Air Quality IX October 21-23 Will Aid In Your MATS Decisions
Air Quality IX will be very helpful to power plants grappling with the complex
decisions generated by MATS. Here is a road map to help utilities organize their
time at the conference. The MATS Global Decisions Positioning System (GDPS) can
be used to determine which stands and which papers will be of importance.
Decisions on removing HCl, mercury and other toxic metals impact many other
decisions relative to the power plant. Speeches, exhibits and posters to be
presented at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. have been listed in
such a way to conform to the new McIlvaine Global Decisions Positioning System™
(GDPS)
There is information arranged by each decision tree stop. Let’s skip to the 4th
decision tree stop relative to NOx control technology. NOx is not addressed in
MATS, but the choices for NOx control will affect air toxic removal. There are
exhibits, speeches on catalysts which oxidize mercury while reducing NOx.
Improving boiler efficiency not only reduces NOx but reduces mercury and HCl per
kWh.
4th Decision Tree Stop: NOx Control Technology
Exhibitors:
BASF - Catalyst
Breen - Efficiency Upgrades
FMC - NOx Capture with Hydrogen Peroxide
Fueltech - SNCR, SCR Systems
CEMS will be displayed by the following:
CAE (testing)
Mac (moisture analyzers)
M&C, (conditioning)
Midac
Ohio Lumex
Sick
Spectrum
Thermo
Speeches:
Tues. – 1:55 PM: NOx and SOx Removal, Yuval Davidor, Lextran
2:45PM: (A) Mercury Speciation, Scott Hinton, W.S. Hinton
2:45 PM: (B) PerNOxide, Robert Crynak, FMC
3:40 PM: Evolution of SCR, Nicholas Pollack, Coalogix
Wed. - 10:10 AM: Catalyst-Mercury Oxidation, Christopher Reeves, Cormetech
10:35 AM: Catalyst Co-benefits, Kyle Neidig, Hitachi
11:25 AM: HG Oxidation with New Catalyst, Tobias Schwaemmle, Univ. of Stuttgart
and A. Hartun, IBIDEN Porzellanfabrik
Posters:
Low Temperature SCR, Jinrui Fang, China Building Materials Academy
All the exhibitor displays, speeches and posters are displayed under the
relevant decision trees. This will not only aid the visitors in planning their
time but provides an organized approach of adding new material to the GDPS
system. Some of the topics such as the new catalyst have not been previously
incorporated into the decision system. Depending on what we learn during the
presentation we may want to include this as another alternative. A low
temperature SCR, if effective, could allow NOx capture after particulate removal
and would change the approach to mercury capture as well.
This GDPS classification of all the speeches, exhibits and posters at a
conference such as Air Quality not only aids the visitor but provides an
important evaluation step in upgrading the entire system.
A detailed GDPS analysis of the entire program is found at:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/Decision_Tree/airqualityIXOctober21-23.htm
More information on the conference can be found at:
http://www.undeerc.org/aq9/
Liquid and Air Filter
Element Sales Will Exceed $34 Billion This Year
Sales of filter element to separate particles from air, gases, water, oil and
other liquids will exceed $34 billion in 2013. This is the latest forecast in
the McIlvaine Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Filter Element Revenues $ Millions 2013
Application Liquid Air Total
Power Generation 100 1,500 1,600
Fluid Power 2,200 400 2,600
Mobile 5,000 3,000 8,000
Municipal 800 40 840
Residential/Commercial 7,000 5,000 12,000
Oil and Gas 300 400 700
Industrial, Other 5,000 4,000 9,000
Total 20,400 14,340 34,740
The largest single segment is the residential/commercial. This includes furnace,
refrigerator and other air and water filters used in residences, office
buildings and other governmental and commercial enterprises. Carbon block,
membranes and non-woven filter media are used.
The industrial sector is the next largest. Filter element used in stack gas
purification comprises the bulk of the air applications. Membrane and non-woven
filter element used in pharmaceutical applications account for nearly 40 percent
of the liquid portion of the industrial sector.
