·        “Hot Topic Hour” Next Week Will be From Power-Gen Europe

·        Headlines for the June 1, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

·        $6.4 Billion European Air Pollution Control Market Driven by Regulations

·        Air and Water Monitoring Terms - Decisive Classification Needed

·        Biomass Projects Sprouting Up All Over

“Hot Topic Hour” Next Week will be From Power-Gen Europe

 Next Thursday we will be hosting the webinar from Power-Gen Europe. The purpose will be to review the highlights. We hope to have participation from the exhibitors and speakers. If you would like to be a participant, you can register and then just add comments as the discussion progresses.  But we suggest you contact Bob  at the show and discuss the session in advance. He can be reached at rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com. His cell phone is 847 226 2391. He will be in attendance at the show for all three days.

 Here are some of the answers we will be seeking in our discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday:

• How realistic is the prediction that Europe will build 50 GW of new coal-fired power plants to replace existing ones in the 2012-20 timeframe?

• What are the capabilities of burning biomass and is there enough to make a difference?

• How low can you go with NO_x, SO_x and other pollutants?

• How do you maximize coal-fired power plant efficiency and minimize emissions?

Here is a selection of speeches which are of particular interest:

Day 1

 Track 4: Coal Fired Power Plants, Biomass Combustion and Waste to Energy

Session 1: Air Pollution Control I

14:00 - 15:30

Chair: Bernd von der Heide, Managing Director, Mehldau & Steinfath Umwelttechnik GmbH, Germany

Co-Chair: Eberhard Schreiber, Senior Consultant, AIE, Germany

Optimization of flue gas cleaning systems for coal fired power plants.

Mercury Removal Technology Demonstration Results

Yoshito Tanaka, Senior Engineer, MHI, Japan

Co-Authors:

Tatsuto Nagayasu, Manager, MHI, Japan

Takuya Okamoto, Engineer, MHI, Japan

Shoko Nagae Engineer, MHI, Japan

Atsushi Kato, Manager, MHI Europe, The Netherlands

Mercury Oxidation Over SCR DeNOx Catalysts

Karin Madsen, Research Engineer, Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark

Co-Authors:

Joakim Reimer Thøgersen, Vice President in R&D Division, Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark

Hans Jensen-Holm, General Manager, Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark

Dry Sorbent Injection Enhanced In-Line Mill Technology Improves SO₃ and SO₂ Removal Performance and Economics
Eric Fleckten, DSI Program Manager, United Conveyor Corporation, USA
Co-Author:
Jon Norman, P.E., Technology Manager, United Conveyor Corporation, USA

Results from Study on Low-NOx combustion at SSE Ferrybridge Power Plant 
John Goldring, Managing Director, RJM International, UK
Guy Sharp, Boiler Engineer, SSE, Ferrybridge, UK

Track 4: Coal Fired Power Plants, Biomass Combustion and Waste to Energy

Session 2: Air Pollution Control II

16:00 - 17:30

Chair: Helmut Weiler, Independent Consultant, Association of Independent Engineers GmbH, Germany

Co-Chair: Piotr Karaś, Marketing Director, Rafako S.A., Poland

New developments in air pollution control measures:

Flue Gas Desulphurization Systems (FGD) Incorporated in a Unique Multi Functional Chimney Configuration

Zvi Steg, Deputy Head Of Engineering Division. Mechanical Sector, Israel Electric Corp., Israel

Co-Author:

Ari Grinberg, Head of Mechanical Palnning Department, Israel Electric Corp., Israel

The Twin-NOx Process - The Combination of Urea Solution and Ammonia Water Increases the Performance of SNCR

Bernd von der Heide, Managing Director, Mehldau & Steinfath Umwelttechnik GmbH, Germany

Advanced SCR-DeNOx Technology for Tauron’s Powerplant Laziska

Klaus Weigl, Head of Sales-Flue Gas Cleaning, STRABAG Energy Technologies GmbH, Austria

Co-Author:

Joachim Adamczyk, Director, TAURON Wytwarzanie SA, Poland

 The Impact of Mercury, SO₃ and Related Chemistry on Flue Gas Cleaning Systems and By-Product

Ceren Meszelinsky, Project Engineer, STEAG Energy Services GmbH, Germany

Day 2

Regulatory Impact on Germany’s Power Plant Investments
Christian Nabe, Head of Power Systems and Markets, Ecofys Germany GmbH, Germany

Will Poland lead the Shale Gas Revolution in Europe?

