Continuing Analysis of Dry Scrubbers Is the First of Many
McIlvaine is taking steps to provide comprehensive air pollution control
knowledge to power plants and other emitters. Separate websites will be set up
for major subjects. The first such site is:
Dry Scrubbing - Continuous Analysis
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/DryScrubAnalysis/Subscriber/Default.htm
Here are the features incorporated:
• Free access to the background information for everyone. The goal is to have
the most comprehensive and well organized intelligence system. Decisive
classification of terms is just one of the many aspects. For example, we are
broadly segmenting chamber and in-duct scrubbing. So DSI would be in the in-duct
category, but SDA and CFB would be in the chamber category.
• Continuing Analyses (available free to owner/operators and subscribers)
• Application Audits
• Webinars:
On March 27th we will be comparing SDA, CFB and other CDS designs including NID
and GSA. We will be reviewing every aspect in which the designs differ and
discuss the merits of these differences. Webinar registrants will have access to
the information posted in the intelligence system.
The format will be a series of questions which are first addressed by the
panelists and then the other participants. We have panelists who are third party
experts on dry scrubbers. They are:
Jeffrey Arroyo, Manager, Air Pollution Controls, Sega, Inc.
Jeromy Jones, Sr. Engineer, Chemicals, Burns & McDonnell Engineering
Mitchell Krasnopoler, Manager, Air Quality, Kiewit Power Engineers &
Construction
Paul Farber, Farber and Associates
Shiaw Tseng, Manager of FGD Technology, Graymont
To register for the webinar, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=675
Continuing Analysis of Gas Turbine Air Treatment is One of Many on GTCC
McIlvaine has a whole new website focused just on gas turbine air treatment. It
is one of many which will be created for various aspects of gas turbine and
combined cycle design and operation. Access to the background information on the
site is free and can be viewed at:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/GTairAnalysis/Subscriber/Default.htm
Features of the site are:
• Comprehensive intelligence system with extensive background information and
decisive classification of options. McIlvaine invites contributions in English
and Chinese.
• Continuous analyses of various products split into cooling and filtration. In
the filter segment, there will be separate analysis of fibers, media, filter
shapes as they apply to the different physical requirements.
• Application Audits. (Third part analysis of the supplier claims for lower life
cycle cost)
• Webinars:
May 15, 2014 Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium Efficiency More information
The background information, the continuing analyses and the webinars are
free-of-charge to gas turbine owner/operators. Suppliers can participate through
a subscription to:
59EI Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program
U.S. Stationary Source Catalyst Sales Will Exceed $300 Million In 2014
Sales of catalyst to reduce NOx in coal-fired boilers, gas turbines, waste
incinerators and other stationary applications in the U.S. will exceed $300
million this year. This is the updated forecast in NOx Control World Markets
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Here are some of the factors impacting the market:
• New catalyst still outpaces regenerated catalyst by a significant margin.
• Coal-fired power generation comprises close to 90 percent of the total market.
• The market for SCR catalyst for coal-fired units in the U.S. will level off
over the next five years.
• The market for gas turbine SCR will continue to climb, but will remain a small
fraction of the total for coal-fired power plants until after 2020.
• Coal SCR catalyst sales will remain at a high level through 2040 due to the
replacement market and age of the plant base.
• The catalyst replacement investment per unit of capacity for gas turbines is
less than 10 percent of the similar investment in a coal-fired power plant.
• The revenue per cubic meter will continue to grow as more power plants opt for
catalysts which will oxidize mercury and minimize SO3 formation at the same time
they remove NOx.
• There is a substantial threat to conventional catalyst suppliers from those
supplying catalytic filters which remove dust as well as NOx.
• The U.S. has already fallen from its leading position due to the larger
purchases of catalyst in China.
• The market for regenerated catalyst will continue to grow faster than the
market for new catalyst.
• Exports and imports of catalyst to and from the U.S. will comprise a
substantial amount of the total activity.
• The top five catalyst suppliers will capture more than 90 percent of the
market.
