Webinars to Take Power Plant Knowledge to the Next Level
We are now providing free participation to utilities in our “Hot Topic Hours.”
Some 30 utility personnel attended our Ambient Air Quality Standards webinar
last week. We believe this greater visibility will be quite attractive to
suppliers.
We are also expanding the scope to include not only coal-fired power plants but
every aspect of gas turbine and combined cycle operations. In fact, we have a
whole free program on gas turbines for owner/operators and a companion service
for suppliers.
Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/28-energy/610-59ei
Starting with our March 27 webinar on dry scrubbing the new format will be to
post comprehensive information ahead of time and then discuss the issues at a
high level.
On March 27th we will be comparing SDA, CFB and other CDS designs including NID
and GSA. We will be reviewing every aspect in which the designs differ and
discuss the merits of these differences. Our March FGD & DeNOx newsletter
provides much of the comparative information. As a utility employee, you can
have this issue free of charge by just registering for the webinar. You can do
this by just returning this e-mail and instruct us to register you for the 27th.
The format will be a series of questions which are first addressed by the
panelists and then the other participants. We have panelists who are third party
experts on dry scrubbers. They are:
Jeffrey Arroyo, Manager, Air Pollution Controls, Sega, Inc.
Jeromy Jones, Sr. Engineer, Chemicals, Burns & McDonnell Engineering
Mitchell Krasnopoler, Manager, Air Quality, Kiewit Power Engineers &
Construction
Paul Farber, Farber and Associates
Shiaw Tseng, Manager of FGD Technology, Graymont
We also will be encouraging the suppliers to participate. Michael (Mike) Widico,
Vice-President, Business Development, KC Cottrell, Inc. / Lodge
Cottrell-Regional Office will be one of the participants.
As a result of the discussions, McIlvaine will write an analysis of dry
scrubbers and make it available free of charge to the utilities.
We encourage you to send us recommendations for subjects that you believe lend
themselves to this analytical format. Here are the ones we have tentatively
scheduled:
DATE SUBJECT
February 13, 2014 Impact of Ambient Air Quality Rules on Fossil-fueled Boilers
and Gas Turbines Recording and power points available
February 27, 2014 NOx Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO3 or Catalysts for
Gas Turbine Exhausts Sign up any time before 9 a.m.
March 20, 2014
China Air Pollution Control World’s Largest Market
March 27, 2014 Analysis Of Dry Scrubber Options Top notch third party expert
panelists and lots of background info
April 10, 2014 Mercury Chemicals In Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing Liquor
Important alternative to sorbents
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 More information
May 29, 2014 Stellite Delamination in Power Plant Steam Valves More information
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
To register for the “Hot Topic Hour”, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=675
Consolidation of the Air Filter and Dust Filter Media Companies
In the past, the companies making air filter media were distinct from those
making dust collector filter media. But this is all changing thanks to
acquisitions. This consolidation is being tracked in both the Air Filtration &
Purification World Market and World Fabric Filter and Element Market reports
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
The combined market for air filtration and dust collector media next year will
be $4.1 billion.
Air Filter and Dust Collector Media Market in 2015 ($ Millions)
World Region
Air Filter Dust Collector Total
Africa 63 41 103
CIS 98 55 153
East Asia 747 799 1,546
Eastern Europe 48 36 85
Middle East 93 52 145
NAFTA 795 279 1,074
South & Central America 103 106 209
West Asia 101 113 214
Western Europe 471 198 669
Total 2,519 1,679 4,198
East Asia will be the largest market followed by NAFTA. The indoor air
filtration market is larger than the dust collector media market, but much of
the same media is used in the lower temperature applications. The difference is
that there are a number of high priced media constructions used for high
temperature dust collection. This is where a double-digit growth rate is likely.
Thus, the dust collector media companies have become attractive acquisitions for
air filter media companies.
There has been considerable consolidation with air media companies buying dust
collector media companies, filter suppliers buying media companies and media
companies buying other media companies. Lydall has just acquired Andrew. This
will add revenues close to $100 million just in dust collector media and
finished bags. In North America, Andrew has been primarily a media supplier, but
in the rest of the world, it furnished finished bags. Clarcor has purchased BHA
from GE, thus adding dust collector bag and media revenues. Nederman purchased
Menardi and Filtration Group purchased Clear Edge.
New technology will drive the industry. Several suppliers have successfully
combined NOx reduction and particulate removal with ceramic fibrous filter media
with attached or embedded catalyst. This new media is a big improvement over
older monolithic block designs which did not lend themselves to cleaning.
Thousands of these elements are now in use on power generation facilities
burning biomass and other solid fuels. Others are used in conjunction with
driers and kilns.
The combination of membranes and application to pleated media is another step
forward. Several developments involve mercury capture. One company just
introduced a coating which will absorb mercury. Even though the mercury is not
purged, there is enough capability to function at high efficiency through the
expected two to three year life of the bag. Another variation uses a membrane
module for mercury capture. Successful commercial experience has been obtained
in Minnesota at a large coal-fired power plant.
For more information on Air Filtration & Purification World Market, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/108-n022
For more information on World Fabric Filter and Element Market, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/110-n021
Renewable Energy Briefs
World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Project at Ivanpah Achieves Commercial
Operation
NRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, LLC, announced
that the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is now operational and
delivering solar electricity to California customers. At full capacity, the
facility’s trio of 450-foot high towers produces a gross total of 392 megawatts
(MW) of solar power, enough electricity to provide 140,000 California homes with
clean energy.
