Fabric Filter Media Suppliers will Post Revenues of $1.6 Billion Next Year
Suppliers of the roll goods used to sew bags and cartridges will record sales of
$1.6 billion in 2014. This is the prediction of the McIlvaine Company in the
online report Fabric Filter and Elements: World Markets.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
$ Millions
World Region 2014
Africa 38
CIS 53
East Asia 750
Eastern Europe 35
Middle East 50
NAFTA 267
South & Central America 101
West Asia 110
Western Europe 196
Total 1,600
Roll goods suppliers are building new manufacturing facilities in the fast
growing East Asia market. As a result, exports will nearly equal imports in this
region next year. The trend continues toward membranes. This media utilizes a
membrane film for filtration with a non-woven substrate. Several membrane media
suppliers also supply complete bags.
Non-woven fabrics are widely used. Woven fabrics are less popular than they were
decades ago. The largest use is woven glass for high temperature applications.
The cement industry is a large consumer of fabric filter media. The biggest
potential is in the power industry. New industrial boiler emission limits in the
U.S. will force operators to install fabric filters. The requirement to lower
toxic metal emissions will be one driver. The requirement to reduce HCl will
result in the injection of lime and sodium compounds and subsequent capture in a
fabric filter.
Chinese power plants have traditionally used electrostatic precipitators to
capture flyash. New emission limits will result in a significant market for
filters and media. This potential is so large that it could boost media
purchases by $1 billion annually if all Chinese power plants made the switch.
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Renewable Energy Briefs
First of Its Kind Investment Guarantee by USAID Will Catalyze $100 Million in
Funding to Promote Clean Energy Solutions for India
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that it will
partner with U.S.-based institutional investor Northern Lights Capital Group to
facilitate a $100 million investment in India's clean energy sector via Nereus
Capital. This investment, through the Agency's Development Credit Authority, is
expected to create hundreds of additional megawatts of sustainable energy
capacity and will help to advance India's burgeoning clean energy industry.
The partnership is the first time in the agency's history that it has partnered
with a private investment fund to facilitate targeted investment. USAID will
provide a 40 percent credit guarantee for a $100 million limited partner
commitment to Nereus Capital's India Alternative Energy Fund managed by Northern
Lights Capital Group, an institutional investor.
In order to meet latent demand and address energy shortfalls, the India
government has set a target of 30,000 megawatts of renewable energy generation
capacity in the next five years.
CleanWorld Expanding Successful Sacramento BioDigester
On the heels of the successful launch of the Sacramento BioDigester in December,
2012, CleanWorld recently officially broke ground to expand the 10,000 tons per
year facility by 300 percent to 40,000 tons per year making it the largest
commercial high-solids food waste digester in the U.S. Upon completion in
December, 2013, the Sacramento BioDigester will convert 100 tons per day of food
waste into renewable energy in the forms of heat, electricity, natural gas, and
fertilizer enhancements.
The Sacramento BioDigester received tremendous attention last year when
CleanWorld announced that the Phase I project, which broke ground June 2012, had
already began accepting food waste in early December. Earlier this month, the
Sacramento BioDigester began providing renewable compressed natural gas (CNG) to
the adjacent CNG Fueling Station operated by Atlas Disposal – providing clean
renewable fuel for the company’s waste hauling fleet.
When complete, the Sacramento BioDigester will produce 700,000 diesel gallons
per year of renewable CNG and prevent the release 18,000 tons of CO2 into the
atmosphere. The CleanWorld facility will produce 8 million gallons a year of
organic soils and fertilizer products for Sacramento area farms and agriculture
and generate 1 million kilowatts of electricity to be used to power the facility
and the adjacent Fueling Station.
Gehrlicher Solar America Corporation Awarded GSA Schedule Contract
Gehrlicher Solar America Corporation, a leading global photovoltaic (PV) solar
energy integrator, announced it has been awarded a five-year General Services
Administration (GSA) schedule contract. This extensively used government
contract vehicle allows U.S. federal civilian and Department of Defense agencies
to secure Gehrlicher Solar’s high performance and cost effective solar
PV-centric energy solutions via a schedule of pre-negotiated rates, terms and
conditions.
Gehrlicher Solar’s partnership with GSA provides opportunities for federal
agencies (most of whom are required to adhere to energy security, renewable
energy and greenhouse gas emission mandates) to easily contract with Gehrlicher
Solar America Corp. for their solar energy solution design, engineering,
procurement and construction services. The partnership also provides Gehrlicher
Solar with the ability to expand educational efforts by providing detailed,
agency location specific information on PV-centric energy solutions which are
micro-grid ready and may include battery storage.