• The Hitachi merger with Mitsubishi creates further consolidation among
catalyst suppliers.
• There are opportunities for less costly more reliable catalyst to handle the
1000oF temperatures for SCR used in peaking units.
For more information on NOx Control World Markets, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/104-n035
Renewable Energy Briefs
Community Energy’s 120 MW Comanche Solar Project Provides Bulk of Solar Power in
Approved Xcel Energy Resource Plan
Community Energy announced that its Comanche Solar project will supply 120
megawatts of solar generation to Xcel Energy comprising the largest part of a
170 megawatt portfolio of solar generation approved by the Colorado Public
Utilities Commission in December, 2013.
Upon completion, the Comanche Solar project would be the largest solar
generating facility in Colorado, the largest east of the Rocky Mountains, and
one of the largest in the U.S. When it’s placed in service, the project also has
the potential to more than double Xcel Energy’s current 87 MW of purchases from
large central station solar plants.
The Comanche Solar project will ultimately be comprised of more than 450,000
mono-crystalline PB modules utilizing a single-axis tracking technology. The
tracking technology will follow the sun as it rises in the east and sets in the
west, producing power during Xcel Energy’s peak demand periods and generally
providing a nice match to daily summer air conditioning loads. In total, the
project will generate enough power or more than 31, 000 homes in its first year.
Over the course of the project’s 25 year life, it will produce more than 6
billion kilowatt hours of clean solar energy.
GE Energy Financial Services Makes First Equity Investment in Wind Power in
Ireland
GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, announced it has made its first
equity investment in Ireland's wind power market by acquiring two wind farm
construction projects that will be powered by the GE's flagship 2.85 MW wind
turbines. With a combined capacity of 51 megawatts, the wind farms, acquired
from Element Power and now under construction, will help Ireland meet its
renewable energy generation targets, produce power for thousands of homes, and
reduce electricity costs for Irish consumers.
Element Power is managing construction of the projects and will provide
operational management services following completion of the farms, which will
use GE's 2.85-megawatt turbines with 103m rotors. The 17-megawatt Acres wind
farm is near Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, 210 kilometers northwest of Dublin.
Construction completion of Acres is scheduled in the first quarter of 2015. The
34-megawatt Barranafaddock wind farm is near Ballyduff, Co. Waterford, 230
kilometers southwest of Dublin. Construction of Barranafaddock is expected to be
completed in the second quarter of 2015. The wind farms are expected to make a
significant contribution to local economies through the payment of rent to local
landowners and rates to local county councils over expected minimum 25 year life
of the project. The civils and electrical works have been awarded to Irish
contractors, Moriarty Civil Engineering and Kirby Group respectively.
The Acres and Barranafaddock wind farms will help Ireland meet its target of
generating 40 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, more
than double the percentage required by the European Union. In addition, the wind
farms are expected to generate enough electrical energy to power more than
33,300 homes in Ireland.
Geopower Energy Acquires Interest in Major Utah Biogas Project
Geopower Energy Limited, an alternative energy developer, has closed a private
debt facility of U.S. $5 million to acquire a joint venture interest in the Blue
Mountain Biogas Project near Milford, UT.
The note was issued by Geopower Energy's wholly owned U.S. subsidiary and
subscribed by accredited private investors. Investor demand exceeded the
available subscriptions. Geopower used a portion of the capital to acquire the
JV interest and will use the remainder of the funds as working capital for new
project development.
The Blue Mountain Biogas Project captures methane from swine waste at
Murphy-Brown LLC's Circle 4 Farm. Murphy-Brown is the livestock production
subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, a $13 billion global food company and the
world's largest producer of pork. The methane released from the swine waste is
cleaned, conditioned and burned to generate electricity. The electricity is then
sold on the grid under a long-term, fixed rate off-take agreement to a Utah
municipality. The carbon credits and renewable energy certificates are also sold
under long-term, fixed rate agreements, thereby maximizing revenues from the
project. The capacity of the project is 3.2 megawatts of renewable energy —
enough to power 3,000 homes.
