100,000 People Who Are Changing the Worlds Environment and Access to Energy
Governments are facilitators but the real improvements in the world environment
and the increasing access to clean electricity are achieved by corporations and
associations. Within these entities, it is individuals who are responsible for
progress.
One hundred thousand of these individuals are identified in three McIlvaine
networking directories. These individuals are employed by corporations,
associations and governments. They include the senior management as well as the
research and project engineers. They include the specifiers as well as the
purchasers at the companies operating energy and environmental equipment.
The biggest contributions are being made by individuals in developed countries
who are providing their expertise to build the energy and environmental
infrastructure in the developing countries. One of the most important
contributions toward the information transfer has been the globalization of the
energy and environmental industries.
Two of the world’s largest power generation equipment companies now have more
Chinese nationals in their employ than citizens of any other country. The
world’s largest supplier of air pollution monitoring equipment has its main
research facility in China.
The major international drug companies are also setting up large research
centers in China and India. The foundation of the globalization is that trust
and loyalty of workers will be constant regardless of nationality.
Globalization results in higher revenues resulting from innovations. This
provides a more attractive return on investment for research and development
activities.
The information flow is bi-directional. With the large number of engineers
graduating each year in Asian countries, there will be increasing value in the
innovations coming from this region. Already environmental and energy products
developed in Asia are competing in the world market. One Chinese environmental
company has committed 30 percent of its engineering efforts to R&D. In most
Western countries the average is 1 percent.
The three networking directories are:
OEMs Networking Directory:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/people/2-uncategorised/101-53di
End User Directory:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/people/2-uncategorised/102-55di
Utility People:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/people/2-uncategorised/103-43i
Billion Dollar Opportunity for Thermal Treatment in the U.S. Oil and Gas
Industry
Booming non-conventional oil and gas extraction in the U.S. is expanding the
market for thermal and catalytic treatment systems. New regulations prohibit the
discharge of methane directly to the atmosphere. Flaring or combustion of the
discharges is a temporary solution but longer term the laws will require capture
and use.
There are opportunities for the complete range of thermal treatment systems
including flares, thermal oxidizers, catalytic oxidizers and regenerative
thermal oxidizers. These are identified in the McIlvaine Thermal/Catalytic World
Air Pollution Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
There are more than 493,000 operating gas wells in the United States most
predominantly concentrated (84%) in approximately ten states. These wells feed
raw natural gas to approximately 500 gas-processing plants which dehydrate the
gas and remove other constituents including hydrogen sulfide (H2S), CO2,
nitrogen and natural gas liquids (NGLs) like butane, propane and ethane. The
result is “pipeline quality” gas fed into a network of more than 305,000 miles
of interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines with approximately 1,400
compressor stations for pressure boosting prior to delivery to local
distribution companies (LDCs) for sale to residential, industrial, commercial
and power company users. Existing and new opportunities for air pollution
control (APC) equipment and gas processing equipment are found throughout the
value chain from the wellhead to local storage at the LDC. At every step along
the way, there is a potential for fugitive emission or process thermal treatment
systems.
In the Western U.S., shale is yielding large quantities of oil, but along with
it, are significant quantities of gas which must be treated. This segment of the
oil and gas industry is growing faster than any other. It represents a
significant treatment opportunity.
Another application for thermal treatment is the methane containing ventilation
air in coal mines. Because of the large amount of ventilation air, the pollution
potential is significant. Regenerative thermal oxidizers can oxidize the methane
and become a revenue generator. Advances in technology including Micro Turbines
are now allowing coal mining operations to profit from electrical power
generation.
For more information on Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=48#n007
$224 Billion to Be Invested In New Coal-fired Power Plants Next Year
Next year new coal-fired power plants capable of generating 112 GW of
electricity will start operations. Nearly all the investment will be in Asia.
This is the latest projection in Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World
Analysis & Forecast published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
New Coal-fired Power Plants (Megawatts)
World Region 2014
Total 112,099
Africa 4,100
CIS 160
East Asia 60,774
Eastern Europe 1,100
Middle East 0
NAFTA 500
South & Central America 1,580
West Asia 41,335
Western Europe 2,550
China is continuing its ambitious program and will average one new 1,000 MW
coal-fired power plant start-up every two weeks. India has an equally ambitious
program.
