$10 Billion/yr. FGD Market
Coal-fired power plants will spend $10 billion/yr. to remove SO2 over the next few years. This includes the capital investment, repair, replacement and consumables. The capital investment will be lower than at a peak in 2010 but the other segments continue to grow. The various factors are continually assessed in McIlvaine’s N027 FGD Market and Strategies.
Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) is a term used to describe SO2 removal from coal-fired power plants. The U.S. will continue to operate more than 200,000 MW of FGD systems, but will not build new coal-fired power plants. China already operates four times as many coal-fired power plants as the U.S. and will continue to build more but at a reduced rate. The big variable is the use of FGD for coal-fired power plants in India, Vietnam and Indonesia. There are new SO2 regulations in India. The limits vary by age and size of the boiler. Power plants in coastal areas are likely to use seawater as the scrubbing liquor. This approach reduces capital cost and eliminates the costly lime or limestone.
Another variable is the type of FGD which will be employed. Dry FGD necessitates purchase of lime or sodium. These reagents are much costlier than limestone. But dry FGD requires much less capital investment than wet limestone. India suffers from lack of water and is likely to lean toward the dry methods. On the other hand, the wet limestone results in salable gypsum while dry FGD results in a waste which must be landfilled or converted to low value construction products. One option is a two-stage scrubbing system which results in both sulfuric and hydrochloric acid byproducts. This design also has the potential to separate rare earths at a much lower cost than the methods being researched by the USDOE and the Chinese government.
There is a large and growing market to maintain and operate FGD systems. Remote monitoring allows a vendor to cost effectively support operations thousands of miles away.
For more information on N027 FGD Market and Strategies, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/107-n027.
Market for Fabric Filter Systems Will Exceed $9 Billion Next Year
Fabric filters also known as baghouses capture dust from exhaust stacks. The basic system includes the collector, a bag cleaning system and other auxiliaries. Sales of these systems worldwide in 2017 will exceed $9.2 billion. This is the latest forecast in McIlvaine’s N021 World Fabric Filter and Element Market.



The largest market will be in East Asia with NAFTA a distant second. The products can be segmented into high performance and general performance. There is a very large market for standard collectors such as furnished by AAF and Donaldson. These general performance filters handle ambient temperature exhausts from sources such as woodworking and welding. High performance filters are found in hot gas applications and are generally custom engineered.
The cement and other stone applications represent the largest market segment. Power plants are now in second place. In the past precipitators were always selected for this application but recently fabric filters have gained market share. This is due to their higher efficiency.
1 Stone
2 Power - New
3 Steel
4 Other Industries
5 Power - Retrofit
6 Asphalt
7 Mining
8 Metals
9 Chemical
10 Incinerators
11 Pulp & Paper
12 Food
13 Industrial Power
14 Pharmaceutical
For more information on N021 World Fabric Filter and Element Market, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/110-n021
Wild Swings in the NOx Control Market
China is winding up an SCR retrofit program for coal-fired boilers which, in some recent years, generated SCR system purchases of over $7 billion. As a result of the disappearance of a big retrofit market, the investment in new SCR systems will hover at under $8 billion/yr. over the next few years. Coal-fired generators will still represent the largest purchasing segment followed by gas turbines. The markets for NOx control for reciprocating engine and industrial segments will be growing, but is relatively small by comparison. The sales of catalyst have also been volatile due to the large initial need in the Chinese plants. In fact, the peak in 2014 will not be surpassed until 2021. The one market showing steady increase is reagents. The market for urea and ammonia will exceed $3 billion in 2017 and rise to over $3.4 billion in 2021.
There are some variables which need to be considered in making long-range forecasts:
• Catalytic filters could capture significant market share. When catalyst is embedded in ceramic or fiberglass media both dust and NOx can be reduced. When a powdered sorbent is injected ahead of the catalytic filter, acid gases can also be captured. At the very least this development can change market approaches for catalyst suppliers. It is also likely to change market share. Haldor Topsoe is a leader with a ceramic catalytic filter and collaborates with FLSmidth to provide the fiberglass embedded version.

• Expanding market for stationary reciprocating engine NOx control. This growth could be accelerated by:

o Use of engine CO2 to fertilize vegetables in commercial greenhouses.
o Distributed generation with emergency generators being used in standby service. The greater use will necessitate NOx control in most cases.

All these developments are continuously assessed and new forecasts issued in N035 NOx Control World Market
Utility E-Alert Tracks Billions of Dollars of New Coal-fired Power Plants on a Weekly Basis
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#1297 – November 4, 2016
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COAL – US

• CCR activities of Berkshire Hathaway
COAL – WORLD

• China seeks to export Power amid Signs it built too many Coal-fired Power Plants
• India wavers on Emissions as Power Plants balk at Price Tag
• SOCAR shelves Plans to construct 672 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in Aliaga, Izmir, Turkey
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