Marek Karabuła, President, Polish Oil and Gas Company Libya BV. (PGNiG), Amsterdam

Track 2: Reducing the Carbon Footprint
Session 3: Pre Combustion Technologies for Zero Emmision Plants

09:00 - 10:30

Chair: Giancarlo Benelli, Head of Technological Scouting, Enel Engineering and Innovation Division, Italy

Co-Chair: Francois Giger, Strategy Director, Thermal Generation & Engineering Direction, EDF, France
 

The second mega session introduces a range of advances in gas plant operation, innovative applications and commercially advantageous modifications.

 Puertollano IGCC: Elcogas 14MWT CO₂ Capture and H₂ Co-Production Pilot Plant Results

María Pilar Coca, Researcher, ELCOGAS, Spain

Co-Authors:

Francisco Garcia Peña, R&D Engineering Manager, ELCOGAS, Spain

Pedro Casero Cabezon, Researcher, ELCOGAS, Spain

Integration of Fixed-bed Chemical Looping Combustion

Sven Van der Gijp, Research Manager, TNO, The Netherlands

Co-Authors:

Erin Kimball, Research Scientist, TNO, The Netherlands

Patricia Van den Bos, Research Technician, TNO, The Netherlands

Earl Goetheer, Lead Scientist, TNO, The Netherlands

Large Scale Biomass Gasification Plant Integrated to a PC-Boiler

Mauri Blomberg, Managing Director, Vaskiluodon Voima Oy, Finland

Co-Authors:

Ville Hankalin, Product Engineer, Metso Power Oy, Finland

Juhani Isaksson, Product Manager, Metso Power Oy, Finland

Matti Tiilikka, Power Plant Manager, Vaskiluodon Voima Oy, Finland

From Coal to Biomass, the Challenges of a Successful Conversion of the Unit 4 at Rodenhuize

Sébastien Verhaeven, Mechanical Engineer, Tractebel Engineering (GDF SUEZ), Belgium

Co-Authors:

Thomas Bauthier, Engineer, Tractebel Engineering S.A. (GDF SUEZ), Belgium

Frank Van den Spiegel, Project Manager, Electrabel, Belgium
Xavier Henry, Ingenieur Specialist Labo, Laborelec GDF SUEZ, Belgium

Efficient Cogeneration with Biomass Combustion

Frank Scholdann Lund, Sales Manager, Aalborg Energie Technik, Denmark

Francois Jantet, Project Manager, COFELY - GDF SUEZ, France

Track 5: Electrical, Instrumentation and Control

Session 3: Control Systems II

09:00 - 10:30

Chair: Pascal Stijns, Power & Energy Marketing Europe, Honeywell, Belgium

Co-Chair: Gerhard Brandt, Head of Marketing Communication, ABB AG, Bus. Unit Power Generation, Germany

Rebuilding Power Plant Automation Gradually

Jari Leppäkoski, Manager, Energy Efficiency, Metso, Finland

Co-Authors:

Ari Anttila, Power Plant Manager, Fortum, Finland

Kari Envall, Maintenance Manager, Fortum, Finland

Track 2: Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Session 4: Oxy-Fuel Combustion Next Steps?

11:00 - 12:30

Chair: Pascal Stijns, Power & Energy Marketing Europe, Honeywell, Belgium

Co-Chair: Christoph Blessing, Senior Engineer, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Germany

What are the challenges of taking oxy-fuel to commercial scale?

Oxy-Combustion Large-Scale Demonstration: A Key Step in CCS Deployment

Benedicte Prodhomme, Product Manager, Alstom, France

Reducing Carbon Footprint by Developing Advanced Steam Plants and Integrating Carbon Capture Technologies

Kevin McCauley, Director, Strategic Planning Global Technology, Babcock & Wilcox, USA

Doosan Power Systems OxyCoal Demonstration and Deployment

Michael Maloney, Engineer, Doosan Power Systems, UK

Co-Authors:

David Sturgeon, Senior Engineer, Doosan Power Systems, UK

Jim Rogerson, Engineer, Doosan Power Systems, UK

Konrad Kuczynski, Senior Engineer, Doosan Power Systems, UK

Hyeok-Pill Kim, Staff R&PD Engineer, Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, Korea

Track 3: Gas Fired Power Technology

Session 4: Plant Operation, Innovation and Optimisation II

11:00 - 12:30

Chair: Terry Raddings, Technology Marketing Manager Europe, GE Energy, UK

Co-Chair: Mark Stevens, Product Manager, Alstom, Switzerland

More interesting case studies and ideas for GT optimization:

1300 MW Repowering Project Claus C - For Additional and Cleaner Power

Christian Bohtz, Product Manager Gas Power Plants, Alstom, Switzerland

Co-Authors:

Thomas Gross, Project Director, Alstom, Switzerland

David Heredero, Project Manager, Alstom, Switzerland

Bart Beljaars, Project Manager Claus C, RWE/Essent, The Netherlands

Configurations for Combined Cycles - Challanges and Opportunites

Andrew Cruschiel, Engineering Manager, Bechtel Power, USA

Combined Cycle Power Plants for District Heating – How to Manage the Challenge of Secure Heat Supply and Flexible Power Generation?

Martin Wilkening, Head of Sales, GT Power Plant Solutions Central Eastern Europe, Siemens Energy, Germany

Co-Authors: 

Robert Riedl, Project Manager, Energie AG Oberösterreich Kraftwerke GmbH, Austria

Andreas Pickard, Head of Product Line Marketing CCPP, Siemens Energy, Germany

Recent Developments on Advanced Amine Process Technology and Pilot Plant Operations

Christina Edvardsson, Program Manager, Advanced Amines, Alstom, USA

Fabrice Chopin, Research Engineer,Electricite de France, France

Co-Authors:

Larry Czarnecki, Process Development Manager, Alstom, USA

Olivier Deruelle, Chef de Project, Electricite de France, France

Craig Schubert, Principal Research Engineer, Dow Chemical Company, USA

Track 4: Coal Fired Power Plants, Biomass Combustion and Waste to Energy

Session 5: Large Coal Fired Power Station

16:00 - 17:30

Chair: Giampiero Valenti, Thermal Power Plant Development, Enel Produzione, Italy

Co-Chair: Philippe Delage, Vice President, Strategic Yield Improvement, Alstom, Switzerland

Challenges on Operation and Design of Existing and New Build Coal Fired Power Plants

Florian Krull, Team Leader Boiler & Combustion, RWE Technology, Germany

Gereon Thomas, Head of Engineering, RWE Technology, Germany

Achieving Low NOx Levels with the Combustion Manager

Pawel Domanski, Senior Performance Specialist, Metso, Poland

Reserve Presentation

Co-Firing Optimisation with Continuous Coal Flow Measurement

Reinhardt Kock, Product Manager, EUtech Scientific Engineering GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:

Stefan Stooker, Specialist Generation Technology, N.V. Nuon Energy, The Netherlands

Francesco Turoni, Product Manager, EUtech Scientific Engineering GmbH, Germany

Clemens Lindscheid, Development Engineer, EUtech Scientific Engineering GmbH, Germany

Day 3

Evaluation of the Different Water Capture Technologies and Energy Modeling Results for Membrane Technology 
Ludwin Daal, Consultant, DNV-KEMA, The Netherlands

Co-Authors:
Martijn Huibers, Consultant, DNV-KEMA, The Netherlands

Ton Konings, Senior Consultant, DNV-KEMA, The Netherlands

Arthur Stam, Consultant, DNV-KEMA, The Netherlands

Sjoerd van Rijen, Consultant, DNV-KEMA, The Netherlands

Track 4: Coal Fired Power Plants, Biomass Combustion and Waste to Energy

Session 6: CFB Experience from Various Fuel Applications

09:00 - 10:30

Chair: Kari Niemelä, VP, Sales, Western Europe, Foster Wheeler Energia OY, Finland

Co-Chair: Ingo Weber, Head of Sales, MCE Berlin GmbH, Germany

Four different CFB applications showing operating experience with different fuels and of the fuel flexibility, demonstrating that fluidized bed technology may be utilized by process industry and municipalities and at larger utility scale.

CFB – Multi-Fuel Design Features and Operating Experience

Tero Luomaharju, Product Manager, Metso Power, Finland

Co-Authors:

Pekka Lehtonen, Chief Engineer, Metso Power Oy, Finland

Katriina Jalkanen, Chief Engineer, Metso Power Oy, Finland

Petri Köykkä, Product Engineer, Metso Power Oy, Finland

Waste to Energy CFB Plant for Production of Power, District Heating and Industrial Steam – Background and Initial Experiences

Erik Skog, Product Manager, E.ON Värme Sverige AB, Sweden

Co-Authors:

Peter Moren, Plant Manager, E.ON Värme Sverige AB, Sweden

Bengt-Åke Andersson, Technical Manager, E.ON Värme Sverige AB, Sweden

Samcheok Green Power 4 x 550 MWe Supercritical Circulating Fluidized-Bed Steam Generators in South Korea