The investment in a 1,000 MW coal-fired power plant is over $2 billion. Almost
all the power plants, with the exception of a few in West Asia and the CIS
(former Soviet bloc countries), will have expensive SO2 control equipment. All
the Chinese power plants will also have NOx controls.
Most power plants will be supercritical with higher efficiency but also higher
capital investment. This investment in new power plants will be less than the
investment in upgrading and retrofitting existing power plants. China is adding
selective catalytic reactors for NOx control to 400,000 MW of existing capacity.
U.S. coal-fired power plants are investing heavily in equipment to meet the new
air toxic rules. European power plants are modifying power plants to increase
efficiency and burn biomass in addition to coal.
For more information on Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis &
Forecast, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72#n043
62 Percent of $7 Billion Air Filtration Market Will Be In the Industrial Sector
Next Year
Static and cartridge filters are used to clean indoor air and air being used in
turbines and industrial processes. The industrial market has been growing faster
than the commercial and residential and will comprise 62 percent of the total
market in 2014. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in Air
Filtration and Purification World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Air Filter Revenues $ Millions
Industry 2014
Total 6,934
Bioclean 548
Commercial 1,619
Electronics 616
Metals 1,099
Other Industries 1,615
Power 438
Residential 999
One of the biggest industrial sectors is power. Air filters are used to purify
the air used for combustion in gas turbines. Due to the fact that some ambient
air quality rules are so stringent that the exhaust has to be cleaner than the
ambient air, the filter must not only protect the turbine but also take out
enough particles to meet the stack gas particulate limits.
Another growing application represented in the “other industries” category is
“offshore oil and gas.” Ambient air is contaminated by sea salt and requires
treatment prior to exposure to equipment and controls.
The metals industry includes some small applications but most of this category
is comprised of cabin air filters for automobiles. The electronics sector is
divided into two main segments:
• Filters to protect the final product while in use
• Filters to protect the product during manufacture
Filters are used to protect sensitive electronic equipment such as disk drives.
Semiconductor and flat panel manufacturers need ultrapure air surrounding their
manufacturing processes.
For more information on Air Filtration and Purification World Markets, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48#n022
Renewable Energy Briefs
Siemens Receives Major U.S. Wind Order
Siemens Energy has received an order from Portland General Electric for the
supply and installation of 116 wind turbines. The wind turbines, each with a
rating of 2.3 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 108 meters, are to be
installed at the Tucannon River Wind Farm in the state of Washington. When it
comes online in 2015, the wind farm’s total capacity of 267 MW will be
sufficient to supply nearly 84,000 American households with ecofriendly
electricity. The nacelles for the wind turbines will be manufactured at the
Siemens plant in Hutchinson, Kansas. The rotor blades will be fabricated at the
Siemens production facility in Fort Madison, Iowa. Siemens will also be
responsible for service for the wind turbines over a period of five years. The
Tucannon River Wind Farm, formerly known as Lower Snake River Phase II, is
adjacent to the Lower Snake River Phase I project, a 343-MW wind power plant
completed in 2012 and also featuring Siemens wind turbines.
Most Powerful Generator-Turbine Unit in the History of Voith Enters Service in
China
The most powerful generator-turbine unit ever built by Voith has entered service
in the Chinese hydropower plant Xiluodu on the Jinsha River. After a successful
72-hour test run, Voith handed over the first of a total of three such machines
to the customer "China Three Gorges Corporation." With 784 megawatt the output
of the generator-turbine unit in Xiluodu is higher than that of the world's
largest hydropower plants and consequently sets new standards. Upon completion,
the total capacity of the three Voith units for Xiluodu will be comparable to
many of the larger nuclear or coal-fired power plants currently operating in the
United States.
Power generation from hydropower is playing an increasingly important role in
China. Voith is one of the worldwide leading technology partners for power plant
operators. About five years ago, the company started to equip Xiluodu hydropower
plant with components. Each of the three Francis turbines supplied by Voith has
an output of 784 megawatt; the attached air-cooled generator is rated at 855.6
MVA. With a weight of 1,350 tons, the generator rotor has a diameter of 13.7 and
a height of four meters.
