Shale Markets and Instrumentation is Hot Topic Hour On Friday, February 1,
2013
At 10:00 a.m. (CST) on Friday, February 1, McIlvaine will be providing some
general market forecasts for the oil and gas shale industry. This will be
supplemented by some specific applications for instrumentation. Perkins & Elmer
will be covering the important subject of measuring methane in water. Lee
Marotta, Senior Field Application Scientist at PerkinElmer, Inc., and Dennis
Yates, Senior Spectroscopy Technology Specialist will be speakers. Tom Tschanz
and Bob McIlvaine of McIlvaine will be discussion leaders.
There is a big controversy as to whether methane found in drinking water has
always been there or is the result of some new fracking activity. It is,
therefore, important to quantify the methane levels before and after gas and oil
extraction.
McIlvaine will be initiating discussions on the future of both gas and oil
shale. The U.S. market has recently shifted from the dry shale in the East to
the wet shale in the West. But plans for gas to liquids, gas turbine combined
cycle and LNG plants all promise to drive up the price of shale gas and increase
the number of drilling rigs. The amount of shale gas and oil potentially
recoverable in other countries far exceeds that in the U.S. The question is
when, if ever, will this international potential be exploited?
The impact of regulatory activity has a somewhat negative impact on total
production, but not on the instrumentation markets. The new requirements for
emission reduction during well completion plus tighter limits on air and water
emissions all will boost instrument sales. The complexity of fluids extracted
from shale also requires more extensive instrumentation for both processing and
custody transfer. Measurement of temperature throughout the extensive perforated
horizontal casing two miles underground is just one other example of this
complexity.
This webinar will be free of charge. You can register at:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm
“Control Valves for Power Plants, Boilers and Water Treatment Facilities” is
“Hot Topic Hour” on February 7, 2013
At 10:00 a.m. on February 7, McIlvaine will conduct a “Hot Topic Hour” on
control valves for power applications. This will be an interactive discussion,
so we encourage those of you with questions and perspective to join us. The
basic structure will be:
Specific power plant types:
Coal, nuclear, combined cycle, concentrated solar, and geothermal
Processes:
Combustion, heat exchange, water treatment, boiler feedwater, wastewater
treatment, air pollution control, solids handling
Technologies:
Valve types, automation and optimization (smart valves), valve materials
Markets:
Size by region and combustion type
Tom Tschanz and Bob McIlvaine will be leading the discussion and displaying
diagrams and other material to facilitate the discussion.
This service is free to our Power Plant Decisions, Valve World Markets, Utility
Upgrade Tracking and Fossil and Nuclear World Markets and certain other
subscribers. There is a $125 charge for others.
To register for the February 7, 2013 “Hot Topic Hour” at 10:00 a.m. Central
time, 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 Environmental
Upgrade 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.
DATE Non-Subscribers Cost SUBJECT Webinar Type
February 1, 2013 No charge Shale Markets & Instrumentation Free
February 7, 2013 $125.00 Control Valves for Power Plants, Boilers and Water
Treatment Facilities Power
February 14, 2013 $125.00 NOx Control for Gas Turbines Power
February 21, 2013 $125.00 Monitoring and Controlling Boiler Water and Steam
Cycle Chemistry Power
February 28, 2013 $125.00 Implementation of the Utility MACT Rule Power
March 7, 2013 $125.00 HRSG Design, Operation and Maintenance Considerations
Power
March 14, 2013 $125.00 Inlet Air Pretreatment for Gas Turbines Power
March 21, 2013 $125.00 Industrial Boiler MACT Impact and Control Options Power
March 28, 2013 $125.00 Mercury Measurement and Control Power
April 4, 2013 $125.00 Fabric Selection for Particulate Control Power
April 11, 2013 $125.00 Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines Power
April 18, 2013 $125.00 Multi-pollutant Control Technology Power
April 25, 2013 $125.00 Control Technologies for Fine Particulate Matter Power
May 2, 2013 $125.00 Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues Power
May 9, 2013 $125.00 Clean Coal Technologies Power
May 16, 2013 $125.00 Power Plant Automation and Control Power
May 23, 2013 $125.00 Cooling Towers Power
May 30, 2013 $400.00 Air Pollution Control Markets (geographic trends,
