·        “Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment” is the “Hot Topic Hour” for December 6, 2012

·        McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

·        Improve Your Networking at Power-Gen 2012

·        Flow Control and Treatment Markets to Rise $15 Billion Next Year to $338 Billion

·        Future Electricity Mix Depends on the Price of Oil

·        Steady Advances Seen in Wind Energy Technology

“Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment” is the “Hot Topic Hour” on Thursday, December 6, 2012

Water sourcing issues, increased pressures for energy efficiency, and advanced boiler designs make management and treatment of boiler feed and cooling water even more important for today’s power plant operators. With increasing federal and state regulations limiting access to surface and ground water, minimizing water usage by reducing blowdowns or recirculating water become important factors in the selection of water treatment methods. Optimum treatment will help prevent chemical and flow corrosion in boiler water, steam and condensate systems and elimination of scale.  Prevention of corrosion and scale in turn helps to ensure maximum life of boilers, steam turbines, condensers, pumps, reduces maintenance expenses and allows optimal thermal performance providing greater efficiency.

There are a wide variety of water treatment systems available, but which system is most economical for a specific plant considering energy requirements, chemical costs and performance. This decision is partially dictated by the minerals and compounds in the raw water as well as the chemical and physical composition of the raw water.  In general, raw water from lakes, rivers or wells is treated by aeration, coagulation, filtration and softening all well established processes. However, shortages of natural raw water from the traditional sources, the “greening“ of power plants and increasing stringent regulations on disposal of water into surface waters or even holding ponds are now forcing plants to consider reusing their process water. This adds a new dimension to the problem of properly treating water before adding it as make-up water in the boiler feed or cooling systems. The process water contains even more contaminants and many at higher concentrations than typical natural water.

The following speakers will describe the latest technologies available or under development to treat boiler feed and cooling water from natural and process sources with emphasis on chemical usage, water usage, and typical water quality that can be achieved using these technologies and discuss how to reduce the consumption of chemicals and water while achieving better water quality and lower operating costs and the economics of various treatment technologies focusing on energy use, chemical requirements, capital costs, reuse of process water and operation and maintenance costs and issues. 

Brad Buecker, Process Specialist with Kiewit Power Engineers, will provide an overview of the most common and modern makeup water production methods, including reverse osmosis, portable mixed-bed polishing and electrodeionization (EDI).  He will also briefly examine how some of these technologies are being utilized for wastewater treatment, which is becoming a very critical issue at many facilities.  The ideas outlined in the presentation are also applicable for make-up water treatment at many other industries.

Tom Muilenberg, Senior Manager for Industrial Sales at MIOX Corporation

Stephen Dominick, Regional Sales Manager for Ovivo Water USA, will present "When Water Is Scarce, Where Can You Look for Water for Your Power Plant and What Are the Methods Available to Condition It for Use?"

Bernhard Doll, Dipl.-Ing., Vice President of Marketing for Industrial Water at Pall GmbH, Germany, will discuss the “Significant Cost Savings Obtained Using Advanced Membrane Systems for Cooling Tower Water Treatment.” Driven by the demand for continuous process improvements to increase plant efficiency and lower customer costs, power plants around the world are striving to upgrade conventional water treatment systems. One way they are achieving this is by employing reliable membrane technologies such as microfiltration. Case studies highlighting improvements in water quality and improved economics, especially in cooling tower blowdown water treatment and reuse will highlight the latest membrane technologies that can help power plants reduce costs, improve processes and optimize water footprint.

Bob Bartholomew, Associate at Sheppard T. Powell Associates, LLC, will discuss the causes and present methods of controlling sources of dissolved oxygen in condensate systems and in feedwater systems for heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) units. Low dissolved oxygen concentration limits in condensate and in many feedwater systems for HRSGs or conventional boilers can be difficult to maintain. He will explain how this can be accomplished.

To register for the Hot Topic Hour on December 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. (CST), 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.

