Network at Power-Gen on the Most Important Issues
If you are a utility with questions or a supplier/consultant with answers on
solutions for MATS, CCR, ELG, gas turbine air treatment or power plant drives,
you will want to participate in a unique new service at Power-Gen. All we
need from you is your expression of interest, e-mail and mobile numbers and we
will make sure you are included.
With the air toxics, coal combustion residue and wastewater ELGs utilities are
faced with difficult decisions. McIlvaine is introducing free decision systems
to help make the best choices. One aspect is the creation of route maps
from one decision tree to another. These route maps are being utilized at
Power-Gen so that utilities can network, visit exhibit stands and attend
speeches most efficiently. There are four route maps already underway:
·
Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your CCR and Effluent
Guidelines Decisions
·
Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your Drive Selection
Decisions
·
Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your Gas Turbine Air
Treatment Decisions
·
Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your MATS Decisions
These route maps are being constantly updated. When we receive your input, it
will be posted within the day. We will be updating and coordinating up to
and through the show.
Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your CCR and Effluent
Guidelines Decisions
There is a good panel discussion on this important subject which deals with how
the utilities should tackle the upcoming ash and effluent regulations.
United Conveyor and Clyde Bergemann are among the exhibitors with hardware
solutions. Dennis Fink of CH2M Hill will be a speaker on the
subject and will be available throughout the show through mobile phone and at
the CH2M Hill stand. Bryan Hansen of Burns & McDonnell will be
speaking on the FGD wastewater implications and will be available throughout the
three days.
There are a number of other consultants listed but without the specific
contacts/schedules. We need these. Gordon Maller of URS gave a
presentation in one of our webinars on this subject and re-introduced the very
promising approach of mixing gypsum, lime and flyash and permanently fixing the
waste. If Gordon is going to be on hand or if one of the other URS people
can address this option, we should be provided with the appropriate schedule
information.
There are a number of speakers from Sargent & Lundy one of whom recently
presented on CCR in a McIlvaine webinar. So hopefully there will be someone
available to network on the subject.
Look over the route map and, if it is applicable, send us your e-mail, mobile #
and schedule. If you are an exhibitor and we missed your involvement, we can
rectify it based on your input.
Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your Drive Selection
Decisions
Improving the efficiency power plant drives is one of the best ways to improve
profits and reduce pollutants per kWh. The optimum integration of the
motor selection with the rest of the drive train is one of the opportunities.
There are numerous variable speed, geared and direct combinations which may best
fit a conveyor, fan, pump or rotary heat exchanger. Here is your opportunity to
tap the wisdom of the system suppliers, consultants and the drive suppliers.
There is really only one applicable speech (direct drives for cooling towers by
ABB). However a number of suppliers of motors, inverters and complete drives
will be exhibitors.
We have identified thirteen decision trees among fans/compressors, material
handling and size reduction. Exhibitors for each are identified. We are
still working on a number of decision trees for pumps and will add this to the
above linked document in the next few days.
Each of these equipment exhibitors has extensive drive expertise. We are seeking
contacts at the stands who can address the drive questions. The same is true of
the consultants. In the route map, we have excerpted from a Sargent & Lundy/CPS
paper on variable speed drives for sorbent injection.
Through mobile communication we expect to improve the networking. David Jackson
of Siemens will be roving and focused on impromptu discussions.
To make sure you are included, send us your area of interest, contact
information and schedule during the show.
Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your Gas Turbine Air
Treatment Decisions
The selection of intake air filter influences your selection of catalyst.
If you use a more efficient filter, you can use a narrower pitch catalyst.
This is just one reason to integrate all your decisions about gas turbine air
treatment from the inlet weather protector through the exhaust stack.
There some good speeches relative to air intake filters (Camfill Farr and GE)
and other components. Alstom is giving a speech on fogging. There are no
speeches on catalysts, but there is one on an alternative.
There are many exhibitors offering filters, conditioning, catalysts, SCR,
silencers and duct burners. There are likely to be many consultants with
knowledge. Last year we organized one good networking event. We met at the
Pneumafil booth and a consultant explained how a highly efficient inlet filter
is necessary in many areas just to meet the emission limits. If the air entering
the intake is dirtier than the quality required in the discharge, then removal
is needed. This year we want to expand such conversations.
Check out all the decision stops in this GDPS and let us know where you want to
participate.
Power-Gen 2013 Will Aid in Your MATS Decisions
The MATS decisions loom large on the agenda for most power plants.
Decisions on how to reduce mercury, HCl and toxic metals impact decisions
relative to soil and water. The potential expense is high enough to generate
considerations of plant retirement, so there is a very complicated decision
route map.