Mobile includes on-road as well as off-road vehicles, ships, rail locomotives
and airplanes. Applications include filtration of fuel, coolant and intake air.
Cabin air and components requiring lubrication. Fluid power includes both
pneumatic and hydraulic filters.
The oil and gas sector uses extensive numbers of coalescing filter element to
remove entrained droplets from gases. Liquid filter elements are used on a
variety of applications.
Clarcor and Donaldson are two companies whose products are available in most of
the sectors. Affinia concentrates just on the fluid power and mobile
aftermarket. Cummins is primarily in the mobile sector. Parker Hannifin offers
products for many sectors. However, unlike Donaldson and Clarcor, it does not
offer the stack gas cartridges.
A number of media companies such as Ahlstrom, Lydall and Hollingsworth & Vose
have products in all the sectors.
For more information on Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World
Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71.
The World Market for Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Systems, Repair Parts and
Service
Will Exceed $16 Billion in 2014
The market for ESP repair and service will be $8.4 billion in 2014, whereas, the
new systems market will exceed $7.6 billion. This is the conclusion in the
latest update of Electrostatic Precipitators: World Markets published by the
McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
2014 Electrostatic Precipitator Sales Revenues ($ Millions)
Segment New Systems Repair and Upgrade Total
World 7,600 8,400 16,000
Africa 200 130 330
America 800 1,200 2,000
Asia 5,700 5,770 11,470
Europe 900 1,300 2,200
East Asia will be the largest market for new systems as well as for repair parts
and service. China will install nearly 50,000 MW of new precipitators for
utility power plants in 2014. With an installed price of $50/kW, this will
result in an investment over $2.5 billion. China will also be installing
precipitators on industrial boilers and other sources.
In NAFTA and Western Europe, the new system market will be small compared to
repair and service. The reason is that both regions have very large installed
bases of precipitators but small markets for new coal-fired generators, steel
mills and pulp/paper plants. Furthermore, new power plants in both these regions
are more likely to be equipped with fabric filters than electrostatic
precipitators.
India is buying large numbers of precipitators for coal-fired power plants. This
is creating a much larger market for new systems than for repair and service.
However, the ash in Indian coals is abrasive and there is a high ratio of ash to
total coal burned. This creates special maintenance problems.
Chinese suppliers dominate the market for new precipitators in Asia. Alstom is
the market leader in Europe and North America. Major suppliers are also based in
Japan and Korea.
The biggest challenge for precipitator suppliers is the more stringent
regulatory environment. Precipitators are sensitive to the type of particulate
being captured. So, when fuels change, the precipitator performance changes.
Fabric filters are not sensitive to the dust characteristics and are, therefore,
more likely to be selected when the mandated emission limits are low.
The competition between precipitators and fabric filters injects a variable
factor relative to forecasting. Precipitator suppliers are making improvements
to achieve higher efficiency. On the other hand, new regulations in China
limiting emissions to 20 MG/NM3 raise doubts about the ability of precipitators
to meet the requirements. The new air toxic regulations in the U.S. use
particulate as a surrogate for heavy metals and, therefore, require very low
emissions.
For more information on Electrostatic Precipitators: World Market, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=48#no18.
Renewable Energy Briefs
EDF EN Canada Commissions 150 MW Lac-Alfred Phase 2 in Quebec
EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, announced that the
second phase of the Lac-Alfred Wind Project (150 MW) in Quebec was declared for
commercial operation on August 31, 2013.
Lac-Alfred represents one of the seven wind energy projects in total awarded to
the company in 2008 and 2010 through Hydro-Quebec Distribution calls for
tenders. By the end of 2015, EDF EN Canada will have developed and built a total
of 1,003.2 MW in the province.