Improve Your Networking at Power-Gen 2012   

At Power-Gen. December 11-13 in Orlando, McIlvaine will be working to help those with questions to network with the people who have the answers.  There will be some good environmental related papers. The details are listed below. Stand numbers of networking exhibitors are also provided. We are also organizing informal gatherings. McIlvaine subscribers who wish to network but are just visitors, can send us information including their availability, subjects on which they are focused and their mobile numbers.  We will be taking pictures and conducting interviews during the show. If you have any suggestions relative to subjects let us know.

Water Discussion at Ovivo Stand on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

An informal discussion of water issues will take place at the Ovivo stand during the cocktail hour and starting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. In addition to the Ovivo personnel listed below, there will be input from various experts including Brad Buecker of Kiewit who is also a speaker at the conference. Robbie Waters or another representative from Menardi will be on hand to talk about filter fabrics. John Schettler of Chemtura, (Cell # 636-751-5282) will be on hand to address questions on the use of bromide use in FGD systems.

There will be a raffle prize of a golf putter for anyone who places their name card in the stand bowl during the day. The schedule and areas of expertise for Ovivo personnel are:

Air filtration is important not only for turbine protection but also to reduce PM_2.5 emissions - more at the Pneumafil stand #4456

We are hoping to arrange a discussion on Tuesday during the cocktail reception at the Pneumafil stand to talk about air treatment prior to the gas turbine.  But since an efficient filter can reduce PM_2.5 emissions on the outlet, we would like to cover this as well.  Glen England of Environ will be giving a speech on gas turbine PM_2.5 emissions so we are hoping his schedule will permit him to participate in this discussion. When he was at GE he was co-author of a report which quantified emissions from a number of gas turbines. This paper can be reviewed at:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=gas%20turbine%20inlet%20air%20and%20impact%20on%20pm%202.5%20emissions&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CEAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyserda.ny.gov%2Fen%2FPublications%2FResearch-and-Development%2FEnvironmental%2FEMEP-Publications%2F~%2Fmedia%2FFiles%2FPublications%2FResearch%2FEnvironmental%2FEMEP%2F11_PMVarConceptModel_R1-V3.ashx&ei=JVu2UNvuAfOxygGIsoCgCA&usg=AFQjCNG3mhXKCxGl9jlPxmYdNQoW5Zqk_Q

Mcleod Stephens of Pneumafil points out that “gas turbine inlet filtration systems are typically very efficient on particles that are larger than 1µ. In fact, our MATREX Media for pulse style systems has an initial efficiency of 99.5 percent on particles in the range of: 2.02 µ – 3.0 µ.  The efficiency goes up from there as the operating hours click by.

Static filtration can be even higher. “You can talk to him and the other Nederman people during the show. (Menardi, Pneumafil and Mikropul are now part of Nederman). Here are the details:

Stephen D. Klocke - V.P. Aftermarket Sales and Service: MikroPul/Pneumafil Cell #: 1-704-953-8269

Steve is in charge of Global Aftermarket sales for both MikroPul and Pneumafil. Specific product lines include: Baghouse, Fabric Filters, Air Inlet Filtration and Treatment Systems.

Robbie Waters – V.P. Sales and Marketing, Menardi: Cell #: 1-706-421-0515

Robbie is in charge of all sales and marketing efforts for Menardi, a leading manufacturer of woven and non-woven filters for both air and liquid particle separation.

Tony Poovey – Market Manager – Power, Pneumafil: Cell #: 1-980-229-1647

Tony is responsible for the sale of complete inlet filtration systems and retrofits including: inlet cooling such as evaporative cooling, chilling and fogging systems. 

Mcleod Stephens – Sales Manager Gas Turbine Aftermarket, Pneumafil: Cell #: 1-630-596-3367

Mcleod is responsible for sales of aftermarket components and services such as replacement inlet filters and cooling media for all brands of inlet air systems.

Reid Thomas – Regional Sales Manager, Menardi: Cell #: 1-415-246-1106

Reid is responsible for the sales of filters, accessories and services for Fabric Filters, Baghouses and cartridge dust collectors.

Michael Goff – Regional Sales Manager, Menardi: Cell # 1-706-414-4836

Michael is responsible for the sales of filters, accessories and services for Fabric Filters, Baghouses and cartridge dust collectors.

