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· China Can Remove Mercury at Low Cost Thanks to U.S. Developments
· $152 Billion Liquid Treatment and Control Market Will Grow At 6%/yr Thanks to Asia
· Renewable Energy Briefs
· Headlines for the August 9, 2013 - Utility E-Alert
· Answers To Your Power Plant Pump Questions Provided In “Hot Topic Hour” On August 22
· McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
China Can Remove Mercury at Low Cost Thanks to U.S. Developments
In order to meet tough regulations in the U.S. technology developers have made great strides in creating low cost routes to achieve mercury removal from power plant exhausts. The cost is especially low if the plant already has a scrubber. China is installing scrubbers on nearly all its plants. As a result China can remove mercury with just a tiny percent increase in its air pollution control investment and operating cost.
There have been some very significant recent breakthroughs which need to be communicated to the Chinese policy makers. To this end, McIlvaine conducted a webinar last week in Mandarin Chinese with two FGD experts. A presentation on removal technology was made by Bobby Chen of CBI Shaw. Questions and discussion were provided by Shiaw Tseng of Graymont. This presentation in Mandarin is available as a recording in the McIlvaine Global Decisions Orchard and on YouTube.
McIlvaine Global Decisions Orchard: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=573
YouTube: http://youtu.be/ldq33k5UWTs
U.S. power plants emitted 100,000 lbs of mercury per year prior to the regulations. By 2016 emissions will have been reduced by more than 80,000 lbs per year. China operates four times as many coal-fired boilers as the U.S., and five times as many cement plants. The potential Chinese reductions are much more significant than those in the U.S. Mercury is a world traveler. Gold mines in Brazil are emitting mercury which has been tracked to the arctic, so this is a global problem and needs a global solution. China has demonstrated a willingness to spend a great deal to improve the environment, so it is likely that they will take advantage of this opportunity when the low cost and ease of achieving the reduction are made clear.
For more information on other breakthroughs in power plant air quality improvement, click on: Power Plant Air Quality Decisions
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=48#n44i.
$152 Billion Liquid Treatment and Control Market Will Grow At 6%/yr Thanks to Asia
Revenues derived from treating and controlling liquids including water and process fluids will exceed $152 billion this year and will grow at a rate exceeding GDP over the next five years. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
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Segment |
Total Segment Sales $ Millions |
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Cartridge |
15,000 |
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Liquid Macrofiltration |
6,300 |
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Cross-flow Membranes |
10,200 |
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Sedimentation/Centrifugation |
7,000 |
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Pumps |
37,200 |
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Valves |
53,100 |
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Treatment Chemicals |
23,900 |
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Total |
152,700 |
The growth rates will vary as follows:
· Higher than average growth in Asia
· Lower than average growth in Europe
· Higher than average growth for the large acquirers
· Diminished share for the small local suppliers
· Higher than average growth in food, pharma, oil and gas
· Lower than average growth in pulp and paper, mining and steel
· Higher than average growth in cross-flow membranes
· Lower than average growth in sedimentation
· Average growth in pumps and valves
Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71.
Renewable Energy Briefs
Showa Shell Sekiyu to Build Biomass Power Plant on Former Refinery Plot
Showa Shell Sekiyu announced that it will build a thermal power plant fueled by woody biomass on the site of its former Ohgimachi plant at the Keihin refinery complex. The decision comes as Showa Shell Sekiyu implements it’s Medium-Term Business Action Plan, and represents a further step towards its goal to expand scale and sources of power generation in the Electric Power Business. Growing the Power Business as the third pillar in the company's portfolio along with its Oil and Solar businesses is part of Showa Shell Sekiyu's strategy to deliver future growth through structural business transformation. This plant, coupled with the recent approval of the expansion of the LNG-fired Ohgishima Power Plant and solar power plants will result in Showa Shell making significant additions to its power generation portfolio in the next few years.
Being close to a major urban area, the project boasts infrastructural advantages, and its coastal location is convenient for ships to deliver fuel which makes the project logistically sound.
Utility Scale Solar PV Projects Expected to Meet the Needs of Over 50,000 Average NSW Australian Homes
First Solar welcomed the news that AGL Energy Limited (AGL) has achieved financial close for two utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. First Solar has executed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts to supply the projects with its advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules and provide EPC services. In addition, First Solar will provide maintenance support for a period of five years once the solar farms are operational.
AGL has engaged First Solar to construct a 102 MW [AC] solar plant at Nyngan and a 53 MW solar project at Broken Hill — both located in New South Wales. The projects are supported by $166.7 million of Commonwealth Government funding through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as well as an additional $64.9 million in funding from the NSW Government. The total project cost is approximately $450 million.
Construction of the Nyngan project is expected to commence in January 2014, with commercial operation expected by mid-2015. Construction of the Broken Hill project will start approximately six months later, in July 2014, and is scheduled to reach commercial operation before the end of 2015. On completion, the projects are expected to produce approximately 360,000 megawatt hours of electricity each year, which will be sufficient to meet the needs of over 50,000 average homes in NSW.
IBM Drives the Future of Renewable Energy with New Wind and Solar Forecasting System
IBM announced an advanced power and weather modeling technology that will help utilities increase the reliability of renewable energy resources. The solution combines weather prediction and analytics to accurately forecast the availability of wind power and solar energy. This will enable utilities to integrate more renewable energy into the power grid, helping to reduce carbon emissions while significantly improving clean energy output for consumers and businesses.
