Comprehensive Exhibitor Directory at EUEC
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one. McIlvaine will have a stand at EUEC and will look forward to
your visit.
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Big FGD Retrofit Market in the U.S.
The market for upgrades and replacement in U.S. FGD systems will be more than
$800 million per year. This is the forecast appearing in the McIlvaine
report,
FGD Market and Strategies.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
There are more than 75,000 MW which are older than 20 years. Many of these
units will require very substantial upgrades and replacement.
FGD MW Chronology – by Installation Date in the U.S.
FGD |
Total |
Accum |
Units |
Total |
Accum |
? |
1 |
1 |
1056 |
556.2 |
556.2 |
1972 |
2 |
3 |
1054 |
516.3 |
1072.5 |
1973 |
8 |
11 |
1046 |
1672.9 |
2745.4 |
1974 |
2 |
13 |
1044 |
228.0 |
2973.4 |
1975 |
5 |
18 |
1039 |
868.7 |
3842.1 |
1976 |
5 |
23 |
1034 |
2300.2 |
6142.3 |
1977 |
9 |
32 |
1025 |
4716.3 |
10858.6 |
1978 |
10 |
42 |
1015 |
4043.5 |
14902.1 |
1979 |
17 |
59 |
998 |
5934.3 |
20836.4 |
1980 |
14 |
73 |
984 |
7097.5 |
27933.9 |
1981 |
13 |
86 |
971 |
5585.8 |
33519.7 |
1982 |
12 |
98 |
959 |
4628.5 |
38148.2 |
1983 |
16 |
114 |
943 |
7034.4 |
45182.6 |
1984 |
11 |
125 |
932 |
6476.7 |
51659.3 |
1985 |
7 |
132 |
925 |
2579.8 |
54239.1 |
1986 |
10 |
142 |
915 |
5832.5 |
60071.6 |
1987 |
5 |
147 |
910 |
2673.9 |
62745.5 |
1988 |
6 |
153 |
904 |
3433.2 |
66178.7 |
1990 |
2 |
155 |
902 |
985.4 |
67164.1 |
1991 |
2 |
157 |
900 |
1991.1 |
69155.2 |
1992 |
4 |
161 |
896 |
1261.0 |
70416.2 |
1994 |
11 |
172 |
885 |
4750.4 |
75166.6 |
There are another 25,000 MW which are more than 10 years old but less than 20
years old out of a total of 165,000 MW which are more than 5 years old.
FGD System Age
Age |
MW x 1,000 |
Pre 1994 |
75 |
1994-2003 |
25 |
2004-2009 |
65 |
Finally, there are 65,000 MW of plants which are 5-10 years old. These
units will require replacement of nozzles, damper parts, instrumentation and
possibly even mist eliminators. Ninety units were installed with 2205 stainless
steel shells in the 2000-2008 timeframe. Crevice corrosion had occurred in
most of these units. New linings or even wall papering with
super-austenitic steel is required.
Agitators, pumps, fans, compressors, mist eliminators, ball mills, belt filters
and other components also need to be periodically replaced.
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Renewable Energy Brief
Globeleq to Build More Wind Generation in Central America
Globeleq, the leading wind energy company in Central America, announced the
financial close and notice to proceed on construction of two wind generation
projects in Costa Rica and Honduras.
Construction of the 50 MW Orosi project in Costa Rica and the 24 MW expansion of
the existing 102 MW Cerro de Hula wind farm will be managed by Globeleq's
majority owned subsidiary, Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME). Gamesa
turbines have been chosen for both projects.
Equity will be contributed by Globeleq and its partner Mesoamerica Power through
GME with project debt financing for Orosi being provided by the Export-Import
Bank of the United States, Banco Internacional de Costa Rica (BICSA), and FMO,
The Netherlands Development Finance Company. The Cerro de Hula expansion
will be funded by GME, the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the
Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
GME was awarded by ICE, the Costa Rican national utility, to build, own and
operate an additional four 20 MW projects in Costa Rica. This would build
on GME's position as the leading wind generation company in Central America by
adding to its existing operations of the Cerro de Hula wind farm in Honduras,
the 44 MW Eolo wind generation facility in Nicaragua and the 23 MW Plantas
Eolicas in Costa Rica.