regulatory developments, competition, technology developments) Market
Intelligence
June 6, 2013 $125.00 Report from Power-Gen Europe (update on regulations,
speaker and exhibitor highlights) Power
June 13, 2013 $125.00 Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel Feed, Metering and
Combustion in Boilers Power
June 20, 2013 $125.00 Dry Sorbent Injection and Material Handling for APC Power
June 27, 2013 $400.00 Power Generation Forecast for Nuclear, Fossil and
Renewables Market Intelligence
July 11, 2013 $125.00 New Developments in Power Plant Air Pollution Control
Power
July 18, 2013 $125.00 Measurement and Control of HCl Power
July 25, 2013 $125.00 GHG Compliance Strategies, Reduction Technologies and
Measurement Power
August 1, 2013 $125.00 Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards Power
August 8, 2013 $125.00 Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation
Power
August 15, 2013 $125.00 Control and Treatment Technology for FGD Wastewater
Power
August 22, 2013 $125.00 Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and
Technology Power
August 29, 2013 $125.00 Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment
Applications Power
To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
Headlines for the January 25, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1109– January 25, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
NIPSCO to retrofit CDS at Michigan City 12
MidAmerican Energy to install Baghouses at Neal 3 and 4
IPL to install Mercury Control at Petersburg and Harding Street
Idaho Power looking at Power Supply and need for Coal-fired Generation
Las Brisas Power Project in Texas Cancelled
FirstEnergy to Barge Scrubber Sludge and Ash to Mine Reclamation Project
Recoverable Costs for Mississippi Power's Ratcliffe Power Plant capped at $2.4
Billion
COAL – WORLD
UN Treaty to reduce Mercury Emissions includes BAT for New Power Plants
600 MW Jamshoro (Pakistan) to fire Imported and Local Coal
SBMA cancels Lease for Aboitz Power 600 MW Project at Subic Bay, Philippines
Hitachi to deliver Supercritical Boilers to 2x800 MW Lara Power Plant in
Chhattisgarh, India
GAS/OIL – WORLD
Yokogawa Electric Korea to supply Control Systems for Dongducheon Combined
Cycle in South Korea
Israel Chemical plans to build 250 MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in Sodom
by end of 2015
NUCLEAR
Rosatom to start Construction of 2x1000 MW Rooppur Power Plant in Bangladesh
in October 2012
Referendum in Bulgaria on Second Nuclear Power Plant this Weekend
Still looking for Site for Poland's Nuclear Power Project
BUSINESS
South Korea to build LNG-fired and Coal-fired Power Plants
Thermal Power Plant under construction in Lunda Norte, Angola
2013 KVB-Enertec Compliance Forum slated for March 4 in Akron
New MoU between GE and Toshiba
Chile will set up Special Courts to hear Environmental Disputes regarding New
Power Projects
See you at EUEC Next Week
$18 Billion will be spent by U.S. Companies to meet the New MATS Limits
Air Monitoring Market to Exceed $ Billions this Year
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Gypsum Dewatering Challenges discussed in the Hot Topic Hour for Thursday,
January 24, 2013
What is the Outlook for the $17 Billion Filtration Media Market? Hot Topic
Hour January 31
Shale Markets and Instrumentation will be Hot Topic next Friday, February 1
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System, click
on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72
Desalination Flow Control and Treatment Revenues to Exceed $9 Billion by 2020
Desalination plant flow control and treatment expenditures are now just 1.5
percent of the $340 billion dollar flow control and treatment market. While the
market as a whole will increase at 5.5 percent, the growth in the desalination
sector will be nearly twice as high. These are the conclusions reached by the
McIlvaine Company in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Cumulative desalination treatment capacity will double by 2020:
Year Cumulative Capacity
Million m3/day
2005 40
2010 65
2015 100
2020 160
Flow control and treatment revenues will grow from $4 billion in 2013 to $9
billion/yr by 2020. The substantial revenue increases are a function of repairs
and upgrades as well as new capacity. When the installed base is growing so
rapidly, there is a corresponding growth in repair parts and consumables.
Another reason that the flow control and treatment revenues will grow rapidly is
the increasing preference for reverse osmosis vs. thermal treatment. The
filtration and pre-filtration steps represent a significant portion of the total
expenditure when desalination is accomplished with RO.
