Coal –Gen 2011 is slated for Next Week in Columbus
If you check our extensive calendar of events in the global Knowledge Orchard
(Free News and Analyses) you will find that Coal-Gen is slated for next week.
Title: Coal-Gen 2011, Columbus, Ohio, August 17, 2011
With a decade of service to the coal sector, Coal-Gen is the industry’s most
dynamic event covering the latest topics affecting the design, development,
upgrading, operation and maintenance of coal-fueled power plants. With an
anticipated attendance of over 4,500 industry professionals and more than 350
exhibitors, Coal-Gen is the industry’s largest event focused on the solutions of
today and the technologies of tomorrow. Coal-Gen earned the distinction of being
named one of the 50 “Fastest Growing Tradeshows” by Tradeshow Week Magazine in
2009, emphasizing the event’s importance to the coal-fueled industry. You won’t
want to miss Coal-Gen 2011 in Columbus!
Additional Exhibition Information
Here are exhibitors who are among those networking in the McIlvaine Global
Knowledge Orchard:
COMPANY NAME BOOTH COMPANY NAME BOOTH COMPANY NAME BOOTH
Air-Cure Inc. 308 Burns & McDonnell 406 Neuco 913
Albarrie USA 1111 Caldwell Tanks, inc. 1120 Roberts & Schaefer Company 611
Allied Environmental Solutions 823 Ershigs/Velco 306 Siemens Energy, Inc. 519
Alstom 1027 FL Smidth, Inc. 321 Southern Environmental, Inc. 215
AOC Resins 214 Hadek Protective 407 Thermo Scientific 744
Aquatech International Corp. 724 KCC Corrosion Control 1033 United Conveyor
Corp. 528
Ashland 301 KSB, Inc. 933 Wahlcometroflex 545
Augusta Fiberglass 200 Nalco Mobotec 809 Worleyparsons 815
Blome International 619
Here is a link to the audio interviews and stand pictures taken at previous
Coal-Gen exhibitions:
• Coal-Gen 2008/2009
Bob McIlvaine will be on hand to network with you. You can reach him as follows:
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com and by cell phone at 847 226 2391.
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Here are the Headlines for the August 5, 2011 – Utility E Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1036 – August 5, 2011
Table of Contents
COAL – U.S.
Richmond Power & Light to convert Whitewater Power Plant from Coal to
Municipal Waste
Judge says “NO Penalties” for Comanche 3 not having MACT Permit
Consumers Energy reaches Midpoint of $135 Million Baghouse Project at J.H.
Campbell Complex
LCRA Cancels Vote on Water Deal for White Stallion
Georgia Power’s 20-Year Plan could include Baghouses on a Number of Units
Southern Company weighs in on MACT Rules
COAL – WORLD
MET Licensee to Provide Wet Limestone FGD for 2 x 550 MW Rutenberg in Israel
Suit filed against Maxim Power’s Milner expansion in Alberta, Canada
Petrovietnam Technical Services to build 1,200 MW Song Haw 1 in Vietnam
Lanco Infratech to develop the Gare Pelma-II Coal Block and a 3,000 MW Power
Plant in Chhattisgarh, India
GAS / OIL – U.S.
Cheyenne Light seeks approval for 120 MW Power Plant
Alliant to build Gas-fired Power Plant n Iowa
GAS / OIL – WORLD
Cardboard maker wants to build Power Plant in Toronto, Canada
UK Government Approves 900 MW Coryton CCGT Power Plant
PLN to build New Coal Gas-fired Power Plants
CO2
Ecofys Study Finds Big Potential for Negative CO2 Emissions with Biomass and
CCS
Shell Canada Starts Permitting Process for Quest CCS Project
Tenaska Moves Forward with CCS Plans; Market for CO2 is Key Factor
Australian Algae Technology Company to Launch IPO in 2012
EPA Proposes Rule to Exempt CO2 Streams from RCRA when Injected for
Underground Storage
NM Environmental Board to Consider Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Rules
BIOMASS
Polaniec biomass-fired Power Plant to use Emerson Digital Control System
GASIFICATION
High Plains Gasification Center Suspended
$2.3 Billion Coal Gasification Plant coming in Mt. Vernon, Illinois
NUCLEAR
Nigeria ready to Sign Agreement with Russia for Nuclear Power
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Energoprojekt Warszawa SA could Partner on
Nuclear Projects
NRC: License for Vogtle Expansion Possible by December
Local Government Approves EDF Site for New Reactors at Hinkley Point
TEPCO withdraws from Turkey’s Sinop Nuclear Power Plant Project
BUSINESS
• Thousands of Energy and Environment Exhibitions each Year with Hundreds of
Thousands of Exhibitors
Siemens to acquire NEM and NES
CoaLogix’ SCR-Tech awarded New Contracts Worth $4.1 Million
Siemens and Power Machines plan Gas Turbine Joint Venture in Russia
HOT TOPIC HOUR
• “Filter Media Selection for Dry FGD and Particulate Control” is Hot Topic Hour
on August 11, 2011
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System, click
on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei.
