·        McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

·        Headlines for the December 7, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

·        $61 Billion Flow Control and Treatment Market in 2016 in the Energy Sector

·        Chinese Air Pollution Control Market to Approach $19 Billion in 2013

·        $1.5 Billion Market for Roll Goods for Fabric Filter Dust Collectors

·        European Offshore Wind Farms on a Fast Track

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Here are the Headlines for the December 7, 2012 – Utility E-Alert 

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1103– December 7, 2012

Table of Contents 

COAL – US

• Environmental Groups file Lawsuit against 2400 MW Sherco
• EPA nears release of NAAQS PM_2.5
• NRG Energy drops Plan to build 800 MW Coal-fired Unit in Texas
• Gulf Power Recycles 5 Billion Gallons of Emerald Coast Utility Authority Reclaimed Water

COAL – WORLD 

• Redondo Peninsula Energy receives Amended Environmental Permit for 600 MW Subic Power Plant
• Tambang Batu Bara Bukit Asam seeking Foreign Investor for 3x600 MW Power Project in South Sumatra
• KEPCO, along with Hanjin, still planning 300 MW Power Plant in the Philippines

GAS/OIL / US

• Holland City Council (Michigan) approves 114 MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant

GAS/OIL – WORLD

• Construction to begin on Globeleq’s Azito Expansion in Ivory Coast
• Samsung C&T wins Combined Cycle Power Plant Order from Malaysia
• ACCIONA will build Mexico’s Baja California II Power Plant
• SNC-Lavalin Consortium awarded 463 MW Power Plant Contract by PKN Orlen in Poland
• Progress Energy Gas-fired Plant to be Upgraded by GE

NUCLEAR

• Enel and EDF end Nuclear Power Cooperation in France
• Rosatom to build 4800 MW Akkuyu Power Plant in Turkey

BUSINESS

• Canadian Pacific Railway cancels Plans for Line Extension into PRB Area in Wyoming
• MET announces Acquisition of Buell APC
• Most of the Dollars but Only 50 Percent of the Projects are Selecting SCR over SNCR and Other NO_x Removal Techniques
• Mercury Capture from Stack Exhausts around the World Will Require Chemicals Totaling $1.5 to $3 Billion/yr
• Improve Your Networking at Power-Gen 2012  
• Water Discussion at Ovivo Stand on Wednesday at 4 p.m. 
• Air Filtration is Important not only for Turbine Protection but also to reduce PM_2.5 Emissions - More at the Pneumafil Stand #4456

HOT TOPIC HOUR

• “Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment issues were discussed in” Hot Topic Hour on Thursday, December 6, 2012
• “Co-firing Biomass, Sewage Sludge and Municipal Waste” is the Hot Topic Hour December 13, 2012
• Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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$61 Billion Flow Control and Treatment Market in 2016 in the Energy Sector

The power, refining and oil and gas industries will combine to purchase pumps, valves, instrumentation, filters, clarifiers, separators scrubbers, dust collectors and other air and liquid treatment equipment totaling $61 billion in 2013. This is the conclusion in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment & Control: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Purchases of flow control and treatment equipment will rise significantly in the U.S. due to the activity in non-conventional fuels.  Extraction of gas and oil through hydraulic fracturing involves substantial amounts of water as well as fuels. New regulations impacting the release of gases during completion will boost air treatment revenues.

Refineries are being upgraded to produce higher quality lower polluting fuels. In the U.S. investments are being made to handle the liquids generated from the non-conventional gas extraction.  The processing of oil sands in Canada will require substantial new treatment and flow investments.

In the power sector, the biggest markets will be in Asia where an ambitious program to expand electricity generation through construction of coal-fired power plants will continue.  Many of these power plants will use treated municipal wastewater or reclaimed water from other sources. The use of scrubbers to capture the SO₂ from these plants results in substantial movement of slurries and investment in air pollution control equipment.

This forecast includes air pollution control, water pollution control, processing of liquid fuels such as chemicals, and any application where the movement or control of air, gases, liquids or fluids or the treatment of these substances is involved.

