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· World Power Generation Project Headlines – General Project Information - Startup Date: 2014

McIlvaine is launching a series of websites covering Industry Options. Each contains one or more continuing analyses of the decisions which the designer and operator have to make.

Access to each website is free to anyone. The intelligence system with all the background information is also free with no password required. Additional papers, presentations, etc. are invited. This includes text in other languages as long as an English summary is included. A special emphasis will be given to capturing the intelligence being generated in China.

The background information will be evaluated and Continuous Analyses prepared. These continuous analyses will provide independent evaluation of the life cycle costs and performance of all the various system and component options. Access to these analyses will be free to owner/operators but will require a subscription for others.

Suppliers can choose to have McIlvaine conduct an Application Audit. This audit is a white paper with third party experts making independent evaluations. The niche experts making these evaluations will be encouraged to focus on a very narrow area to ensure that they have unsurpassed knowledge of the subject. The Application Audits will be posted and free to anyone.

There will be periodic webinars on each subject. For example, there will be several continuing analyses under Gas Turbine Emission Control. One will deal with CEMS. A webinar will be held on April 17^th to debate six different approaches to measuring NH₃. This follows previous webinars on the subject and a feature article in Air Pollution Control magazine. Two webinars relative to continuing analyses on mercury reduction are also scheduled.

Webinars are free to plant owner/operators, but there is a charge for others. Here is the near-term schedule: Hot Topic Hour Schedule

On March 27^th we will be comparing SDA, CFB and other CDS designs including NID and GSA. We will be reviewing every aspect in which the designs differ and discuss the merits of these differences. Webinar registrants will have access to the information posted in the intelligence system.

The format will be a series of questions which are first addressed by the panelists and then the other participants. We have panelists who are third party experts on dry scrubbers. They are:

One task will be to try to come to agreement relative to decisive classification and the specific nomenclature. We have selected the first split at Chamber vs. In-duct. Maybe better words are vessel and DSI but, in any case, we will be trying to resolve the nomenclature issues in the webinar next week.

We will be focused on the comparison of the major alternatives. If the chamber options are circulating dry scrubbers and SDA, how do they compare? Paul Farber has contributed several good papers and will be a panelist next week. Here is how we summarized one of his analyses of SDA and CDS:

There is still the need to breakdown CDS. What is the next level among CFB, GSA, NID, etc? How many segments should be at one level and should there be sub-segments?

We are looking at dual fluid nozzles vs. rotary atomizers, the size of NIDS nozzles, air slides vs. screw conveyors and many other components. We are focusing right now on the chamber segment but we already have a great deal of DSI information on the site. This site is free to one and all although the webinars and continuing analyses are more restricted. Let us know what you think of this very different new approach.

We are preparing a website on calcium based wet scrubbers similar to the one on dry scrubbing. We will be looking at the four main components which are gas (flow rate and distribution), liquid (droplet size and distribution), slurry exposure (time and sequence) and droplet elimination.

There are three basic designs of limestone scrubbers. Here is a starting point relative to assessing the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Within each category there are sub-categories. The tray design includes perforated plates and several variations. One is called the rod deck and was installed at Cilco Duck Creek Three and Northern States Power Sherburne. Instead of round holes, there is the open area between parallel pipes about 2-e inches in diameter.

There are significant variations among spray tower designs. For example, MHI has a double contact with down flow followed by upflow. This design utilizes rapid air flow. The air velocity is one of the big questions. It can be 10-20 fps. At lower flows there is more retention time. At higher flows there is more turbulence. It can be argued that the turbulence is more important in the reaction than is the retention time. There is a tradeoff between vessel size and pressure loss.

The role of mist eliminators cannot be underestimated. The question is when you have higher turbulence do you need better mist elimination? Efficiency, water (for cleaning) consumption, pressure loss and configuration all need to be reviewed.

The role of nozzles varies greatly between the spray tower and other types. It is critical in the spray tower design, but may be relatively unimportant in the other designs.

We are now preparing the website for “Scrubber Design Options for Calcium Reagents” and welcome input which will be relevant. Much of it will come from our existing FGD & DeNO_x Knowledge System which we have been compiling since 1974. But we need to make use of the latest Insights and look forward to your contribution.

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New power plant projects are tracked continuously and revised startup summaries are published monthly. Here are plants starting up in 2014.