Duke Energy Renewables Acquires Two Solar Projects from Infigen Energy
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, announced its
acquisition of two 20-megawatt (MW) AC California solar projects from renewable
energy developer Infigen Energy.
The construction-ready Pumpjack and Wildwood Solar Power Projects, located in
Kern County near Bakersfield, represent Duke Energy Renewables’ third and fourth
utility-scale solar power projects in the state. Once the projects are complete,
the company will own and operate more than 65 megawatts of solar power in
California.
The solar energy generated from the two projects will be sold through 20-year
power purchase agreements with Southern California Edison.
In 2013, Duke Energy Renewables built the 21-MW Highlander Solar Power Project
in Twenty-nine Palms and acquired the 4.5-MW Sunset Reservoir project in San
Francisco. Within the year, once Pumpjack and Wildwood reach commercial
operation, the projects will push Duke Energy Renewables’ total U.S. installed
solar capacity to 185 MW at 23 utility-scale facilities across the country.
EaglePicher Receives Contract from Erigo Technologies to Deliver a Flexible
Microgrid Energy Storage system for DoD Applications
EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, (EPT), an OM Group Inc. company and a leading
producer of specialty batteries and energy storage solutions for the defense,
aerospace, medical, commercial, and grid energy storage markets, announced today
that it has been awarded a contract from Erigo Technologies LLC of Enfield, New
Hampshire. Erigo’s contract, funded under the Department of Defense Rapid
Innovation Fund and awarded by the U.S. Corp of Engineers on behalf of the U.S.
Northern Command, calls for delivery of an innovative system employing multiple
battery types and sophisticated control systems to address the frequency, duty
cycle, and storage needs of the conventional and renewable power sources that
make up many DoD microgrids.
The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be based on EPT’s patented
PowerPyramid™ hybrid energy storage system technology which, given the power
sources and load characteristics of the microgrid environment, can be tailored
to quickly and smoothly compensate for load imbalances and power source
interruptions. The BESS will be delivered to the Government where it will
undergo testing and evaluation at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy System
Integration Facility (ESIF), located on the campus of the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) in Golden, CO. At the completion of testing, NREL
will assist USNORTHCOM in putting the system into service at a to-be-determined
military base.
The team will deliver a three-tiered, 300 kW/386 kWh PowerPyramid™ grid-tied
energy storage system capable of providing grid stabilization, microgrid support
and on-command power response. This three-tiered hybrid battery system was
selected as the best configuration to demonstrate the functionality of the
hybrid PowerPyramid™ system. The three tiers of batteries included in the 386
kWh BESS system will be Li-Ion, lead-acid and nickel-iron to deliver an
appropriate balance of rapidly available energy and total power. The system is
designed to be modular so any number of additional tiers could be added to the
system at a later date.
EPT’s patented PowerPyramid™ technology surpasses conventional storage
techniques by leveraging complimentary benefits of diverse energy storage
technologies. By integrating multiple diverse energy storage technologies into a
single system, EaglePicher’s PowerPyramid™ can deliver the performance and cycle
life of a high-cost energy storage technology at a significantly lower cost. The
project team will leverage EaglePicher’s 70 years of experience in the energy
storage business to provide a competitive, state-of-the-art solution to meet
USNORTHCOM’s needs.
