrubbing mercury module are two newly proven technologies. The decisions on upgrading precipitators or installing fabric filters, using dry or wet scrubbers, and whether to use sorbent traps or mercury CEMS all have to be made.

 

Another question is how much time is left to make these decisions? There is also the uncertainty regarding future regulations and whether to adopt technologies which provide flexibility. One flexible approach is to invest in lower cost technology with the potential to upgrade. Australia just abolished its carbon tax while the U.S. administration is talking about more CO2 reductions, so the strategy for MACT compliance has to factor in the regulatory uncertainties.

 

The webinar will be collaborative. A series of questions will be discussed. The program will be enhanced and initiated with a few short presentations by experts.

 

To register for the “Hot Topic Hour”, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=675

 

 

WORLD POWER GENERATION PROJECTS

 

This includes only projects where there was an update during the month.  There are thousands of projects in the database.

New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.

 

Fuel - Nuclear

 

Startup Date

Location

Fuel Comment

Project Title

Unknown

Armenia

 

Metsamor-Armenia replacement nuclear power plant

Unknown

Azerbaijan

 

Azerbaijan nuclear power plant

Unknown

Bahrain

 

Bahrain nuclear power plant

Unknown

Bolivia

 

Bolivia nuclear power plant

Unknown

Canada

 

Point Lepreau 2-NB Power

Unknown

China

 

Haijia Haifeng 1,2-CGNPC

Unknown

China

 

Zhexi/Longyou 3,4-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Jinzhouwan

Unknown

China

 

Jingyu 1-4-CPI and Guodian

Unknown

China

 

Cangnan-CGNPC/Huaneng

Unknown

China

 

Hui'an/Fuqing 2 Units 3-6-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Baisha Pingman 1-4-CPI

Unknown

China

 

Hengren 1-4-CPI

Unknown

China

 

Haiyang 7,8-CPI

Unknown

China

 

Zhexi 1-2nuclear power plant-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Haiyang 3,4-CPI

unknown

China

 

Guidong-CPI

Unknown

China

 

Fuling 1-4-CPI

Unknown

China

 

Dafan/Gaokeng-CGNPC

Unknown

China

 

Changjiang 3,4-CNNC and Huaneng

Unknown

China

 

Changde nuclear power plant (Hengyang)-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Sanmen 3-6 expansion-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Bamaoshan, Wuhu 3,4-CGNPC

Unknown

China

 

Bailong/Fangchengang 2 Units 3-6-CGNPC

Unknown

China

 

Haiyang 5,6-CPI

Unknown

China

 

Tianwan 7,8-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Shandong Shidaowan-Huaneng

Unknown

China

 

Shaoguan 1-4 nuclear power plant-China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding

Unknown

China

 

Shidaowan nuclear power plant-Huaneng

Unknown

China

 

Shidaowan-China Huaneng Group

Unknown

China

 

Sanba nuclear power plant-China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group

Unknown

China

 

Taohuajiang 1-4 nuclear power plant-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Taohuajiang-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Tianwan 3,4 Phase II nuclear power plant-Jiangsu Nuclear power Corp.

Unknown

China

 

Heyuan (Jieyang) power plant

Unknown

China

 

Tianwan 5,6-CNNC

Unknown

China

 

Zhangzhou 1,2 nuclear power plant-China Guodian Corp.

Unknown

China

 

Tianwei 1,2, Lufeng-CGNPC

Unknown

China

 

Rongcheng, Shiaowan-CGNPC and Huaneng NPDC

Unknown

China

 

Xiangtan 1-4-Huadian

Unknown

China

 

Xinyang 1-4-CGNPC?

Unknown

China

 

Lianyungang 1,2-GCNPC

Unknown

China

 

Ningde 5,6-CGNPC

Unknown

China

 

Yangjiang 5,6-CGNPC

Unknown

China

 

Xudabao 1,2 nuclear power plant

Unknown

China

 

Xiaomoshan 1-6-CPI

Unknown

China

 

Pengze 3,4-CPI

Unknown

China

 

Xianning (Dafan) 4-CGNPC

Unknown

CO

 

Colorado Energy Park nuclear power plant

Unknown

Egypt

 

Dabaa nuclear power plant

Unknown

France

 

Penly nuclear power plant expansion-EDF/GDF Suez

Unknown

Ghana

 

Ghana nuclear power plant

Unknown

India

 

Mithivirdi (Chhaya) nuclear power plant-Nuclear Power Corp. Ltd. of India

Unknown

India

 

Banswada nuclear power plant-Nuclear Power Corp.