Abengoa to Develop South America’s Largest Solar-thermal Plant in Chile
Abengoa has been selected by the Ministry of Energy of the Chilean Government
and Corfo (Corporacion de Fomento de la Produccion) to develop a 110 MW solar
plant using tower technology with 17.5 hours of thermal energy storage using
molten salts. The project will be located in the Atacama Desert, the region with
the highest solar radiation concentrations in the world. It will be the first
solar-thermal plant for direct electricity production in South America.
Abengoa's project won the international tender launched by the Chilean Ministry
of Energy and Corfo to construct the first Concentrated Solar Power plant in
Latin America. As part of this tender, the project will receive direct subsidies
from the Chilean Government and the European Union, as well as financing from
the Inter-American Development Bank, KFW Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau, the
Clean Technology Fund and Canadian Fund.
Solar-thermal tower technology uses a series of mirrors (heliostats) that track
the sun on two axes, concentrating the solar radiation on a receiver on the
upper part of the tower where the heat is transferred to the molten salts. The
salts then transfer their heat in a heat exchanger to a water current to
generate superheated and reheated steam, which feeds a turbine capable of
generating around 110 MW of power.
The solar plant will also have a pioneering thermal storage system with 17.5
hours of storage that has been designed and developed by Abengoa. This makes the
technology highly manageable, enabling it to supply electricity in a stable way,
24 hours a day, responding to all periods of electricity demand.
Canadian Solar Connects its 10 MW Solar Power Plant in the Jiangsu Province to
the State Grid
Canadian Solar Inc. announced the successful completion and grid connection of a
10 MW ground mounted solar power project in Sihong County of Jiangsu Province in
eastern China. This project was developed by CSI Solar Power (China) Inc., a
subsidiary of Canadian Solar, with Gaochuangte New Energy as the EPC contractor.
Construction on the project commenced in September 2013 and grid connection was
completed in December 2013. Approximately 40,788 CS6P-245P modules with power
output of 245Wp were used. The average annual electricity generation from this
solar power plant is projected to be over 11 million kWh.
Toshiba to Supply Key Equipment for Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey
Toshiba Corporation announced that the company has won a major order in Turkey
to supply key equipment, including turbines, generators and condensers, for the
Alasehir geothermal power plant that Zorlu Enerji, an independent power producer
and member of the Zorlu Energy Group, will build in Alasehir, in western
Turkey’s Manisa Province. Toshiba will start to install the equipment in October
2014, and the plant is scheduled to come online in 2015.
Electricity consumption in Turkey is growing fast, driven by population growth
and economic development. Estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA)
indicate that demand will more than double in the next decade. The Turkish
government is responding by promoting capacity expansion, including doubling
geothermal power generation from 300 megawatts (MW). Most of these plants will
be built in the geothermal-rich Aegean Region, in the west of the country.
Toshiba will install total 40 MW of two systems: a 30 MW flash steam generation
system that pulls hot water under high pressure into a separator to produce
steam; and a 10 MW binary cycle power facility that uses lower temperature fluid
to vaporize a liquid with a lower boiling point. It is the first time for
Toshiba to supply geothermal power equipments in Turkey.
Toshiba has installed 52 geothermal systems around the world, including North
America, Southeast Asia and Europe, with a combined capacity of 2,800 MW.
Flux Power Provides Lithium Storage for HDT Global Solar Power Solution for
Military Field Operations
Flux Power® Holdings, Inc., an innovator in advanced lithium energy storage
systems, has agreed to provide HDT Global, a leading provider of
highly-engineered mobile military and emergency response solutions, with
portable lithium-ion storage packs for HDT’s renewable solar energy solution
designed to power military electronics in the field.
Flux is providing 4.1 kilowatt/hour, 24-volt portable lithium power packs to
provide high performance storage for HDT’s innovative renewable power solution.
The military has typically relied on generators and costly and hazardous
long-distance fuel deliveries to meet their in-field power needs. HDT has
integrated Flux’s portable power packs into its self-sustaining system that uses
solar panels to charge the power packs, significantly reducing its reliance on
generators.
Flux’s lithium-ion battery technology and battery management systems support
high efficiency storage in a light and durable unit. In addition, the unit’s
charge/discharge rate, longer average cycle time and absence of noise emission
make Flux power packs ideal for remote military operations in extreme
conditions.
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Headlines for the January 17, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1158– January 17, 2014
Table of Contents
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