Pneumafil/Menardi/Mikropul/Nederman Stand Personnel Schedule

Power-Gen 2012 Environmental Papers

4A – Particulates and the Importance of Multi-Pollutant Control 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday 12/11/12 (Room S320A)

ESP VS. Fabric Filter Comparison

Gary Grieco PE, Co-author

Mick Chambers, Speaker

Comparson of Air Pollution Control for Coal-fired Power Plant in China and United States- Current Status, Legislation and Technology

Chiqian Lin, Co-author

Jinlang Zheng, Co-author

Tao Xu, Co-author

Yujian Jin, Co-author

Jianchun Wang, Speaker

5A – Hg Control Technologies for Coal-Fired Power Plants 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday 12/11/12 (Room S320E)

Field Demonstrations of Fixed-Structure Sorbents for Mercury Emission Control from Coal-Fired Flue Gas

Brandon Looney, Co-author

Carl Richardson, Co-author

Charles Bullinger, Co-author

Diane Stockdill, Co-author

Jared Pozarnsky, Co-author

Jeff Kolde, Co-author

Jonas Klingspor, Co-author

Morris Hummel, Co-author

Noah Meeks, Co-author

Ramsey Chang, Co-author

Richard Gebert, Co-author

Stephen Stark, Co-author

Xiao-Chun Lu, Co-author

Tom Machalek, Speaker

An SCR Can Provide Mercury Removal Co-Benefits

Kyle Neidig, Co-author

Peter Jin, Co-author

Yoshinori Nagai, Co-author

Tony Favale, Speaker

Recent Developments in Concrete Compatible Sorbents

Robert Nebergall, Speaker

Full-Scale Trials of Non-Halogenated Activated Carbon for Mercury Capture

Ameena Khan, Co-author

Caitlin Gross, Co-Author

Christine Foster, Co-author

David Mazyck, Co-author

Heather Byrne, Co-author

Jack Drwiega, Co-author

William Naylor, Speaker

Results of Mercury Emission Testing at a Coal-Fired Power Plant while Using Fuel Additives, Activated Carbon and Evaluating Mercury Re-emission

Ajay Jayaprakash, Co-author

Casey Smith, Co-author

John Faber, Co-author

John McLeod, Co-author

Steve Katzberger, Co-author

Paul Farber, Speaker

6A – Technical Challenges for Environmental Retrofits 1:30 -3:30 p.m. Tuesday 12/11/12 (Room S320H)

An Integrated Approach to AQCS Retrofit Draft Systems Design

Henry Wong, Co-author

Fred Rosse, Speaker

Retrofit Dry Scrubbing for Mercury Plus Sulfur and Nitrogen Oxides

Anupam Sanyal, Co-author

William Walsh Jr., Speaker

Things to Watch for when Converting Once-Through Cooling to Closed-loop

Mo Massoudi PhD, PE, Co-author

Miroslav Cerha PE, Speaker

Common FGD Absorber and Boiler Operation Safety

Phillip Wang, Co-Author

Henry Sierk, Speaker

7A – Advanced Combined Cycles – Technical Considerations 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Tuesday 12/11/12 (Room S322)

State of the Art Makeup Water and Wastewater Treatment Methods for Combined-Cycle Plants

Brad Buecker, Speaker

12B – Effective Maintenance Strategies 9:30 -11-30 a.m. Wednesday 12/12/12 (Room S310H)

Air Preheater Sealing Advances with Adaptive Brush Design

Pavan Ravulaparthy, Speaker

3B – NOx Solutions 9:30 -11:30 a.m. Wednesday 12/12/12 (Room S320B)

Achieving Ultra Low NO_x Emissions in Boiler Burner Retrofits

John Guarco, Co-author

Rex Isaacs, Co-author

Bill Gurski, Speaker

Minimization of Capital and Operational Costs for DeNO_x Technologies in New and Existing Combustion Facilities

