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ELECTRIC POWER 2007 CONFERENCE COVERAGE
AirTek
Interviewees
John W. Green
johngreen@airtek-troy.com
Ph:
334-566-7400
Cell:
334-372-0845
Paul Balasic
paulb@airtek-troy.com
Ph: 410-609-2495
Cell: 443-566-0193
Since 1988 AirTek has been providing precipitator services.
These services include field service engineering, consulting
services, construction management, maintenance, new
construction, major rebuilds, and the supply of spare parts.
AirTek offers this full range of services, in addition to its
own line of ESP’s. New precipitators were first sold into the
pulp and paper industry but are now being offered to utilities.
Airtrol, Inc.
Dust
Management Solutions
Interviewees
Chris Thompson, P.E.
Vice President
cthompson@airtrol.com
Ph:
636-326-4600
Chris Thompson, Jr.
Sales Engineer
cthompsonjr@airtrol.com
Ph:
636-326-4600
Keith Krause
Sales Engineer
Keith_Krause@airtrol.com
Ph:
636-326-4600
Complete dust control systems for coal, gypsum and limestone
belt conveyor material handling systems. Systems can utilize dry
type bag dust collection, fog suppression systems or essentially
dustless transfer chutes. Airtrol has received orders for many
of the conversions to PRB as well as for new coal-fired plants.
Albarrie
Environmental Services
Interviewees
John Handy
Ph: 705-737-0551
Melinda
McFaden
Ph: 705-737-0551
Albarrie has a
major program in bag cleaning and renovation.
Barnhart
Interviewee
Tim Hughes
Business Development
thughes@barnhartcrane.com
Toll Free: 800-587-3249
Ph: 800-587-3249
Cell:
251-654-0547
Barnhart, a national provider of heavy rigging and
transportation solutions and also offers a full range of crane
services, heavy-lift systems and other engineered solutions.
Purchasers of SCR and FGD systems can save money by utilizing
modular fabrication. Barnhart specializes in getting these heavy
sections to the site and then lifting them in place
ConocoPhillips
Interviewees
Phil Amick
Director, Commercialization - Gasification
phil.amick@conocophillips.com
Phone:
281-293-2724
Cell:
832-641-9536
Thomas W. Reynolds
Dir., Project Development E-Gas
Technology Solutions
tom.Reynolds@conocophillips.com
Ph:
918-661-6476
Cell:
918-284--5376
ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated oil company with
operations in more than 40 countries and $107 billion in assets.
The Technology Solutions Division of ConocoPhillips licenses
several technologies, including: E-Gas Gasification, ThruPlus®
Delayed Coking, ReVAP™ Alkylation and S Zorb™ Sulfur Removal for
Gasoline.
E
GAS now has the full scale Wabash experience on which to build.
The use of ceramic candles has been optimized. This has
efficiency advantages over the venturi wet scrubber option.
Degremont Technologies -
Anderson
Interviewee
Gregory E. Choryhanna,
B. Chem. Eng.
Sales Manager
gregory.choryhanna@AWSL.com
Ph:
905-627-9233
Cell:
905-308-3100
Degremont Technologies – Anderson has solutions on the water and
ultrapure water side whereas the Infilco Degremont sister
company has the wastewater technologies.
Duromar, Inc.
Interviewee
A. Wesley Langeland
Ph: 781-826-2525
Duromar, Inc is a manufacturer of 100% solids, zero VOC, epoxy
lining systems and repair products. Duromar products are used
throughout the power industry and are recently finding use in
coating of the tanks used in FGD wastewater treatment. New
orders include linings for several scrubbers. Wes is pointing to
the new mineral block design which is also now available.
Ely Energy
(Partnership with: ITMation Hong Kong)
Interviewees
Heather Van Alstine
Mechanical Engineer
hvanalstine@elyenergy.com
Ph:
918-250-6601 x242
Cell: 918-906-6804
Ashish Singh Negi
Process /Chemical Engineer (Msc)
anegi@elyenergy,com
Ph:
918-250-6601 x201
Fax:
918-254-5412
Ely Energy designs and manufactures equipment for environmental,
power and process applications. The company has activities in
liquefied petroleum gases, natural gas, DeNOx/SCR (aqueous and
anhydrous), gas conditioning, filtration and related
technologies. Reagent supply systems include the unloading,
storage, vaporization, air dilution, pressure regulation and
associated equipment.