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Chemical Revenues for and from Air Pollution Control to Exceed $5.2 Billion by
2020
There is a rapidly growing world market for chemicals to control air pollution
and a big potential market to sell the byproducts. The present market for
chemicals used to control air pollution is less than $2 billion but will climb
to $3.4 billion by 2020. The market for byproducts will grow from less than $1
billion in 2011 to $1.8 billion in 2020. This is the conclusion reached by the
McIlvaine Company (www.mcilvainecompany.com) by aggregating forecasts in several
of its online market reports.
World Revenues for Control of Air Pollution
Chemicals 2020 ($ Millions)
Activated Carbon, Halogen Compounds $ 800
Lime and Limestone $ 400
Polymers, Ion-exchange Resins, Other $ 200
Urea, Ammonia, Hydrogen Peroxide $2,000
Total $3,400
The biggest percentage growth will be in the demand for activated carbon and
halogen compounds (particularly bromine) to capture mercury. New air toxic rules
in the U.S. will be a big factor. But there are also rules in many countries
which require chemicals to capture mercury in waste-to-energy operations.
In Europe virtually all the gypsum wallboard is produced from flue gas
desulfurization at coal-fired power plants. The wastewater from scrubbers used
in many industries requires chemical treatment prior to discharge.
Europe and the U.S. are major consumers of ammonia and urea for NOx control.
China is expanding its ammonia usage faster than any other country.
The market for chemical byproducts from air pollution control will grow
substantially over the decade, but could potentially be much larger than
projections. Air pollution control inherently involves the chemical processes of
separation and reaction. Coal contains over 30 chemicals and metals with
potential commercial value. Furnaces emit a wide range of valuable metals. In
fact, the air pollution control devices in gold smelting operations are big
money makers.
World Revenues for Byproducts of Air Pollution Control
Product 2020 ($ Millions)
Ammonium Sulfate $100
30% Hydrochloric Acid $300
Precious Metals $100
Flyash $1,000
Gypsum for Wallboard $100
PCC Grade Gypsum $70
Sulfuric Acid $100
Various $60
Total $1,830
Ammonium sulfate can be manufactured from SO2. This is a widely popular
fertilizer. Most of the gypsum for wallboard comes from power plants. But with
the use of lime instead of limestone it is possible to produce a gypsum grade
which is of higher value and can be used to replace precipitated calcium
carbonate for paper coating. One of the big potential opportunities is the
manufacture of hydrochloric acid at coal-fired power plants.
The basis of this analysis are the following McIlvaine reports:
Mercury Air Reduction Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n056
NOx Control World Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n035
World Fabric Filter and Element Market
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n021
FGD World Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#N027
Scrubber/Adsorber/Biofilter World Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com//brochures/air.html#n008
Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#NO26
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Offshore Wind Advances in Europe
Offshore wind installations have the advantage of higher more predictable wind
speeds. Working against this advantage is the higher cost of installation and
maintenance. Europe has moved forward at good pace. In the United States
progress in this area has been very slow. As a European pointed out to us a few
years ago the U.S. has a lot of wide open spaces for wind turbines. Europe is
not so lucky. Several items on offshore wind from McIlvaine Renewable Energy
Update follow.
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth
around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to
supply a power link connecting offshore North Sea wind farms to the German
mainland grid.
This is the largest power transmission order in ABB's history. It will deploy
the world’s largest offshore HVDC (high-voltage direct current) system with a
rating of over 900 megawatts (MW), keeping electrical losses to less than 1
percent per converter station. The completed link will be capable of supplying
more than 1.5 million households with clean wind-generated electricity.
