(Free) Hot Topic Hour on November 1st is on Cooling Towers and Cooling Tower
Water Treatment as well as Co-generation to Eliminate Cooling
Next week we will open up our weekly Hot Topic Hour to non-subscribers at no
cost. We will be discussing one of the most important issues facing power
plants, which is what to do about cooling of condensed steam in the future.
Power plants are facing regulations which will result in new designs if
once-through water is to continue. But they also may need some new way to cool.
The hot topic last week included some interesting insights from Great Rivers
Energy which sends low pressure steam to a co-located ethanol plant. We will be
exploring the co-generation cooling options including co-location of sewage
treatment and power plants as well as other options such as Recirculating
Aquaculture Systems (RAS).
We will touch on air cooled condensers vs. wet or hybrid cooling and discuss the
two new 1000 MW CCGT plants using shale gas which will use air cooled condensers
in PA.
Surface waters commonly contain a range of natural and man-made debris that must
be removed to avoid damage to the pumps and downstream equipment and to allow
the cooling processes to work efficiently. The type of debris can vary from
light contamination in some cases to many tons per hour in some coastal
locations, where jelly fish, for example, can be a challenge to maintaining a
continuous supply of cooling water.
Ovivo will be making presentations relative to equipment to address these
challenges. They can minimize the impact of water abstraction on the aquatic
environment and, through strategic partnerships and product development, can
offer a range of Fish Guidance, Fish Deterrent and Fish Recovery and Return
systems. In addition to the environmental benefits, these systems can cut the
owner’s trash disposal costs and reduce the chances of disruption to generation
due to the loss of cooling water as a result of massive inundations of schooling
species.
Ovivo has extensive experience of supplying intake screening for nuclear,
hydro-power and fossil fuel power plants, which incorporate Brackett Green® and
Brackett Bosker® screens, StopGates™ technology, HR Debris filters, automatic
tube cleaning systems, Brackett Brieden™ automatic back flushing filters, Fish
Guidance and Mexel 432® bio-fouling control systems.
Ovivo has introduced a chlorine free chemical for dosing of cooling water
circuits to control bio-fouling by microorganisms and mussels. This chemical is
designed to treat the equipment surfaces rather than the water volume, which
helps minimize the quantities of chemical used.
To register for this (free) session on November 1 at 10:00 a.m. (Central time),
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 Environmental
Upgrade Tracking System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers.
Market Intelligence webinars are free to McIlvaine market report.
2012
DATE SUBJECT
November 1 Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues Power
November 8 FGD Scrubber Components Power
November 15 Dampers and Expansion Joints for Coal-fired and Gas Turbine Power
Plants Power
November 29 Catalyst Selection for NOx and Other Gases Power
December 6 Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment Power
December 13 Co-firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass and Municipal Waste Power
2013
January 10 Update on Oxy-fuel Combustion Power
January 17 Production of Fertilizer and Sulfuric Acid at Coal-fired Power Plants
Power
January 24 Gypsum Dewatering Power
January 31 Filter media (forecasts and market drivers for media used in air,
gas, liquid, fluid applications, both mobile and stationary). Market
Intelligence
February 7 Valves for Power Plants, Boilers and Water Treatment Facilities Power
To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
Here are the Headlines for the October 19, 2012 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1097 – October 19, 2012
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Study finds Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Ponds polluting Waters downstream of Power
Plants
EPA requires an Additional Year to finalize Coal Ash Rule
COAL – WORLD
ThermoEnergy signs $1.1 million Contract for Ammonia Recovery Process system
at Paiton 3, Indonesia
GAS/OIL / US
LG&E (Kentucky) plans earlier shutdown of Coal-fired Cane Run
LS Power (NJ) to build 900 MW Gas-fired Power Plant in Lawrence County,
Pennsylvania
EPA grants Extended Stay of 45 Days for San Juan Generating Station (New
Mexico)
GAS/OIL – WORLD
Medco and PLN make Gas-fired Power Deal
Siemens to supply Power Island for UTE Maua 3 Combined Cycle Power Plant in
Brazil
GASIFICATION