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

Chinese Air Pollution Control Market to Approach $19 Billion in 2013

The sales of air pollution control systems, consumables and instrumentation will be just under $19 billion in 2013, according to the latest revisions in a number of McIlvaine market reports. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

All the forecasts are based on equivalent units in 2010 U.S. dollars.  The actual purchases in yuan will not be six times this amount plus inflation because many components are less expensive in China.  The services portion of these revenues will result in yuan transactions closer to 3:1 while hardware will be at 4:1. Certain hardware and consumables which are primarily imports will be at the 6:1 ratio. Catalysts for power plant DeNO_x systems will be at more than 7:1. This is due to the present catalyst shortage in China.

The fabric filter forecast includes bags and cartridges.  Cement is a big market in the PRC.  The scrubber forecast includes industrial applications for dry scrubbers, wet scrubbers, biofilters and activated carbon. 

Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) is SO₂ removal for power plants.  The primary technology is limestone forced oxidation. Gypsum from wallboard is a byproduct. The forecast includes the upgrading of a number of existing systems to meet the regulatory requirements.  It does not include repair parts.

DeNO_x includes stationary SCR and SNCR for coal-fired power plants, waste-to-energy plants and some chemical applications.  Mobile SCR for trucks is not included.

Air monitoring includes not only the measurement of air pollutants but the measurement of oxygen and combustion gases for the purpose of energy optimization and pollution minimization.

The electrostatic precipitator forecasts include both new units and repair parts such as electrodes and rappers.

More information on these forecasts is found at:

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

Electrostatic Precipitators: World Market

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n018

World Fabric Filter and Element Market

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n021

FGD World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#N027

Scrubber/Adsorber/Biofilter World Markets 

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com//brochures/air.html#n008        

$1.5 Billion Market for Roll Goods for Fabric Filter Dust Collectors

Suppliers of bags and cartridge will spend $1.5 billion in 2013 for roll goods which they will cut and sew into bags and cartridges used to collect dust.  This is the latest forecast in World Fabric Filter and Element Market markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Fabric Filter Roll Goods Media ($ Millions)

The market share for woven media is shrinking.  At one time woven glass bags with reverse air cleaning were the sole choice for high temperature dust removal. Now pulse jet bags with nonwoven media are carving out the lion’s share of the market.

There has been a major trend to supply media with a nonwoven substrate and a membrane laminate. This smooth surface increases collection efficiency while improving cake release.

The media market is becoming very international, whereas bag cutting and sewing remains regional. One reason is that the weight of roll goods is much higher than finished bags, so transportation costs on a per ton basis are less. The second reason is that the international media suppliers are building plants where bags are used. There have been many new media plants built by international suppliers in Asia.

China is emerging as the largest purchaser of bags and as one of the top media producers. Some Chinese companies are now supplying the higher technology and more expensive media as well as the lower cost higher volume roll goods.

The media market will grow at slightly higher rates than the bag market and the market for the equipment. The reason is that plants are upgrading to more expensive media.  The U.S. EPA has predicted in its cost analysis for the cement plant air toxic regulations on the assumption that cement plants will switch to the more expensive membrane bags.

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

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n021

European Offshore Wind Farms on a Fast Track

European offshore wind farms are moving forward at a rapid pace. McIlvaine’s Renewable Energy Projects and Update tracks these developments

UK Passes 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Landmark

RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, is celebrating a milestone month for the offshore wind sector. The UK now has more than 2.67 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity installed — enough to power more than 1,800,000 British homes. This represents more than 60 percent of the European Union’s offshore wind capacity — more than three times greater than that of Denmark, the next largest.

Three major offshore projects were either officially opened or started to generate clean energy in this exceptional month. The opening of Statoil and Statkraft’s Sheringham Shoal wind farm off the coast of Norfolk September 27, 2012 adds 317 megawatts. The official opening of Vattenfall’s Ormonde wind farm off the coast of Cumbria, with a capacity of 150 MW, took place September 19, 2012. On September 7, 2012, Greater Gabbard, a joint venture between SSE and RWE npower renewables off the Suffolk coast, began generating with a capacity of 500 MW. More than 1,700 jobs have been created in the construction and operation of these projects, representing a capital investment of over £2 billion.