Abengoa Completes Tower Construction of the First Solar Tower in South Africa
Khi Solar One, a 50 megawatt (MW) superheated steam solar tower with two hours
of thermal storage, represents an important technological advance in tower
efficiency by using higher temperatures and an innovative dry cooling system.
This advancement is the result of the R&D work done by Abengoa in its research
centers and pilot plants.
Khi Solar One and KaXu Solar One, Abengoa's 100 MW parabolic trough plant also
under construction in the Northern Cape, will be the first concentrating solar
power plants in operation in South Africa. The South Africa Department of Energy
intends to bring 17,800 MW online from renewable sources by 2030, framing South
Africa's strategy for energy independence. The solar projects form a part of
this strategy, as well as have additional environmental benefits: creating
roughly 1400 local construction jobs on average per annum, peaking near 2000,
and about 70 permanent operation jobs, as well as reducing the country's carbon
dioxide emissions by about 498,000 tons each year.
DTE Energy Supports Turning Michigan Landfill Gas into Renewable Energy
DTE Gas, a subsidiary of DTE Energy Company, is providing pipeline-quality
natural gas, which was converted from landfill gas, to its residential customers
as part of its commitment to renewable energy.
DTE Gas' BioGreenGas program contributes to the development of that
pipeline-quality natural gas at the Sauk Trail Hills landfill in Canton, MI.
Residential natural gas customers can support the company's green efforts by
subscribing to the program for $2.50 per month.
DTE Gas is the first utility in Michigan and one of the first in the country to
develop such a program for residential customers.
Since the program was launched last year, 2,000 customers have subscribed and
dozens more are on the waiting list. DTE Gas is looking into expanding the
program to meet the additional demand. The fact the gas comes from a local
landfill seems to appeal to customers.
Clean Energy Renewable Fuels (CERF), a division of Clean Energy Fuels, develops
U.S. production facilities that generate and sell renewable natural gas. CERF
created a state-of-the-art plant to purify the biogas at Sauk Trail Hills
landfill.
DTE Pipeline Company invested approximately $2 million to build a pipeline and a
meter station at Sauk Trail Hills. DTE utilized local workers and created
approximately 50 construction jobs.
CERF invested approximately $20 million in the project and created about 80
construction jobs. Four additional workers were hired to permanently staff the
site.
Amonix Achieves World Record 35.9 Percent PV Module Efficiency Rating at NREL
Amonix Inc., the leading designer and manufacturer of concentrator photovoltaic
(CPV) solar power systems, announced that it has achieved a National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL) efficiency rating of 35.9 percent under recently
adopted CPV IEC test conditions of 1000 W/m2 and 25°C cell temperature. Data for
the rating was generated by an Amonix module under outdoor test at NREL from
late February to April of this year.
The result is the highest ever independently rated module efficiency for any PV
technology and is the first time NREL quantified the rating for a concentrator
module with the cells at 25°C instead of at operating temperature. Amonix worked
with NREL to help mature this measurement process. The result continues Amonix’s
history of leading the world in solar module efficiency, setting a module
efficiency record of 34.9 percent at CSOC (concentrator standard operating
conditions) in April, 2013 and the first to break 33 percent CSOC module
efficiency in May 2012.
