U.S. Air Pollution Control Sales Will Grow 7 Percent to $8.9 Billion In 2017
Sales of the equipment and consumables to control air pollution in the U.S. will
rise at seven percent per year over the next four years to reach just under $9
billion in 2017. This is the latest forecast in Air Pollution Management
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Air Pollution Control Revenues $ Millions
Industry |
2017 |
Total |
8,975 |
Asphalt |
92 |
Bioclean |
156 |
Cement |
6 |
Chemical |
317 |
Commercial |
574 |
Electronics |
148 |
Food |
72 |
Gas Turbines |
204 |
Incinerators |
148 |
Industrial Boilers |
61 |
Metals |
356 |
Mining |
71 |
Other Industries |
891 |
Pharmaceutical |
42 |
Power |
4,229 |
Pulp & Paper |
129 |
Refining |
85 |
Residential |
783 |
Steel |
148 |
Stone |
90 |
Surface Coating |
108 |
Waste Incinerators |
45 |
Wastewater |
220 |
The power industry will be the leading purchaser. However, revenues in 2017 will
only be half the peak achieved in 2005.
The low cost of natural gas will boost revenues for gas turbine air pollution
control as well as sales in the chemical industry where the lower feedstock
costs are spurring capital investment.
Sales for industrial boiler applications will peak in 2016 when the impact of
the air toxic regulations is highest. The waste-to-energy market will not
achieve its potential as the U.S. still considers landfill as preferable.
This is in contrast to the rest of the world where it is difficult to permit a
landfill but not difficult to permit a waste-to-energy plant.
For more information on Air Pollution Management, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48#n5ab
Major Variables Make Precise Forecasting Of Future Energy Supply Mix
Impossible
More money will be spent on new coal-fired power plants in the next decade than
on all other energy generation technologies combined. But the mix in the
2023-2033 timeframe is less predictable.
It takes years to plan and then construct a new coal-fired power plant, so
near-term predictions for new coal capacity can be made with confidence.
Nuclear power plants take even longer. Wind and solar construction cycles
are much shorter.
Renewable energy is turning out to be more expensive than proponents had hoped.
As a result, new construction relies on subsidies rather than competitive
pricing. So future use depends on progress in cost reduction or
continuation of subsidies. Both are fraught with uncertainty.
Gas-fired power recently has been expensive in Europe where some power plants
are being temporarily shuttered. Meanwhile gas-fired power is relatively
inexpensive in the U.S. The price disparity will disappear if large scale
LNG and gas-to-liquids plants are built in the U.S. The ability to export
gas will raise the price to world levels.
The political turmoil in the Middle East is another major variable. The
shale gas production in the U.S. is sufficient to blunt some of the impact, but
since gas and oil prices ultimately rise and fall together, this turmoil is a
significant potential factor in future energy production.
The attitude toward global warming is another factor. It has been strong
enough in the U.S. to ensure that few if any new coal-fired power plants will be
built. The attitude in China is to spend lots of money to clean up all the
direct air emissions from burning coal. The argument can be made that the
potential harm from SO2, NOx, mercury and fine particulate
is significantly greater than from the emission of CO2. So the
harm reduction is substantial if the pollutants are removed.
McIlvaine has created a common metric to measure all harm and good. A ton
of mercury is as harmful as ten million tons of CO2. So a campaign to
eliminate the 100 tons/yr of mercury from Chinese coal-fired power plants would
be the equivalent of a one billion ton/yr reduction in CO2 emissions.
An analysis of the future of the various energy generation technologies is found
in:
Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72#n043.
Renewable Energy World Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#no42.
Information on the common metric to measure all harm and good is found at:
Sustainability Universal Rating System
Renewable Energy Briefs
AMEC Awarded 250 MW Solar Project by Sempra U.S. Gas & Power
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been
awarded a multi-million dollar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
contract by Sempra U.S. Gas & Power to design and construct its Copper Mountain
Solar 3 project near Las Vegas, NV.
Copper Mountain Solar 3 is the third phase of Sempra U.S. Gas & Power’s landmark
Copper Mountain Solar complex, currently one of the largest photovoltaic (PV)
solar plants in the U.S. Situated on about 1,400 acres of land, Copper Mountain
Solar 3 will tap into the intense desert sun in Boulder City, NV to produce
clean energy.
Construction on the 250-megawatt (MW) solar project has already begun and will
create over 300 jobs and 12 permanent operations jobs. Slated for completion in
2015, Copper Mountain Solar 3 will be capable of generating enough electricity
to power approximately 80,000 homes.