Location	Location Comment	Project Title
Argentina	Santa Cruz province	Rio Turbio CFB power plant-Yacimientos Carboniferos Rio Turbio
Australia	Queensland, Mount Isa	Diamantina 1 combined cycle-APA Group/AGL Energy
Australia	Western Australia	Coolimba gas-fired project-Aviva and AES
Australia	Western Australia	Three Springs open cycle power project-ERM Power
Australia	Western Australia, Pilbara region, at Newman plant	Yarima combined cycle plant-BHP Billiton
Azerbaijan	Baku	Shimal 2 combined cycle-Azerenergy
Azerbaijan	near Baku	Severnaya 2 combined cycle-Azerenerji OJSC
Bangladesh		Meghnaghat 2-Bangladesh Power Dev. Board
Bangladesh	Ganzipur	Kodda combined cycle-Rural Power Co.
Bangladesh	Khulna, neat Mongla port	Chalna-Bangladesh Power Development Board/NTPC
Bangladesh	Narayanganj	Siddhirganj combined cycle-Electricity Generation Co. of Bangladesh
Brazil		Baixada Fluminense power plant-Petrobras
Brazil		Maranhao state combined cycle power plant-MPX Power
Brazil	Manaus	Maua 3 combined cycle power plant-UTE
Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul	Seival project-MPX Energia/E.On project
CA		Haynes 5,6 repower-Los Angeles DWP
CA	Los Angeles county	Watson Cogen Reliability Project
Canada	Saskatchewan	Estevan (Boundary Dam 3) rebuild and repower-SaskPower
China	Fujian	Ningde 1,2 nuclear power plant-Datang Inter. Power/Guangdong Nuclear Power
China	Fujian, Sanshan town	Fuqing 1,2 nuclear power plant-China National Nuclear Corp.
China	Guangdong province, Dongping township	Yangjiang 1,2 nuclear power plant-China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co.
China	Guangdong, Chixi Town	Taishan 1,2 nuclear power plant-EDF/China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp.
China	Zhejiang	Fangjiashan 1,2
China	Zhejiang province, Jiantiao	Sanmen 1, 2 nuclear power plant-State Nuclear Power Technology Co.
Czech Republic		Kladno cogeneration unit-Alpiq Generation
Egypt		6th October addition-Cairo Electricity Production Co.
Egypt		Giza North combined cycle-Cairo Electricity Production Co.
Egypt	in greater Cairo area near industrial areas of Helwan and Maadi, Banha	El Tebbin power plant-Middle Delta Electricity Production Co.
FL	Palm Beach county	Riviera Beach combined cycle-Florida Power & Light
GA		Warren County biomass-fired power plant-Oglethorpe Power
Germany		Wilhelmshaven 2-GDF
Germany	at Currenta GmbH chemical production site	Leverkusen combined cycle power plant-Repower
Germany	Bremen	Mittelsburenpower plant-Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Bremen
Germany	Hamburg	Moorburg 1,2-Vattenfall Europe
Germany	Hamm-Uentrop	Westfalen D,E supercritical-RWE
IL	Lee County	Nelson combined cycle plant-Invenergy
India	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam (Vizag) 1,2-Hinduja National Power Corp.
India	Assam	Bongaigaon power project-NTPC
India	Bihar	Barauni TPS expansion (1,2)-BSEB
India	Bihar	Barh I (1-3) supercritical-National Thermal Power Corp.
India	Bihar, near Patna	Barh II (4,5)-National Thermal Power Corp. (NTPC)
India	Bihar, Sirdala, Nawada	Global Powmin power plant
India	Chhattisgarh	Salora 1-3-Vandana Vidyut
India	Chhattisgarh	Champa supercritical power project-Moser Baer
India	Chhattisgarh	Marwa power project (Janjajir Champa)-Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board
India	Chhattisgarh, Janjgir district, Champa	Baradarha power project- DB Power Ltd.
India	Gujarat, Junagad district	Sarkhadi Phase I supercritical power plant-Gujarat State Electricity Corp.
India	Gujarat, Kutch district, Bhadreshwar	Mundra supercritical power plant-Adani Power
India	Jharkhand	Bokaro 4 supercritical power plant-Damodar Valley Corp.
India	Jharkhand, Latehar district	Chandwa (Matrishri Usha Jayaswal)-Tata Power/Abhijeet (JAS Infrastructure)
India	Karnataka	Nandikur power plant expansion-Udupi Power Corp.
India	Karnataka	Bellary 3 (Yaramaras) supercritical expansion-Karnataka Power Corp.
India	Karnataka, Raichur district	Yeramarus power project-Karnataka Power Corp.