Unknown

India

 

Haryana Power Generation Ltd. nuclear power plant

Unknown

India

 

Kadapa power plant

Unknown

India

 

Xuancheng-Datang Group

Unknown

India

 

Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp. nuclear power plant

Unknown

India

 

Mandia district nuclear power plant-Nuclear Power Corp. of india

Unknown

India

 

Kudankulam expansion (3 and 4)

Unknown

India

 

Kovvada Matsyalesam village

Unknown

Indonesia

 

Bangka Belitung nuclear power plant

Unknown

Indonesia

 

Gunung (Mount) Muria nuclear power plant-PLN

Unknown

Iran

 

Darkhoveyn nuclear power plant

Unknown

Iran

 

Bushehr nuclear expansion

Unknown

Japan

 

Ohma nuclear power plant-EPDC/J Power

Unknown

Japan

 

Tsuruga 3 and 4 nuclear power plants

Unknown

Japan

 

Higashidori 1,2 nuclear power plant-Tokyo Electric

Unknown

Japan

 

Shimane 3 nuclear power plant-Chugoku Electric

Unknown

KS

 

Wolf Creek nuclear power plant expansion

Unknown

Kuwait

 

Kuwait possible nuclear power plant

Unknown

MI

 

Newport (Fermi 3) nuclear power plant-DTE Energy

Unknown

Nigeria

 

Nigeria possible nuclear power plant

Unknown

NJ

 

PSEG Group possible nuclear power plant

Unknown

PA

 

Bell Bend nuclear power plant-PPL Corp/Unistar

Unknown

Pakistan

 

Kanupp 2,3 nuclear power plant

Unknown

Russia

 

Leningrad II 5,6-Energoatom

Unknown

Saudi Arabia

 

Saudi Arabia nuclear power plant

Unknown

South Korea

 

Samcheok nuclear power plant-Posco

Unknown

South Korea

 

Crescent City 2 nuclear power plant

Unknown

Turkey

 

Igneada power plant

Unknown

UK

 

Sellafield addition-NuGeneration

Unknown

VA

 

North Anna 3 nuclear power plant-Dominion

Unknown

Venezuela

 

Venezuelan nuclear power plant

Unknown

Vietnam

 

Vietnamese nuclear power plants

Suspended

LA

 

River Bend nuclear power plant-Entergy Nuclear

Suspended

MO

 

Callaway nuclear power plant addition

On hold

China

 

Rushan 1,2 (Hongshiding)-China Nuclear Engineering and Construction Corp.

On hold

MD

 

Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant addition-UniStar Nuclear Energy

On hold

NC

 

Harris nuclear power plant expansion-Duke Energy

On hold

Russia

 

Baltic 1 (Kaliningrad) nuclear reactor

On hold

Slovakia

 

CEZ nuclear power units

On hold

TX

 

Comanche Peak 3,4 (Dallas) nuclear power plant-Luminant

On hold

TX

 

South Texas 3 and 4-NRG South Texas

Delayed

South Korea

 

Shin Wolsong 1,2

Cancelled

Bulgaria

 

Belene 1,2 light water reactors-NEK

Cancelled

Canada

 

Peace River (Lac Cardinal) nuclear power plant-Bruce Power

Cancelled

Canada

 

Nanticoke nuclear power plant-Bruce Energy

Cancelled

Canada

 

Darlington nuclear power plant expansion-Ontario Power

cancelled

Czech Republic

 

Temelin nuclear power plant addition-CEZ

Startup Date

Location

Fuel Comment

Project Title

Cancelled

Finland

 

Loviisa 3 nuclear power plant-Fennovoima

Cancelled

FL

 

Crystal River-Progress Energy (Duke) nuclear power plant

Cancelled

FL

 

Turkey Point nuclear power plant-Florida Power & Light

Cancelled

ID

 

Idaho Energy Complex-Alternate Energy Holdings/Unistar

Cancelled

ID

 

Payette County possible nuclear power plant-MidAmerican Energy Holdings

Cancelled

Lithuania

 

Visaginas nuclear power plant

Cancelled

NY

 

Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant-UniStar Nuclear Energy

Cancelled

Russia

 

Kursk 5 nuclear power plant-Energoatom

Cancelled

Serbia

 

Serbia nuclear power plant

Cancelled

South Africa

 

Cape region nuclear reactor

Cancelled

Thailand

 

Thailand possible nuclear power plant-EGAT

Cancelled

TX

 

Victoria County-Exelon nuclear power plant in Texas

Cancelled

TX

 

Amarillo Power/Unistar possible power plant in Panhandle

Cancelled

UK

 