Dominion Virginia Power Wins Federal Offshore Wind Auction
Dominion Virginia Power, a subsidiary of Dominion, bid $1.6 million to win the
lease for 112,800 acres of federal land off the coast of Virginia to develop an
offshore wind turbine farm capable of generating up to 2,000 megawatts of
electricity, enough for 700,000 homes.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) conducted the auction.
Eight companies, including Dominion, were approved to bid, but only two firms
participated. The auction lasted six rounds.
BOEM has several milestones that Dominion must meet to keep the lease with the
final milestone being the submittal of a Construction and Operations Plan within
five years of signing the lease. Once BOEM has the plan, it has an undetermined
amount of time to perform an environmental analysis and approve the plan.
Dominion expects the first turbine to be installed in about 10 years pending
project approval by state regulators.
Dominion is involved in other offshore wind research projects. Dominion and its
team was one of seven projects selected to receive $4 million each in federal
matching funds to undertake initial engineering, design, and permitting for a
demonstration facility of two six-megawatt turbines with a goal of finding
innovative ways to lower costs of offshore wind. The Department of Energy will
select up to three of the projects for follow-on phases to move forward with the
final design, permitting, and ultimate construction of these demonstration
projects. The projects must be in operation by the end of 2017.
EDF Renewable Energy Acquires Heartland Biogas Project
EDF Renewable Energy announced it has closed on the Membership Interest Purchase
Agreement to acquire the Heartland Biogas Project with Heartland Renewable
Energy, LLC. The 20 megawatt-equivalent anaerobic digester and renewable natural
gas (RNG) facility has commenced construction activities with biogas deliveries
to begin by the end of first quarter 2014.
The project, located in Weld County near LaSalle, CO, will use a complete mix
anaerobic digester system to produce up to 4,700 MMBtu of biogas daily making it
one of the largest anaerobic digester facilities in the United States.
The anaerobic digestion system converts organic feedstock and dairy cow manure
into raw biogas. The raw biogas is then processed into pipeline quality RNG.
After being conditioned to pipeline grade, the RNG will be supplied to
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) through a 20-year Gas Purchase
Agreement (GPA).
SaskPower Signs Contribution Agreement with DEEP to Participate in a $2 Million
Geothermal Power Front End Engineering and Design Study
DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. (DEEP) announced that the Contribution
Agreement with SaskPower to fund a $2 Million Front End Engineering Design
(FEED) Study on the economic and technical viability of geothermal as a
resource for clean electricity generation in southeastern Saskatchewan on a
50/50 basis with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) was signed on July 30, 2013.
This news follows a previous announcement made by DEEP on May 3, 2013, that
stated that SaskPower was considering this match funding opportunity.
The total budget for the FEED study is approximately $2 million and will include
well data analysis, reservoir analysis and modeling, preliminary subsurface and
surface design, energy yield analysis, environmental planning, land use planning
and an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) bid package. The expected
completion date is December 2013. GeothermEx, a Schlumberger Company, has been
contracted as geothermal project consultants. Schlumberger Carbon Services
provided the reservoir modeling and engineering for the Aquistore wells at the
Boundary Dam Power Plant for the Petroleum and Technology Research Council
(PTRC) and, in continuation of their work, have been engaged to perform
reservoir analysis.
With a positive outcome of the FEED study, it is DEEP’s intention to pursue a
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with SaskPower, specific to the geothermal
resources in Southeast Saskatchewan. It is DEEP’s hope that if the FEED study
proves successful, this would create the opportunity to develop multiple
geothermal plants over the next decade. DEEP has commenced with arranging the
required financing in addition to submitting a funding proposal to NRCan in
September for full project build-out.
New Energy Announces Commercial & Military Aircraft Applications for its
See-through Coatings Able to Generate Electricity
New Energy Technologies, Inc., developer of the world’s first-of-its-kind,
see-through technology capable of generating electricity on glass and flexible
plastics, announced that the company has expanded the use of its SolarWindow™
coatings to include two new product lines. These products are the result of
several new inventions — the subject of seven new patent filings — for
commercial and military aircraft, and the safety and security of military
pilots.
“These product developments allow us strategic entry into flight function and
safety, and aircraft power while maintaining focus on the ongoing development of
SolarWindow™,” stated Mr. John A. Conklin, President and CEO of New Energy
Technologies, Inc. “These are the kinds of products which position the company
as a world-class innovator, using our see-through electricity-generating
coatings in high-value applications.”