The good news and bad news is that there are a number of new and potentially
cost-effective options for meeting the limits. The bad news is that lots
of investigation and analysis is needed to make the right decisions.
There are lots of good speeches and exhibits on the subject at Power-Gen.
Sargent & Lundy has a number of presentations. CH2M Hill is also a
presenter. All of these speakers will be there for the full conference and
are available.
There are exhibitors representing each of the decision trees. Some have novel
solutions. For example, Neumann can recover and reuse the sodium used in DSI.
McIlvaine created a similar route map for the air quality conference a few weeks
ago.
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/Decision_Tree/airqualityIXOctober21-23.htm
By comparing these two route maps you have a good insight into the available
technology. Some of the most important decisions hinge on sorbent
efficiency. As a result, we would like schedules of the representatives of the
lime companies who are roving.
Send us your area of interest, contact information and schedule
If you would like to network on any of these subjects at Power-Gen, just send us
the contact and schedule information. You can just reply to this e-mail or
send the information to:
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
World FGD Market Will Dip This Year but Increase 40 Percent By 2015
Due to substantial Chinese investment plus a bubble in U.S. spending, the flue
gas desulfurization (FGD) market will increase 49 percent between 2013 and 2015.
FGD investment in 2015 will be just under $4.3 billion. This is the latest
forecast in
FGD Markets and Strategies
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
Subject |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Total |
3,095
|
3,548
|
4,292
|
Dry Lime |
275
|
323
|
394
|
Other |
90
|
105
|
128
|
Wet Calcium |
2,730
|
3,120
|
3,770
|
In the last five years, the two markets accounting for most of the FGD
investment have been the U.S. and China. The Chinese market remains
strong, but is below its peak year. The U.S. market is much smaller now
than in 2010. It will rebound somewhat over the next two years. This is
due to the new air toxic laws.
The new toxic pollutant regulations in the U.S. require removal of HCl.
Scrubbers which remove HCl also remove SO2. As a result, EPA
says the corollary reduction of the SO2 will be one of the biggest
health benefits of the new regulations.
The larger and newer power plants in the U.S. already have scrubbers. So the new
regulation primarily involves the older and smaller power plants. Many of these
power plants are planning on taking a route with high operating costs and low
capital costs. The reason is that remaining life of these power plants is
in question. The preferred option is to avoid the capital cost of a scrubber by
injecting lime or sodium into the duct prior to the precipitator. This is called
dry sorbent injection (DSI).
There are two problems with this approach. The annual sorbent cost can be
prohibitive. The efficiency may not be high enough to meet the requirements when
high chlorine fuels are burned.
Since necessity is the motherhood of invention, there have been some new
developments to make this approach more cost effective. New high
efficiency lime sorbents have been developed. So, in most cases, dry
injection followed by a precipitator will provide the required efficiency.
Another approach is the recovery and reuse of sodium sorbents in a process where
calcium sulfate is the waste product. This appears to offer both the high
efficiency needed and the low annual sorbent cost.
For more information on FGD
Markets and Strategies,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/107-n027
Top
Eight Thermal/Catalytic Treatment Suppliers Have 18 Percent of the World Market
The market for companies selling thermal oxidizers, regenerative thermal
oxidizers, catalytic oxidizers, replacement catalysts and packing in 2012 was
$1.8 billion. The leading eight suppliers captured fewer than 18 percent of the
market. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in
Thermal Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Ranking |
% Of Total Market |
1 |
5.5 |
2 |
3.3 |
3 |
2.2 |
4 |
1.9 |
5 |
1.4 |
6 |
1.1 |
7 |
1.1 |
8 |
1.1 |
Sub-total |
17.6 |
Others |
82.4 |
Total |
100 |
Suppliers include companies oriented around catalysts such as Johnson Matthey
and BASF. They also include companies who make the systems which cause
volatile organic compound emissions. This would include Durr, Eisenmann and
MEGTEC. A third category is companies such as Anguil who are focused on
the air pollution control industry.
These totals do not include flare system revenues or revenues where both liquids
and gases are incinerated. Thus, many oil and gas applications are not
included.
There are twenty additional companies which accounted for 2012 revenues of $150
million. The balance of just under $1.3 billion was generated by two hundred
companies averaging less than $1 million in 2012 revenues.
For more information on
Thermal Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/105-n007.
Air Filter Market Will Exceed $6.9 Billion In 2014
The market for filters to purify air recirculating within commercial and
industrial facilities as well as residences will exceed $6.9 billion next year.