Oldbury-E.On/RWE (Horizon) nuclear power plant in UK

2035

Czech Republic

 

Dukovany expansion-CEZ

2030

Croatia

 

Croatia possible nuclear power pant

2030

Japan

 

Chubu Electric nuclear power plant

2030

Poland

 

Poland nuclear power plant-Polska Grupa Energetyczna

2030

South Africa

 

Eskom possible nuclear power plant

2030

Sri Lanka

 

Sri Lanka nuclear power plant

2027

Vietnam

 

Vinh Hai 2-3,4

2025

Brazil

 

Brazil four nuclear power plants

2025

Estonia

 

Eesti Energia possible nuclear power plant

2025

Hungary

 

Paks replacement

2025

Russia

 

Seversk power plant

2025

Slovenia

 

Krsko 2 addition-NEK

2025

Switzerland

 

Ersatz Muhlenberg nuclear power plant-Resun

2025

Switzerland

 

Niederamt nuclear power plant-Atel

2025

Switzerland

 

Ersatz-Beznau power plant-Resun AG

2025

UK

 

Hinkley Point C-British Energy (now EDF) nuclear power plants

2025

UK

 

Sizewell C power plant-EDF

2025

UK

 

Wylfa Newydd-Horizon nuclear power plant

2025

Vietnam

 

Ninh Thuan 1-1,2 nuclear power plant-EVN

2025

Vietnam

 

Ninh Thuan 1-3,4 nuclear power plant

2024

Finland

 

Hanhikivi 1 (Pyhajoki) --Fennovoima nuclear power project

2024

SC

 

Lee (Cherokee) nuclear power plant-Duke Energy

2023

Bulgaria

 

Kozloduy 7 nuclear power plant expansion

2023

South Korea

 

Shin Kori 7,8

2023

Turkey

 

Sinop nuclear power plant-Electricity Generation Holding Co.

2023

Turkey

 

Akkuyu nuclear power plant

2022

Kenya

 

Kenya nuclear power plant

2022

South Korea

 

Shin Ulchin 3,4

2022

Vietnam

 

Vinh Hai 2-1,2

2021

India

 

Jaitapur nuclear power plant-Nuclear Power Corp. of India

2021

Malaysia

 

Tenaga Nasional Bhd possible nuclear power plant

2020

AL

 

Bellefonte nuclear power plant -TVA/NuStart

2020

CA

 

Fresno Nuclear Energy Group power plant

2020

China

 

Sanming 1,2-CNNC

2020

China

 

Donggang nuclear power plant-China Huadian Corp.

2020

Finland

 

Olkiluoto 4 Nuclear power plant-TVO

Startup Date

Location

Fuel Comment

Project Title

2020

Israel

 

Shabta-Israel Electric nuclear power plant

2020

Japan

 

Sendai nuclear power plant-Kyushu Electric

2020

Japan

 

Mihama replacement-Kansai Electric Power

2020

Jordan

 

Aqaba Stage 1-Jordan nuclear power plants

2020

Kazakhstan

 

Aktau nuclear power plants-Kazatomprom

2020

Morocco

 

Morocco nuclear power plant

2020

Pakistan

 

Karachi Coastal Power

2020

Romania

 

Transylvania nuclear power plant-Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectric

2020

Russia

 

Beloyarsk expansion Unit 5

2020

Russia

 

Kola II nuclear power plant-Rosatom

2020

Slovakia

 

Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear power plant

2020

South Korea

 

Shin Kori 5,6

2020

United Arab Emirates

 

Barakah 1-4 nuclear power plant

2020

UT

 

Transition Power Blue Castle nuclear power plant

2019

Netherlands

 

Borssele 2 nuclear power plant-Delta

2019

OH

 

Piketon nuclear power plant-Duke Energy/Unistar

2019

Romania

 

Cernavoda 3 and 4 nuclear power plant-EnergoNuclear

2019

SC

 

V.C. Summer nuclear power plant expansion-SCANA/Santee Cooper

2018

Bangladesh

 

Rooppur nuclear power plant

2018

Belarus

 

Astravyets in Ostrovetsky district--Belarus nuclear power plant

2018

China

 

Tianwei/Shanwei Lufeng-CGNPC

2018

China

 

Xiamoshan 1,2 nuclear power plant-Hunan Nuclear Power Co.

2018

China

 

Chisong nuclear power plant

2018

India

 

Haripur nuclear power plant

2018

India

 

Rawatbhata nuclear power plant-NPCIL

2018

Japan

 

Kaminoseki 1 nuclear power plant-Chugoku Electric

2018

South Korea

 

Shin Ulchin 1,2 nuclear power plant

2017

Argentina

 

Atucha 3 power plant

2017

China

 

Wuhu 1,2 nuclear power plant-Anhui Nuclear Power Co.