There are substantial repair part revenues associated with the primary and
energy recovery pumps. Valve part revenues are also significant. Dow Chemical
benefits with hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue generated by
replacement of existing RO modules. The company is also replacing alternative
pre-treatment filters with UF. Chemical cleaning of the RO system is reduced.
The result is a reduction in life cycle costs.
Upgrades to existing thermal systems will generate substantial revenues.
Yokogawa Electric completed a project in 2012 to replace the control systems for
the boilers, distillation unit and auxiliary facilities at the Shuwaikh seawater
desalination plant. The Centum series integrated production control system which
makes this plant operation more efficient and reliable. It replaced the aging
control systems for three boilers, three distillation units and auxiliary
facilities. The Yokogawa Centum series integrated production system controls all
plant facilities. Also included were a Prosafe-RS safety instrumented system for
the burner management systems on the boilers, a PRM integrated device management
software package to monitor plant facilities and predict when maintenance is
necessary.
At the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant at Kwinana, Australia Siemens
automation technology provided the opportunity to greatly reduce the enormous
quantity of copper cabling and connections normally required for a plant of this
scale. The quantity of copper has been reduced by using intelligent
communications and fibre-optic cable. Much less cable in the plant results in
lower capital costs and improved reliability. Using a combination of
leading-edge software, hardware and diagnostics, plant operators can predict
maintenance needs more efficiently.
For more information on Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71.
East Asia Will Spend $4.8 Billion on FGD This Year
Power plants in East Asia will spend $4.8 billion on flue gas desulfurization
(FGD) this year. This will be 63 percent of the total worldwide expenditure.
This is the conclusion reached in FGD World Markets published by the McIlvaine
Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
World Region 2013
Africa 451
CIS 0
East Asia 4,846
Eastern Europe 343
Middle East 109
NAFTA 1,122
South & Central America 0
West Asia 108
Western Europe 626
Total 7,605
These forecasts do not include repair parts and upgrades nor do they include
consumables such as lime and limestone. Total expenditures by the power plants
for FGD will exceed $15 billion in 2013.
The forces shaping the market include:
• Continued expansion of coal-fired capacity in India and China
• Chinese program to fit both new and existing power plants with FGD
• New air toxic rules in the U.S.
• Limits on new coal-fired power plant construction in the U.S.
• Low price of natural gas in North America
• Aging fleet of FGD systems at existing power plants
• Corrosion problems at existing units
• New by-product opportunities
• Increasing stringency of standards for FGD wastewater discharge
• Performance of circulating fluid bed absorbers on SO3 capture
• Need to remove mercury and prevent re-emission
• Inclusion of FGD in power plant optimization
• New FGD technology
China continues to spend more for new FGD systems than the rest of the world
combined. It is also requiring existing power plants to upgrade to meet tougher
standards. The new air toxic rules in the U.S. are leading older and smaller
power plants to install dry sorbent injection systems. They reduce the hydrogen
chloride to meet the new limits and also remove SO2. An alternative is the more
capital intensive fluid bed absorber. It has the advantage of SO3 capture and
uses less lime.
Several new FGD technologies hold promise. Neumann systems have made
improvements to the double alkali system. Clear Edge has a catalytic filter
which captures SO2, particulate and NOx. Hitachi has a system which produces
both gypsum and hydrochloric acid.
The FGD system is both a major capital and operating cost to the operator. This
cost can be minimized with some of the newer optimization and process control
systems. Neuco uses neural networks to optimize the boiler efficiency, NOx
generation as well as NOx, SO2, and mercury emissions.
Another trend is toward use of a main automation contractor to ensure synergy
with the many FGD sub systems and components. Yokogawa supplied the FGD
automation for the Turceni power plant, in Romania (330 MW x 7 units), Yokogawa
provided its CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System; field devices such
as DPharp EJX Pressure/Differential Pressure Transmitters, pH analyzers and
temperature transmitters; the Plant Resource Manager (PRM) integrated device
management tool; and the Exaquantum Plant Information Management System.
For more information on FGD World Markets, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48#n027.