Emerson Power & Water
Solutions
Interviewee
William D. Brownley
Vice-President of Marketing
Bill.Brownlee@EmersonProcess.com
Phone:
412-963-4197
Cell: 404-725-1085
The company is a major supplier of automation and optimization
solutions for the power generation industry. Emerson’s PlantWeb™
digital architecture provides the predictive intelligence and
asset management capabilities to delivering improved
availability, environmental compliance, and safety. Emerson’s
Ovation® expert control system and SmartProcess® optimization
technologies are being incorporated into many new and retrofit
installations.
With the rising cost differential between gas and coal, improved
performance and greater output from the coal-fired power plant results
in an even more attractive ROI.
Environmental Energy
Services, Inc. / EES®
Interviewees
T.J. Wolferseder
Market Development, Coal
twolferseder@eescorp.com
Ph:
203-270-0337
Cell:
203-417-0962
Mark Pastore
Director of Business Development
mpastore@eescorp.com
Ph:
203-270-0337
Cell:
203-733-3126
EES®
provides specialty fuel treatment programs, advanced online
application systems and diagnostic support services for utility
boilers and other facilities burning oil and coal. The EES
Process™ (Proactive Combustion and Emission Solutions) helps
control slag/fouling, reduce emissions (PM SO3, NOx) and
increase overall operating efficiency.
FMC Corporation
Interviewee
Darin Donnell
Technical Sales Manager/Environmental Remediation
darin.donnell@fmc.com
Ph:
215-299-6287
Fax: 215-299-6291
Travis Vaughn
Daniel P. Moulden
Senior Project Manager/Engineer
dan_mouldlen@fmc.com
Ph:
307-872-2342
Cell:
307-870-8228
Steve Hickerson
Customer Support Team Leader
steve_Hickerson@fmc.com
Ph:
307-872-2271
FMC Industrial Chemicals debuted its first line of
environmental products under its new EnTerra™ brand . EnProve™,
the air quality control products in this new line, consists of
reagents designed to remove SO2 and SO3 from stack gases through
either wet scrubbing or dry sorbent injection processes. In the
picture Travis is holding a bottle with free flowing high
surface area reagent which results in better performance.
Graycor
Interviewee
Thomas M. Gore
Vice-President
tom_gore@graycor.com
Phone:
708-206-3633
Cell: 312-816-8240
Graycor is a leading provider of construction, maintenance and
facilities services. The 85-year-old firm employees 1,500
construction specialists at locations throughout the United
States, Canada and Mexico. A number of SCR and FGD projects have
been successfully undertaken.
Hadek Protective
Systems, Inc.
Interviewees
Paul Nederlof
Manager/ Sales
Ph: 412-928-4693
Benjamin Beck
Business Development
Ph:
412-928-4693
Hadek
Protective Systems is the worldwide supplier of Pennguard lining
systems for the internal protection of power plant chimneys and
flue gas ducts. The company has booked many new orders
recently. These have been reported in the E-Alert.
Haldor Topsoe Inc.
Interviewee
Fleming G. Hansen
Manager/SCR/DeNox Catalyst & Technology
fgh@topsoe.com
Ph:
281-228-5102
Cell:
281-684-8820
Topsoe offers SCR catalysts for all applications ranging from
coal-fired boilers to diesel-gensets. The catalyst has a high
activity for NOx reduction with relatively low SO2-oxidation in
addition to a high tolerance for common poisons like Arsenic.
The company has a manufacturing facility in the U.S. and is
enjoying a high rate of business presently.
Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd.
Interviewee
Anthony (Tony) C. Favale, P.E.
Product Manager/Environmental
anthony.favale@hal.hitachi
Ph:
908-605-2800
Hitachi is now providing complete SCR systems as well as
catalyst. Performance improvements include low SO2 to SO3
conversion with good mercury oxidation.
Hypercat Advanced
Catalyst Products
Interviewee
Kathy Bynum
Stationary Sales & Marketing Manager
k.bynum@hypercat-acp.com
Ph: 610-692-3490
Cell: 610-476-0240
Bruce Rogove
Director of Purchasing
b.rogove@totalcat.com
Ph:
800-786-5051
Cell:
908-420-3660
Hypercat ACP™ is a catalyst manufacturing company offering nano-technology
catalyst for CO oxidation for power generators.
International Chimney
Corp.