For more information on Renewable Energy Projects and Update please visit
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/Renewable_Energy_Projects_Brochure/renewable_energy_projects_brochure.htm
Headlines for the March 7, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1165 – March 7, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
EPA taking Final Action to approve Revisions to the Oklahoma State
Implementation Plan
Five More Duke Energy Plants cited for Violations
B&W sued by ARPA over alleged faulty Coal-fired Boiler
Construction begins on Rockaway Lateral and Northeast Connector expansions in
NYC
COAL – WORLD
Two More Thermal Power Projects planned in Karnataka, India
Eemshaven (Netherlands) Site for New 1600 MW Coal/Biomass Power Plant
ANC Dubai to set up Two 660 MW Coal-fired Power Plants at Gaddani
Novinda awarded Three Contracts to supply Amended Silicates HgX for the
removal of Mercury from Ten Coal-fired Power Plants
GAS/OIL – US
Three New Gas Utility Projects planned for Ohio due to Natural Gas from Utica
Shale
EPA awards Pollution Permit to Pio Pico Gas-fired Power Plant in San Diego, CA
GAS/OIL – WORLD
Alstom starting erection and commissioning for the first of its GT13E2 Gas
Turbines the Urals Region of Russia
AsiaTech Energy secures Funding from UOB for Gas-fired Power Plant n Mon
State, Myanmar
CO2
First Carbon Capture Project at Peterhead Gas-fired Power Plant in Scotland
NUCLEAR
India and Russia in talks regarding Third and Fourth Reactors at Kudankulam,
India
Nuclear Waste must be stored above Ground at WIPP in New Mexico
BIOMASS
Foster Wheeler Subsidiary awarded Contract for Two 60 MWe Grate Boilers for
Fatima Sugar Mill, Pakistan
BUSINESS
GDF Suez sells 24.5 Percent Stake in Hungarian Dunamenti Gas-fired Combined
Cycle Power Plant to MET Group
Tanzanian Energy Regulator Considering Two Bids for Power Plants
U.S. Coal upgrades will improve European Energy Security and Reduce Equivalent
CO2 by Five Billion Tons/Yr
China will spend $34 Billion/Yr for Air Pollution Control
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42ei
“China Air Pollution Control Outlook” is the “Hot Topic Hour” for March 20, 2014
Next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. (DST) there will be a review of the Chinese 12th
five-year plan and changes to that plan since it was introduced a year ago. The
highly publicized smog problem, in recent months, is just one of the drivers for
accelerated investment to reduce pollution. Coal burning has now increased to
3.6 billion tons per year. Consumption will increase as close to 50,000 MW of
new generators are added each year. Several weeks ago NOx reduction goals were
increased. Already the plan calls for 400 MW of retrofit SCR plus SCR on new
power plants.
As of last month, 15,000 power plants are required to start reporting emissions.
Is this going to be an effective tool for both increased investment and then
increased performance from operating units? There are many examples of poorly
operated equipment. There are also examples of power plants whose equipment is
operated at the highest performance levels.
There is an indication that the government is moving to much greater mercury
control than reflected in the new standards. There are ambitious VOC controls as
well. Particulate is of even greater focus due to the ambient levels which are
often fifteen times higher than the limit considered border line from a health
standpoint.
The business climate continues to be a controversial subject. Companies such as
Thermo Fisher, which has its main air pollution control research center in
China, see a healthy business environment. Others are less enthusiastic. There
are several important questions. How is the business climate changing? What
about competition from Chinese companies in the international market? Can any
air pollution company ignore the world’s largest market?
To register for the March 20 “Hot Topic Hour” on “China Air Pollution Control
Outlook,” click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=675
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 $300.00 for non-subscribers..
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
DATE SUBJECT
March 20, 2014
China Air Pollution Control World’s Largest Market
March 27, 2014 Analysis Of Dry Scrubber Options Top notch third party expert
panelists and lots of background info
April 10, 2014 Mercury Chemicals In Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing Liquor
Important alternative to sorbents
April 17, 2014 Measurement Of Gas Turbine Emissions Including NH3 Six different
options
May 1, 2014 850oF Particulate Removal With Ceramic Filter Media Could change the
whole back end
May 8, 2014 Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS Sorbent traps are competitive
May 15, 2014 Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium Efficiency More information
May 29, 2014 Stellite Delamination in Power Plant Steam Valves More information
June 5, 2014 Dry vs. Wet Cooling Surprising number of ACC’S. Why?
June 12, 2014 HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube Failures) Lots of challenges to
cycle 200 X/yr
June 26, 2014 CCR $ billions Needed
July/August 2014 Boiler Feedwater Treatment
Condensate Polishing for Peaking Turbines
316 B Water Issues
Gas Turbine Permitting Issues
Give us your opinion about topics we should consider
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