Enrique Bosch, Co-author

Enrique Tova, Co-author

Francisco Rodriguez, Co-author

Miguel Delgado, Co-author

John Sale, Speaker

Innovative Optimized SCR Solution Achieves NO_x Reduction Target

Robert Taylor, Co-author

Keith Morris P., Speaker

Threading the Needle with 2000 Tons of Steel

Brooks Webber, Co-author

Doug Johnson, Co-author

John Sulsona, Co-author

Josh Hanes, Co-author

Vincent Forcellini, Co-author

Mike Brumage, Speaker

Sunflower Electric Power Low-NO_x Burner (LNB) Retrofit at Holcomb Unit 1

Paul Reynolds, Co-author

John Van Woy, Speaker

5B – Compliance Control Strategies and Technologies 9:30 -11:30 a.m. Wednesday 12/12/12 (Room S320E)

The MATS Conundrum.  It’s Been a Year Already

Robert Fraser, Co-author

Peter Belmonte P.E., Speaker

Coal’s Triple Challenge for Air Regulation Compliance: Technology, Measurement and Commercial

Anesha Rumble, Co-author

Dennis Johnson, Co-author

Michael Martin C.E.P., Co-author

James Brown PE, PMP, Speaker

Developing a Low Cost MATS Rule Compliance Strategy by Leveraging Existing Assets

Danielle Flagg, Co-author

Kurt Sangster, Co-author

William Cain, Co-author

Willard Boward, Jr, Speaker

PM Control for Utility MATS: Staying Within the Footprint

Gary Grieco PE, Speaker

Keep’em Running: Low-Cost FGD in Response to New Regulations

Ira Brodsky PE, Co-author

Ray McLaughlin PE, Co-author

Lesley Baker PE, Speaker

3C – Water Regulatory Compliance and Operations 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday 12/12/12 (Room S320B)

Water Supply Development for KCP&L’s Iatan2

Gary Brown, Co-author

Patrick Higgins, Co-author

Jason Eichenberger, Speaker

Mercury Removal Using Wet Scrubber and Wastewater Treatment Technologies

Rakesh Gupta, Co-author

Kenneth Braunstein P.E., Speaker

The Current and Future Use of Deep Injection Well Technology in the Power Generation Industry

David McNabb PG, Co-author

Mark McNeal, Co-author

Edward McCullers, Speaker

Cooling Tower Water Reduction – Use Municipal Reclaim Water, High Cycles of Concentration, or Both?

Ivan Cooper, Speaker

Advanced Technology for Reuse Water Treatment

Jeff Melzer, Co-author

Ken Riddle, Co-author

Linda Miller, Co-author

Paul DiFranco, Co-author

Thomas MaCafferty, Co-author

Caroline Sui, Speaker

4C – SO₂ Emissions Control 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday 12/12/12 (Room S320A)

Operational Experience at DTE’s Monroe Plant Flue Gas Desulfurization System

Chris Beeler, Co-author

Daniel Casey, Co-author

Francis Harkins, Co-author

Jason Beaubien, Co-author

John Lesley, Speaker

Operating a Circulating Dry Scrubber at Low and Variable Boiler Loads

Douglas Beck, Co-author

Eric Walters, Co-author

Roderick Beittel, Co-author

Terence Ake, Speaker

Contracting Strategy for Implementing DSI Technology for SO₂ Control

Danielle Flagg, Co-author

David Bahr, Co-author

Franco Albi, Speaker

The Use of NPV Calculations to Evaluate the Selection of FGD Technologies

Ray D’Alessandro, Co-author

Todd Clark, Co-author

Anthony Licata, Speaker

5C – HAPS Compliance Control Technologies II 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday 12/12/12 (Room 320E)

Early Lessons Learned from Implementation of Dry Sorbent Injection Systems

Preston Tempero, Co-author

Diane Fischer, Speaker

Circulating Fluidized Bed Scrubbing Technology Provides Multi-Pollutant Removal Capabilities

Rolf Graf, Co-author

Robert Giglio, Speaker

Test Results of Multi-Pollutant Emissions Reduction System

Sanjeev Jolly, Co-author

Wayne Littleford, Co-author

Peter Kawa, Speaker

6C – Adanced Coal-Fired Generation Projects 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday 12/12/12 (Room S320H)

Standardization and Innovation of PJFF Design Reduces Costs for MATS Compliance

Gregory Golub, Co-author

Huiying Zhuang, Speaker

Exhibitors

Flow Control and Treatment Markets to Rise $15 Billion Next Year to $338 Billion

The companies offering products and services to treat, analyze and move liquids and gases (including water and air) can expect a 5 percent increase in the revenues next year. The 2013 market has been forecasted at $338 billion in the latest additions to the McIlvaine report, Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets.

