·        “Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers” “Hot Topic Hour” on October 18, 2012

·        McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

·        Headlines for the October 5, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

·        FGD Market Shifts toward East Asia

·        Advancements in Solar Products Continue

“Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers” is “Hot Topic Hour” on October 18, 2012

The Hot Topic Hour on October 18 at 10 a.m. (Central time) will cover design and performance of air heaters.  Leakage of air in preheater operation is a major contribution to inefficiency.  John Guffre of Paragon Air Heater will discuss way to minimize the leakage.

Bob McIlvaine will lead a discussion on ways to extract more heat from the flue gas.  There are new circumstances which make more heat recovery attractive:

• New ways to use recovered heat
• Higher heat recovery results in greater emission reduction

The experience with gas-to-gas heat exchangers to supplement the existing rotary heat exchanger will be reviewed.  In Japan, the GGH is improving particulate removal as demonstrated on thousands of megawatts of installations.

Extracted heat can be efficiently used in co-located ethanol plants as proven by Great River Energy.  The co-location of sewage treatment plants will result in efficient drying of sewage sludge and combustion of that sludge in the boiler.  It also results in a source of cooling water.

To register for the Hot Topic Hour on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 10 a.m. (Central time), 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 Environmental Upgrade Tracking System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers.

Market Intelligence webinars are free to McIlvaine market report.

To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.

Here are the Headlines for the October 5, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1095 – October 5, 2012

Table of Contents

COAL – US

§  Shaw awarded EPC Management Contract for 22 Coal-fired Power Plants

§  Coal-fired Unit repairs at Sherburne in Minnesota could cost $200 Million

§  Proposed Settlement with PNM to retire Units 1 and 2 at San Juan Power Plant (New Mexico)

§  GenOn closes Coal-fired Power Plant in Virginia

§  Progress Energy Carolinas retires 316 MW Cape Fear and H.B. Robinson Unit 1

§  Groups Sue Midwest Generation for Alleged Coal Ash Pond Leakage at Four Illinois Power Stations

COAL – WORLD

§  Fuel Tech awarded $7.6 Million Air Pollution Control Contract in Taiwan

GAS/OIL / US

§  EPA Permit issued for 132 MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in Wyoming

GAS/OIL WORLD

§  GE to provide Natural Gas-fired Turbine to Power Plant in Poland

§  Thermax wins EPC Order for Power Project in India

§  New Gas-fired Power Station in Manchester (UK) could be One of Many

§  GE receives Contracts to supply Frame 9F 3-series Gas Turbines in Bangladesh

§  Genco to invest Rs59 Billion in Pakistan

CO₂ 

§  Utico and Shanghai Electric Launch US$400 Million Clean Coal Power Plant in UAE

NUCLEAR 

§  Small Modular Nuclear Reactors could be an Option for Idaho Project

BUSINESS

§  Wisconsin Public Service to buy Fox Energy Company

§  Honeywell to acquire Natural Gas Processing Technology Company

§  Calpine to buy 800 MW Gas-fired Power Plant from Bosque Power

§  Tokyo Gas considering Tie-up with TEPCO to rebuild Thermal Plants

§  World Needs to Efficiently Utilize its Finite Coal Reserves

HOT TOPIC HOUR 

§  “Coal-fired Boiler Optimization” is Hot Topic on October 11, 2012

§  Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

For more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei.

FGD Market Shifts toward East Asia

China is expanding its program to reduce SO₂ emissions from coal-fired power plants at the same time the U.S. program is mired in battles over regulatory minutiae. The result is a slight increase in FGD revenues in 2013, but a reduced forecast for NAFTA.  This is the latest finding in FGD World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

In the revised 2013 forecasts, the revenues will increase by $200 million to $7.8 billion. The NAFTA market is adjusted downward by $200 million while the East Asia market is adjusted upward by $400 million.

FGD Revenues ($ Millions)

One of the contributors to the East Asia increase is the Chinese program to upgrade efficiency of existing scrubber systems. In the U.S., the negative effect is the delayed implementation of some of the dry FGD systems which will remove both SO₂ and HCl.

U.S. FGD Dry Lime System Revenues ($ Millions)

For more information on: FGD World Markets, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#N027

Advancements in Solar Products Continue

Each month the McIlvaine Renewable Energy Projects and Update reports on the latest in solar products.

AEG Power Solutions Expands its Solar Product Portfolio with the New Central Inverter Protect PV.630

Energy technology and power electronics specialist AEG Power Solutions announced the expansion of its product portfolio with a new central inverter with 630 kW performance. The new inverter is the next step in AEG PS’s offering of high-end utility-class inverters. The first central inverter, launched in 2009, set new standards due to its excellent efficiency levels of 98.7 percent. Following on from the success of Protec PV.250 and PV.500 (currently with more than 860 installations around the world from Germany to India); Protect PV.630 now represents the next milestone in the range of industrial inverters for multi-megawatt PV power plants.

With its Protect PV series, AEG Power Solutions offers professional solutions for utility-scale solar installations or even for installation on large roofs. All former series are available as different indoor- and outdoor versions for connection to the medium voltage grid. The new Protect PV 630 is immediately available in an indoor version; the outdoor solution will be introduced shortly to the market. Designed for global use, PV.630 has received numerous certifications and is compliant with the national grid regulations of several countries. Protect PV.630 is also available as a turnkey container solution, TKS-C 1250, equipped with 2 inverters, transformer and switchgear.