Aircraft windows and fuselage surfaces, and related components; and pilot flight
suits, helmets, and visors are among target surfaces included in New Energy’s
latest inventions to make use of the company’s electricity-generating
SolarWindow™ coatings. The production of electricity on such surfaces and
materials is possible when researchers lightly tint their surfaces with New
Energy’s flexible organic, electricity-generating coatings. The result is
aesthetically pleasing see-through surfaces, which can have uniquely tailored
properties, that generate electricity.
Researchers envision applying SolarWindow™ coatings to pilot safety equipment,
thus providing much-needed ultra-lightweight emergency power to downed pilots.
Researchers further anticipate that supplementary power production from
SolarWindow™ coatings could reduce the size and weight of ancillary power
systems aboard today’s aircraft, potentially improving fuel consumption while
increasing usable aircraft space.
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 September 6, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1141 – September 6, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
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NID System for Minnesota Power 585 MW Boswell 4
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Longview Power files for Bankruptcy
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2x1300 MW Rockport Permitted for DSI and ACI
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Sherburne County Unit 3 returning to Service Soon
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Sierra Club protesting Cost Overruns at Mississippi Power David M. Ratcliffe
(Liberty) IGCC Power Project
§
Iowa starting Development of SIP for Muscatine SO2 Non-attainment
Area
§
Hamon Research-Cottrell to proceed with ReACT™ Project
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Judge will Hear Trial over James De Young Power Plant
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New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board approves Revised Regional Haze Plan
for San Juan
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL – US
GAS/OIL – WORLD
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72.
“Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines” is
the “Hot Topic Hour” on September 19, 2013
With the “Franken MACT” bearing down on the electric power industry, many
utilities are looking to gas turbines to replace the power from older coal- or
oil-fired units they will shut down. The mandates for renewable energy are also
acting to encourage the construction of new gas turbine (GT) power units since
GTs are able to ramp up and down quickly to meet the highly variable power
output from the most common renewable sources, wind and solar.
Air pollution emissions from gas turbines are almost exclusively from combustion
with a small potential for emissions from the transportation and storage of the
fuel. Combustion emissions from a gas turbine include NOx, SOx,
carbon monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbons, and particulate matter. Generally,
NOx and CO are the most significant emissions along with VOCs in
ozone nonattainment areas. The coming GHG regulations may also have a
significant impact on the operation of gas turbines.
Although APC systems have been in operation on GTs for many years and are proven
to produce low emission rates (as low as 0.8 ppm NOx with
undetectable levels of CO), there are many problems and issues unique to control
of air pollution from GTs. These are far different than those faced by coal- or
oil-fueled steam plants. For example, GTs that are operated as peaking units
have rapid ramp rates that result in severe temperature and flow velocity
changes. The SCR catalyst must be carefully selected
based on the operating temperature, then the balance between the cost of
catalysts for different operating temperatures and the cost of cooling or
dilution systems must be evaluated. If a CO catalyst is included in the design,
it may have an influence on SCR catalyst performance. If the GT is also operated
on oil when gas prices are high then the sulfur content of the oil must
be considered (in regard to SO2 to SO3 conversion and the
resulting ammonium bisulfate after the SCR), as well as vanadium content. Gas
turbine exhaust is very turbulent and flow modification devices may be required
to insure good mixing of ammonia with the exhaust gas and uniform flow across
the catalyst. Backpressure, however, leads to a reduction in power and
temperature changes in the turbine.
The following speakers will address the current issues related to GT APC such as
current and coming air pollution regulations, impact of GHG regulations and the
tradeoff between efficiency and output. They will also provide details on
the latest technology being developed or tested, describe the performance of
systems that have been proven in the field and discuss the issues related to the
design, operation and maintenance of GT APC.
Bill Gretta,
VP for the Power Plant Solutions Division, Eneractive Solutions, Inc.
Bob McGinty,
Senior Manager Business Development, SCR NOx Control Systems at
Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc
Thomas "Nathan" White,
Director Business Development, SCR/DeNOx Catalyst & Technology,
Haldor Topsoe
To register for the September 19th “Hot Topic Hour” on “Air
Pollution Control for Gas Turbines” at 10:00 a.m. DST, 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 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 |
September 19, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Air Pollution Control for Gas
Turbines
|
Power |
September 26, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Multi-pollutant Control
Technology
|
Power |
October 3, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Update on Coal Ash and CCP
Issues and Standards
|
Power |
October 17, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Air Pollution Control in China
|
Power |
October 31, 2013 |
$125.00 |
Chinese FGD/SCR Program and
Impact on the World
|
Power |
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 |
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.
To register for the “Hot Topic Hour”, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
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Bob McIlvaine
President
847-784-0012 ext 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
www.mcilvainecompany.com
191 Waukegan Road Suite 208 | Northfield | IL 60093
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