Boosting Air Pollution Export Sales
Overcoming language and knowledge barriers is necessary for successful export of
air pollution control systems and products. This is the advice offered by
McIlvaine in its Air Pollution Management service. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Several European nations along with Japan and the U.S. are funding programs to
boost export of domestic air pollution control systems and components. One
challenge is the lack of experience and knowledge and another is the fluency
with English technical terms. The fact that the Asians in general incorrectly
use denitration or dentrification instead of DeNOx to describe the reduction of
NOx in the stack gases is testimony to the problem.
Before exporting countries can successfully communicate, it is necessary to
precisely classify the products to be exported. In fact, there are no
comprehensive and precise definitions and classifications for the latest air
pollution control technologies. There was no agreement on ways to clean NOx
catalyst until McIlvaine formed a committee of catalyst suppliers who agreed
that there are really only three ways to treat existing catalyst for reuse:
Descriptor Chinese Descriptor Definition
Cleaning Catalyst 催化剂除灰 A dry process that utilizes vacuum and compressed air to
mechanically remove as much of the flyash accumulation as possible.
Regeneration Catalyst 催化剂再生 “Catalyst cleaning” followed by a wet chemical
process to remove decay compounds plus re-impregnation of the catalytic
compound(s).
Rejuvenation Catalyst 催化剂复原 “Catalyst cleaning” followed by a wet chemical
process to remove some decay compounds with minimum removal of catalytic
compound(s). There is no re-impregnation of the catalytic compound(s).
These three methods have now been defined and precise translations created in
Chinese.
There are a number of ways to reduce NOx. These have been summarized in the
McIlvaine Global Decisions Orchard.
DeNOx Decisively Classified Options for Coal, Cement, Incineration
Option * Details
SCR E Ammonia injection followed by a catalytic reactor
A High efficiency and accepted by regulatory authorities
D Cost, catalyst plugging, space
SNCR E Urea injection in the furnace
A Low cost, low maintenance, space
D Low efficiency, ammonia slip
Ozone
Oxidation E Ozone injection followed by scrubber
A Little space if scrubber already in place
D Ozone cost, efficiency
Hydrogen
Peroxide E Chemical injection converts to NO2 followed by scrubbing
A Low capital cost if scrubber already in place
D Chemical cost
Catalytic
Filter E Fabric filter has embedded catalyst
A Lower foot print with combination, lower capital and operating cost
D Lack of experience
* E= explanation A=advantages D=disadvantages
The sequence of decision making for the specifier is unique. Here is the
sequence recommended for decisions on monitoring ammonia slip from a gas
turbine:
Ammonia Slip Monitor Selection for Gas Turbine SCR System
Decision Sequence Decision
Category Decision Subject Explanation
Level 1 Orientation Specifier Purchaser or A/E making the decisions for bid
purposes
Level 2 Application 221112 –
Fossil Fuel 化石燃料
Gas-fired 燃气 Also applicable for coal-fired power plants, incinerators and
cement kilns
Level 3 Process NOx Reduction Can be used with both SCR and SNCR
Level 4 Location SCR Outlet Measure ammonia slip
Level 5 Pollutant NH3 Ammonia which escapes SCR
Level 6 Product CEM Continuous emission monitor to measure ammonia after
reaction with NOx
Level 7a Type In situ
Big differences between measuring in stack and taking a small sample and
conditioning and treating it
Level 7b Type Extractive Extract sample, condition and measure
Level 8a Principle Laser Spectroscopy
(TDL IR)
Advantages: Interference free, in situ or extractive
Disadvantages: Moisture interference, limited experience
Level 8b Principle Automated Wet Chemistry Advantages: familiarity, quick set up
and good for extractive periodic testing
Disadvantages: labor intensive, reagents
Level 8c Principle NOx Differential Advantages: Tried and proven
Disadvantages: Poor sensitivity to high NOx levels
Level 8d Principle UV Photometry Advantages: Tried and proven
Disadvantages: Strong interference from SO2
Level 8e Principle Ion Mobility Advantages: Sensitive and interference free
Disadvantages: Not suited for corrosive gases, slow response
Level 8f Principle IR-Multi
Component Advantages: Multiple species
Disadvantages: Cost
Exporting countries and companies need to promote the decisive classification of
the products which they wish to sell. All decision making is a series of
classifications. A clear presentation of the alternatives will facilitate better
decision making. This will be one of the most cost effective ways to expand
exports.