Interviewees
Gary M. Staude
Regional Manager
Ph: 440-946-8920
Dennis M. Sweeney
Project Manager
Intchimney@aol.com
Ph:
800-278-6214/815-727-0966
Cell:815-341-2414
The company has lots of work but still can bid on projects for
2009/10 installation. This is in part due to some unique
arrangements in field personnel utilization. Chimneys can be
supplied with a range of linings from FRP to C 276.
Jardar Systems, Inc.
Interviewee
Ph:
847-550-1686
Jardar Systems, Inc. supplies vane de-misters used in FGD
scrubbers and cooling towers. Rod deck scrubbers are also
supplied for a range of applications. They have design and
performance advantages over alternatives.
Kanawha Scales & Systems
Interviewees
Jim Freeman
Director of Technical Services
Ph.
800-955-8321
jfreeman@kanawhascales.com
Barry Morlachetta
Director of Sales and Marketing
Ph. 800.955.8321
bmorlachetta@kanawhascales.com
Duane Bennett
Systems Sales Engineer
dbennett@kanawhascales.com
Ph:
304-755-8321
Toll Free:
800-955-8321
The company supplies weighing & control systems; WeighMaster®
data collection software for automating truck scale operations; RFID systems;
online coal moisture & ash analyzer products are
also provided.
King Filtration
Technologies, Inc.
Interviewees
B. J. King
President
bjking@kingfiltration.com
Matt Carr
Director of Business Development
matt@kingfiltration.com
Phone:
314-432-8441
Toll Free:
800-999-8441
King Filtration provides one source for all filtration
requirements and claims to be the largest single distributor of
all types and brands of industrial filters used by the Power
Generation Industry. In the interview B.J. King talks about
ways the company coordinates inventory to minimize cost.
Metso Minerals
Industries Inc.
Interviewee
John T. Bridgewater
FGD System Product Engineer
john.bridgewater@metso.com
Ph: 717-843-8671
Cell: 717-880-3949
Metso Minerals offers processing equipment and incorporates
leading brands of comminuting technology for grinding,
classifying, washing and pre-treating, mineral separation,
slurry handling, thermal drying and processing, and material
handling equipment. For FGD limestone grinding both the vertical
and ball mill designs are offered. The vertical mill has
advantages if the incoming limestone has already been reduced in
size.
Metso Automation
Interviewee
Roger A. Leimbach
Vice-President, Sales and Marketing (Americas)
roger.leimbach@metso.com
Ph:
215-393-4035
Cell:
610-517-1555
Optimization systems have been proven on circulating fluid bed
boiler installations where there is a mix of coal and biomass.
This experience should be of interest to U.S. utilities under
pressure to reduce greenhouse gases.
MikroPul
Interviewee
Marshall Long
Territory Sales Manager/Southeastern Region
mlong@mikropul.com
Phone:
704-398-7866
Direct:
704-998-2615
Cell:
704-236-7527
This manufacturer offers specially designed baghouses for all
types of coal dust, including PRB coal, and complete engineered
systems.
MinPlus/ MobotecUSA
Interviewees
Scott Talbert
stalbert@mobotecusa.com
Ph:
678-474-9620
Cell:
404-229-1836
Gary Tonnemacher, P.E.
Sr. Sales/Marketing Representative
gtonnemacher@mobotecusa.com
Ph: 919-380-0683
Cell:
919-454-1868
Jay S. Crilley, P.E.
Director - Marketing & Development
jcrilley@mobotecusa.com
Ph:
724-453-1827
Cell:
724-502-0013
MobotecUSA is a combustion improvement and multi-pollutant
reduction supplier. It can point to installations which improve efficiency and reduce NOx, SOx, Hg, LOI, PM and HCL. It has
experience with big units as well as small ones.
Mogas Industries, Inc.
Interviewee
Tim McCrary
Territory Manager
tmccary@mogas.com
Phone: 832-300-7846
Cell:
832-462-0000
MOGAS severe service, metal-seated ball valves range in size
from ˝ - 24 inches and are available in ASME 150 – 4500 pressure
classes. There have been several recent orders for coal
gasification systems.
National Steel
Constructors/Steel City Erecting
Interviewee
D. Bruce Wall
Vice President
brucew@nsc-us.com
Phone:
734-812-7340
Cell:
734-812-7340
National Steel Constructors is a nationwide steel and ductwork
erection, rigging and machinery installation company. The
company has considerable experience with both SCR and FGD
systems.
