·        “Hot Topic Hour” for September 6, 2012 is “Material Handling in Coal-fired Power Plants”

·        McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

·        Asia Will Account For 45 Percent of the Air and Water Monitoring Market Next Year

·        Large Treatment and Flow Control Companies Expect to Grow 5.2 Percent in 2013

·        The Market for Fabric Filter Systems and Replacement Elements Will Exceed $8.7 Billion in 2013

·        Headlines for the August 24, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

·        Military Turns to Renewables

“Hot Topic Hour” for September 6, 2012 is “Material Handling in Coal-fired Power Plants”

Operation of a modern power plant has become an exercise in material handling. The modern power plant deals with the transportation, loading/unloading, storage, sizing, blending and injection of fuels and other materials.  These include coal and various biomass products as well as lime, limestone or gypsum, liquids such as ammonia or sulfuric acid and solids such as the various forms of activated carbon. Many of these materials utilize very different material handling equipment and have their own unique set of problems related to their transportation and use. With coal switching and coal blending frequently being used to take advantage of reduced fuel costs and to reduce air emissions, the pulverizer, conveyor and injection equipment must be capable of handling a wide range of coals with varying physical characteristics, moisture levels and ash properties. Getting the materials to the proper place in the power plant in the proper configuration is only part of the problem. The power plant also needs to collect, condition, transport and stockpile or load the waste products from the combustion process and air and water pollution control systems. Add to this mix the need to improve plant efficiency by reducing energy used for these material handling systems. Issues such as shortages of water, zero effluent discharge regulations, the need to eliminate ash ponds and material handling become critical to the efficient operation of the plant.

The following speakers will address the various material handling systems and equipment available for all of the materials used in a coal-fired power plant; the advantages or disadvantages of each; their operating experience with the equipment; potential problems to avoid during design and operation and new technology available to improve performance while reducing energy consumed and maintenance.

Geoff Conroy, President of Aumund Corporation, will discuss automated methods for coal storage, handling and blending. He will discuss the most up to date methods of coal handling for large stockpiles, multi-piles and reclaim applications to achieve coal blending, both within the pile and from several piles.

Ron Grabowski, Business Development Manager at Clyde Bergemann Malvern

Charles S. Alack, President of Semi-Bulk Systems, Inc., will describe efficient in-line mixer processes for handling and dispersing large volumes of pulverized limestone for FGD scrubbers. Process options will be described for handling, dispersing and injecting dry sorbent and chemicals into FGD scrubbers and in-furnace treatment for SO₂ and Hg removal.  He will also describe the pulverized limestone slurry processes recently supplied to Minnesota Power, Southern Power and Ameren power plants. 

To register for the Hot Topic Hour on Thursday, September 6, 2012, at 10 a.m. click on:

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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 Environmental Upgrade Tracking System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers.

Market Intelligence webinars are free to McIlvaine market report.

Asia Will Account For 45 Percent of the Air and Water Monitoring Market Next Year

In 2013 the worldwide sales of air and water monitoring equipment and services will be $22 billion. Asia will account for 45 percent of the total.

Asian Sales of Air and Water Monitoring ($ Millions)

Industry                                 2013

Asphalt                                         33

Bioclean                                       12

Chemical                                    120

Commercial & Residential      2,446

Electronics                                 104

FGD                                           387

Food                                           112

Gas Turbines                                78

Government & Academia       1,827

Incinerators                                145

Metals                                        219

Mining                                        123

Oil & Gas                                   125

Other Industries                         309

Pharmaceutical                             31

Power                                      1,791

Pulp & Paper                              257

Refining                                     319

Steel                                             91

Stone                                          219

Surface Coating                           22

Municipal Wastewater               532

Municipal Water                        801

Total                                      10,103

Air and water monitoring revenues include sales of laboratory, continuous and portable instruments and systems. These include process gases and liquids as well as exhaust gases and liquid waste streams. The values reported include physical properties such as flow and temperature as well as chemical constituents such as ammonia or cadmium.

