Dollars Per Year CO2 Mitigation Market
The regulatory measures to reduce greenhouse gases are creating a billion dollar
per year market for CO2 mitigation equipment and services. However,
the amount to be spent for sequestration will be far less than for improving
efficiency of existing combustors. This is the conclusion reached by
the McIlvaine Company in its continually updated report, Utility CO2
Mitigation Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
From the perspective of an oil company looking for ways to enhance recovery,
coal is ideal. Large amounts of CO2 can be generated at low cost.
Sask Power is building a CO2 capture system at its Boundary Dam
plant. Due to the proximity of depleted oil fields, the cost of the capture
system can quickly be offset by oil revenue increases.
The balance between the need for enhanced oil recovery and the availability of
power plant CO2 is also favorable. The need far exceeds the
present CO2 generation. The problem is that much of the need is
remote from the generation. The result is that CO2 sequestration will
be too expensive for all but a few sites.
One solution is a new global strategy that marries coal-fired power generation
and enhanced oil recovery. Coal could be economically shipped to Saudi
Arabia and coal-fired power plants which are constructed there could
economically furnish the CO2 for recovery. The gas and oil
which would no longer be burned to generate Saudi power would be exported. The
problem is that this solution requires a degree of coordination among the
countries of the world which is unlikely.
The concept of quickly replacing coal with other fuels is impractical, costly
and not the best environmental option. In some circumstances, coal is the
greenest of fuels. An existing coal-fired power plant emits 1 unit of
greenhouse gases while a gas turbine emits only 0.6 units of greenhouse gases.
A solar or wind generator will emit close to 0 units. A coal-fired power
plant burning 20 percent biomass and using oxycombustion and sequestration will
emit minus 0.2 units of greenhouse gases. For each unit of energy
produced, CO2 is being removed from the atmosphere. The biomass
absorbs CO2 when it grows. When it is burned and then sequestered, it
is no longer in the environment. When pure oxygen is the gas intake there
is no stack and no emission. All the gases are sequestered.
The problem with widespread use of this technology is the limited availability
of biomass and the lack of proximity between combustion source and depleted oil
fields.
The biggest opportunity is the increased efficiency at existing coal-fired power
plants. Utilizing gravimetric rather than volumetric coal feed, upgrading the
combustion system, utilizing optimization and other renovations can cause large
CO2 reductions. An ultra-supercritical power plant generates 30
percent less CO2 than an old sub-critical power plant.
But this is only the beginning. Co-generation combined with higher
efficiency can cut the CO2 emissions by 50 percent. A power
plant with a steam plume is a power plant which needs co-generation. Rather than
unproductively evaporating large amounts of water, the power plant can supply
the energy for an ethanol plant or even to a co-located sewage treatment plant
or fish farm.
There is a revolution in fish farming with Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
(RAS). These sophisticated tank systems can be located anywhere and are more
cost effective than ponds or wild capture, so the power plant of the future can
supply your energy to cook the fish as well as the fish itself.
For more information on Utility CO2 Mitigation Markets, click
on:
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Sales of New Industrial Precipitators Will Exceed $7.6 Billion Next Year
Power plants and industrial facilities will spend $7.6 billion for new
electrostatic precipitators next year. East Asia will account for 45 percent of
the total. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in
Electrostatic Precipitators: World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
World Region |
2014 |
Total |
7,619 |
Africa |
252 |
CIS |
110 |
East Asia |
3,391 |
Eastern Europe |
172 |
Middle East |
72 |
NAFTA |
716 |
South & Central America |
190 |
West Asia |
2,293 |
Western Europe |
423 |
The market for repair parts and upgrades is slightly larger than the market for
new units. The total market is in excess of $16 billion.
Electrostatic precipitators compete with fabric filters. In the 1970s all
the power, cement, metal smelting and pulp and paper plant operators utilized
precipitators. Today only the power industry buys more precipitators than fabric
filters.
The future of precipitators depends on the ability to meet tougher and tougher
particulate limits. A number of new power plants in the U.S. have opted for
fabric filters. China has passed tough new particulate regulations. There
is some concern whether the limits can be met with precipitators.
On the other hand, there are substantial improvements being made to make
precipitators more efficient. There is also the issue of initial performance as
opposed to average performance between maintenance outages. Some of the
precipitator improvements are to make the units more reliable throughout the
operating period.
