Gas Turbine Owners Will Spend $300 Million for Pumps at New Gas Turbine Combined
Cycle Power Plants
Pumps are critical to the steam cycle in gas turbine combined cycle
(GTCC) plants. In 2017 more than $300 million will be spent on pumps for new
GTCC generators. NAFTA will lead the way with 35 percent of the purchases. These
forecasts were reached through McIlvaine research for
N019
Pumps World Market and
59EI Gas
Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program.
Boiler feedwater pumps for GTCC plants are challenged by the rapid cycling which
is required. Wind and solar are playing an increasing role in power generation
but their operations are not constant. As a result, the GTCC plants are operated
to balance the fluctuating contribution from other sources. Flow accelerated
corrosion and other problems are being addressed. Operators are being
assisted in dealing with these problems in another McIlvaine service 59D
Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Decisions.
Market for Water used in Power Plants is Large and Fast Growing
Power plants extract and discharge more water than municipalities and industry
combined. Water shortages and environmental regulations are opening a large
market for many different technologies. The opportunities can be divided into
three segments:
·
Water delivery
·
Water discharge
·
Water avoidance
Water Delivery: The need to utilize
alternative water sources presents a several billion dollar per year opportunity
for:
·
Desalination: A number of Chinese and Indian power plants have already
incorporated desalinated water for cooling and boiler feedwater. Combined power
and desalination plants already provide both municipal drinking water and power
for many areas in the Middle East.
·
Use of treated municipal wastewater: Most power plants are within 100 miles of
municipal wastewater plants. With additional treatment this source is
ideal for power plant needs.
Water discharge: Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) is mandated for new power
plants in China and is being evaluated for all new plants in water stressed
regions. In some areas, with plentiful water supply, ZLD has been chosen
as a way to avoid delays in obtaining water discharge permits.
Regulations are tightening for plants which are discharging wastewater. U.S.
power plants have to meet new Emission Limit Guidelines (ELG). The
retrofit of scrubbers in the U.S., China and elsewhere has created new
wastewater treatment challenges.
Water avoidance: The steam plumes emanating from the stacks and cooling towers
of plants are not only testimony to water loss but to inefficiency.
District heating is an alternative which can nearly double power plant
efficiency. More modest efforts such as placement of the Blue Flint ethanol
plant at one of the Great Rivers Energy power plants need to be explored.
Recirculated water for cooling towers results in a big reduction in water
consumption versus once- through water. The problem is the net water loss
through evaporation. Dry cooling eliminates the water loss but requires
considerable energy. It is not practical in warm climates.
Initiatives to improve power plant efficiency have a direct effect on water
consumption per unit of energy produced. McIlvaine is conducting webinars
on greater heat recovery from flue gas with more efficient air preheaters and
the use of high temperature particulate removal to allow for the use of more
efficient heat exchangers.
These opportunities need to be addressed on a plant by plant basis. A
number of Indian power plants have immediate needs. Adani Power has shut down
five units of 660 MW capacity at the Tiroda plant in Maharashtra due to an acute
water shortage. The 2100 MW coal-fired Farakka power station in West Bengal shut
down its six turbines due to lack of water. The 1720 MW Raichur Thermal Power
Station in Karnataka state has been hit by lack of water also. Since March 15,
it has had to shut down several of its units indefinitely. The 1130 MW Parli
power station in Maharashtra state has been shut down since July 2015 due to
lack of water. NTPC's Solapur power plant is facing commissioning delays due in
part to uncertainty over water supplies. In Karnataka's Krishna Basin, NTPC's
Kudgi power plant and KPCL's Raichur power plant were affected by lack of water
this summer.
Individual coal-fired power plant opportunities are tracked in two services:
42EI Utility Tracking System tracks
all projects worldwide except China where projects are tracked in
42EIC Chinese
Utility Plans.
Gas turbine projects are tracked in 59EI
Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program.
Biomass, hydro and geothermal projects are tracked in
N042 Renewable Energy World Markets.
The market opportunity is also addressed in a number of multi client market
research reports Markets.
End users are aided by the following services
44I Power Plant Air Quality Decisions, Gas
Turbine and Combined Cycle Decisions,
Decision Guides.
Utility E-Alert Tracks Billions of Dollars of New Coal-fired Power Plants on a
Weekly Basis
Here are some headlines from the Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1285 – August 12, 2016
Table of Contents
COAL – US
·
EPA is disapproving Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP)
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EPA proposes More Time to comply with CCR
·
Coal-to-Gas Power Plant Proposal for B. L. England in New Jersey
COAL – WORLD
·
Sahiwal, Pakistan Coal-fired Power Project Sixty Percent complete
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Lamu County, Kenya puts Coal-fired Power Plant on Hold
·
MHPS receives Order for Steam Turbine and Generator Set for Cogeneration
Facility expansion at Miaoli Plant in Taiwan
The
41F
Utility E-Alert
is issued weekly and covers the coal-fired projects, regulations and other
information important to the suppliers. It is $950/yr. but is included in the
$3020
42EI
Utility Tracking System
which has data on every plant and project plus networking directories and
many other features.
Coal-Fired Power Plants Must Make Many Tough Decisions
Old coal-fired power plants in Europe and the U.S. must invest in technology to
meet new emission standards, but must do so with a modest investment. New
coal-fired power plants being built in Asia and certain other countries are
tasked with obtaining high conversion efficiencies which are achieved with
operation at high temperatures and pressures. The result is that coal-fired
power plants, whether they are new or old, have difficult decisions to make. 44I
Power Plant Air Quality Decisions (PPAQD) which includes information on all
coal-fired power plant products and services provides power plants and their
suppliers with Decision Guides to include the latest developments presented in a
format so that the benefits of each option are compared.
