$9 Billion NOx Control Market in 2019
Purchases of catalyst and reagents will steadily rise while the sales of
equipment will fluctuate over the next four years. Capital and consumable
expenditures will exceed $9 billion. This is the conclusion reached in NOx
Control World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
World NOx Control Expenditures ($ Millions)
Subject 2019
Catalyst 567
Reagent 3,140
SCR 5,441
More than 50 percent of the market will be in China where there has been 20
percent per annum growth over the last ten years. Power plants will account for
the bulk of the revenues with the balance divided among waste incinerators,
refineries and other industries.
Chinese suppliers with or without U.S. partners are rising to leading positions
in both the supply of equipment and catalysts. In China, the most popular form
of reagent is urea. This is in contrast to the rest of the world where anhydrous
ammonia is the leading reagent. Aqueous ammonia is used in many gas turbine
installations where the total reagent quantities are modest. The safety protocol
expenditures are relatively fixed regardless of quantity. It, therefore, makes
sense to use an inherently safe reagent where reagent quantities are small.
There are various ways to remove NOx. Most is removed with selective catalytic
reduction (SCR). Selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) is popular where
efficiency requirements are lower. The two technologies can be used together to
improve economics. This is particularly true when control technology must be
added to existing plants.
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U.S. Utilities Will Spend More Than $20 Billion/yr. For New Gas Turbine
Facilities
The low price of natural gas, the environmental restrictions on coal burning and
the robust economy are driving expansion of gas-fired power generation in the
U.S. Hundreds of projects are in the planning and construction stage. These are
identified in McIlvaine Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Supplier Program. Here are
some of the projects for which commitments are just being made.
Oregon Clean Energy Center: Black & Veatch has been selected as the engineering,
procurement, construction and startup contractor of the Oregon Clean Energy
Center (OCEC) in Oregon, Ohio. The 869 MW facility is expected to begin
commercial operations by July 2017.
Ponderosa King Energy Center: Competitive Power Ventures Holdings LLC (CPV)
submitted land plans to the city of Houston for the 900 MW natural gas-fired
Pondera King Energy Center. A power plant has been planned for the 203-acre site
since about 2007.
Fox Energy Center: Wisconsin Public Service Corporation plans another natural
gas-fired generator at the Fox Energy Center. The power plant would cost
approximately $550 million. Construction could begin in spring 2016 with a goal
of being online by 2019.
Hawkes Meadow: LS Power Group is considering building a 451-MW $400 million
natural gas-fired power plant in Methuen, Massachusetts. Hawkes Meadow
(subsidiary of LS Power) plans to operate the plant between 500 and 900 hours
per year during peak times, to fill gaps in renewable electricity generation and
during system outages. Construction could begin by the middle of 2016.
Stonewall Energy Power Plant: A Bechtel-Siemens consortium has received an
engineering, procurement and construction contract from Panda Power Funds to
build a natural gas-fueled combined cycle power plant in Loudoun County,
Virginia. The 778 MW Stonewall Energy project will feature advanced emissions
control technology. Siemens will deliver the power island equipment, including
two SGT6-5000F gas turbines, one SST6-5000 steam turbine with a SCon-4000
condenser and two SGen6-1000A generators. Siemens will also supply one
SGen6-2000H generator and two NEM duct-fired heat recovery steam generators
along with the complete electrical system and SPPA-T3000 instrumentation and
control system. Bechtel will be responsible for engineering and procurement for
the balance of the plant as well as for the installation, construction and
commissioning of the facility.
Riverside Energy Center Expansion: Alliant Energy Corporation will ask for state
permission to build a large natural gas-fired power plant near Beloit, at a cost
of $725 million to $775 million. The parent company of Wisconsin Power and Light
Co. says it needs to replace older and less-efficient coal and natural gas-fired
power plants owned by Alliant across the state. The new plant would generate 650
MW of electricity. Alliant hopes to have a decision in time to start
construction in 2016 and begin running the plant in 2019. The site chosen for
the project is the Riverside Energy Center in the town of Beloit, which is
already home to a WPL natural gas-fired power plant.
York Energy Expansion: CB&I won a contract by Calpine Mid-Merit LLC, an
affiliate of Calpine Corp., for the initial development phase of a
combined-cycle gas turbine power station in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania.
The 760 MW unit will be built adjacent to the existing York Energy Center.
Chouteau OK: Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) will pay $296.9 million for an
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 495-MW
combined-cycle power plant near Chouteau, Oklahoma. The project, which includes
a new substation, is expected to be completed during spring 2017. The site will
feature a 328-MW gas turbine known as the M501J and a 167-MW steam turbine from
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems. It will be the first J-series gas turbine
installed in the Western Hemisphere. The unit will replace an old coal-fired
unit at the Grand River Energy Center.