The larger participants in the market are predicting substantial increases as shown below:

Corporate Sales Increases (Mil)

* Indicates a higher percentage due to a corporate acquisition

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

Future Electricity Mix Depends on the Price of Oil

The role that gas will play in power generation depends on the price of oil as much as on other variables.

The world’s demand for electricity is rising at twice the rate of total energy consumption.  Greater reliance on all generation sources will be needed in order to meet the demand.  This is the conclusion reached in Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast published by the McIlvaine Company.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Coal combustion will remain the leading generation technology.  In the 2010-2025 period, Chinese coal-fired generation will increase by as much as its nuclear, wind and hydropower combined.

McIlvaine forecasts that new coal-fired capacity worldwide will average 160,000 MW/yr over the next ten years at a total annual investment of $300 billion.  More than 50 percent of this construction will be for replacement of retiring units.

Nuclear generation will increase modestly through 2035, but the share of total capacity will drop slightly. 

In the next two decades, more than 40 percent of new capacity will be based on renewable energy including solar, wind, hydro and biomass.  This percentage will vary based on the real pricing.  Subsidiaries for renewables will disappear.  However, a carbon tax would result in more renewables. 

The price of electricity is expected to rise by 0.5 to 1 percent per year.  This future of gas-fired power will depend on this price plus the price of oil and the extraction cost of shale gas.  Shale gas will be used in gas turbine power generation facilities only if:

·         The extraction cost is low compared to electricity prices.

·         Power generation is the highest margin use.

This production of shale gas in the Marcellus region has dropped recently because extraction costs are high relative to gas prices.  The extraction costs of shale gas are greater than non-associated on-shore gas.  Coal-fired generation costs will set the price of electricity.  So for gas to compete, extracted costs have to be relatively low.

There are many alternative uses for gas.  It can be used directly for home heating.  It can be liquefied and exported (LNG).  It can be converted to high quality motor fuels.  If the price of oil remains at $80-$100/barrel, it will be more attractive for gas rich regions to either convert the gas-to-liquids or to liquefy and export it. 

For more information on Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast, click on:  http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#n043.

Steady Advances Seen in Wind Energy Technology

Each month McIlvaine’s Renewable Energy Projects and Update reports on advances in wind power technology.

Capacity of Vestas V164 Offshore Turbine Increased to 8 MW

The V164 platform was developed with a possible potential of increasing the turbine size. The progress in the technology development has now shown that an 8 MW version will offer lower cost of energy and at the same time keep the reliability and structural integrity of the turbine unchanged.

The balance of plant will be reduced due to the increased power output per turbine. This means that the cost of energy will be reduced as the number of turbines, foundations, etc., as well as the required number of service visits will also decrease.

Vestas still expects the first prototype of the V164-8.0 MW turbine to be installed in Oesterild, Denmark, in 2014.

Siemens Industry Presents New Gearless Direct Drive Wind Generator

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division showcased Direct Drive Wind, its new gearless wind generator, at the Husum WindEnergy 2012 trade fair. Comprised of individual, preassembled generator segments, it is able to offer a high degree of flexibility in the implementation of a wide range of turbine solutions and system concepts. The generator, designed as a multi-pole, permanent magnet synchronous machine, is characterized by a high level of reliability and is thus particularly suitable for operation under rough conditions and in isolated locations. The modular platform concept features standardized components and a high level of mechanical integration, resulting in simplified logistics and installation and enabling greater levels of efficiency to be achieved.

Suzlon Group Expands Its 3 MW Series

Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine maker, announced an expansion of its REpower 3.XM series. The group’s subsidiary REpower Systems SE presented the restructured portfolio at HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 trade fair: in line with their potential, the existing turbines from the 3-megawatt class — the REpower 3.2M114 and REpower 3.4M104 — are being certified for use at sites with higher wind speeds. A third turbine type, the 3.0M122, has been added to the company’s 3.XM series. It has been specially designed for conditions at sites where there is lower wind. The first variant of the new turbine with a hub height of up to 139 meters will be on sale starting in early 2013, a prototype erected in the fourth quarter of 2013.