This is the latest forecast in
Air Filtration & Purification World Market
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
Industry |
2014 |
Total |
6,934
|
Bioclean |
548
|
Commercial |
1,619
|
Electronics |
615 |
Cabin Air |
1,099
|
Other Industries |
1,615
|
Power |
438 |
Residential |
1,000
|
The commercial market will be the largest due to the large volume of air which
must be purified. It is also a function of the selection of relatively high
priced filters. The cabin air market includes the air in the breathing
zone in land vehicles as well as ships and oil platforms.
The power market reflects the use of inlet air filtration for gas turbines.
The filters used on coal-fired power plant stacks are included in a separate
McIlvaine report. The gas turbine intake market is forecast to double over the
next few years. One reason is the growing use of gas turbines for power
generation as well as for industrial power. The bigger reason is the
movement toward high efficiency filters and away from medium efficiency filters.
New studies show that with the latest generation of high performance turbines
filtration efficiency is critical. Very small particles build up on the
rotating surfaces and cause a loss in turbine output. Switching to filters
with up to four times the cost of existing filters will make such a difference
in turbine performance as to quickly justify the higher cost.
For more information on
Air Filtration & Purification World Market,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/108-n022.
Renewable Energy Briefs
Minnesota Power’s Great Northern Transmission Line will ‘Unlock a Powerful
Synergy’ between Wind and Hydro Power
Citing the benefits of additional clean energy to power electric growth across a
stronger regional electric grid, ALLETE division Minnesota Power recently
outlined the public need for a 500-kilovolt (kV) Manitoba-Minnesota transmission
line.
The Duluth-based company filed October 21, 2013 with the Minnesota Public
Utilities Commission (MPUC) a Certificate of Need application for the
approximately 240-mile 500 kV Great Northern Transmission Line, which will link
to a Manitoba Hydro transmission line at the Canada-U.S. border, and will carry
renewable hydro power from the province of Manitoba, Canada, to a Minnesota
Power electric substation on Minnesota’s Iron Range. The international
transmission interconnection is needed to support delivery of hydroelectric
energy from Manitoba Hydro to the U.S. from two new generating stations under
development in northern Manitoba that will be capable of producing more than
2,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity.
The Great Northern Transmission Line will facilitate the delivery of at least
750 MW of energy into the U.S. Beginning in June 2020, Minnesota Power will
utilize the Line to deliver 250 MW from Manitoba Hydro through a power purchase
agreement approved by the MPUC in early 2012. In addition, the two utilities
recently finalized a term sheet outlining how Minnesota Power will purchase
additional energy and substantially expand its energy storage opportunities
using the new transmission asset.
Vestas’ De-icing System Improves Power Production in Cold Climates
The Vestas De-icing System (VDS) boosts the business case for operating wind
power plants in cold climates.
According to the BTM World Market Update 2012, severe icing can potentially
reduce wind turbines’ annual energy production by more than 20 percent, directly
impacting the business case for wind power plants in cold climates. VDS has been
developed to detect and efficiently remove ice formed on wind turbine blades,
maintaining full power production – and therefore revenue generation for
customers - through the winter months.
“The VDS is an active de-icing solution consisting of an ice detection system
and a hot air flow unit within the blades. The hot air flow targets the blade’s
most critical parts to efficiently melt ice build-up, with no negative impact on
the noise level or overall performance of the turbine,” explains Chief
Technology Officer Anders Vedel.
“VDS will provide significant value to customers who want to harness the
potential of wind power in colder climates with icing risk such as North America
as well as the northern and central regions in Europe, which were previously not
economically feasible due to the risk of ice affecting power production,” he
says.
Vestas has successfully tested a concept de-icing solution in Canada for the
past winter season. The first prototype for the VDS has been installed at a site
in Sweden and will be tested throughout the winter. An order has already been
received for the first four VDS units, to be installed on a V112-3.3 MW project
in Austria in 2014.
Canadian Solar Begins Construction of 100 MWac Utility Scale Solar Power Plant
in Ontario
Canadian Solar Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions
Inc., has begun construction of the 100 MWac Grand Renewable Solar Project
utility-scale solar farm. The Grand Renewable Solar Project is Canada's largest
photovoltaic (PV) project, and is being financed by Connor Clark & Lunn
Infrastructure and developed by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung).
Under the previously announced agreement, the solar power plant is expected to
be fully operational in 2015. This agreement is expected to generate revenue of
approximately C$310 million (U.S.$301.1 million) for Canadian Solar, including
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services, which were awarded to
Canadian Solar by Grand Renewable Solar LP (GRS) in June 2013.
The 100 MWac utility-scale solar power plant, which is located in the Haldimand
County, will include approximately 440,000 Canadian Solar CS6X high performance
modules.
