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· “Multi-emissions Control” is the “Hot Topic Hour” on October 27, 2011
· See you at Air Quality Next Week
· Headlines for the October 14, 2011 – Utility E Alert
· Gas Turbine Capacity Growth to Exceed Coal but at Far Lower Investment
· School Districts Turn to Solar
“Multi-emissions Control” Is the “Hot Topic Hour” on Thursday, October 27, 2011
Over the past thirty or more years, EGU operators and engineers have primarily focused on the control of a single pollutant at a time when pollutant specific regulations were promulgated. This has now all changed. The CSAPR now in effect and the Utility MACT to be finalized in a few weeks, set new control limits for all regulated pollutants as well as a few indirectly regulated components that will take effect within roughly the same time frame. Now the EGU operators will need to address PM, SO2, SO3, NOx, CO, HCl and Hg all at once. They will face unprecedented challenges because, at the same time, they are also facing stringent byproduct utilization and disposal requirements and water use and wastewater disposal issues. Many plants also have space limitations.
Fortunately during the past years, designers of APC equipment have also learned a lot about the co-benefits to be derived from a system designed to control a single pollutant such as NOx or SO2 as well as some negative impacts. In addition, these APC designers have invested considerable effort to maximize the co-benefits and minimize the negatives so that a single piece of equipment can potentially significantly reduce two or more of the regulated pollutants. They are also designing systems that will effectively control the primary pollutants while minimizing the byproduct and water issues.
The following speakers will discuss the technology and equipment available or under development that provides multi-emissions control and can be implemented by EGU operators to achieve compliance with the CSAPR and MACT limits.
John Buschmann, Technology Manager at ALSTOM Power Inc., will provide an overview of the proposed Utility Boiler MACT emission values and discusses the implications for utilities, seeking compliance not only under UMACT but also under CSAPR and various other existing and anticipated regulations. The solution is not a one-size-fits-all approach but rather a careful balancing of combinations of AQCS technologies that make up an overall compliance plan. The presentation will include a discussion of the benefits of the various AQCS options available to utility customers and highlight the decision-making process leading to the right solution.
Jon Norman, P.E. Sales and Technology Manager for Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) at United Conveyor Corporation (UCC), will describe the results from several recent dry sorbent injection tests for simultaneous SO2 and HCl removal. The effects of DSI on mercury emissions and particulate emissions will also be presented. Both tests on units burning eastern bituminous coals and those burning PRB blends will be included in the case study.
Dr. Yougen Kong, P.E., Technical Development Manager at Solvay Chemicals, Inc., will discuss dry injection of Trona or sodium bicarbonate, a low-cost solution to meet the SO2 and HCl limits in CSAPR, Utility MACT and Boiler MACT. His presentation will also review the performance of DSI with Trona and sodium bicarbonate on SO2 and HCl.
To register for this “Hot Topic Hour” on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 10 a.m. CDT, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
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See you at Air Quality Next Week
We will be at Air Quality next week and hope to see you there. Here is the link in our Calendar of Events in the Global Knowledge Orchard:
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Title: Air Quality Conference, Arlington, Virginia, October 24, 2011 |
The Air Quality conference has been tailored keeping in mind the innovations in the field of air related topics. The conference will witness experts from different parts of the world and participants will be seen exchanging their ideas over various topics lie Scrub/Multi pollutant Systems, Emissions Control Solutions for Industrial Applications, Fully Integrated CCS Demonstration Projects & emission, Speciation, Transport, and Deposition etc. the conference will enable the participants to give the presentations of their done works as well projects they have planned for future. The conference will help the participants who are looking for collaboration of partnership for their business or research activities will have great opportunity to meet people having similar interests and gaining the best partners for them.
Additional Exhibition Information
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Here are the Headlines for the October 14, 2011 – Utility E Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1046 – October 14, 2011
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
GAS / OIL – US
GAS / OIL – WORLD
§ Vogt Power to Supply HRSGs for Thailand Combined Cycle Plants
§ Hokkaido Electric Power expands Combined Cycle Power Plant to 1600 MW
§ Vogt Power to provide HRSG to Singapore Power Plant
§ Alstom wins 160 MW Gas Turbine Order for Afam Phase 2
§ Tanzania secures Chinese Loan for 300 MW Power Plant
CO2
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
For more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei.
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Gas Turbine Capacity Growth to Exceed Coal but at Far Lower Investment
Over the next 19 years the investment in coal-fired power will more than triple that of natural gas and nuclear combined. However, gas will enjoy the largest percent capacity increase. This is the latest prediction in the McIlvaine report, Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast (www.mcilvainecompany.com).