For more information on Air Pollution Management, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48#n5ab.
Gas Turbine Inlet Filter Market to Exceed $400 Million This Year
The low price of natural gas has resulted in the construction of a number of gas
turbine power plants. New construction plus the growing replacement market will
boost gas turbine inlet air filter sales to over $400 million in 2013. This
segment will account for 6 percent of the $7 billion air filter market. This is
the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in its Air Filtration and
Purification World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
Continent 2013
Africa 13
America 161
Asia 147
Europe 88
Total 409
The inlet air filter is necessary to protect the high speed elements within the
gas turbine from excessive wear. As turbine performance has increased, so has
the need to remove smaller and smaller particles. As a result, the HEPA range of
filters is now frequently needed. Since these filters do not have the dirt
holding capability of less efficient filters, it is typical to furnish
pre-filters.
Static filters and pulsed filters are the two choices for final filtration. The
highest efficiency is obtained either with microglass fibers or with membranes.
The incentive to utilize high efficiency filters is expanded when the gas
turbine in a locality with very tough emission standards. In California, some
permits require the exhaust emissions to be cleaner than the ambient incoming
air. So unless the air filter removes the particles, the unit will not be in
compliance.
The filters are often supplied by companies who manufacture complete intake
systems. Donaldson and Nederman will supply the filters, cooling devices and the
housing. These other products substantially increase the revenue opportunity.
The intake system purchases in 2012 will be in excess of $1 billion.
The total market for gas turbine systems in 2013 will be $56 billion. Over
70,000 MW of new turbines will be sold. The U.S. will purchase 16,000 MW,
bringing its total installed base to over 300,000 MW.
Much of the new U.S. construction is for base loaded combined cycle plants. Much
of the existing base is peaking turbines. This distinction is important because
filter purchases are less for the peaking turbines. Since these turbines only
operate a few weeks or months per year, filter replacement is less frequent.
The intake systems represent 2 percent of the total system expenditure. The
combined purchases of new intake systems and filters plus replacement filters
will be $1.3 billion.
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
Marine Projects Move Forward Around the World
Many different schemes to harness marine power are being developed around the
world. McIlvaine tracks these projects in Renewable Energy Projects and Update.
Ocean Power Technologies to Deploy Reedsport PowerBuoy in Spring 2013
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc, a leading wave energy technology company,
announced that its utility-scale PowerBuoy® is expected to be deployed in spring
2013 off the coast of Reedsport, OR.
The PowerBuoy, which incorporates a proprietary new direct drive power take off
system, will be the first of up to 10 proposed devices that are licensed by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the grid-connected Reedsport OPT Wave
Park. The project size of 1.5 megawatts of electricity would be enough to power
about 1,000 homes.
Poseidon Back in Sea for Test Phase 3
On the early morning of September 5, 2012 Poseidon P37 was craned out back into
sea to commerce test phase 3. Poseidon will, once towed into position at the
test site of Onsevig Harbor, at the north coast of Lolland, Denmark represent
nothing less than a world premiere. For the first time ever, a hybrid energy
device will deliver power to the grid from wind and waves.
Test Phase 1, conducted 2008/09, had the purpose to document platform stability
including the impact of the moving wave absorption floaters on overall platform
stability. The test was successful and DTU/Risoe and DHI “green lighted” the
installation of wind turbines on the platform.
Test Phase 2, conducted 2009/10, had the purpose to document power to the grid
from wind turbines on the floating structure and to document the efficiency of
the wave energy absorption floaters expressed as hydrodynamic efficiency to
provide background data for the engineering of the final Power Take Off system
(PTO)
Test Phase 3, started September 2012 and has the purpose to jointly produce
power to the grid – from the wind turbines and wave absorption floaters. The
wave absorption floaters are equipped with a new PTO system designed in
cooperation with Siemens Industry, Fritz Schur Energy, Contech and others. The
PTO system is a closed hydraulic system, where each floater will be an
independent energy producing unit. Each float and adjacent PTO system will
operate at power levels enabling the use of standard power generation components
and each “unit” will be detachable from the platform to allow for easy towing
and in-harbor service.
