Headlines for the September 20, 2013 – Utility E-Alert     

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1143 – September 20, 2013

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COAL – US

§  EPA proposes Carbon Standards for New Power Plants

§  Appeals Court refuses Request to Delay installing Emissions Control at Cholla, Coronado and Apache

§  Foresight Energy proposes paying for FGD System at Newton, in exchange for Long-term Contract for Illinois Coal

§  Jeffrey Energy Center to Upgrade NO_x Control System

§  AEP to retire entire Tanners Creek Plant in Indiana

COAL – WORLD

§  PLN (Indonesia) to build More Coal-fired Power Plants

§  Locals stall $4 Billion Indonesia Power Plant

§  National Hydro Electric Power to take over 1,320 MW Sarguja Power Project in Chhattisgarh, India

§  Construction starts in Indonesia for MicroCoal’s Commercial Coal Upgrading Facility

GAS/OIL – US

• WPS looking at New Gas-fired Power Plant
• Johnson Matthey supplies CO Oxidation Catalyst to 4x200 MW Marsh Landing Gas Turbine Power Plant

GAS/OIL – WORLD

• MHI to supply M701F4 Gas Turbines for Talimarjan Power Plant in Uzbekistan
• Meaford Energy proposing Combined Cycle Power Plant in Staffordshire, UK
• Siemens Energy to supply Gas Turbines to Edo Cement in Nigeria
• Jamaica announces Preferred Bidder for 360 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

NUCLEAR

• Japan shuts down Last Nuclear Reactor – for Now

BUSINESS

§  Wood Group GTS to supply GE LM6000 Controls System to 615 MW Apache

§  Clean Coal Technologies, Inc. to locate Pilot Plant at Oklahoma Power Plant

§  Air Quality IX October 21-23 will aid in your MATS Decisions

§  Liquid and Air Filter Element Sales will exceed $34 Billion this Year

§  The World Market for Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Systems, Repair Parts and Service will exceed $16 Billion in 2014

HOT TOPIC HOUR

§  Air Pollution Control (APC) for Gas Turbines - Hot Topic Hour September 19, 2013

§  “Multi-pollutant Control Technology” will be the Hot Topic on Thursday September 26, 2013 and again on Friday September 27, 2013 both starting at 10 a.m. CDT

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