The solution, named "Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting" (HyRef) uses weather modeling capabilities, advanced cloud imaging technology and sky-facing cameras to track cloud movements, while sensors on the turbines monitor wind speed, temperature and direction. When combined with analytics technology, the data-assimilation based solution can produce accurate local weather forecasts within a wind farm as far as one month in advance, or in 15-minute increments.
By utilizing local weather forecasts, HyRef can predict the performance of each individual wind turbine and estimate the amount of generated renewable energy.
Detroit Renewable Energy Completes Major Financing
Detroit Renewable Energy LLC (DRE) announced it has completed $55 million in long-term financing to support the company's expanding investment in the environmental, renewable energy and economic development infrastructure of Greater Detroit. The financing consists of tax-exempt Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds with maturities extending to 2030. The bonds were issued by the Michigan Strategic Fund and are guaranteed by DRE assets and future revenues.
DRE's four businesses – Detroit Thermal, LLC (DT), a district heating system that provides cost-efficient, environmentally-friendly heating to more than 145 commercial customers in Detroit's central core; Detroit Renewable Power LLC , an energy-from-waste facility that processes up to 3,300 tons per day of municipal solid waste into clean energy in the form of electricity sold to Detroit Edison, steam sold to DT, and nearly 40,000 tons per year of recycled metals; Detroit Renewable Cooling LLC , a newly established subsidiary created to provide district cooling services to buildings in the City of Detroit; and Hamtramck Energy Services LLC , which provides power block operating and maintenance services to industrial facilities that include several General Motors facilities in Michigan.
The financing significantly extends DRE's commitment to provide Detroit and surrounding municipalities with safe, cost-effective energy and waste disposal solutions. After investing more than $60 million since 2010 to acquire the operating businesses and for capital improvements to its network of facilities, DRE will employ the new financing to continue improvements at its facilities, expand services to new businesses and industries, and fund ongoing operations.
PaCE Launches Pilot Solar Grant Program for South Carolina Schools
Some students in South Carolina may soon see solar panels on their school's rooftops – thanks to a pilot program sponsored by Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE), a South Carolina nonprofit that promotes renewable energy resources.
The Solar Matching Grant Pilot will target K-12 schools in South Carolina. The $250,000 program will cover 50 percent of a school's rooftop solar installation – up to $50,000. K-12 schools and not-for-profit 501(c) 3 educational institutions in South Carolina are eligible.
The pilot program is funded by a previously announced contribution by Duke Energy. The contribution was part of a settlement agreement reached with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and the Coastal Conservation League (CCL) during the Duke Energy-Progress Energy merger.
For more information on Renewable Energy Projects and Update please visit
Headlines for the August 9, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1137 – August 9, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
§ EPA finalizing Partial Disapproval of the Arizona State Implementation Plan
§ Revised MATS Extension Information
§ AECOM picked for Environmental Study of Navajo Plant and Coal Mine
§ Wood Group GTS reduces NOx Levels by 45 Percent at Ohio Power Station
§ East Kentucky Power seeking Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to connect Scrubbers at Cooper Unit 2 to Unit 1
§ Sodium Bisulfite Solution (SBS)-based SO3 Mitigation Systems to be used at Pleasants Power Station
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL – US
§ Invenergy proposes Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in PA
§ US Senator Schumer stands behind NRG Repowering Dunkirk as Natural Gas-fired Power Plant
GAS/OIL – WORLD
CO2
§ New Report Says Carbon Capture and Storage is “Too Little, Too Late”
§ Major Breakthrough to develop Carbon Capture and Storage Facilities at Yorkshire, UK
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72.
Answers to Your Power Plant Pump Questions Provided In “Hot Topic Hour” On August 22
Join us next week, August 22, to discuss power plant pumps. We will be answering questions and displaying material of use to both end users and vendors. The whole 90 minutes can be a discussion, if there are sufficient questions. Otherwise we will cover the various applications for each design of pump and then review some of the markets by geography and technology. Here are some potential topics:
· Design for fast start combined cycle gas turbine plants
· Use of lime instead of limestone FGD and the resulting availability of many more recycle pump options
· Pumps for ultrapure water in ultrasupercritical plants
· Special challenges such as the molten salt solar or the geothermal process
· Servicing pumps in remote power plants in developing countries
To register for the August 22 “Hot Topic Hour” on “Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment Applications” at 10 a.m. DST, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
On Thursday at 10 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts a 90 minute web meeting on important energy and pollution control subjects. Power webinars are free for subscribers to either Power Plant Air Quality Decisions or Utility Tracking System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers. Market Intelligence webinars are free to McIlvaine market report subscribers and are $400.00 for non-subscribers.
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SUBJECT |
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August 22 |
Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment Applications |
Power |
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August 29 |
Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and Technology |
Power |
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Sept. 5 |
Fabric Selection for Particulate Control
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Power |
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Sept. 19 |
Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines |
Power |
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Sept. 26 |
Multi-Pollutant Control Technology
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Power |
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Oct. 3 |
Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards |
Power |
To register for the “Hot Topic Hour”, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
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Bob McIlvaine
President
847 784 0012 ext 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
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Ph: 847-784-0012 | Fax; 847-784-0061