Timo Jäntti, Director, Conceptual Engineering, Foster Wheeler, Finland

Co-Authors:

Kalle Nuortimo, Market Analyst, Foster Wheeler, Finland

Marko Ruuskanen, Performance Engineer, Foster Wheeler, Finland

Juha Kalenius, Commercial Manager, Foster Wheeler, Finland

Application of CFB Technology to Low Grade Lignite in Turkey

Karol Zuzcak, Lead Process Engineer, SES a.s., Slovakia

Co-Author:

Milos Teleky, Process Engineer, SES a.s. Tlmace, Slovakia

Reducing Emissions Through Predictive Emissions Monitoring and Control 

Giancarlo Scaturchio, Technical Consultant, Rockwell Automation, Italy

Precision Flow Technology Minimizes Ammonia Slip in Selective Catalytic Reductions Systems

Gert Wauters, Flow BDM Power Gen Europe, Emerson Process Management, Belgium

Online Fineness Measurement System for Controlling a Biomass Fired Unit

Karim Van Maele, Project Engineer Combustion & Biomass, Laborelec, Belgium

Co-Authors:

Francesco Turoni, Product Manager, EUtech Scientific Engineering GmbH, Germany

Reinhardt Kock, Product Manager, EUtech Scientific Engineering GmbH, Germany

To register for the Hot Topic Hour on June 14, 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 subscribers and are $400.00 for non-subscribers.

Here are the Headlines for the June 1, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

 UTILITY E-ALERT

#1077– June 1, 2012

Table of Contents

COAL – US

• Court orders EPA to Release Update PM _2.5 NAAQS 
• Scrubber at 800 MW Big Sandy on Hold
• SCE&G announces Switches to Natural Gas and Power Plant Closures
• Tenaska abandoning Illinois Power Project

 COAL – WORLD

• Madhra Pradesh gets Clearance for 2x600 MW Shree Singaji Power Project
• Bosnia to build 450 MW Tuzla and 300 MW Kakanj
• 1980 MW Dhopave Power Plant in India facing Local Opposition
• Neyveli Lignite plans 8555 MW of New Capacity in India
• Hitachi and Polimex-Mostostal to build Unit at Kozienice in Poland
• Possible Punjab, India Power Projects
• Tamil Nadu (India) looking at Environmental Clearances of Power Projects
• BHEL will build 500 MW Vindhyachal in Madhya Pradesh, India
• Problem with Funding for TES Power Project in Slovenia, Alstom could pull out
• Kerala could provide Coal for NTPC’s Ramagundam Power Project in Andhra Pradesh, India

GAS / OIL – US

• PUC denies Request for 88 MW Gas Turbine Addition at Pueblo Airport Power Plant

GAS / OIL – WORLD

• Progress on Bibiyana 3 and Siddhirganj Power Projects in Bangladesh
• Manila Electric Co. to build 1,500 MW Power Plant in Luzon, Philippines
• GE, Siemens to build 10,000 MW Power Plants in Nigeria
• Will Poland diversify into Natural Gas?

GASIFICATION

• MHI to perform Front End Engineering for Hydrogen Energy CA Project

NUCLEAR

• Iran planning Bushehr Addition
• ÅF is Owner’s Engineer for Angra III in Brazil
• Construction continues at Gongliao Power Plant in Taiwan despite Problems
• South Africa looking at Nuclear Power
• Financing for Belarus Nuclear Power Plant
• India looking at 16 Reactors in 12^th Plan (2012-2017)

BUSINESS

• POSCO, GE team up to bid on Power Projects
• New Fuel Tech SCR, SNCR Order
• Neumann Systems could extract Rare Earth Metals from Coal-fired Ash
• More on Electric Power 2012 Conference Attendees

HOT TOPIC HOUR

§  Shale Gas is the Big Variable for U.S. Coal

§  "Dry Sorbents and Systems and Material Handling in Coal-fired Power Plants” is the Hot Topic Hour on June 7 and June 21, 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.

$6.4 Billion European Air Pollution Control Market Driven by Regulations

The markets for air and water pollution control and monitoring are expanding slightly and remain substantial despite the financial problems of the European region. The 2012 revenues will reach $6.4 billion. This is the latest forecast from the McIlvaine Company as derived from its reports on each subject.