The Lac-Alfred Wind Project is located in the municipalities of Saint-Cléophas,
Sainte-Irène, Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui and the unorganized territory (UT) of
Lac Alfred in the MRC de La Matapédia and in the municipality of La Rédemption
and UT Lac-à-la-Croix in the MRC de La Mitis. The 300 MW project was constructed
in two phases, 150 MW each, comprising of a total of 150 wind turbines supplied
by REpower and made with regionally-manufactured blades, towers and converters.
Lac-Alfred Phase 1 was commissioned in January 2013.
FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Launch Request for Proposal for 2013 Solar and
Renewable Energy Credits
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued to
purchase both In-State and All-State Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) and
both In-State and All-State Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for its Ohio
utilities — Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison — to
help meet the 2013 renewable energy targets established under Ohio's alternative
energy law.
SRECs and RECs sought in this RFP must be produced by renewable generating
facilities that are either certified by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
(PUCO) or are in the process of being certified by the PUCO. The SRECs and RECs
must be generated between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2013. The following
amounts and locations are being sought:
100 SRECs generated in Ohio;
6,500 SRECs generated in Ohio or states contiguous to Ohio;
120,000 RECs generated in Ohio; and
145,000 RECs generated in Ohio or states contiguous to Ohio.
The RFP is a competitive process conducted by Navigant Consulting, Inc., an
independent evaluator and a global consulting firm with expertise in energy
markets, renewables and competitive procurements. Based on the RFP results, the
Ohio utilities will enter into agreement(s) with winning suppliers to purchase
the necessary quantities of RECs and SRECs.
One SREC represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour of
generation from a solar renewable generating facility qualified by the PUCO. One
REC represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour of generation
from a PUCO-qualified renewable generating facility. The cost of the RECs is
recovered from utility customers through a monthly charge filed quarterly with
the PUCO.
No energy or capacity will be purchased under the RFP.
Scatec Solar Grid-Connects South Africa’s First Renewable IPP Project
Scatec Solar, the global solar energy provider, had its 75 MW solar PV plant,
Kalkbult, in the Northern Cape region connected to the regional grid September
13, three months ahead of schedule, making the power plant the first REIPPPP
project to be grid connected and operational in South Africa.
Scatec Solar was awarded the Kalkbult project under the first round of the South
African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program
(REIPPPP). The construction commenced immediately after the financial close in
November last year. The completed plant consists of more than 312 000 solar
panels mounted on 156 km of substructure, inverters, transformers and a HV
sub-station. The power from the grid-connected PV plant will be sold through a
20 year Power Purchase Agreement with Eskom, the national utility company.
Solar Thin Films, Inc. Announces Signing of Contract to Build Solar Fields
Solar Thin Films, Inc. announced that it has signed a contract, effective
September 13, 2013, for the design, supply and construction of three
photo-voltaic (PV) solar fields in West Virginia.
As previously announced, the agreement is with property owner Tri-State
Solar/Wind Energy LLC (Tri-State). There are a total of three properties to be
developed, as follows:
1) Sam Black Church Rd. Crawley, WV (Site # 1)
2) Wolf Creek Rd. Fayetteville. WV (Site # 2)
3) Muddy Creek Rd. Alderson. WV (Site # 3)
Sites #1 and #2 are to have 8-10 MW in solar electrical production capacity,
while site #3 is to have capacity for 15-20 MW. The anticipated value of the
contract is $124-$160 million.
Tri-State will be responsible for, and is in the process of obtaining financing
to complete the three projects, and clearing and preparing each property in
preparation for the installation of the solar panels. The company has agreed to
use its expertise to assist Tri-State in the negotiation and execution of Power
Purchase Agreements with the local power utility company.
Ocean Power Technologies Awarded $1.0 Million by U.S. Department of Energy
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced that it has won a $1.0 million funding
award from the U.S. Department of Energy to enhance the commercial viability of
its PowerBuoyR wave-energy systems through mechanical component design changes
to maximize power-to-weight output ratios and reduce overall installed capital
costs.