Anbaric Transmission Endorses Role for Large Hydro in Regional Energy Purchases
Anbaric Transmission hails the coordinated initiative by five New England states
to include large hydro in the mix of resources that could be purchased under a
regional procurement for renewable energy. "This is exactly the kind of
commitment that New England needs to secure affordable and renewable energy long
into the future" said Edward Krapels, CEO of Anbaric Transmission. He added that
"in this era of historically low natural gas prices and extreme storms, it's
critical to secure low-cost energy supplies as we shift to a greater reliance on
renewable energy. The Governors' desire to blend of hydro and renewable energy
does exactly that." Anbaric Transmission is a developer of the Green Line
Project, a 1000 megawatt high voltage, direct current (HVDC) transmission
project that would deliver wind energy produced in Aroostook County, ME near the
Canadian border to greater Boston. It is also developing the Grand Isle
Intertie, a 400 megawatt transmission connection between upstate New York and
Vermont.
"Anbaric has long believed that combining New England based wind development
with firming hydropower resources is the perfect project for the cost-conscious
regional ratepayer interested in both increased reliability and renewable
energy," said Krapels. "Hydropower can enable wind development in the region by
lowering the overall cost of transmission needed to bring renewable resources to
market and providing the best 'all in' price. We're very pleased to see this
initiative by the Governors. It's consistent with what they agreed to last July
in Vermont at the New England Governors' Conference and means huge support for
the affordable renewable energy development in New England."
U.S. Forest Service Awards Nearly $2.5 Million for Renewable Energy Projects
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced the award of nearly $2.5 million
in grants to 10 small businesses and community groups for wood-to-energy
projects that will help expand regional economies and create new jobs.
“These grants help grow new jobs, support clean energy production and improve
our local environments, especially in reducing fire threats,” said Tidwell.
“Communities from Massachusetts to Alaska will benefit from the program this
year.”
The projects will use woody material removed from forests during projects such
as wildfire prevention and beetle-killed trees, and process woody biomass in
bioenergy facilities to produce green energy for heating and electricity. The
awardees will use funds from the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program to
further the planning of such facilities by funding the engineering services
necessary for final design, permitting and cost analysis.
In fiscal year 2012, 20 biomass grant awards from the Woody Biomass Utilization
Grant program totaling approximately $3 million were made to small business and
community groups across the country. This $3 million investment leveraged more
than $400 million of rural development grants and loan guarantees for woody
biomass facilities. The program has contributed to the treatment of more than
500,000 acres and removed and used nearly 5 million green tons of biomass at an
average cost of just $66 per acre. Grantees also reported a combined 1,470 jobs
created or retained as a result of the grant awards.
Out of the 17 applications received, the Forest Service selected 10 small
businesses and community groups as grant recipients for these awards. According
to the requirements, all 10 recipients provided at least 20 percent of the total
project cost. Non-federal matching funds total nearly $6.3 million.
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Headlines for the June 21, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1130 – June 21, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Environmental Group urges New Plan for Jim Bridger
CB&I announces Air Quality Control Award
NPPD will add Multi-pollutant Control if forced to
AEPCO proposes Gas-firing, SNCR for Apache 2 and 3
Sierra Club, AEP reach Deal on Big Sandy Plant – Looks Like Both Units will
Retire
PSC considers Conversion of Dunkirk to Natural Gas
Progress Energy wants to test Burn PRB/Western Bituminous Blend; will require
ACI and Lime Injection
COAL – WORLD
Dominican Republic Utility goes ahead with Coal-fired Power Plants
San Miguel Corp. to expand Davao Coal-fired Power Project in the Philippines
to 1200 MW by 2020
New Group discussing Power Projects in Philippines
Pakistan Government to provide Money for conversion of Power Plants to
Coal-firing
69 Power Plants in India yet to sign FSA with CIL
NTPC gets Possession of Land for 1600 MW Darlipalli Project in Odisha, India
Tata Power shifts Site of 2,000 MW Power Plant from Naraj to Begunia, Orissa
State, India
India allows Utilities to increase Power Prices due to Cost of Imported Coal
GAS/OIL - US
Virginia Hearing Examiner recommends denial of Application for 1358 MW
Brunswick Power Plant
GAS/OIL – WORLD
Siemens delivers Gas Turbine Power Packages for Power Plants in Bangladesh
General Electric to deliver Steam-Gas Turbine for Tashkent Power Plant
Modernization
GE signs MoU to add 1,000 MW of Power in Ghana
E.ON wants to suspend Operation of Two Hungarian Combined Cycle Plants
Niger to begin construction on 100 MW Power Station
COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES/ BOILER EFFICIENCY
Siemens wins Order to modernize Korba Stage-II Power Plant of NTPC
Martinlaakso Power Plant in Finland enhances Gas Turbine Reliability with
Metso’s Control System
BIOMASS
Doosan to convert French Provence Power Plant to burn Biomass
BUSINESS
$532 Billon Coal-fired Retrofit and Upgrade Market in the U.S. and Europe
NOx Control Expenditures of $8.7 Billion will Account for 18% of 2014 Air
Pollution Control Market
BHEL looking to build Two 240 MW Power Units in Buryatia, Russia
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Dry Sorbent Injection and Material Handling for APC” was the Hot Topic for
Thursday, June 20, 2013
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2013
Date Subject
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 Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards Power
August 8 Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation Power
August 15 Control and Treatment Technology for FGD Wastewater Power
August 22 Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and Technology Power
August 29 Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment Applications
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
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