Will the Precipitator Market Soar or Sink?
The market for electrostatic precipitators will continue to be large. The
question is whether it will grow significantly in the next decade. Multiple
forecasts based on different scenarios are displayed in Electrostatic
Precipitator World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
The portion of the market which is predictable involves the replacement and
upgrades at coal-fired generating facilities around the world. More than half of
the industry air from heavy industry including coal-fired generators, cement
plants, iron and steel manufacturing, pulp and paper, mining and refining flows
through electrostatic precipitators. Coal-fired generators exhaust more air than
all the rest of the industries combined. Over 90 percent of the air discharged
from coal-fired boilers flow through precipitators.
The big variable is whether coal-fired facilities around the world will continue
to purify exhaust gas with precipitators or will be forced to use the
potentially more efficient fabric filters. The combined purchases of new
precipitators for coal-fired boilers will exceed $3 billion per year in India
and China over the next several years. There is little likelihood that India
would consider alternatives. However, China could decide to utilize fabric
filters. The reason is tough new emission standards which have been promulgated
recently. The incentive to move even beyond the standards has been increased
with the recent smog episodes in Beijing and some other regions.
China has surprised the world by moving faster on NOx and SO2
control than had been thought possible. A major effort to upgrade particulate
control equipment is certainly possible. On the other hand, the Chinese air
pollution control companies are the largest manufacturers of electrostatic
precipitators. A shift to fabric filters would mean an industry transformation
and increased reliance on offshore technology.
One option is hybrid technology. Longking has licensed the U.S. government
funded combination precipitator and fabric filter. Several commercial
installations are operating. Another option is to improve the performance of
precipitators. Cooling the gas to below 200°F
prior to entering the precipitator will greatly improve performance. However,
corrosion becomes a risk. The injection of sorbents ahead of the precipitator
can minimize this risk. There are also continuing improvements in power supplies
to charge the particles and collection plates to capture the particles.
Another variable is the fuel burned at Chinese plants. Much of the coal is of a
poor quality and makes capture more difficult. The conclusion is that the size
of the market over the next decade will be dependent on both regulatory and
technical factors which are as yet not precisely predictable.
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Renewable Energy Briefs
Construction Completed on Germany’s First Privately Financed Offshore Wind Farm
WindMW GmbH, a joint-venture of Blackstone Energy Partners, Blackstone’s
(NYSE:BX) energy-focused private equity business, and Windland Energieerzeugungs
GmbH, announced the completion of Meerwind Süd │Ost, a 288 Megawatt (MW)
offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea.
Within the last day, WindMW installed its 80th and final offshore turbine and
completed the installation of Meerwind’s 3,500-ton offshore converter
substation. Construction of Meerwind began in 2012 and was completed on schedule
within 18 months.
The 288 MW project will produce enough clean power to service approximately
360,000 households and will help Germany eliminate approximately one million
tons of carbon emissions per year. Meerwind was the first German offshore wind
project to be fully financed by private investors, was the largest German
offshore wind farm to achieve a full financial closing, and was the first to
close under Germany’s KfW financing program, which is focused on helping Germany
meet its renewable energy targets by providing debt financing to Greenfield
energy projects.
A total of €1.2 billion was invested in the construction of the wind farm
Meerwind Süd│Ost, which is situated 23 kilometers north of Helgoland, Germany.
Strong Response to Duke Energy’s Request for New Solar Energy Projects in North
Carolina
Duke Energy announced it had substantial participation in response to its
request for proposals (RFP) for 300 MW of new solar energy capacity in its Duke
Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress territories.
The company received bids for nearly three times the capacity being sought.
"The strong response to our RFP reflects on the healthy solar market in North
Carolina," said Rob Caldwell, Vice President, Renewable Generation Development.
"This RFP could allow Duke Energy to practically double its overall solar
capacity in the state."
The RFP, which was designed to assist Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy
Progress in meeting their respective North Carolina Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Portfolio Standards requirements, also allows Duke Energy to further
its commitment to renewable energy and continue to diversify its resource mix in
the Carolinas.
The RFP gave bidders the flexibility to offer power and associated renewable
energy certificates, and/or to provide a turnkey proposal through which Duke
Energy would acquire the new facility. Duke Energy received both types of bids.
Caldwell said the company is thoroughly evaluating each proposal and hopes to be
able to select the winning projects and complete negotiations by October 1,
2014. He added all selected projects should be online by December 31, 2015.
The company's RFP targeted solar facilities greater than 5 MW. It was limited to
projects that were in the company's current transmission and distribution
interconnection queue as of February 13, 2014, when the RFP was issued.
Affiliates of Duke Energy were not allowed to participate in the RFP.
100 MW of Solar Generation Coming to Long Island
PSEG Long Island announced the results for Long Island's second Clean Solar
Initiative. The feed-in-tariff program builds upon Long Island Power Authority's
first feed-in tariff for solar energy and is designed to bring an additional 100
megawatts (MW) of solar energy to Long Island.