Power is the largest industrial user of air and water monitoring equipment.  These plants extract more water than any other industry and discharge more gases to the atmosphere than all the other industries combined. Process gas instrumentation includes measurement of oxygen, carbon monoxide, temperature and flow.  It also includes related measurements such as fuel flow. 

Laboratory equipment is also included. Often a solid e.g. filter catch is measured to determine the constituents in the air or gas. Where the analysis of the raw material is necessary for pollution control purposes, this is also included. Many regulations affecting pollution control in coal-fired power plants require measuring the sulfur or mercury in the coal being burned.  In the cement industry, the metals are measured in the limestone feed as well as in the stack gas.

The power industry in Asia is investing more than the rest of the world combined in boosting electrical capacity. Asia also leads in the expansion of municipal water and wastewater. Municipalities in Asia will spend $1.2 billion for air and water instrumentation next year. Most will be for water quality. However, odor control is a big problem and will require a significant investment in portable test equipment.

The trend is away from laboratory testing and towards continuous monitoring. Municipalities presently have large investments in laboratories and considerable operating expense devoted to periodic sampling. This will be sharply reduced as these plants invest in systems which will continuously monitor and control the processes.

For more information on Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets:  http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp

Large Treatment and Flow Control Companies Expect to Grow 5.2 Percent in 2013

Eighty major companies participating in the air, gas, water, fluid treatment and control market expect their 2013 sales to be $114 billion up from $108 billion in 2012 for an average gain of 5.2 percent. The mean gain is 5.6 percent (the projected sales for the company ranked #41).  The McIlvaine Company in its report, Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets, is projecting sales in this market to increase worldwide from $323 billion in 2012 to $339 billion (in non-inflated 2010 dollars).

Many of the companies participating in this market derive the majority of their sales from products outside the scope of this forecast. These 80 larger companies generate only 15 percent of the revenues in this market. The conclusion is that the larger companies will be growing at the same rate as the total market.

Companies headquartered in Asia (with the exception of Japan) will in general be growing faster than companies headquartered in Europe and the Americas.

Future sales forecasts of each of the 80 companies are an aggregate of forecasts by the companies or by the analysts who follow their stocks most closely.  Individual forecasts ranged from a negative 3 percent to a positive 22 percent.

Low Growth Companies (Revenues $ Millions) 

In the case of companies projecting lower sales in 2013, the reason is exceptionally high increases in 2011 or 2012.

High Growth Companies (Revenues $ Millions)

The companies projecting higher sales ranged from those with steady high growth to companies which expect to rebound from low or negative growth.

For more information on:  Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71

The Market for Fabric Filter Systems and Replacement Elements Will Exceed $8.7 Billion in 2013

Purchases of fabric filter systems and replacement elements will exceed $8.7 billion next year. This is the latest forecast in World Fabric Filter and Element Market published by the McIlvaine Company.

Fabric Filter Revenues

($ Millions)

Subject           2013

Bags                2,589

Equipment       2,813

Media              1,449

Systems           6,189

The equipment category includes the collector or housing with a cleaning mechanism and the elements. However, the average contract between filter supplier and purchaser has some additional items such as ductwork, fans and/or support structure. This is represented by the systems category.

The bags or elements are replaced every three to four years. They represent only about 10 percent of the value in the original sale, but provide a substantial continuing opportunity.  Prior to 1960, the equipment supplier also sold the replacement bags. However in the last fifty years, the role of the independent bag makers has grown to the point at which they dominate the sales of replacement bags. The market for bags in 2013 will be close to $2.6 billion. This market is growing steadily unlike the equipment market which is much more volatile.

Filter media revenues include the sales by the manufacturer of roll goods to the bag makers. In some cases, these are one and the same. More frequently the bag maker is using roll goods from a number of suppliers. The value of the media represents as little as 10 percent to as much as 60 percent of the value in the finished bag depending on the material used.  Polyester non-wovens are on the low end whereas PTFE is at the top. 