The technical highlight of the new inverter is its power stack PV core, designed in-house with a special control system, enabling an input DC voltage of up to 1,000 V and providing the high efficiency levels due to its optimized pulse pattern. This enables the efficient use of thin-film modules and cost-efficient overall equipment planning. The total concept is flexible and adjustable to many requirements and is applicable for almost all grid codes worldwide.

AET Launches Innovative Commercial Ground Mount System

Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a leading global provider of solar mounting solutions, announced the launch of their premier ground mount system, the Rayport-G.

Available now for pre-order, the Rayport-G, offers installers a lighter, stronger, and streamlined solution. The innovative design accommodates a high degree of adjustability, providing maximum installation forgiveness and tolerance adherence. Integrated grounding, pre-cut and pre-drilled beams, and a high level of pre-assembled components expedite the installation process.

Like the other Rayport products, AET’s new ground mount system is built to last. Galvanized throughout for corrosion resistance and constructed of custom engineered profiles, the new system passed extensive analytical and physical testing.

Applied Nanotech Unveils Low-Cost Micron Copper Ink for Electronic Applications

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc., a global leader in nanotechnology, is pleased to introduce a new copper ink material based on micron copper particles for low-cost direct printing of electronic circuits for mobile devices, solar cells, display devices, and more.

The novel copper ink is specially designed to replace expensive silver-based conductors for rapidly developing applications in the printed electronics industry. Applied Nanotech’s microcopper ink has an optimal combination of high conductivity and ease of processing that allows for direct replacement of silver inks and pastes at significantly lower cost.

Applied Nanotech’s microcopper ink material is easily applied on various substrates by a number of additive print processes such as screen, flexographic and gravure printing, as well as some advanced dispensing techniques. This eliminates the cost and waste stream compared to other approaches, including lithography, used presently in the manufacturing of printed electronics circuits such as printed circuit boards, for example.

The microcopper ink is engineered to be compatible with photosintering curing processes and equipment-enabling printed trace conductors on substrates with maximum temperature limitations. The process has been demonstrated on most preferred substrates used in printed electronic applications including PET, PEN, polycarbonate, ABS, and even epoxy-based FR4 circuit board material, The microcopper ink can also be used as a patterned seed layer for electroplating and metal finishing.

AQT Solar Reaches Significant Milestone with CZTS Solar Module Prototype

AQT Solar, a leading developer of low-cost CIGS thin-film solar cells, announced that in conjunction with its’ modeling partners, it has developed a prototype CZTS solar module capable of 60 watts power output, a significant power-density milestone for the company and the solar industry. AQT reached the prototype stage at an unprecedented pace by leveraging its unique, material agnostic production platform. This achievement validates that AQT’s commercial platform can support a diverse range of materials required to satisfy the demand for low cost, high efficiency cells. AQT has had CZTS modules “under-sun” testing since early this year.

Ascent Solar Launches Solar Powered Charger for Apple iPhone

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced it has launched a charger for the Apple^® iPhone^® 4/4S smart phone featuring Ascent’s ultra light CIGS technology. Branded under Ascent’s new EnerPlex^™ line of consumer products, the charger incorporates the company’s solar cells into a sleek, protective iPhone 4/4S case, along with a thin battery. The charger adds minimal weight and size to an iPhone smart phone, yet provides significantly improved battery life by harnessing sunlight for electric power.

The first product in a forthcoming line of smart phone chargers from Ascent Solar, the EnerPlex product is designed specifically for the Apple iPhone. Ascent plans to introduce similar chargers for other smart phones, including the newly launched Samsung^® Galaxy S^® III, in the near future.

BASF Showcases Innovative Solutions at Intersolar North America

BASF showcased its portfolio of innovative solutions for the solar industry at Intersolar North America.

Tinuvin^® 1600 is a high performance ultraviolet (UV) light absorber for transparent outdoor thin section applications. The product’s outstanding UV absorption capacity makes it ideal to enable biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate films to become a key component for PV and other solar power devices. With Tinuvin 1600, PET films are now a viable alternative for PV, getting the industry closer to grid parity by making solar energy more cost effective.

Tinuvin 1600 helps to extend the durability and life expectancy of products under intense exposure to UV light. Specifically, the high-performance and light-stable UV-filter is perfectly suited to long-term outdoor use for up to 25 years or more. Tinuvin 1600 belongs to the class of triazines and exhibits very low volatility, excellent thermal stability and good substrate compatibility in a variety of polymeric resins, which also makes it ideal for PMMA/PC films and laminations for solar power applications.

BigBelly Solar Extends its Smart Grid for Waste & Recycling^™ to Mobile Devices

BigBelly Solar announced the launch of CLEAN Mobile for Android and iOS. The CLEAN Management Console lets municipalities, educational institutions and other facilities significantly reduce the time and resources spent on waste and recycling collection by providing unique information regarding the fullness status of every waste & recycling station. Combined with the additional capacity provided by BigBelly Solar Compactors, these organizations can slash their collection frequency; saving fuel, freeing up labor for other tasks and reducing their carbon footprint.

With these new mobile applications, BigBelly Solar customers can now see which stations need to be collected – and more importantly, which ones do not need to be – by visiting the CLEAN website, via scheduled emails or using their apps. As organizations are increasingly relying on mobile technology, the CLEAN Mobile apps are a perfect fit for managing tasks on the go.

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