Under the award the company will evaluate alternative designs for the
PowerBuoy's float and spar, which account for about half of the system's mass,
to optimize their geometry, materials used, power output, manufacturability,
durability and handling. The process will include structural analysis, power
output and load evaluations, and cost modeling using simulations as well as wave
tank tests. The optimal designs will then be incorporated into the PowerBuoy
product line.
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 13, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1142 – September 13, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
DOJ wants to add Belle River 1, 2, Monroe 1, 3 and Trenton Channel 9 to NSR
Lawsuit
Cabot Norit to provide Two ACI Systems
Cayuga conversion to Natural Gas is up to $924.3 less Costly than Power Line
Upgrades
OG&E asks Court to dismiss EPA’s NSR Lawsuit against Muskogee and Sooner
Virginia Electric and Power Bremo Power Plant to convert to Natural Gas-firing
COAL – WORLD
JSPL to set up 175 MW Power Plant in Liberia
Calgon Carbon to supply Second Generation Advanced FLUEPAC® Carbon for Mercury
Removal in Canadian Power Plant
GDF Suez, Mitsui to operate 1,386 MW Safi Power Plant in Morocco
Amata B. Grimm Power considers Malaysia Power Plant to export Power to
Thailand
3,690 MW Barethi and 1,600 MW Gadarwara Power Projects in India to get Coal
Linkage
Units 3 and 4 at Bin Qasim (Pakistan) to be converted to Coal-firing
GAS/OIL – US
Emerson replaces Turbine Controls in Westport 5 Peaking Plant
GAS/OIL – WORLD
GE Gas Turbines to provide 360 MW of Fast Track Power to Turkmenistan
NUCLEAR
Taiwan May Face Further Delay in Completion of New Nuclear Power Plant
Westinghouse, Toshiba and Exelon Nuclear Partners to Collaborate on Nuclear
Power Proposal in Saudi Arabia
Rosatom, Rolls-Royce, Fortum team up to build UK Nuclear Reactors
Pakistan planning another 1,100 MW of Nuclear Power
BUSINESS
U. S. Air Pollution Control Sales will Grow Seven Percent to $8.9 Billion In
2017
Major Variables Make Precise Forecasting of Future Energy Supply Mix
Impossible
Chinese Regulations are Getting Tougher
You Can Now Search by Reagent and Process in Utility Tracking
HOT TOPIC HOUR
“Solar & Wind Strategies, Projects and Technology Developments was the Hot
Topic Hour September 12, 2013
Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines will be the Subject of the Hot Topic
Hour September 19, 2013 at 10:00 am CDT
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72.
“Multi-pollutant Control Technology” will be the Hot Topic on Thursday September
26, 2013 and again on Friday September 27, 2013 both starting at 10:00 a.m. CDT
NOTE: Because of the strong interest in Multi-pollutant Control Technology and
the number of persons that desired to make presentations, this webinar has been
divided into two sessions – one on Thursday, September 26th and the second on
the following day Friday, September 27th, both starting at 10a.m. CST. Persons
that register for the first session will automatically be registered for the
second session on Friday.
With the Utility MATS, Boiler MACT, Cement MACT, pending CSAPR and proposed GHG
rules along with the various Federal and State rules in force and pending
regarding water use and wastewater discharge, operators of coal- and oil-fueled
boilers are faced with real economic challenges if they need or want to keep
their boilers operating. In many cases, boilers currently operating with no or
minimum air pollution controls may not be economically viable. But those with
some controls could meet the new pollution limits with minimal capital cost.
Fortunately, in anticipation of the flood of new air and water pollution
regulations affecting fossil-fueled power and industrial boilers as well as
cement plants, the manufacturers of air pollution control (APC) systems and
equipment have invested to improve the performance of existing systems and
develop new technology to address multi-pollutants. Existing APC systems that
were originally designed to control a single pollutant, such as SCRs originally
focused on NOx and ESPs originally focused on particulates, are now capable of
reducing or enhancing the removal of other pollutants such as mercury or HCl.