Yr. 2011 Yr. 2030
Gas Turbine (GW) 866 2000
Nuclear (GW) 406 500
Coal (GW) 2000 3000
McIlvaine predicts that 1134 GW of gas-fired power will be added to the world’s grid. This exceeds the projected 1000 GW of coal-fired power which will be added, so gas will be the leader both in total MW and in percent increase. However, the investment in a new coal-fired power plant is three times that of a combined cycle gas-fired power plant and six times that of a peaking plant. So the investment in coal will be far greater.
Ironically, the investment in wind and solar is resulting in construction of a large number of peaking gas turbine power plants. These units are flexible and can quickly start and stop to even out the power generation from the fluctuating renewable generators. The irony involves the low thermal efficiency (30 percent) of the peaking gas turbine plants. This is partially offset by their relatively low operating time, but the net result is that the greenhouse gas emissions of the combination is not insignificant compared to either all combined cycle gas or even coal. The newest coal-fired power plants are more than 40 percent efficient.
The net increases do not reflect the investments due to replacement of old coal-fired power plants or the upgrading of these power plants to meet new environmental requirements. While only 1000 GW of new coal-fired power plants will be added, there will be an even greater investment to replace power plants which are retired and to add new pollution control equipment, automation and coal handling equipment to existing power plants.
There will be more investment in coal-fired power plants but there are also more beneficiaries. There are relatively few beneficiaries in the gas turbine segment. Siemens, GE and other gas turbine manufacturers are few in number and their offerings comprise the bulk of the potential revenues. So it is not surprising that these companies are expecting major positive impacts on their sales and profits.
The future of nuclear power is going to be shaped by China. European countries will be retiring more nuclear power plants than they build. China has plans to add more than 150 GW of nuclear capacity by 2030. This is substantially more than the net world increase included in the forecast. Cost and safety aspects will be critical in determining the nuclear future.
For more information on Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#n043
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School Districts Turn to Solar
More and more school districts are turning to solar energy to cut electricity costs. McIlvaine Renewable Energy Updates track these installations.
WESCO International, Inc., a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications MRO and OEM products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistics services together with Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world’s largest producer of solar panels, recently completed a 625 kWp solar project for the Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) in California.
Altogether, 2,272 Suntech solar panels cover nearly one acre, comprising a 503 kWp carport array and 26 kWp array on the roof of the CCCOE office in Pleasant Hill, CA, as well as a 96 kWp ground-mounted installation located at Lucille Mauzy School in Alamo, CA. Over the next 25 years, the solar installation is expected to generate more than 15 million kWh of electricity and to save the CCCOE millions of dollars in electricity costs. The CCCOE plays a leadership role in the delivery of quality education to more than 166,000 K-12 students in Contra Costa County.
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Solectria Renewables, LLC, a leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced that it has been chosen as the inverter supplier for the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. The PV systems will be made up of 19 carport shade arrays, 3 ground-mount systems and 6 shade structures, spanning 10 schools across the district and totaling 2.5 MW.
Solectria Renewables worked closely with WESCO Distribution, one of Solectria Renewables’ nationwide distributors, and Roebbelen Contracting, Inc., a general contractor with a 52 year history. Solectria will supply inverters ranging from 13 kW to 300 kW.
Construction for this district solar project is underway and is expected to be commissioned in 2011. The solar project at SVUSD is expected to offset 96 percent of the school district’s collective energy usage. This amounts to $750,000 in California Solar Initiative rebates during the first five years. In addition, the district is also expected to save an additional $500,000 in energy costs. The total savings are estimated at $26 million over the lifetime of the system.
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Antelope Valley Community College District and Chevron Energy Solutions announced the completion of a 1.1 MW solar and energy efficiency program at the district’s Lancaster campus. The program is expected to save the district more than $25 million over the life of the project, including incentives from the California Solar Initiative.
“Our new solar energy system, car charging stations, central cooling plant and data center, along with the numerous energy efficiency improvements made through this project give the district more than $1.1 million net savings in the first five years,” said Jackie L. Fisher, Sr. Ed.D., president of Antelope Valley Community College District. “At a time of tightly managed budgets, this program is certainly reason to celebrate. We’re delighted that Chevron Energy Solutions was able to offer a comprehensive energy project that delivers great value to our budget’s bottom line.”
Antelope Valley Community College District expects the program will offset its annual electrical utility usage by more than 50 percent.
Chevron Energy Solutions designed, constructed, operates, maintains, measures and guarantees the solar system’s performance for the district. The company also engineered and installed the energy efficiency improvements, including a new chilled water plant and energy efficiency controls, lighting upgrades and irrigation control upgrades.
Chevron Energy Solutions is one of the largest installers of solar power in the U.S. education market and has developed hundreds of projects that improve energy efficiency and provide renewable power for education, government and business facilities.
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