·        Water Excerpts from McIlvaine Gas Turbine Decisions Update

·        $185 Billion Market for Gas Turbines in U.S. over Next 27 Years

·        Chemical Industry Update Headlines  -  January 2014

·        GDP Update Headlines - February 2014

·        Oil & Gas Sales Leads Headlines - February 10, 2014

·        World Power Generation Project Headlines – February 1, 2014

Water Excerpts from McIlvaine Gas Turbine Decisions Update

Mitsubishi uses high pH water treatment for combined cycle feedwater

Generally in the water treatment of combined cycle plants, ammonia and hydrazine are used in the feedwater system and phosphates are used in the boiler system. However, in Mexico, the Tuxpan No. 2 and No. 5 power plants have adopted “High-AVT (high-pH water treatment),” in which ammonia is used to set the pH of feedwater higher than the conventional level, requiring no phosphates in the boiler system. Tuxpan No. 2 power plant started commercial operations in 2001. Since then, more than 10 years have passed with no problems having been found during equipment inspections. In response to such good operational results, MhI introduced high-AVT as an option for the water treatment of combined cycle plants.

California mulls Easing Water Environmental Rules for Gas-fired Power Plants

California, grappling with how to keep the lights on and meet environmental goals after closing the San Onofre nuclear power plant, is considering allowing owners to delay retiring some older gas-fired generators. In an interview on February 4, California Energy Commission Chair Robert Weisenmiller said that the State Water Resources Control Board “has said we can go in and make a case with them for extending the lives of some of these units” and “we’re going to start the discussion with them.” Under rules introduced in California in 2010, there are 19 coastal power plants that must stop using ocean water for cooling, most by 2020. Most are expected to be retired or replaced with newer facilities. Shuka Rastegarpour, an environmental scientist at the state’s Water Resources Control Board, said the once-through cooling policy was written in such a way that the state’s energy agencies can request delays in its implementation if grid reliability becomes an issue.

Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Decisions

Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program 

$185 Billion Market for Gas Turbines in U.S. over Next 27 Years

The conventional wisdom, as reflected in U.S. government forecasts, is that the big increase in generating capacity in the U.S. will be for gas turbine and combined cycle plants.  This capacity will grow by 185,000 MW requiring an annual investment of over $6.8 billion.  These are the latest findings in Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program published by the McIlvaine Company.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

The U.S. Energy Information Administration believes that the U.S. coal-fired capacity will remain at 254 GW over the next 27 years, while the gas turbine and diesel capacity will increase from 351 GW to 536 GW by 2040.  Most of this capacity will be combined cycle as opposed to simple cycle.  Therefore, the investment will be close to $ 1 billion per GW.

Peaking plants traditionally operated a short time per year when demand was at its highest.  Today, a gas turbine peaking plant may operate for a substantial portion of the year to offset fluctuations in solar and wind generation.  Since the efficiency of combined cycle plants is much higher than simple cycle and the greenhouse gas emissions much lower, regulators are demanding that peaking plants not only incorporate the steam cycle, but that they also have efficient NO_x reduction and CO oxidation systems.

For more information on Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program, click on:

http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/28-energy/610-59ei

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY UPDATE HEADLINES

January 2014

INDUSTRY

• Sales of Petrochemicals Will Grow at 6.7% rate to $791 billion in 2018
• New Disclosure Rules in Oklahoma Target Chemicals Used In Fracking
• Brazil to Increase Plastics Production in 2014

COMPANY NEWS

• BASF Expanding Mobile Emissions Catalysts Production Capacity in India
• Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Phillips 66 Unit
• Kemira Sells Formic Acid Business to Taminco, Will Focus on Water Chemicals
• Lyondellbasell Restarts Texas Methanol Plant
• Nova Chemicals to Use Marcellus Shale Ethane for Ethylene
• Solvay Expanding in India
• Arkema Announces Doubling of Organic Peroxide Production Capacity in China

Chemical Industry Forecasts and Updates are included as part of Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals World Market.