Revenues for European Air Pollution Control Markets in 2012

Europe is precisely defined at:  Decisive Classification

Russia, former Soviet bloc countries, Eastern and Western Europe are all included. The financial crisis in the EU is having some negative impact. This could be further exacerbated if countries hoping to gain EU status through installation of pollution control measures lose interest in joining. Counter balancing these developments, the region continues to ratchet down emission limits and to make available the funds to accomplish the reductions.

The leading product category is fabric filters. European industry will invest $1.7 billion in fabric filter hardware along with bags and cartridges. Europe is a net exporter of both hardware and filter media. Production exceeds $2 billion.

The DeNO_x market will be a modest $800 million this year. The application of selective catalytic reduction systems to lignite-fired boilers has not developed as originally anticipated.  This forecast does not include mobile DeNO_x technology, where Europe is the leader.

Most of the power plants in Europe are already fitted with scrubbers to capture SO₂. However, many scrubbers were installed in the 1980s and are in need of replacement, so the replacement and upgrading market represents a good portion of the revenues. The same situation exists in the electrostatic precipitator segment.

Europe continues to be a leader in thermal treatment both as a purchaser and a supplier. Both Durr and Eisenmann are major worldwide suppliers of thermal treatment systems.

For more information on the related services, click on:

Air Pollution Management

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#5ab

Air and Water Monitoring Markets

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#no31

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, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#N027

NO_x Control World Markets, http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n035

Scrubber/Adsorber/Biofilter World Markets 

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

Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n007

Air and Water Monitoring Terms - Decisive Classification Needed

Analyzers to measure constituents in various gases and fluids are each designed for specific chemicals or physical properties. Since there are hundreds of different chemicals and many physical properties, there are many unique instrument designs. Laboratory instruments vary considerably from those used by field testers or those used for continuous measurement in processes.  There are many different operating principles employed.  Instruments used for stack gas measurement differ from those used at the fence line or those used for water or process fluids. The end result is that there are thousands of unique instruments.

There are more than 5,000 suppliers of instruments to measure gases and fluids worldwide. There are 3,000 instrument makers in China alone. Given the language inconsistencies, it is a real challenge to determine which of these companies make an instrument which fits the specific needed criteria.

The McIlvaine Company (www.mcilvainecompany.com) is developing a system which it will make available free of charge to anyone. In return, it is asking for input to make the system better. Associations, suppliers and research institutions all have niche expertise which can be applied both to the technology and the languages. Here are the details:

A decisive classification system in Chinese, English and other languages will allow monitor purchasers in developing countries to efficiently utilize the world’s existing knowledge. Monitoring products need to be classified by the way decisions are made.  For example, the new U.S. MATS rule utilizes PM mass monitors as a surrogate for measuring toxic metals. However, Pall was able to convince EPA that their multi-metals analyzer was a cost effective alternative.  Scientific classification does not typically list PM mass monitors and multi-metals analyzers as siblings but Decisive Classification does in this instance.

The system identifies monitoring products by application (there is a big difference between shale oil and oil shale), function (analyzer, sample system, etc.) medium (ambient air, stack gas), properties measured, (ammonia, arsenic), measurement parameters (ppb, ppm, count) operating principle (optical, electrochemical) and mode of use (handheld, portable, etc.).

It is also necessary to identify financial entities and their subsidiaries with unique numbers. Each subsidiary with unique products should have its own unique number.  It is further necessary to provide the listings in Chinese, English and other languages.

Details on this initiative and instructions for participating are found at: Decisive Classification Initiative for Monitoring products and services

Biomass Projects Sprouting Up All Over

Biomass projects continue to be popular. Each month McIlvaine’s Renewable Energy Projects and Update reports on these installations.

USDA Announces Funding for Two Renewable Energy Programs

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced availability of funds for fiscal year 2012 for two key programs to encourage the use of renewable biomass and production of advanced biofuels. About $25 million will be made available through each program.

The Repowering Assistance Program provides approximately $25 million in funding to bio-refineries that have been in existence on or before June 18, 2008. The purpose of the program is to provide a financial incentive to bio-refineries to use renewable biomass in place of fossil fuels used to produce heat or power. By providing this assistance, the USDA is helping these facilities install new systems that use renewable biomass.

The amount of the payment will be based on (1) the cost effectiveness of the renewable biomass system; and (2) the percentage reduction in fossil fuels used by that bio-refinery. The maximum amount an individual bio-refinery can receive under the Notice is 50 percent of total eligible project costs up to a maximum of $10 million.