Alpine Power Plant: Wolverine Power Cooperative plans to build a natural
gas-fired power plant in Otsego County's Elmira Township Michigan. It would cost
more than $100 million. Wolverine wants to start construction in 2015. The new
plant could begin operations in 2016 if the project moves forward as planned.
For more information on the Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program,
click on:
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Renewable Energy Briefs
$300 Million in Project Financing Secured for 215 MW of Goldwind Wind Turbines
in Panama
Goldwind USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co.,
Ltd. announced that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World
Bank has financed the 215 MW second phase of the Penonome Wind Project located
in the Province of Cocle, Panama which will utilize 86 Goldwind 2.5 MW permanent
magnet direct drive (PMDD) wind turbines. The World Bank-led financing provides
$300 million for the project, which is expected to reach commercial operation in
2015. The supply of turbines to this project represents Goldwind's largest
international wind turbine order.
Scatec Solar Closes $157 Million Financing from Google and Prudential Capital
Group to Build 104 MW Solar Plant in Utah
Scatec Solar ASA (SSO), an integrated independent solar power producer, has
entered into financing agreements totalling $157 million for construction of a
104 MW (dc) Red Hills solar power plant in Utah. When complete, the Red Hills
solar project will be Scatec Solar's largest developed and constructed project
in North America.
Total investment for the plant is estimated at $188 million—with Google
providing tax equity, Prudential Capital Group providing debt financing, and
Scatec Solar providing sponsor equity. The power plant will be wholly-owned by a
partnership jointly owned by Google and Scatec Solar, which structured and
executed the financing for the project. Scatec Solar will manage and operate the
plant when it goes into operation.
The Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park, set to be built on a site with
excellent solar irradiation, will generate around 210 million kilowatt hours
(kWh) of electricity per year, which will be fed into the grid under a
twenty-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain
Power. When operational by the end of 2015, the plant will be Utah's largest
solar energy generation facility, generating enough energy to power
approximately 18,500 homes annually.
Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing to Develop 13.4 MW Floating Solar Power Plant
on Reservoir in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation announced that Kyocera
TCL Solar LLC, a joint venture established by the two companies, will develop
and operate a 13.4-megawatt (MW) floating solar power plant on the Yamakura Dam
reservoir, managed by the Public Enterprises Agency of Chiba Prefecture in Japan
for industrial water services. The plant will become the largest floating solar
installation in the world.
The project will be comprised of approximately 50,000 Kyocera modules installed
over a water surface area of 180,000m2. The plant will generate an estimated
15,635 megawatt hours (MWh) per year — enough electricity to power approximately
4,700 typical households.
AltaRock Energy and ON Energy Form Geothermal Partnership to Advance Clean Power
AltaRock Energy and ON Energy announced a partnership to further the
commercialization of enhanced geothermal energy as a new source of electric
power. The companies have entered into a partnership that will provide advanced
tools for geothermal developers, through a joint venture.
According to the agreement, AltaRock’s Stimulation Services LLC business unit
will contribute stimulation technology and ON Energy, the exclusive U.S.
drilling services partner of Hanjin D&B, will provide deep drilling services. By
combining technical resources, the companies aim to take a leadership position
in the commercialization of products for deep geothermal reservoirs.
This agreement is established on the heels of a successful demonstration in the
city of Gwangju, South Korea. Utilizing a novel “water hammer” drilling machine,
Hanjin D&B, the Korean manufacturing partner for ON Energy, achieved a depth of
over 12,000 feet, at up to ten times the drilling speed of conventional drilling
and as much as 50 percent lower cost. The water hammer is tailored for hard rock
and can handle a wide variety of geologic conditions.
Cost reductions in the geothermal industry will be realized by reducing both the
cost of drilling, as well as increasing the success rate. When used in
conjunction with deep drilling, stimulations improve the natural rock
permeability and increase the productivity of injection and production wells.
New PGE Plant Will Help Balance Renewables and Meet Peak Demand for Customers
Portland General Electric Company announced that its Port Westward Unit 2 plant,
a 220-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant located near Clatskanie, OR, went
into service on December 30, 2014 and is now available to generate electricity
for PGE customers. The new plant is a highly efficient facility designed for
maximum flexibility to help meet real-time fluctuations in customer demand and
integrate renewable resources.
"With the growing amount of variable renewable power coming online, this type of
flexible resource is essential in helping us continue to provide reliable
service to our customers in an increasingly complex environment," said Jim Piro,
PGE's President and CEO.