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
Headlines for the August 23, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1139 – August 23, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
DOJ files Suit against Luminant Big Brown and Martin Lake
North Carolina files more Lawsuits against Duke Energy for Coal Ash-related
Problems
US Circuit Court of Appeals says EPA waited too Long to Sue Homer City
Las Brisas decides not to appeal Vacated Permit
COAL – WORLD
Dewa to build 1200 MW Coal-fired Power Plant
NMDC to build 500 MW Power Plant in Gonda District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nigeria signs MoU with HTG/Pacific Energy for 1200 MW Power Plant
Maoist Guerilla Threats Halt Jindal Steel and Power 1320 MW Godda Power
Project in Jharkhand, India
Bangladesh Power Projects going nowhere
Panay Energy Dev. to start Construction of 150 MW Iloilo (Philippines) in
October
PNOC-EC inviting Partners for 100 MW Isabela and Zamboanga Sibugay Power
Plants in Philippines
6000 MW of Power Projects using Thar Coal planned in Pakistan
GAS/OIL – US
Panda Power Funds acquires 829 MW Moxie Power Project and begins Construction
Siemens to supply Power Blocks for 829 MW Liberty
GAS/OIL – WORLD
MHI to build 977 MW Khanom Power Plant in Thailand
Tenaris, Ternium and Tecpetrol to build and Operate 850 MW Power Plant in
Pesqueria, Mexico
AG&P to build 2,400 MW LNG-fired Power Plant in Bataan Industrial Estate,
Philippines
Iron and Steel Producer Kardemir to build 50 MW Power Plant
BUSINESS
CB&I Names Jeffrey J. Lyash as President of Power
Absorbers will Account for 45 Percent of Scrubber Sales in 2014
More Than 92,000 MW of Gas Turbines will Start Power Generating Next Year
Controlling Dissolved Gases in Power Plant Water Systems with Gas Transfer
Membranes Webinar on August 28, 2013 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Power Plant Pumps was the Subject for the Hot Topic Hour Yesterday
“Status of Carbon Capture, Storage Programs and Technology” is the “Hot Topic
Hour” on August 29, 2013
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72.
“Fabric Selection for Particulate Control” is the Hot Topic Hour on Thursday,
September 5, 2013
Although, the final utility Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) released last
December was weakened to define particulate as just discrete particles and
eliminated the inclusion of condensables, the rule does require continuous
measurement of particulate mass instead of just opacity. This means that the
weight during start up, shut downs and excursions will be included in the
totals. Many believe that existing precipitators will prove inadequate to meet
the limits and most utilities including those with existing precipitators will
be required to add bag filters.
The CAIR Replacement Rule (SO2 and NOx), Regional Haze (SO2, NOx, PM) and NAAQS
Revisions (PM2.5, Ozone, SO2, NO2) will also all act to drive total particulate
emissions limits for coal-fired power plants to near detection levels. This will
make it even more likely that power plants will choose to add baghouses. With
less than 15 percent of U.S. coal-fired capacity currently fitted with fabric
filters there will be a large demand.
Fabric filters have been utilized for years to control large particulate
emissions from power plants and over the past ten years, significant advances in
the technology of fabric filters have been made. There is now a wide choice of
filter media for coal-fired boilers including woven glass, nonwovens, and
membranes. But there are also big differences in performance and life expectancy
based on the temperature, moisture and oxygen content, SO2, SO3 and other acid
gas mist concentrations in the gas entering a baghouse as well as type and
quantity of additives injected upstream to control other pollutants. Although
collection efficiency may be the driving criteria, once the efficiency is
adequate to meet the regulations, bag life (strength, corrosion and temperature
resistance, loss of permeability and cleaning method), pressure losses and
maintenance problems will also need to be considered when electing the most
economical media.
The following speaker will discuss the key issues to be considered when
selecting fabric filters in order to achieve maximum filter efficiency and a
good return on the filter investment, their current experience with control of
fine particulates with fabric filters, the advantages and disadvantages of the
various filter media and baghouse configurations and how the facility space
available, existing control equipment installed, fuel type, flue gas physical
and chemical conditions, etc. affect the selection.
John D. McKenna, Ph.D., principal and founder of ETS, Inc., will present “Key
Issues When Selecting Fabric Filter Bags to Achieve Optimum Bag Life.” There are
a number of choices available when selecting filter media for coal-fired boilers
including woven fiberglass, nonwovens and fabrics with membranes. Some of the
key issues to contemplate in order to achieve optimum bag life are the emission
goals, design considerations and trade-offs, the importance of fabric and bag
specifications, quality assurance/quality control programs, proper installation,
bag monitoring programs and premature bag failure causes. Data will also be
presented on the performance in the lab of PPS, P-84 and woven fiberglass with
ePTFE membrane.
To register for the September 5 “Hot Topic Hour” on “Fabric Selection for
Particulate Control” at 10:00 a.m. DST, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
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 $125.00 for non-subscribers. Market Intelligence webinars
are free to McIlvaine market report subscribers and are $400.00 for
non-subscribers.
2013
DATE SUBJECT
Sept. 5 Fabric Selection for Particulate Control
Power
Sept. 19 Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines Power
Sept. 26 Multi-Pollutant Control Technology
Power
Oct. 3 Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards Power
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