Ivanpah is a joint effort between NRG, Google, and BrightSource Energy. Bechtel
is the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor on the project. The
project received a $1.6 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of
Energy’s Loan Programs Office. The facility achieved commercial operation on
December 31, 2013. NRG will be the plant’s operator.
Ivanpah, which accounts for nearly 30 percent of all solar thermal energy
currently operational in the U.S., is the largest solar project of its kind in
the world. The project is the first to use BrightSource’s innovative solar power
tower technology to produce electricity, which includes 173,500 heliostats that
follow the sun’s trajectory, solar field integration software and a solar
receiver steam generator. Since breaking ground in October 2010, the project has
created thousands of jobs and, at the peak of construction, employed nearly
3,000 site workers who completed more than 8.35 million man-hours. A total of
approximately $650 million in salaries for construction and operations is
expected to be paid over the next 30 years.
The solar energy harnessed from Ivanpah’s Units 1 and 3 are being sold to
Pacific Gas & Electric under two long-term power purchase agreements, while the
electricity from Unit 2 is being sold to Southern California Edison under a
similar contract.
Dominion Plans to Join Auction for Maryland Offshore Wind Leases
Dominion filed with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to be among the
bidders seeking to develop wind turbines to generate electricity on nearly
80,000 acres off the coast of Maryland.
The area will be auctioned in two separate leases. The North Lease area totals
32,737 acres and the South Lease Area consists of 46,970 acres.
Dominion was the successful bidder in the bureau's auction in September 2013 for
112,799 acres, 24 miles off the coast of Virginia.
"Offshore wind shows the most promise for building utility-sized renewable
energy projects in the Mid-Atlantic region," said Mary Doswell, senior vice
president for Dominion's Alternative Energy Solutions unit. "The bureau's Wind
Energy Areas offer both the consistent winds and the acreage to develop these
large-scale projects. Given the proximity to our leased area off of Virginia and
the excellent port in Hampton Roads, there should be economies of scale that
could benefit both regions."
52 MW Wind Farm for Mongolia
Ferrostaal Industrial Projects GmbH, a project developer facilitating worldwide
investments, is taking a majority stake in the 'Sainshand' wind farm project in
Mongolia. With 190 GWh of electricity every year, 'Sainshand' will be the
largest wind park in Mongolia. The investment in the project amounts to
approximately $120 million and is intended to connect to the grid as early as
the end of 2015.
Harvest Power Unveils Cutting Edge Central Florida Organics to Energy Facility
Harvest Power has unveiled the Central Florida Energy Garden, an organics
management and renewable energy facility that is the first of its kind in the
U.S., converting organic waste into renewable biogas and natural fertilizers.
The anaerobic digester combines a unique set of proven technologies and will
divert hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from Central Florida landfills.
Located within the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), the Energy Garden
uses anaerobic digestion – a biological process that relies on trillions of
naturally occurring bacteria – to produce renewable biogas. When operating at
full capacity, the facility will process more than 120,000 tons of organic
materials annually while producing 5.4 megawatts of combined heat and power.
Duke Energy Issues Request for New Solar Energy Projects in North Carolina
Duke Energy has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 300 megawatts (MW) of
new solar energy capacity in its Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress
territories. The new capacity would be in service by the end of 2015.
The RFP gives bidders the flexibility to offer power and associated renewable
energy certificates, and/or to provide a turnkey solution in which Duke Energy
takes ownership of the new facility.
The company's RFP is targeting solar facilities greater than 5 MW. It is limited
to projects that are in the company's current transmission and distribution
queue, as those have a realistic chance to be completed by the end of 2015. Duke
Energy affiliates will not be allowed to participate in the RFP.
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 February 21, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1163 – February 21, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
US Attorney in Raleigh, NC expanding investigation of Dan River’s Coal Ash
Spill
AMEC to Decommission Consumer Energy’s Oldest Coal-fired Power Plants in
Michigan
Duke Energy’s Exit Strategy for Midwest Commercial Generation Business
PSC approves modifications at EKPC Cooper Power Plant
Cayuga Power Plant and NYSEG Re-power Talks Stall
COAL – WORLD
Alstom to supply FGD System for NTPC’s 500 MW Power Plant in Madhya Pradesh,
India
Site Change for TATA Power 2,000 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in Odisha, India
GAS/OIL – US
Legal dispute over Salem, MA Power Plant Settled
TVA plans to build $1 Billion Combined Cycle Gas-fired Power Plant in Kentucky
NTE Energy to develop $200 Million Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in Texas
GAS/OIL – WORLD
Alberta First Nation (Canada) to build 1,000 MW Gas-fired Power Plant
$453 Million Gas-fired Power Plant on Schedule in Ireland
Yokogawa to provide Control System for 520 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in
Uruguay
Samsung C&T wins $1.37 Billion Power Plant Contract in Algeria
NUCLEAR
DOE finalizes $6.5 Billion Loan Guarantee for New Plant Vogtle Nuclear
Reactors
EDF awards Nuclear Power Lifetime Extension Projects
BUSINESS
Billions of Dollars will be spent for New Fabric Filter Technologies and
Applications
$185 Billion Market for Gas Turbines in U.S. over Next 27 Years
HOT TOPIC HOUR
“NOx Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO3” is the Hot Topic Hour on Feb.
27, 2014
“Analysis of Dry Scrubber Options” will be the Focus of the Hot Topic Hour on
March 27, 2014
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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