After a four-month application period that ended on January 31, 2014, PSEG Long
Island received 178 proposals from 55 separate entities, which reflected a
variety of proposed bids.
Following a comprehensive analysis, the final bid price of $0.1688 per kilowatt
hour (kWh) was selected to be paid to developers for solar photovoltaic systems
of various sizes and types that are anticipated to be constructed across Long
Island. In total, this 100 MW of solar energy is expected to be generated from
76 separate projects, which is enough to power about 13,000 homes. These solar
photovoltaic systems will provide clean, renewable energy for at least the next
20 years, and will create hundreds of construction jobs.
Anaergia Delivers Showcase Facility for Generating Renewable Energy from Organic
Waste in London, England
Anaergia Inc. announced that UTS Biogas Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Anaergia based in the United Kingdom, has successfully constructed and
commissioned a 1.5 MWe biogas facility at Dagenham, London, for its client TEG
Environmental Ltd.
The Dagenham facility, located on a newly developed site within the London
Sustainable Industries Park, is a combination of in-vessel composting and
anaerobic digestion technology. The facility can process up to 50,000 tons of
organic waste each year.
UTS and TEG have already successfully commissioned their first co-located
facility in Perthshire, Scotland.
The anaerobic digestion plant at Dagenham generates approximately 1.5 MW of
electricity, sufficient to power around 2,000 homes, together with heat for use
within the plant and eventual export. It has been specifically designed for food
waste with an upfront separation of organics from non-digestable materials such
as paper, glass and plastics. A two stage anaerobic digestion process is
followed by down-stream pasteurization of the digestate, so that the production
of fertilizer meets the stringent PAS110 criteria.
A 123 Energy Solutions Commissions First Grid Storage Solution in Japan
A123 Energy Solutions announced the commissioning of a 2.8 MWh Grid Storage
Solution (GSS™) for IHI Corporation, one of the largest industrial equipment
manufacturers in Japan. The 1 MW, 2.8 MWh containerized Long Duration (LD) GSS
is connected to the IHI factory located in Soma, Japan and is helping the
facility manage its peak energy consumption, reducing its overall demand spikes
to reduce stress on the local electric grid infrastructure.
The GSS was installed and commissioned in less than six weeks, from the delivery
of the energy storage onsite to completion of testing. “This marks A123 Energy’s
first deployment in Japan, and is also one of the largest behind-the-meter
installations we’ve done to date,” said Bud Collins, President of A123 Energy.
“Here we’ve been able to show that the GSS product line can be used for large
commercial and industrial operations seeking to reduce demand charges, and not
just utility-side applications like frequency regulation.”
The LD GSS is designed for high energy, longer runtime operation than the HR GSS
and can store large amounts of energy produced from variable energy resources
like wind or solar for later consumption, or perform simple time shifting of
peak demand to off-peak hours. The LD GSS has been installed and commissioned in
multiple locations worldwide, and combined with A123 Energy Solutions’ HR GSS,
has reached over 110 MW deployed.
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Headlines for April 4, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
COAL – U.S.
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL – U.S.
GAS/OIL – WORLD
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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Measurement of Gas Turbine Emissions Including NH3 is the Hot Topic
Hour on April 17
This webinar will address the technology and needs for monitoring NOx,
CO and VOCs from gas turbines. Various principles and physical locations
(extractive versus in-situ) will be compared based on their accuracy,
reliability and cost. This will compare various technologies for NH3
slip measurement. The need to measure low levels of NOx will also be
explored. The use of the continuous emissions monitoring system to provide
process control will also be addressed.
This webinar will consist of a discussion rather than formal presentations.
Expert panelists will address a series of questions. All participants will
be encouraged to comment. Each participant is able to view the comprehensive
background information at “Gas Turbine Emission Control - Continuous Analyses.”
Preparation for the meeting
Participants for the April 17 meeting are being asked to review the following
information plus additional information supplied and posted on the website prior
to the meeting.
Panelists for the meeting are:
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McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
On Thursday at 10:00 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 Tracking System. The
cost is $300.00
for non-subscribers.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
DATE |
SUBJECT |
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April 17, 2014 |
Measurement Of Gas Turbine
Emissions Including NH3 |
Six different options |
May 1, 2014 |
850oF
Particulate Removal With Ceramic
Filter Media |
Could change the whole back end |
May 8, 2014 |
Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS |
Sorbent traps are competitive |
May 15, 2014 |
Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or
Medium Efficiency |
|
May 29, 2014 |
Stellite Delamination in Power
Plant Steam Valves |
|
June 5, 2014 |
Dry vs. Wet Cooling |
Surprising number of ACC’S. Why? |
June 12, 2014 |
HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube
Failures) |
Lots of challenges to cycle 200
X/yr |
June 26, 2014 |
CCR |
$ billions Needed |
July/August 2014 |
Boiler Feedwater Treatment
Condensate Polishing for
Peaking Turbines
316 B Water Issues
Gas Turbine Permitting Issues
Give us your opinion about
topics we should consider
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