Scientific Dust
Collectors
Interviewee
Michael Girardi
General
Manager
Ph: 708-597-7090
Designs and
builds a complete line of baghouses in-house incorporating
special features that allow for a lower system designed pressure
drop. Coal handling is one of the major applications.
SCR-Tech
Interviewees
William J. McMahon
President
b.mcmahon@scr-tech.com
Direct:
704-812-4060
Cell:
704-722-2817
Howard N. Franklin, PhD.
Director of Technology
h.franklin@scr-tech.com
Ph:
704-827-8933x4063
Cell:
704-722-0892
Michael F. Mattes
V.P. Sales & Marketing
m.mattes@scr-tech.com
Phone: 704-812-4062
Cell:
980-254-6350
SCR-Tech is a major provider of catalyst regeneration
technologies and management services for selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) systems used by coal-fired power plants. The company
offers a wide variety of services including SCR catalyst
management, cleaning, and regeneration, as well as consulting
services to help power plant operators optimize their SCR system
operation and achieve NOx compliance at less cost
(approximately 60%) than new catalyst.
Somerset Steel Erection
Company, Inc./SSE
Interviewee
Dan Riggs
Business Developer
djr@lceci.com
Ph:
814-629-5621
Cell:
814-659-7485
The company has the capability to erect both SCR and FGD systems.
Spraying Systems Co.
Interviewees
Mike Cerney
Sales Engineer
mike.cerney@spray.com
Ph:
847-359-4710
Cell:
630-675-6463
Richard Gardner
Process Industrial Specialist
richard.gardner@spray.com
Ph: 630-517-1196
Cell: 630-835-8750
In addition to FGD nozzles, the company provides spraying
systems to cool the inlet gases to dust collectors. Newer design
FGD nozzles provide multi directional flow and greater contact
in a given area.
Sturtevant, Inc.
Interviewee
Steve Coulombe
Product Manager/Powder/Simpactor
scoulombe@sturtevantinc.com
Ph: 781-829-1434
Cell:508-813-5765
International
manufacturer of a complete line of fine grinding and size
classification equipment used for dry particle processing.
Considerable success has been achieved with Trona and other
sodium products which are injected into the ductwork to remove
SO2 and SO3.
Tenergy
Christ Water,
LLC
Interviewees
Alan R. Daza, M. Eng., P. Eng.
President & CEO
adaza@tenergychrist.com
Ph:
860-223-0623 x102
Pete Midglery
pmidglery@tenergychrist.com
Ph: 289-244-7600
Tenergy Christ Water, LLC., based in New Britain, CT,
designs/manufactures custom engineered water treatment systems
and provides service deionization and on-site/off-site membrane
cleaning. Technologies offered include filtration, ion exchange,
membrane (UF, NF, RO), EDI (Electro Deionization) and CONESEP®
external regeneration condensate polishing.
Thermo Scientific
Interviewees
Jason Davis
Regional Sales Manager
Ramsey Bulk Products/ Process Instruments
jason.davis@thermofisher.com
Ph: 763-783-2683
Thermo Scientific Ramsey accuracy in weighing gypsum
and flyash pays off in higher byproducts revenues.
Thermo Scientific
Andy Smolenack
Sales Manager
Coal, Cement and Power Markets, Process Instruments
andy.smolenack@thermofisher.com
Ph:
858-882-1386
Cell:
858-245-1235
Thermo Scientific Process has a coal analyzer that is very
important in coal blending and in determining not only sulfur
but many other important elements in coal.
United Conveyor
Corporation
Interviewee
Kevin L. McDonough
Mgr. Part Sales and Product Marketing
kevinmcdonough@unitedconveyorsupply.com
Phone:
847-473-5900 x350
UCC specializes in the design, supply, installation and
servicing of ash-handling systems and of other bulk material
handling systems, including pneumatic (vacuum and pressure),
hydraulic, and mechanical equipment. Kevin was a recent
presenter at the McIlvaine Mercury Hot Topic Hour where he
discussed solutions for high carbon ash conditioning.
Weir Valves &
Controls-USA
Interviewee
Steve
Hurley
Senior Sales Engineer
shurley@weirvalveusa.com
Ph:
978-744-5690
Weir is a global supplier of engineered valves for the power
industry. Products include Parallel Slide Gate, Free Flow
Reverse Current, Wye Pattern Globe, 3-Way Bypass and Triple
Offset Butterfly valves, Atwood & Morrill brand valves.
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