Hawaiian Electric Requests Approval to Move Forward with 15 MW Solar Energy
Project
As part of its commitment to bring more low-cost clean energy online, Hawaiian
Electric Company , subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, has filed a
request with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to proceed with the
development of a 15-megawatt photovoltaic system on undeveloped land at the Kahe
Generating Station.
Developing the project on land owned by Hawaiian Electric helps to reduce the
cost to customers. Based on preliminary estimates, the project, over its
lifespan, would reduce the overall cost of generating electricity on O’ahu by
$64 million while displacing approximately 1.8 million gallons of oil per year.
This level of savings is equivalent to a 20-year power purchase agreement with a
price of 14.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. That is significantly less than the cost
of using oil to produce power, which is currently estimated at 22.7 cents per
kWh.
Chicago Announces New Solar Initiative and Online Interconnection Tool
The City of Chicago announced a new process that will cut down on the soft costs
associated with installing solar technologies and connecting them with ComEd’s
municipal energy grid.
As hardware costs for solar panels have dropped, soft costs, or the costs of
permitting, labor and financing solar installations have remained stubbornly
level. Chicago’s plan includes a new online permit platform that will reduce
permit wait times from 30 days to 1 day.
Along with the expedited permitting process, Chicago’s Department of Buildings
has published new guidelines, outlining clear steps for general contractors to
follow for designing both small and large systems to City standards, making
requirements clearer and making doing business with the City easier.
Significantly lowering the cost to install a large rooftop solar arrays, the new
guidelines update structural design requirements to recognize improvements in
the design of ballasted systems over recent years.
Other reforms include simplifying the zoning process by providing policy
interpretation and design guidance for all solar types in all sectors and
streamlining the process for connecting solar panels to the electric grid. This
partnership will introduce the Online Interconnection and Net Metering
Enrollment, a tool to be launched by ComEd by year-end that will allow
applicants to submit, track, and pay for applications through an online
platform. This will enable applicants to connect their solar generator to the
grid and receive credit on their bills for producing their own electricity.
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 October 25, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1148– October 25, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL – US
GAS/OIL – WORLD
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
AIR QUALITY IX
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130 Presenters updated Attendees on the Latest Air Pollution Developments
POWER-GEN PRE-INSIGHTS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
§
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72.
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.
DATE |
Non-Subscribers Cost |
SUBJECT |
Webinar Type |
November 21, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Wet vs Dry ESP
|
Power |
December 5, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Update on Gasification Projects
and Technology
|
Power |
December 12, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Selecting FGD Scrubber
Components
|
Power |
December 19, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Application of U.S. Mercury
Control Technology in Other
Countries
|
Power |
January 9, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Improving ESP Performance
|
Power |
January 16, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Corrosion Issues and Materials
for APC Systems
|
Power |
January 23, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Co-Firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass
and Municipal Waste
|
Power |
January 30, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Impact of Ambient Air Quality
Rules on Fossil Fueled Boilers
and Gas Turbines
|
Power |
February 6, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Review of EUEC
|
Power |
February 13, 2014 |
$125.00 |
NOx Catalyst Performance on
Mercury and SO3
|
Power |
February 20, 2014 |
$125.00 |
CFB Technology and Clean Coal
(Update on CFB Reactor
Technology)
|
Power |
February 27, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Dry FGD: Spray Dry vs. CFB vs.
DSI
|
Power |
March 6, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Update on IGCC (Integrated
Gasification Combined Cycle)
|
Power |
March 13, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Update on Oxy-Fuel Combustion
|
Power |
March 20, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers
|
Power |
March 27, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Mercury Control and Removal
|
Power |
April 3, 2014 |
$125.00 |
HRSG Design, Operation and
Maintenance Considerations
|
Power |
April 10, 2014 |
$125.00 |
|
Power |
April 17, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Measurement and Control of PM2.5
|
Power |
April 24, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Status of Carbon-to-Liquid
Projects and Technology
|
Power |
May 1, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Renewable Energy, Status,
Options, Technology Update
|
Power |
May 8, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Valves for Power Plant Steam and
Cooling Water
|
Power |
May 15, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Water Treatment During Gas and
Oil Production
|
Power |
May 22, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Advances in Coal Blending
|
Power |
May 29, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Clean Coal Technologies
|
Power |
June 5, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Material Handling in Fossil
Fueled Power Plants
|
Power |
June 12, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Industrial Boiler MACT - Impact
and Control Options
|
Power |
June 19, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Multi-emissions Control
Technologies
|
Power |
June 26, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Next Generation of Coal
Combustion Technologies
|
Power |
July 10, 2014 |
$125.00 |
Compliance Strategies for PM2.5
|
|
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