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China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited a leading wind turbine manufacturer in
China announced that it signed a strategic cooperative agreement with China
Three Gorges New Energy Corp. ("CTGNE"), a fully-owned subsidiary of China Three
Gorges Corporation ("CTGPC") to foster closer cooperation in both domestic and
international wind power development. CTGPC is a wholly state-owned enterprise
which is responsible for building and operating China's Three Gorges Dam
Project.
"Establishing a closer working relationship with CTGNE helps to reaffirm Ming
Yang's leading position and forming of the special alliance in the development
of offshore wind power in Guangdong, as well as its competitive advantage in
offering innovative EPC wind power solutions in China," said Chuanwei Zhang,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ming Yang. Ming Yang's key customers
include the five largest state-owned power producers in China, with an aggregate
installed capacity accounting for more than 50% of China's newly installed
capacity in 2010.
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WindMW GmbH a company majority owned by funds managed by Blackstone has
completed the financing for “Meerwind,” the largest German offshore wind farm to
complete its full financing process. Meerwind is also the first German wind farm
to be fully financed by private investors. The 80 turbine wind farm will be
situated approximately 50 km off the German coast in the North Sea. Construction
of the 288MW offshore wind farm will be completed in 2013.
The investment funds the installation of 80 substructures (monopile foundations)
with Siemens 3.6MW-120 wind turbines, the laying of infield cables, as well as
the installation of the offshore high voltage substation. Connection to the main
grid, as per German law, will be undertaken by the grid operator Tennet TSO
GmbH.
“The German government has demonstrated tremendous leadership in supporting
private offshore wind development and we are pleased that Meerwind is the first
project to reach financial close under the visionary KfW programme. With the
development of Meerwind, we are able to support Germany in meeting its green
energy targets,” said Peter Giller, WindMW Board Member.
As part of Blackstone’s long-term commitment to investing in the German offshore
wind industry, Blackstone also announced the acquisition of a permit to
construct the Nördlicher Grund wind farm. The 64 turbine wind farm with an
estimated construction cost of €1.3 billion will be situated approximately 100
km off the German coast in the North Sea. Construction is expected to commence
in 2013 with completion in 2016.
*****
EDF Energies Nouvelles, DONG Energy, Nass&Wind Offshore, Poweo ENR, wpd offshore
and Alstom are pooling their expertise and their investment capacity within a
consortium created to respond to the “offshore wind energy” call for tenders
launched on July 11 by the French government. These partnerships illustrate a
shared commitment to create, in a team spirit, projects of excellence that are:
technologically innovative, financially and technically sound, devised locally,
mastered and ambitious for France’s industrial plan.
Initiator of the overall project and founder of the consortium, EDF Energies
Nouvelles organizes and federates the partnerships, manages the future entity
and coordinates the responses to the call for tenders.
With over 20 years' experience in the Northern European offshore wind market,
DONG Energy will bring its expertise as a specialist and pioneer in this sector.
As a key player in the renewable energy industry, the Danish group is the
utility company that has built and operates to date the most offshore wind farms
in the world.
The consortium brings together three partners that are well-known and
experienced developers: Nass&Wind Offshore, Poweo ENR and wpd offshore.
Developers of very advanced projects in maritime regions selected by the French
government, they will continue the development, conduct environmental impact
studies and build local support. The five projects presented by the consortium
will be held by five dedicated companies, in which the parent company will hold
a majority stake beside the strategic developing partners.
Cornerstone of the overall project, the exclusive agreement between Alstom and
the consortium, for the supply of new generation offshore wind turbines, is a
major decision that lays the foundations for the creation of a French industrial
field. The launch in 2014 of new, innovative equipment with unmatched
performances will provide a unique opportunity to design a wind turbine using
French technology, completely manufactured and assembled in France. If the
consortium wins sufficient volumes, Alstom plans to build an industrial and
technological hub in France comprised of manufacturing units for generators,
blades and nacelles. This would be the centre of a vast economic and scientific
ecosystem that would call on numerous French industrial subcontractors and
create technological partnerships with several entities. Almost 200 providers
from the offshore wind energy sector are committed in this project.
For more information on Renewable Energy Projects and Update please visit
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/Renewable_Energy_Projects_Brochure/renewable_energy_projects_brochure.htm
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