The 3.4M104 is particularly suitable for sites with high winds. It will be available in four hub heights (80 meters, 93 meters, 100 meters, 128 meters) for IEC class I (high wind) sites starting in 2014. The 3.2M114 has a rated power of 3.2 megawatts. It will be designed for sites with average wind speeds and will be available in all three hub heights (93 meters, 123 meters, 143 meters) in the corresponding IEC II wind class starting in mid-2013. In addition to certification for IEC classes, the turbines are also being certified for the highest wind zones and terrain categories in accordance with the German DIBt guidelines.

The new REpower 3.0M122 has a rated output of 3 MW and a rotor diameter of 122 meters. With a coated rotor surface of more than 11,600 square meters, it is the largest REpower onshore turbine in terms of its rotor diameter. With the larger rotor combined with the high hub height of 139 meters, the turbine is designed to be even more cost effective at low wind sites.

Romax Launches Next Generation Gearbox and Driveline Conceptual Design

Romax Technology, a leading gearbox, bearing and driveline engineering specialist, has launched a revolutionary new concept design software package which will dramatically increase speed, quality, creativity and innovation when designing gearboxes and drivelines.

Called 'Concept', the new product delivers on the Romax vision of streamlining the end-to-end planning to manufacture process with open, easy to use software solutions.

It has been developed in close collaboration with engineers in the largest ground vehicle, wind energy and industrial equipment companies around the globe, in order to establish the ideal specification for an advanced engineering concept design capability.

The result is a highly intuitive drag and drop design environment enabling rapid creation of concept models. It provides semi-automated sizing, definition and rating of gears, shafts and bearings, with advanced 3D visualization capability allowing evaluation and manipulation of key parameters. As a result it promotes creativity as new design ideas can be evaluated rapidly.

The new software not only enables creativity, effectiveness and efficiency, it also promotes a seamless workflow either as a stand-alone solution or used in conjunction with other CAD packages.

Its innovative easy-to-learn interface allows new users to become productive extremely quickly, which means graduate designers through to experienced gearbox and driveline design teams can use it.

Goldwind GW93/1500 Ultra-Low Wind Speed Turbine Obtains CGC Certificate

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. announced that its ultra-low wind speed series GW93/1500 Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive (PMDD) turbine was awarded an accreditation certificate by the China General Certification Center (CGC), the mainland's leading accreditation institution. Which further affirms GW93/1500 now meets the domestic wind industry accreditation and national safety standard requirements.

The GW93/1500 ultra-low wind speed PMDD turbine has a 93-meter rotor diameter with a rated capacity of 1500 kW. It is designed for IEC Class S wind resource areas where the annual average wind speed is lower than 6.5 m/s. This wind turbine boasts the industry's largest rotor diameter along with the highest power generation efficiency plus lower cost of energy compared to other same rated capacity turbine models in China. The GW93/1500 series can generate more than 2,000 standard hours of power per year based on an annual average wind speed of 5.5 m/s (assuming a standard air density and Rayleigh distribution).

Ultra-low wind speed areas have annual average speeds of 5.5 m/s to 6.5 m/s. As wind power technology improves, low wind speed and ultra-low wind speed areas have greater potential for successful utilization. There are also many ultra-low wind speed areas in close proximity to urban centers with strong power demand and grid capacity.

RWE Innogy and Carbon Trust’s OWA to Test Innovative Wind Measuring Buoys

RWE Innogy, together with the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) program, is to trial new methods of collecting wind speed data at the site of Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms. Two Light Detection and Ranging units (LIDAR) will be mounted on buoys and be temporarily installed ten miles off the north Wales coast, close to the existing met mast of Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. Both units will collect wind data which can then be compared with information from the met mast and used to build confidence in this new technology in future wind farm developments. The trials are part of the OWA program, promoted and coordinated by the Carbon Trust with the aim of reducing the cost of offshore wind power by 10 percent by 2015. First results are expected to be available in 2013.

If the trials are successful LIDAR devices are expected to be a simpler, quicker, more effective and cheaper alternative to met masts, to be used during offshore wind project development.

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