2017

China

 

Yangjiang 3,4-CGNPC

2017

GA

 

Alvin W. Vogtle 3,4 nuclear power plant-Georgia Power, Oglethorpe Power

2017

India

 

Rajasthan 7 and 8 nuclear power plant-Nuclear Power Corp. of India

2017

India

 

Gorakhpur village (Fatehabad) nuclear power plant-Haryana Power Generation C

2017

Pakistan

 

Chashma 3,4 nuclear power plants

2017

Taiwan

 

Lungmen nuclear power plant-TaiPower

2017

Ukraine

 

Khmelnitsky 3, 4 -Energoatom

2016

Brazil

 

Angra 3 (Alvaro Alberto) nuclear power plant-Electronuclear

2016

China

 

Fangchenggang 1,2 (Hongsha)-China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp.

2016

China

 

Bailong nuclear power plant Phase 1-China Guangdong Nuclear Power, etc.

2016

China

 

Hongyanhe 1-6 nuclear power plant-CGNPC

2016

Finland

 

Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear power plant-TVO

2016

France

 

Flamanville 3 nuclear power plant-EDF

2016

India

 

Kakrapar 3,4 nuclear power plant-Nuclear Power Corp. of India

2016

Russia

 

Rostov 3 and 4-Rosatom

2016

Russia

 

Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant-Energoatom

2016

Russia

 

Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant-Energoatom

2016

Russia

 

Leningrad II 1,2-Energoatom

2015

China

 

Xianning (Dafan) 3-CGNPC

2015

China

 

Jiyang -China Nuclear Industrial Group/Anhui Wenergy Co.

2015

China

 

Ningde 3,4-CGNPC

Startup Date

Location

Fuel Comment

Project Title

2015

China

 

Anqing 1,2 nuclear power plant

2015

China

 

Changjiang 1,2 nuclear power plant-China National Nuclear Corp.

2015

China

 

Haiyang 1,2 nuclear power plant-Shandong Nuclear Power

2015

Russia

 

Beloyarsk Unit 4

2015

TN

 

Watts Bar 2 nuclear power plant-TVA

2014

China

 

Yangjiang 1,2 nuclear power plant-China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co.

2014

China

 

Ningde 1,2 nuclear power plant-Datang Inter. Power/Guangdong Nuclear Power

2014

China

 

Taishan 1,2 nuclear power plant-EDF/China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp.

2014

China

 

Sanmen 1, 2 nuclear power plant-State Nuclear Power Technology Co.

2014

China

 

Fangjiashan 1,2

2014

China

 

Fuqing 1,2 nuclear power plant-China National Nuclear Corp.

2014

India

 

Kalpakkam nuclear power plant-Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam

2014

India

 

Kudankulam 1,2 nuclear power plant-Nuclear Power Corp/NTPC

2014

Slovakia

 

Mochovce 3,4 nuclear power plant-Slovenske Elektrarne

2014

South Korea

 

Shin Kori 3 and 4 nuclear power plant

2013

Argentina

 

Atucha II nuclear power plant-Nucleoelectrica Argentina

2013

China

 

Pengze 2 nuclear power plant-China Power Investment Corp.

2012

China

 

Qinshan Phase II 3,4 expansion-China National Nuclear Corp.

2012

FL

 

St. Lucie nuclear power plant expansion-Florida Power & Light

2012

FL

 

Turkey Point nuclear power plant expansion-Florida Power & Light

2012

Iran

 

Bushehr nuclear power plant

2012

Russia

 

Kaliningrad 4 nuclear power plant

2011

China

 

Lingao 3,4 nuclear power plant-CGNPC

2011

India

 

Kaiga 4 nuclear power plant

2011

South Korea

 

Shin Kori 1,2

2010

Japan

 

Tomari 3 nuclear power plant-Hokkaido Electric Power

2010

Mexico

 

Laguna Verde nuclear reactor modernization-Comision Federal de Electreicidad

2010

Russia

 

Severodvinsk nuclear power plant-Energoatom

2009

India

 

Rajasthan nuclear power plant

2008

PA

 

Susquehanna 1,2 upgrade-PPL Corp.

2007

China

 

Tianwan nuclear power plant

2007

India

 

Tarapur III, IV nuclear power plant-Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd.

 

 

New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.

 

For more information on World Power Generation Projects, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/28-energy/486-40ai

 

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