India	Madhya Pradesh	Betul (Satpura 10, 11) district power plant-Madhya Pradesh Power Generating
India	Maharashtra	Chandrapur power plant-CESC (RPG)
India	Maharashtra, Chandrapur	Dhariwal 1,2
India	Orissa, near Angul	Derang (Angul I) power plant-Jindal India Thermal Power
India	Orissa, Odisha	Dhenkanal (Kamalanga)-GMR Energy
India	Punjab, Nalash Nabha	Rajpura supercritical power plant-Punjab State Electricity Board
India	Punjab, Tarn Taran	Goindwal supercritical expansion-GVK Group
India	Rajasthan	Ramgarh III combined cycle expansion-RRVUNL
India	Rajasthan, Banswara	Chhabra 1-4-Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam
India	Rajasthan, Jhalawar district	Kalisindh power plant-Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam
India	Tamil Nadu	Tuticorin power plant (Mutiara)-Coal & Oil Group (Dubai)
India	Tamil Nadu	Kalpakkam nuclear power plant-Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam
India	Tamil Nadu, Chennai	Vallur 2,3-Tamil Nadu Electricity Board/National Thermal Power Corp.
India	Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore	Tuticorin expansion-Neyveli Lignite Corp./Tamil Nadu Elect. Board
India	Uttar Pradesh, near Kanpur	Anpara D (6,7)-Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
India	Uttar Pradesh, Rihandnagar, Sonehbadra district	Rihand III 5,6-NTPC
India	West Bengal	Durgapur 8 power plant-Durgapur Projects
Indonesia		Bali Phase I power plant-China Huadian Group
Indonesia		Kalimantan power plant with aluminum smelter-NALCO
Indonesia	Central Kalimantan	Bengkanai power plant-PLN
Indonesia	South Sulawesi	Jeneponto expansion-Bosowa Group
Indonesia	South Sumatra	Muara Enim (South Sumatra 6) power plant-PT Bumi Resources Indonesia
Indonesia	West Kalimantan	Bengkayang power plant-PLN
Iraq		Amara power plant
Iraq		Dibis expansion-Kirkuk power plant
Iraq		Erbil conversion to combined cycle
Iraq		Zubaidiya power plant-Shanghai Electric
Iraq	Bassorah	Rumaila-Basra power plant-Iraqi Ministry of Electricity
Iraq	north of Baghdad	Baiji power plant--Iraqi Ministry of Electricity
Iraq	Northern Kurdistan area	Khormala Phase I combined cycle power plant
Israel		Tzafit combined cycle-Dalia Power Energies
Japan		Chiba expansion-Tokyo Electric Power
Japan		Joetsu combined cycle power plant-Chubu Electric
Japan		Kakogawa works power plant-Kobe Steel
Jordan		Al Manakher power plant-Amman Asia Electric Power
Jordan	Amman	IPP4 Al-Manakher power plant-AES Corp.
KS	Grant County	Rubart Station-Mid-Kansas Electric Co.
Kuwait		Az Zour steam tail addition-Al Ghanim International
Lebanon		Zouk power plant
Lebanon		Jiyeh power plant
Libya		Tripoli West expansion-Gecol (General Electricity Co. of Libya)
MA		Westfield (Pioneer Valley Energy) combined cycle power plant
Malaysia	Papar district, Sabah	Kimanis combined cycle power plant-Petronas Gas and Yayasan Sabah
Mexico	on grounds of Presidente Juarez plant, Playas de Rosarito, Baja California	Baja California II-Comision Federal de Electricidad
Mexico	Pedro Escobedo, Queretaro	El Sauz combined cycle plant
Mexico	Sonora state	Caridad II-Minera Mexico
Mexico	Yautepec, Morales state	Centro combined cycle-CFE
Morocco		Jorf Lasfar expansion (5,6)
Mozambique		Ressano Garcia power plant-Gigawatt-Mozambique
MS	Kemper County	David M Ratcliffe (Liberty) IGCC-Mississippi Power
Myanmar	Thakayta township	Yangon combined cycle-Busan Korea Biotech., Hyundai, Hana Daetoo Securities
ND		Lonesome Creek 1,2,3 peaking power plant-Basin Electric
ND	next to Stateline I, Williams county	Pioneer 1,2,3 peaking power plant-Basin Electric
Nigeria		Calabar Cross River State power plant-Essar African Holdings
Nigeria	Abia state	Alaoji combined cycle project
NJ		Gloucester County combined cycle-West Deptford Energy LLC
NY	Cricket Valley	Dover combined cycle (Cricket Valley)-Advanced Power Services
Oman		Sur combined cycle plant-Oman Power and Water Procurement
Pakistan	Bihar	Muzaffarpur Stage II-NTPC and BSEB
Peru	Marcona district, Ica region	El Faro-Shougang Generacion Electrica (Shougesa)