For more information, click on:

http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/449-n026-water-and-wastewater-treatment-chemicals

GDP UPDATE HEADLINES

February 2014

AMERICAS

• United States

ASIA

• Australia
• China
• India
• Indonesia
• Taiwan

EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

• Mozambique
• Spain
• United Kingdom

AMERICAS

United States

While 2013 didn't exactly go out with a roar, it put in a solid showing. According to the advance report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Against a 4.1% annual rise in the third, this marked the best back-to-back quarterly performance in nearly two years…(The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

ASIA

India

India’s economic growth is likely to accelerate 5.6% in 2014-15 from the projected growth of less than 5% in the current fiscal ending March, according to economic think-tank NCAER.

For the current financial year the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to remain in the range of 4.7 to 4.9%, the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) said in a report.

Industry growth is likely to accelerate to 3.8% in the financial year beginning April 1, 2014 from the projected 1.6% expansion in 2013-14…(The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

A complete analysis of GDP and monthly updates for individual countries are included as part of the Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals:  World Market

For more information on Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market

http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/449-n026-water-and-wastewater-treatment-chemicals

OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES

February 10, 2014

 Oil and Gas Project Tracking is Available at a Discount to Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals:  World Market subscribers.

Treatment chemicals are an important addition to most oil and gas processes. Access to details on the worldwide oil and gas projects is provided at a substantial discount to Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals:  World Market subscribers.

(Listed by most current date)

• Update on Qatar Petrochemicals Sector  (Update Dated: 2/10/2014)

• South Korea’s Petrochemical Industry Expected to Rebound in 2014  (Article Dated: 2/6/2014)

• Kuwait Shows Interest in Buying Stake in ONGC Petrochemical Plants  (Article Dated: 2/6/2014)

• Taiwan Approves First Petrochemical Investment Plan in China for $263.62 Mln  (Investment Dated: 2/6/2014)

• Sasol Expands Sasolburg Ethylene, Polyethylene Capacity by Debottlenecking Cracker  (Project Dated: 2/6/2014)

• Update on Saudi Arabian Petrochemicals Sector  (Update Dated: 2/6/2014)

• India's ONGC Delays Startup of New Paraxylene Plant to Q3 2014  (Project Dated: 2/6/2014)

• Honeywell UOP Technology Selected to Help Meet Demand for Key Petrochemicals in China  (Project Dated: 2/6/2014)

• NOVA Chemicals Announces First Petrochemicals from Marcellus Shale Ethane at its Ontario Cracker  (Article Dated: 2/6/2014)

• Vietnam’s Vung Ro to Utilize Ineos PP Technology at its Refinery Complex  (Project Dated: 2/5/2014)

• Sadara Chemical Selects Metso Valves for its Saudi Arabia Chemicals Complex  (Project Dated: 2/5/2014)

• Saudi's SABIC in Talks to Invest in U.S. Shale Market This Year  (Investment Dated: 2/5/2014)

• Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Plans $13.25 Bln Overseas Expansion  (Article Dated: 2/5/2014)

• American Chemistry Council Announces New Group to Focus on Plastics-to-Oil Technology  (Article Dated: 2/5/2014)

• Dow Chemical Urged to Spinoff Petrochemical Unit and Focus on Specialty Materials  (Article Dated: 2/5/2014)

These sales leads are part of Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects, and are issued bi-weekly. As a subscriber to Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals:  World Market you receive a 30 percent discount for this service.

For more information on Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects, click on: 

https://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/order/OilGasShaleandRefiningMarketsandProjects.htm

For more information on Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals:  World Market

http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/449-n026-water-and-wastewater-treatment-chemicals

WORLD POWER GENERATION PROJECT HEADLINES

This includes only projects where there was an update during the month.  There are thousands of projects in the database.

Revision Date – February 1, 2014

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.

For more information on World Power Generation Projects, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/28-energy/486-40ai

----------

You can register for our free McIlvaine Newsletters at:

http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=5

Bob McIlvaine
President
847 784 0012 ext 112

rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com

www.mcilvainecompany.com

191 Waukegan Road Suite 208 | Northfield | IL 60093

Ph: 847-784-0012 | Fax; 847-784-0061