Duke Energy begins testing Coal Gasification Equipment at Edwardsport, Indiana
CO2
National Grid and ETI to Assess Offshore Carbon Storage Site in UK
UK Announces £20 Million Carbon Capture Pilot for Gas-Fired Power Plant
EIA Report Shows U.S. Coal Consumption Down 16%, Exports Up 39%
NUCLEAR
Exelon begins Transformer replacement at Illinois Nuclear Power Plant
Regulators to discuss Legal challenges against planned Nuclear Power Plant
Bruce Power 2 sends Electricity to Ontario Grid for First Time in 17 Years
BUSINESS
Filinvest Unit firms up Power Projects in the Philippines
Siemens signs New Long-term Agreements with Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority (DEWA)
DOE to award $1 Million for Clean Coal Technology
Toshiba and GE sign New MOU for Collaboration in Combined Cycle Power
Generation Systems
B&W Subsidiary secures $170 Million Contract for Denmark Waste-to-energy Power
Plant
Billion Dollar Annual Market for Mercury Reduction
World Market for Dust Collector Bags to Exceed $2.7 Billion Next Year
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Challenges for Air Heaters and Big Potential for Heat Exchangers to meet New
Power Plant Parameters - Hot Topic Hour Yesterday
“Instrumentation for Air, Gas, Water, Liquids (forecasts, market shares and
growth segments)” is Hot Topic Hour on October 25, 2012
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei.
$7.5 Billion Air and Water Monitoring Market in East Asia
In 2013, East Asian countries will spend $7.5 billion for equipment and services
to monitor air and water. This is the latest finding in the McIlvaine report,
Air and Water Monitoring World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Air and Water Monitoring Revenues in East Asia ($ Millions)
Industry 2013
Asphalt 23
Bioclean 11
Chemical 106
Commercial & Residential 1,733
Electronics 101
FGD 372
Food 82
Gas Turbines 20
Government & Academia 1,285
Incinerators 93
Metals 192
Mining 111
Oil & Gas 26
Other Industries 220
Pharmaceutical 25
Power 1,348
Power SCR 95
Pulp & Paper 240
Refining 196
Steel 81
Stone 182
Surface Coating 18
Wastewater 473
Water 532
Total 7,567
East Asia will be the largest regional market with 34 percent of the world total
of $22 billion. Water will account for two thirds of the East Asia total, while
air will account for one third. Power represents the largest industrial sector
with forecasted purchases of just under $1.3 billion. The very large program to
build new coal-fired boilers throughout the region is accompanied by concern
about air and water quality. China has adopted tough regulations to control
emissions of SO2 and NOx. In addition, innovative measures are being taken to
most efficiently utilize the water needed for power plant operation. These
initiatives are contributing to the substantial market. China is building many
ultrasupercritical boilers which include large expenditures for combustion
optimization systems. These systems include monitoring of oxygen, coal flow,
temperature and many other parameters. The boiler feedwater must be ultrapure
and requires monitoring of dissolved oxygen and various other constituents
related to purity and corrosion.
The construction of a large numbers of municipal drinking water and wastewater
treatment facilities in the region will result in over $1 billion in monitoring
expenditures next year in the region. The advantages of continuous monitoring
rather than grab sampling are boosting sales for the more expensive instruments.
For more information on: Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets: click
on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp.
Transmission Expansions Enable Use of Renewables
Improvements in transmission infrastructure to support renewable energy are
described in McIlvaine’s Renewable Energy Projects and Update.
FERC Approves Final Rule to Integrate Variable Energy Resources
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final rule that
promotes more efficient operation of the transmission system amid increasing
integration of variable energy resources and benefits electric consumers by
ensuring that services are provided at just and reasonable rates.
This rule adopts two reforms from a November 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NOPR) by requiring transmission providers to offer customers the option of
scheduling transmission service at 15-minute intervals and by requiring
generators using variable energy resources to provide transmission owners with
certain data to support power production forecasting. Although the rule does not
require the standard approach to generator regulation service proposed in the
NOPR, it gives guidance on how the Commission will evaluate proposed charges for
that service.