Philippines		Negros Occidental power plant-Global Business Power Corp.
Philippines	Cebu	Global Business Power plant expansion in Toledo City
Russia		Yuzhnouralskaya GRES-2 combined cycle power plant-OJSC Third Generation Co.
Russia		Mosenergo TET-12 combined cycle
Russia	Leningrad region	Tikhvin power plant-Transmashenergo
Russia	Moscow	Ogorodny Proezd-Novomoskovskaya
Russia	Siberia	Nyagan combined cycle power plant-GRES
Russia	St. Petersburg	Yugo-Zapadnaya cogeneration plant
Saudi Arabia		Qurayyah combined cycle IPP1
Saudi Arabia	Al Jubail	Wasit cogeneration plant-Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia	Eastern region of country	Qurayyah combined cycle conversion-Saudi Electric Co.
Serbia		Novi Sad combined cycle
Singapore		Tuas 5 combined cycle plant-Tuas Power Ltd. (Huaneng Power International)
Singapore	Jurong Island	Banyan district combined cycle power plant-Sembcorp
Slovakia		Mochovce 3,4 nuclear power plant-Slovenske Elektrarne
South Korea		Pocheon combined cycle
South Korea		Pohang Works expansion-POSCO
South Korea		Shin Kori 3 and 4 nuclear power plant
South Korea		Yeongheung 5,6
South Korea	Gyeonggi-do	Dongducheon combined cycle-Dongducheon Dream Power
Sri Lanka		Puttalam power project-Ceylon Electricity Board
Sweden		Torsvik cogen power plant-Jonkoping Energi
Syria		Swaida combined cycle plant-Iran Power Plant Projects Management Co.
Thailand		Nong Saeng District independent power project--J Power
Thailand		Power Generation Supply power plant
Thailand	Ayutthaya	Wang Noi 4 combined cycle expansion-Egat
Thailand	Songkhla province	Chana combined cycle expansion (2)-EGAT
Turkey		Eurostar power plant-MetCap
Turkey	Hatay province	Erzin district combined cycle power plant-Akenerji
Turkmenistan		Lebap fast track gas turbine power plant-Calik Enerji
Turkmenistan	Akhal region	Ak Bugdai gas turbine power plant-Calik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret
Turkmenistan	Lehab	Turkmenabat fast track gas turbine power plant
TX		Channel expansion-Calpine
TX	Grayson county	Sherman combined cycle power plant-Panda
TX	Harris county	Deer Park expansion-Calpine
TX	Hidalgo county	Red Gate power plant-South Texas Electric Coop.
TX	Llano County, near Marble Falls	Ferguson combined cycle power plant-LCRA
TX	near Madisonville	Madison Bell Energy Center-Navasota Energy Partners
TX	Tyer county	Woodville-East TX Electric Coop
UK	Essex, London Gateway Logistics Park	Coryton power plant-InterGen
UK	Hillhouse International Business Park	Thornton Cleveleys combined cycle power plant-Wyre Power
UK	North Tyneside	Tyne Renewable Energy Center-MGT Power
UK	Selby	Drax biomass power project (Ouse Renewable Energy Plant)
UK	Waterford Harbor, Co. Wexford	Great Island combined cycle-SSE
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Shuweihat 3 power project-Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Al Shuweihat power and desalination expansion-Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity
UT		Lake Side 2 combined cycle expansion-PacifiCorp
Vietnam	Binh Thuan province	Vinh Tan 3.2-Vietnam Electricity (EVN)/One Energy
Vietnam	Quang Ninh	Mao Khe-Vinacomin
Vietnam	Thanh Hoa province	Nghi Son Economic Zone (Cong Thanh) 1 power plant-EVN
WA	Port of Kalama, Cowlitz county	Kalama Energy Center--Energy Northwest plant
WY		Cheyenne Prairie combined cycle power plant-Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power
Zambia		Nava Bharat Ventures power plant

New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.

Parameter	Tray	Spray	Sump
Pump Power	Medium	High	Low
Fan Power	Higher	Lower	Higher
Plugging Potential	Higher	Lower	Higher
Height	Lower	Higher	Lower
Experience Ranking	2^nd	1^st	3^rd
Suppliers (Examples)	Babcock & Wilcox, Wheelabrator (FW)	Alstom Mitsubishi	Chiyoda Alstom
Particulate Removal	Higher	Lower	Higher
Biggest Concern	Tray Plugging	Nozzle Plugging	Level Control
Efficiency Increase Routes	2^nd Tray	More Spray Banks	Higher Level Differential