First Planning Application Submitted for Round 3 Offshore Wind Program

Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd, has announced the submission of applications to Marine Scotland for planning consent to develop three offshore wind farms in the Outer Moray Firth.

Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd is a joint venture between two leading European Companies: EDP Renewables (EDPR UK) and Repsol Nuevas Energias UK.

This is the first of their nine Round 3 zones to apply for consent. The applications have been made for the construction of the Telford, Stevenson and McColl offshore wind farms, 22 km (13.5 miles) from the Caithness coast.

If consented, between 189 and 339 turbines, with a maximum blade tip height of 204 meters, could deliver installed generation capacity of 1500 MW, over a 295km² area. The turbines would harness the UK's abundant offshore wind resource to create a new secure energy source, which the developer estimates could supply electricity to between 800,000 to one million households.

Cosortium Led by Iberdrola and Eole-Res Begins Technical Feasibility Studies in the Bay Sain-Brieuc, France

In accordance with the provisions of the French environmental code, the July 20, 2012 Ailes Marines presented the offshore wind project in Saint-Brieuc to the National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP). On September 5, 2012 the CNDP agreed to hold a public debate.

Marines Ailes the company created by Iberdrola and Eole-Res to develop an offshore wind farm in the bay of Saint-Brieuc France of 500 megawatts (MW), announced the award of two studies to determine the technical feasibility of the site to the GeoSea company, a subsidiary of DEME:

Massive Step Forward for Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group has welcomed the announcement by the Crown Estate of the first round of leasing agreements for Northern Ireland, with the agreements going to First Flight Wind, Tidal Ventures and DP Marine Energy with partner DEME Blue Energy. This will open the way for Northern Ireland to benefit from its huge potential resources for offshore renewable technology. 600 MW of offshore wind and up to 200 MW tidal energy now has the potential to be harnessed and provide an increasingly sustainable and diverse energy mix for Northern Ireland. This comes after increased progress in recent years such as the DETI Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan 2012-2020 and paves the way for further development of Northern Ireland's significant renewable energy resources.

German Federal Cabinet Adopts Offshore Liability Rules and the Introduction of an Offshore Grid Development Plan

At a recent cabinet meeting in Berlin, the Federal Government adopted the draft of a third act to update energy industry rules. The aim of these rules is to speed up the expansion of offshore wind energy. The focus is on a systemic shift to a coherent and efficient planning of grid expansion by introducing a binding offshore grid development plan. This will improve the co-ordination of grid connections and offshore wind farms. Furthermore, a rule on compensation has been introduced for the construction and operation of powerlines connecting to offshore wind farms.

The new rules create cost controls and transparency for the expansion of offshore wind power, since incidents and measures to reduce damage will be documented and published online. The costs and the resulting surcharge on electricity bills are also made transparent. Furthermore, the intention is to evaluate the rules after three years and adapt them if necessary.

GL Garrad Hassan Report Examines Offshore Wind Potential in Baltic Sea Region

The Baltic Sea has great offshore wind potential. The development of offshore wind resources will be vital for many of the Baltic nations, as they look to meet their commitments to boost renewable energy generation. GL Garrad Hassan, part of the GL Group’s renewables business segment, has presented a new report outlining the potential for large scale offshore wind power deployment in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR).

The report was sponsored by the Baltic Sea Region Energy Cooperation (BASREC), a Ministerial process designed to promote sustainable growth, security and prosperity in the region through the energy sector. “We undertook an analysis of the offshore energy generation potential in the BSR and how deployment of generation capacity in the region could be accelerated, through an examination of attractive areas for development, grid and interconnection issues, and the regulatory and market conditions in the BSR nations.” explained David Williams, GL Garrad Hassan.

The report is designed to give the BASREC partners (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia and the European Commission), a set of concrete initiatives on which they can cooperate to promote offshore wind power.

From the analysis two sets of strategic initiatives for the region were provided. The first detailed actions required to fulfill renewable energy targets for 2020, while the second detailed those actions recommended to position the BSR as a world leader in offshore wind development. The strategic initiatives are based around four themes; policy and regulation, research and demonstration, grid integration and environmental planning.

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http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/Renewable_Energy_Projects_Brochure/renewable_energy_projects_brochure.htm

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