This means that a boiler operator could potentially simply modify an existing
APC device and perhaps add a sorbent injection at minimal cost and meet the new
emission limits.
The following speakers will discuss the multi-emission control technologies
available and under development for use with SCRs, ESPs, FGDs and other existing
APC systems with their applicability, capabilities, limitations, capital cost
and affect on power or steam generation.
Presenters for Multi-pollutant Control Technology on Thursday, September 26,
2013
Suzette Puski, Technical Product Manager at Babcock Power Environmental
John Pavlish, CATM Director at EERC-CATM (Center for Air Toxic Metals), will
present “Cost Effective Measurement of Halogens and Metals Emissions Using a
Sorbent Trap Approach.” More frequent measurement of halogens and metals is now
required by the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS). The EPA reference
methods that are available involve a series of wet impingers containing
hazardous chemicals. The Energy & Environmental Research Center’s (EERC) Center
for Air Toxic Metals® (CATM®) has developed and is in the process of field
testing a new multi-element sorbent trap (ME-ST)-based method that shows promise
to serve as an alternative to EPA Methods 29 (metals) and 26A (HCl).
Andy Carstens, manager in Sargent & Lundy's Environmental Services Group, will
present “Industry Status of “Novel” Multi-Pollutant Technologies.”
To maintain competitiveness in today’s challenging market, utilities have been
trying to squeeze every last drop of pollution control from existing air
pollution control equipment. So what is happening with “novel” multi-pollutant
control technologies that have been under development, in some cases for years?
This presentation will provide a high-level review of “novel” multi-pollutant
technologies and their current status in the industry.
Presenters for Multi-pollutant Control Technology on Friday, September 27, 2013
Peter Spinney, Director, Marketing & Technology Assessment at NeuCo, Inc.
Rod Gravley, Technology Director at Tri-Mer, Corp., will discuss the UltraCat
ceramic filter system. The Tri-Mer UltraCat ceramic filter system has
multi-pollutant removal capability. The filters remove PM at state-of-the art
levels. The catalyst embedded in the filter walls is capable of destroying NOx
with very high efficiency. The catalyst also destroys the Organic HAPS targeted
in the Cement NESHAP and the dioxins targeted by the incinerator CISWI MACT. The
filter system can be configured with integrated dry sorbent injection for the
removal of SOx and HCl. For mercury removal powdered activated carbon (PAC) is
injected. For the Boiler MACT, EPA glass regulations and many other state and
federal rules, the Tri-Mer UltraCat system is an all-in-one solution.
Jon Norman, Manager, Sales & Technology at United Conveyor Corporation, will
discuss using dry sorbent injection (DSI) for multi-pollutant removal.
Specifically, he will share how sodium sorbents or hydrated lime can be used for
simultaneous removal of SO2, SO3, and HCl, while mercury is removed with various
activated carbon or non-carbon products. The presentation will emphasize how to
avoid interactions between the sorbents and choose the best injection locations
for optimum removal of each pollutant. Actual test data will be used to
illustrate each of the major points.
Sterling Gray, Business Development and Technology Manager, URS Corporation,
will present “Combined Hg and SO3 Removal Using a Single Sorbent.” The MATS
regulation requires that mercury emissions be reduced from all coal-fired power
plants in the U.S. However, the presence of SO3 in the flue gas can interfere
with mercury capture on native unburned carbon or injected activated carbon. The
SBS Injection process can effectively remove both SO3 and mercury using just the
native unburned carbon normally found in flyash. The process can also permit
operation of the APH at lower exit gas temperatures, further promoting the
efficient capture of mercury. Results from recent full-scale testing will be
presented.
To register for the September 26th and 27th “Hot Topic Hour” on “Multi-pollutant
Control Technology” at 10:00 a.m. CDT, 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 26 and 27th, 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
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