Membranes are increasing their penetration of the market due to higher efficiency and better cake release. U.S. EPA calculated the cost of its new air toxic regulation for cement plants is based on a switch to membrane bags to meet the standards.

There are continuing innovations in media which will shape the industry in the future. One of the most important is the high temperature ceramic element containing catalyst. High particulate and DeNO_x efficiency are obtained at 850^oF.  This lowers the footprint and provides the opportunity for more heat exchange and better energy conversion efficiency. 

For more information on World Fabric Filter and Element Market, click on:

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Here are the Headlines for the August 24, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1089 – August 24, 2012

Table of Contents

COAL – US

• Court vacates Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
• Cross-State Air Decision Will Have Only Minor Impact on the Equipment Market
• South Carolina Electric & Gas settles Lawsuit regarding Discharge of Arsenic
• Sunflower Electric back at Kansas Supreme Court with 895 MW Holcomb Project
• Clyde Bergemann Power Group Americas receives Major Utility’s Order to achieve EPA MATS Rule Compliance
• Court says TVA is Legally Responsible for Coal Sludge Spill
• Big Rivers backs off on Air Pollution Control Equipment

COAL – WORLD

• Parsons Brinckerhoff doing Engineering for 1800 MW Ncondezi Project in Mozambique
• Possible 240-400 MW Power Plant in Sarangani Province, Philippines
• 4x60 MW JAL Project at Churk in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India rejected
• AES Gener building 532 MW Cochrane in Chile
• MPX Energia reaches Agreement with Opposition of 2,100-MW Hacienda Castilla Power Plant in Chile
• China Gezhouba to build 1000 MW Power Plant in Malawi
• Chinese Firm says Overuse led to Failures at Norochcholai

GAS/OIL / US

• Gas-fired Power Plant in Florida may be expanded

GAS/OIL WORLD

§  KBR picked to manage construction of 242 MW Diamantina in Australia

CO₂

• CCS Project at Southern Co.’s Plant Barry Begins Storing CO₂ Underground 

BIOMASS

• IHI to convert Small California Power Plants to Biomass-firing

NUCLEAR

§  Darlington Nuclear Power Project in Canada receives Site Preparation License

• Kazakhstan to decide by End of Year on Nuclear Power Plant
• Alstom/BHEL will supply Turbine Generator Package for Rajasthan 7 and 8 in India

BUSINESS

• Sinclair Oil to install SCR at Wyoming Facilities
• Fuel Tech ULTRA Orders in China
• Reliance Power and China Datong set up Joint Venture to Operate and Maintain Power Plants
• E.ON backs off on Construction in Europe until 2020

HOT TOPIC HOUR

• Hot Topic Hour August 24 covered Highlights of MEGA
• Hot Topic Hour for August 30, 2012 Will Focus on “Pumps for Power Plants”
• Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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Military Turns to Renewables

The military is employing renewables to provide energy security. These activities are tracked in McIlvaine’s Renewable Energy Projects and Update.

Interior and Defense Departments Join Forces to Promote Renewable Energy on Federal Lands

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that encourages appropriate development of renewable energy projects on public lands withdrawn (set aside) for defense-related purposes, and other onshore and offshore areas near military installations.

The MOU sets out the guiding concepts for the Renewable Energy Partnership Plan, the departments’ roles and responsibilities under the agreement, and how they will work together to carry out the initiative. A major goal of the partnership is to harness the significant proven solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energy resources on or near DoD installations across the country.

DoD is aggressively pursuing the development of renewable energy on its installations both to improve the energy security of the installations and to reduce the Department’s $4 billion-a-year utility bill. Together with advanced microgrid technology, which DoD is testing, renewable energy will allow a base to maintain critical functions for weeks or months if the commercial grid goes down. With these operational goals in mind, each of the Military Services has committed to deploy 1 gigawatt of renewable energy on or near its installations by 2025.