PPAQD provides a powerful new tool both for the plant operators and suppliers.
For example, in the last three weeks there has been a specific analysis of NOx
control options for a utility which is facing a $700 million investment to
comply with regional haze rules. The major options are to install SCR or to
initiate a series of projects which in combination will achieve the needed NOx
reduction. The combination options include:
A.
In Furnace
B. Back End
These options have been reviewed in webinars with a large number of utility
people in attendance to hear presentations by GE, Siemens, Emerson, Fuel Tech,
FLS, AECOM and others.
For more information on 44I Power Plant
Air Quality Decisions (Power Plant Decisions Orchard), click on:http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/other/2-uncategorised/86-44i
7,000 Utility Coal-fired Power Plants are Continuing to Upgrade and Replace
Controls and Equipment
The market to upgrade and replace components in the existing 7,000 coal-fired
power plants is larger than the new equipment market for wind, solar, or gas
turbines. The upgrades and replacements are tracked in the
Utility Tracking System published by
the McIlvaine Company.
Many of the power plants in the U.S. are more than 40 years old but are expected
to operate another 20 years. Optimization systems can improve efficiency, reduce
greenhouse gases and save fuel. The payback is often measured in months and not
years or decades. So, even if the expected remaining life is 10 years or less,
investment is warranted.
In many instances, the remaining life is determined by the upgrade investment
costs. McIlvaine has been conducting three webinars for a large utility to
determine whether optimization systems can reduce NOx sufficiently to
meet new regional haze requirements. The alternative is expensive selective
catalytic reduction (SCR) systems. Siemens, GE and Emerson have made
presentations showing how substantial NOx reductions can be
maintained by combining predictive models, advanced instrumentation and results
based tuning.
The Utility Tracking System also tracks upgrades of utility water systems. Power
plants in the U.S. must make adjustments to limit harm to aquatic life at water
intakes. These same power plants must also now meet new wastewater emission
standards. Many power plants around the world are opting for zero liquid
discharge (ZLD) systems. This requires major investments in evaporators,
crystallizers, membrane separators and mechanical vapor recompression.
The drought in India and water shortages in many countries are resulting in the
use of treated municipal wastewater. Most power plants are within 70 miles of a
municipal wastewater plant. The treatment costs to make this water usable by the
utility are modest. So, if water is valued, the investment can be justified.
The average power plant is only 40 percent efficient. The steam plume visible
from the stack and cooling tower are testimony to the large quantity of wasted
heat. Sorbent injection and air preheater extension investment can be justified
with payback within a year or two.
Air pollution regulations are not static. There is a new round of regulations at
least once a decade. New pollutants such as mercury now have to be reduced as
well as the traditional acid gases and particulate. The Utility Tracking System
tracks all the upgrades in a database with details on each plant. A weekly 10 to
20-page alert covers new developments. For more information, click on
42EI Utility
Tracking System.
Improving the Right-to-Win Ability for High Performance Flow Control and
Treatment Products
The right-to-win for high performance flow control and treatment products can be
enhanced by leveling the playing field and changing the scoring method.
Right-to-win is the ability to engage in any competitive market with a
better-than-even chance of success.
Four strategies have been used to improve the right-to-win ability. They are
position, execution, adaptation and concentration.
In flow control and treatment there are two types of products and services: high
performance and general performance. The right-to-win strategies for them differ
significantly.
The challenge of large U.S. and European based suppliers of high performance
flow control and treatment products is to not only improve the right-to-win
ability in the existing market, but to be pro-active in changing the rules of
the game to level the playing field and even the scoring method in developing
countries. Most of these large companies have not achieved the sales and profits
in the fast growing developing market. McIlvaine, therefore, proposes that
“creation” be considered a fifth right-to-win strategy. The importance of each
strategy has been ranked from very important to irrelevant.
Right-to-Win Strategies for High
Performance
and General Performance Products
(5 is very important and 1 is
irrelevant) |
||
Right-to-Win Strategy |
High Performance |
General Performance |
Position |
3 |
5 |
Execution |
3 |
5 |
Adaptation |
5 |
3 |
Concentration |
3 |
4 |
Creation
|
5 |
2 |
The creation strategy changes the playing field by making it easier for
purchasers to buy the best rather than the lowest cost product. This entails
finding an easier way to determine the lowest total cost of ownership (LTCO).
Arcelor Mittal is doing this by global sourcing and then providing LTCO analyses
for its 200 plants around the world. McIlvaine is accomplishing this in certain
industries with free Decision Guides for end users.
Changing the scoring method is another game changer. Most flow control and
treatment products contribute to increased life quality today at some penalty to
future generations (e.g. greenhouse gases or resource depletion). The
perspective is quite different for a wealthy individual who wants to set up
annuities for his grandchildren and the starving parent who cannot even ensure
the survival of his children. McIlvaine has created a metric to help developing
countries make the best choice for their citizens.
For more information on right-to-win strategies in flow control and treatment
contact Bob McIlvaine 847-784-0012 ext. 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com.
For more information on the markets see N064
Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market.
For more information on the reports and databases contact Bob McIlvaine at
847-784-0012 ext. 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
Bob McIlvaine
President
847-784-0012 ext. 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
www.mcilvainecompany.com