The plant is comprised of 12 reciprocating engines supplied by Wärtsilä North
America that are designed to be highly efficient, flexible and responsive. The
25,000-horsepower 50SG engines are the first of their size in the country to run
entirely on natural gas.
"Port Westward Unit 2's advanced technology and unique configuration allows PGE
to ramp up the plant to full load in less than 10 minutes," said Rick Tetzloff,
PGE's project manager for Port Westward Unit 2. "This flexibility allows us to
adjust quickly when renewable energy — like wind and solar — rise and fall with
natural variability. And it also means that on peak demand days, our customers
benefit from increased reliability."
For more information on Renewable Energy Projects and Update please visit
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“MATS Status and Compliance Options” Will Be the “Hot Topic” on January 29
Join us at 10 a.m. on January 29 to discuss the status of the mercury and air
toxic regulation which utilities without extensions must meet in 2016 and those
with extensions a year later. There are requirements for HCl, mercury and
discrete metal toxic limits. Dry and wet scrubbers can be routes for both the
HCl and mercury capture. A big decision will be whether to replace the
precipitator with a fabric filter. Surprisingly, the Chinese power plants faced
with the same tough regulations are considering wet precipitators and have
installed several.
The particulate device must also reduce discrete metal toxics. One unresolved
area is particulate mercury. Sorbent traps have revealed significant amounts of
particulate mercury escaping the control device. There is no requirement to even
measure particulate mercury, but with such a huge error, you can count on some
action to require mercury capture in all forms. Another complication is the need
to monitor emissions on a mass rather than opacity basis. All of these variables
make the particulate control selection difficult.
We will be utilizing our MATS GDPS decision system during the discussion, but
will be guided by a speaker’s panel including:
Martin O'Brien of Calgon Carbon
Melissa Sewell and others from Lhoist/Chemical Lime Company
Daryl Lipscomb, Albemarle Corporation
Mike Widico, KC Cottrell
To register:
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Registration Form
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Headlines for Utility E-Alert – January 16, 2015
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1206 – January 16, 2015
Table of Contents
COAL – US
• Project to reduce NOx Emissions from Columbia Coal-fired Power Plant in
Wisconsin
• Dynegy to keep most of Edwards Coal-fired Power Plant open, retire 80-MW Unit
COAL – WORLD
• India will be increasing Coal Use and Will Need Lots of Scrubbers
• SaskPower's Boundary Dam (Canada) SO2 and CO2 Scrubbers Now Operating
• NTPC to invite Tenders for $1.2 Billion Coal-fired Bangladesh Joint Venture
Power Project
GAS/OIL – US
• Salem's Footprint Power Plant secures financing for Gas-fired Power Plant
• Toyota Tsusho joining Salem Harbor Construction Project
• Construction on New 114 MW Holland Natural Gas-fired Power Plant to begin Next
Month
GAS/OIL – WORLD
• Siemens and POSCO E&C complete the Ansan Power Plant in South Korea
• Abengoa chosen for 924 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project in Mexico
• BHEL receives Contract from Karnataka Power for 370 MW Gas-fired Combined
Cycle Power Project at Yelahanka, Bengaluru City, Karnataka, India
NUCLEAR
• Armenian Nuclear Power Project to break Ground in 2018
• South Korea has deals for Four New Nuclear Units
BUSINESS
• E.ON to divest its Italian Coal and Gas Generation Assets to Czech Energy
Company
• Multi-Billion Dollar Mercury Air Emission Market is Taking a New Path
• Wet Precipitators Could Capture 20 Percent of the Market in the Next Five
Years
• CSIRO investigating Micronized Coal in Diesel Engines
• Three FGD Papers will be presented at Electric Power
• EUEC will have a Full Program of FGD & DeNOx Papers
HOT TOPIC HOUR
• “FGD Blowers and Compressors” – Hot Topic Hour on January 22, 2015 at 10 a.m.
CST
• Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
On Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts a 90 minute web meeting
on important energy and pollution control subjects. These Webinars are free of
charge to owner/operators of the plants. They are also free to McIlvaine
Subscribers of Power Plant Air Quality Decisions and Utility Tracking System.
The cost for others is $300.00 per webinar.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
DATE SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
January 29, 2015 MATS Compliance Choices More Information
February 5, 2015 Gas Turbine Regulatory Drivers More Information
February 12, 2015 Coal Gasification Air Pollution Control More Information
February 19, 2015 Mercury Measurement and Capture More Information
February 26, 2015 Power Plant Wastewater Treatment More Information
March 5, 2015 Dry Scrubbing and DSI More Information
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