DoD installations encompass roughly 28 million acres in the U.S., of which 16 million acres previously managed by Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) were withdrawn for military use by Executive Order, congressional legislation or departmental regulations. About 13 million acres of these withdrawn lands are located in the west and are high in wind, solar and geothermal resources. Offshore wind also is an abundant renewable energy resource available to many DoD installations on the Atlantic coast, Pacific coast, Gulf of Mexico and in Hawaii. Offshore Atlantic winds alone could produce an estimated 1,000 gigawatts of energy.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces New Action to Support Deployment of Renewable Energy on U.S. Military Installations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, has issued a Multiple-Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) Request for Proposal (RFP) for $7 billion in total contract capacity to procure reliable, locally generated, renewable and alternative energy through power purchase agreements.  The $7 billion capacity would be expended for the purchase of energy over a period of 30 years or less from renewable energy plants that are constructed and operated by contractors using private sector financing.  

It is the intent of the government only to purchase the energy that is produced, and not to acquire any generation assets. The contractors will finance, design, build, operate, own and maintain the energy plants.  The government will contract to purchase the power for up to 30 years in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated in site or project specific agreements resulting from task orders awarded under multiple Indefinite Delivery (ID)/Indefinite Quantity (IQ) contracts.  Project locations may be on any federal property located within the U.S. including Alaska, Hawaii, territories, provinces or other property under the control of the U.S. government for the duration of contract performance.

The Army is moving forward to address the challenge of energy security and sustainability to ensure the Army of tomorrow has the same access to energy, water, land and natural resources as the Army of today.  The DoD has the goal to produce or consume 25 percent of its total energy use from renewable sources by year 2025.

CleanTECH San Diego and SDMAC Partner to Examine Synergies between U.S. Department of the Navy and San Diego’s Cleantech Cluster

In an effort to increase awareness about the Department of the Navy’s surge toward “Energy Independence,” CleanTECH San Diego and the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC) co-hosted an inaugural event on July 26 at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier. The event featured keynote remarks from Rear Admiral Dixon Smith, Commander, Navy Region Southwest and the Honorable Mayor Jerry Sanders, delivered to more than 300 stakeholders.

In 2010, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced his commitment that 40 percent of the Department of the Navy’s total energy consumption will come from alternative sources by 2020. San Diego’s cleantech cluster — comprising more than 800 companies from startups to large multinational enterprises — will play an integral role in satisfying this mandate.

“The Department of the Navy has a long history of leading energy transformations, from sail to coal to oil to nuclear power,” said SDMAC President Rear Admiral Jim Johnson, USN (Ret.). “This event will showcase the Navy’s long term vision for energy security and how they will transform energy vulnerabilities into mission advantages.”

The defense industry and the San Diego region have enjoyed a long tradition and strong history around research, innovation and economic development. According to a recent SDMAC economic impact study, the military accounts for 25 percent of all San Diego jobs and the region boasts the largest concentration of military forces in the world with 67 percent of the nation’s military training airspace located in the Southwest. The military is a powerful force for the local economy, generating more than $32 billion in gross regional product annually.

Second U.S. Military and Renewable Energy Industry Forum to Focus on Overcoming DoD Procurement Process Hurdles for Renewable Energy Industry

Top military officials and renewable energy businesses and organizations met at the second forum in the multi-part series hosted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), in order to clarify the Department of Defense’s (DoD) renewable energy priorities, and overcome roadblocks to achieving the military’s goals.

The forum series, being held throughout 2012 in collaboration with the DoD seeks to increase U.S. military effectiveness through the integration and deployment of renewable energy solutions on base and in the battlefield. The Department of Defense is the biggest single energy user in the U.S. and is expected to spend $150 billion on fuel and electricity over the next decade. In order to increase the energy security of its installations, DoD has embarked on an ambitious program of expanded renewable energy generation on base, coupled with focused development in enabling technologies such as microgrids.

The second forum focused on outlining the specific technology and project priorities of each of the military services and the opportunities for integrated systems for renewables and on-site energy management; illuminating the procurement processes intended to reduce the cost of base and operational energy projects and facilitate renewable energy deployment; and leveraging private sector finance to allow the DoD to use both proven and innovative finance models to reach beyond its budgetary boundaries.

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