The platform will be re-equipped with wind turbines and the new power module
installed. Everything is tested while Poseidon is still in the harbor – one of
the beauties for the concept. Once all components and control systems are
tested, Poseidon will be towed back to its original position at sea at the
Onsevig test site.
Wave and Tidal Funding Moves Marine Renewables Closer to Commercialization
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and
tidal energy industries, has welcomed the August announcement by the Scottish
Government that it will provide nearly £8 million to help fund the testing of
five prototype marine energy devices.
The second round of WATERS funding, worth £7.9 million, will be split among five
marine energy developers as part of the Scottish Government’s program to
accelerate the development of an industry which it says could be worth up to £4
billion by 2020.
It follows a previous announcement that four companies (two wave developers and
two tidal developers) will compete for the prestigious £10 million Saltire
Prize. This will be awarded by the Scottish Government to the marine energy team
that generates the most electricity over a continuous two-year period from the
power of the sea, above a minimum target of 100 gigawatt hours. On the same day,
a further £13 million of marine energy funding was announced by an agency set up
by the UK Government, the Technology Strategy Board, in partnership with
Scottish Enterprise.
Bord Gáis and OpenHydro Awarded Lease to Develop Ireland’s First Tidal Energy
Farm
Bord Gáis and its Irish tidal energy partner, OpenHydro were awarded exclusive
rights to develop a 100 MW tidal energy farm off Torr Head on the north coast of
Antrim. The project, potentially the first of its kind in the island of Ireland,
is expected to be completed by the year 2020.
The award was made by The Crown Estate to Tidal Ventures Ltd. (a joint venture
between the two energy companies) as part of Northern Ireland’s Offshore
Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan. Tidal Ventures Ltd, which was
established in 2010 with the objective of developing tidal farms, was successful
because of the experience of its parent companies in developing large-scale
renewable energy projects and specialism in tidal engineering.
Marine Dream Moves Closer to Reality Opening of Scotland’s First Marine Energy
Park
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave and tidal energy
industries, has welcomed the opening of Scotland's first Marine Energy Park
(MEP).
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters MEP is the first in Scotland, and the
second in the UK, following the announcement of an Energy Park in the South West
of England earlier this year. The Park provides a dedicated space for companies
to test and develop their projects. The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters MEP
includes the largest wave and tidal development zone in the world, with the
Crown Estate having awarded licenses worth 1.6 GW to developers to take forward
projects there. The area will also remain key to the testing of devices, as it
includes the European Marine Energy Centre. Since its creation in 2003, EMEC has
ensured that developers can deploy prototypes, and determine what more work
needs to be done before installing them commercially. EMEC is currently testing
nine devices.
Fortum and Sitra Increased their Contribution to Wave Energy Technology
Fortum and Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund has increased their funding in the
wave energy technology developed by the Finnish company AW-Energy Oy. With this
funding AW-Energy commences the development of the commercial scale WaveRoller
device as well as ensures the completion of operational testing of the 3 x 100
kW demonstration plant recently deployed in Peniche, Portugal.
The WaveRoller is a submerged wave energy converter, based on a hinged panel
that is attached to the sea bed in the near shore area. It generates electricity
from the back and forth movement of the waves (surge phenomenon) and is
connected to the electric grid on the shore. The goal of the development is to
commercialize WaveRoller technology and to increase the production of wave
energy.
SDE will Grid India with Sea Wave Power Plants
SDE received Letters of Intent, under the current tariff and PPA agreement, from
the Gujarat government which promised to help and assist in obtaining all
approvals required to construct a sea wave power plant, the Maharashtra
government, the Energy Development Agency, the Electricity Regulation Committee
(MERC) and the Electric Company of India PTC.
SDE also created partnerships with Indian companies in recent years for the
establishment of a sea wave power plant with a capacity of 100 MW
The lack of electricity creates an intolerable air pollution resulting from the
use of oil based generators which emits carbon and toxic pollutants into the
air.
The unprecedented development of India in recent years and the onset of India's
markets around the world have brought great demand in India for electricity.
SDE (S.D.E), a world leader in producing clean electricity energy waves, intends
to build the unique power plants along the coast of India, in collaboration with
the Government of India and local partner, leading to commercial success of its
unique technology.
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