Eligible costs must be related to construction or repowering improvements, such as engineering design, equipment installation and professional fees.

Mt. Poso Cogeneration Company Completes Conversion of Power Plant from Coal to 100 Percent Renewable Biofuel Energy

Macpherson Energy Company and DTE Energy Services (DTEES) announced that Kern County’s Mt. Poso cogeneration plant is completely converted to run 100 percent biomass fuel instead of coal, and is successfully delivering its full capacity of 44 MW of clean, renewable energy to the California grid.

By making a significant investment to convert the Mt. Poso plant, DTEES and Macpherson Energy preserved 30 jobs and created eight new jobs at the facility, as well as creating 90 local jobs during construction and an estimated 100 long-term jobs at local firms supplying biomass fuel and providing maintenance and other services to the plant. The renewable energy power plant now operates solely on biomass fuel, primarily urban and agricultural wood waste. Before the 15-month conversion, it had run for 20-plus year on coal.

The conversion project at Mt. Poso began in November 2010. The plant began producing limited amounts of clean power in November 2011; since then workers have fine-tuned operations to bring energy generation to Mt. Poso’s capacity of 44 MW.

Mt. Poso is a cogeneration power plant, utilizing steam from the power plant to enhance production in a nearby oil field and using water from the oil field to supply the power plant. Macpherson Energy’s wholly-owned subsidiary Macpherson Operating Company operates the West Mt. Poso Oil Field, which supplies the water for the cogeneration plant. The water is heated by burning biomass in a boiler to produce steam, which drives a turbine generator unit that in turn produces electricity. An affiliate of DTEES operates the power plant.

Mustus Energy Selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Biomass Facility in La Crete, Alberta, Canada

Mustus Energy Ltd. announced that it will be working with Lockheed Martin to build a new 41.5-MW biomass-fueled power generation plant in La Crete, Alberta, Canada. The project, which will be developed by Mustus Energy with Lockheed Martin’s support in procuring materials, equipment and other required services, will provide enough energy when complete to power over 30,000 Canadian homes.

Lockheed Martin also will manage the construction of the plant, which is planned to commence this spring. The biomass facility is expected to begin commercial operations by the fall of 2013, and will provide base-load electrical power to the Alberta grid. As feedstock, Mustus Energy plans to use the tops of aspen trees that would otherwise be discarded as waste after the trunks are processed into lumber and other products at local mills.

Canada is a leader in developing and implementing biomass technologies. Six percent of Canada’s power comes from biomass, making it the second largest source of the country’s renewable energy generation.

SRS Marks Successful Operational Startup of New Biomass Cogeneration Facility

Under Secretary of Energy Thomas D’Agostino joined U.S. Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) and other senior officials from the Department of Energy (DOE) and Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company on March 12, 2012, to mark the successful operational startup of a new $795-million renewable energy fueled facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS).

The 34-acre SRS Biomass Cogeneration Facility is the culmination of 30-months and more than 600,000 hours of labor. This project is also the single largest renewable Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) in the Nation’s history. The project sustained and created an estimated 800 jobs, spanning the mechanical, construction, engineering, and supplier sectors. Fully operational, the plant will employ 25 full-time jobs onsite and support the local logging community.

The SRS Biomass Cogeneration Facility replaced a deteriorating and inefficient 1950s-era coal power house and oil-fired boilers, and will generate an estimated $944 million in savings in energy, operation and maintenance costs over the duration of the contract.

Clean biomass, consisting of local forest residue and wood chips, and bio-derived fuels will be the primary fuel source for the high-tech renewable energy facility, which has the capacity to combust 385,000 tons of forest residue into 20 MW of clean power annually.

Energy savings result from replacing the inefficient D Area Powerhouse with the biomass facility, switching from coal to biomass fuel, and improving the efficiency of the operations with new equipment that better matches SRS’s load requirements. Surrounding communities also receive added health and environmental benefits tied to air emission reductions.

DOE signed onto an ESPC with Ameresco in 2009 to finance, design, construct, operate, maintain, and fuel the new biomass facility under a 20-year fixed price contract valued at $795 million.

ESPCs are contracts in which private companies finance, install, and maintain new energy- and water-efficiency equipment at federal facilities. The government pays no up-front costs, saving taxpayer dollars, and the company’s investment is repaid over time by the agency from the cost savings generated by the new equipment. This allows the government to use the private sector to purchase more energy-efficient systems and improve the energy performance of their facilities at no extra cost to the agency or taxpayers.

For more information on Renewable Energy Projects and Update please visit

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

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