For more information on Electrostatic Precipitators: World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=48#no18
Headlines for the June 28, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1131 – June 28, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL – WORLD
CO2
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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Integrated Intelligence System
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Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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“New Developments in Air Pollution Control Technology”
is the subject of the Hot Topic Hour on July 11, 2013
In anticipation of the flood of new air and water pollution regulations
affecting fossil-fueled power and industrial boilers as well as cement plants,
the manufacturers of air pollution control systems and equipment have invested
to improve existing systems and develop new technology. Driving this development
was the need to achieve the low pollutant emission limits imposed by the Utility
MATS, Boiler MACT and Cement MACT as well as pending CSAPR and proposed GHG
rules so that fossil-fueled boilers could remain economically viable. This
required new approaches to improve the efficiency and reducing the operating
cost of existing APC systems and reducing the capital and operating costs for
new equipment designed to meet the limits.
The following speakers will describe the latest APC technology currently in use,
undergoing beta testing or under development scheduled for commercialization in
the near future. Discussion should focus on description of the technology,
performance of the systems or equipment, emission reduction achieved and capital
and operating costs.
Sheila Glesmann,
Senior Vice President, Environmental and External Affairs at ADA
Carbon Solutions, LLC, will present “Advances in Activated Carbons.” PAC
injection is the most commercially proven and reliable mercury control
technology. As MATS compliance planning heats up, utilities have taken the
initiative to conduct significant full-scale testing, which has helped to
reinforce some assumptions on mercury control (activated carbon injection
controls Hg well in almost every application) and changed others (wet scrubbers
do not always control Hg as effectively as needed). ADA Carbon Solutions
is working closely with EGUs to develop and conduct test programs, demonstrate
new and innovative sorbents that address niche needs and drive down the cost of
compliance through improved PAC design. The presentation will cover new
PAC developments, addressing balance of plant impacts and recent field test
results.
Michael D. Schantz,
Director, Flue Gas Treatment Solutions at Lhoist North America, will share some
of the lessons from Lhoist’s nearly 20 years of DSI experience in Europe and
more recently here in the U.S.
Steve Baloga,
P.E. of
Novinda Corporation, will present “Condensable PM Mitigation Using DSI.”
EPA recently lowered the PM2.5 ambient air quality standard and
appears poised to regulate PM2.5 with end of pipe limits. EPA
currently classifies condensable particulate matter (CPM) as a subset of PM2.5.
Some states are beginning to regulate condensable CPM emissions from certain
combustion sources. SCR and SNCR technology can inadvertently generate unwanted
fine PM, including CPM. Dry sorbent injection (DSI) utilizing alkaline sorbent
materials such as hydrated lime, trona and sodium bicarbonate can effectively
mitigate CPM emissions by eliminating CPM precursors. This presentation
will show real world full scale trial results for the mitigation of CPM from a
combustion process which can have application to reduce CPM in boiler exhaust.
Peter J Spinney,
Director, Market & Technology Assessment at NeuCo, Inc., will provide an
overview of the EPA MATS rule, with particular emphasis on its "Work Practices"
provisions. Intended to minimize dioxin and furin emissions -- covered by MATS
but not readily measured -- these work practices require boiler and controls
tuning, as well as "optimizing NOx and CO" to maximize boiler
efficiency and, thus, minimize the unmeasured emissions. The presentation will
cover what is required for tuning and the associated emissions measurements, the
deadline for the initial tuning, pre- and post-tuning measurements, the
frequency of subsequent tuning and the deferral by one year of the initial
tuning and measurements, as well as the reduced frequency of subsequent tuning
and more lenient testing requirements for boilers equipped with neural network
optimizers.
To register for the July 11th “Hot Topic Hour” on “New
Developments in Air Pollution Control Technology” 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.
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2013 |
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DATE |
SUBJECT |
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July 11 |
New Developments in Power Plant
Air Pollution Control |
Power |
July 18 |
Measurement and Control of HCl |
Power |
July 25 |
GHG Compliance Strategies,
Reduction Technologies and
Measurement |
Power |
August 1 |
New Developments in Power Plant
Air Pollution Control – Part 2
|
Power |
August 8 |
Improving Power Plant Efficiency
and Power Generation |
Power |
August 15 |
Control and Treatment Technology
for FGD Wastewater |
Power |
August 22 |
Pumps for Power Plant Cooling
Water and Water Treatment
Applications
|
Power |
August 29 |
Status of Carbon Capture and
Storage Programs and Technology |
Power |
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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