The rule finds that transmission customers are exposed to excessive imbalance
service charges because they cannot adjust their service schedules within each
operating hour. Intra-hour scheduling gives customers the tool they need to
manage that exposure when generation output changes within the hour.
The rule allows transmission providers to submit alternative proposals that are
consistent with or superior to the 15-minute scheduling reform. Any alternative
proposal will need to provide equivalent or greater opportunities for
transmission customers to mitigate generator imbalance penalties and for the
public utility transmission provider to lower its reserve-related costs.
The final rule finds that while power production forecasts help transmission
providers manage reserves more efficiently, forecasts are only as good as the
data on which they rely. By requiring new interconnection customers whose
generating facilities are variable energy resources to provide meteorological
and operational data to transmission providers engaging in power production
forecasting, FERC finds that transmission providers will better be able to
manage resource variability.
German Wind Industry Anticipates Breakthroughs
In May an initial breakthrough was made to further accelerate Germany’s shift to
renewable energy. The country’s four major grid operators provided the German
government with a new plan for a major grid expansion. The government is
reviewing the plan and has recently intensified high-level meetings among
national and state-level players.
Over 20 percent of all electricity in Germany comes from renewable energy. Of
this, wind makes up the largest share. With Germany’s decision to abandon
nuclear energy completely, wind energy — especially from offshore wind farms —
is set to play an increasingly important role.
ABB Wins $55 Million Wind Power Order in Brazil as Renewable Energy Demand Grows
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth
around $55 million to supply three new substations and transmission
infrastructure for the Brazilian utility Eólicas do Sul. The order was booked in
the second quarter.
Brazil has traditionally relied heavily on hydropower for its electricity
supply. This project is part of the government’s efforts to increase the share
of wind power as part of its renewable energy portfolio. Brazil has added
significant wind power in the past few years and currently has over 1500
megawatts (MW) of installed wind capacity with another 7000 MW in the pipeline
over the next five years.
ABB will design, supply, install and commission the substations in the southern
state of Rio Grande do Sul, bordering Uruguay. The project scope includes two
turnkey 34.5/138 kilovolt (kV) substations, one 138/500 kV substation, step-up
power transformers and air- and gas-insulated switchgear. ABB will also supply
supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and telecommunication systems
as well as IEC 61850 compliant substation automation, control and protection
equipment. Step-up transformers will increase the voltage of wind-generated
power for integration into the transmission grid.
ABB will also supply and install two 138 kV overhead transmission lines to
connect a new 400 MW wind power plant, one of the largest in the country, to the
national electricity grid. The project is scheduled for completion by 2014
Approval Given for the Construction of a Submarine Cable Link Between Norway and
Germany
The German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Dr. Philipp Rösler met
for talks with the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe in
Berlin. Their discussions focused on Norway's approval for the building of the
first submarine cable from Norway to Germany.
Minister Rösler stated: "I am happy that our work has been successful and that
Norway has decided to build its first submarine cable link to Germany. These new
power lines across the North Sea are essential for the future exchange of
electricity between our countries. This exchange will strengthen the security of
supply in Germany and take the pressure off the price of electricity for
consumers and businesses. It will also allow us to use Norway's storage
capacities in the future. The new DC power cables help to integrate renewable
energies into the electricity system and to increase grid stability. Given the
great challenges of Germany's energy reforms, this new submarine cable link is a
major success and is good news for Germany. Norway is an important and reliable
partner for us in the field of oil and natural gas, and in the future, this
partnership will also be extended to the electricity sector."
The Norwegian network operator Statnett recently announced that it will be
possible to connect two submarine cables to the Norwegian grid by 2021 due to a
congestion of the domestic network. Since then, the Federal Economics Ministry
and the Federal Network Agency have been in close contact with the parties
involved. Statnett has now decided that the first interconnector will be built
between Norway and Germany by 2018. The details of the funding, which are to be
provided by Statnett and on the German side by the network operator TenneT and
the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), were to be fleshed out by the end of
September.
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