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Here are the Headlines for the December 14, 2012 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1104– December 14, 2012
Table of Contents
POWER-GEN
 Power-Gen Action was on Gas Turbines and Water
 China is issuing and enforcing Tough Standards
 Air Filters and NH3 Slip are Variables affecting Gas Turbine Emissions
COAL – US
 APS wants Coal Contract in Place before Retofits and Closures at Four Corners
COAL – WORLD
 NTPC working on Land and Coal Linkage for 1600 MW Katwa, West Bengal, India
 Czechs plan 400 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in Badin, Pakistan
 Three Units at Varna to Retrofit NOx and SO2 Removal Equipment

GAS/OIL – WORLD

 Power Plant to be built in Primorsk Region of Russia
 STX wins $150 Million Order for 4x125 MW Amara Power Plant in Iraq
 GE Gas Turbines for Yangon City Power Project in Myanmar
 Forge Group to develop 190 MW Yarima Power Plant in Western Australia
 Alstom to build Cogeneration Plant for RheinEnergie in Germany
CO2
 Annual Climate Talks Extend Kyoto Protocol until 2020
 California Oil & Gas Producer to Pay Fine for Failure to Obtain Greenhouse Gas Permit
NUCLEAR
 Delivery of floating Nuclear Power Plant to Rosenergoatom (Russia)
BUSINESS
 MET expands Portfolio with Addition of TKC’s SCR Technology
 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries purchases Pratt & Whitney Power Systems
 ATCO adds HRSGs to Product Line
 Nigeria and Chinese firm (Sinohydro) to build 700 MW Power Plant in Niger State
 $61 Billion Flow Control and Treatment Market in 2016 in the Energy Sector
 Chinese Air Pollution Control Market to Approach $19 Billion in 2013
 $1.5 Billion Market for Roll Goods for Fabric Filter Dust Collectors
 Co-Firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass and Municipal Waste in Coal-fired Boilers was the subject of the Hot Topic Hour on Thursday
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Power-Gen Action was on Gas Turbines and Water
Suppliers of catalyst for gas turbines such as Haldor Topsoe, Cormetech and BASF were very busy at Power-Gen this week. Suppliers of FGD dampers had only modest traffic at their stands. Those companies involved with fabric filters and direct sorbent injection were also busy.
Alstom reports a number of orders for seawater scrubbers in China and India. Marsulex has entered into an alliance with Termokimik of Italy to offer SCR in North America. Termokimik has 23,000 MW of SCR systems installed worldwide.
China is issuing and enforcing Tough Standards
McIlvaine held a breakfast meeting Wednesday morning to discuss the potential for China to use certain international technologies. The participants were:
 John Schettler Global Sales Director Brominated Performance Products, Chemtura
 Go Iwata Sales Manager Power Systems, Yokogawa
 Ken Fairleigh, President, Paragon Air Heater
 Dale Betts, Central Regional Manager, Paragon Air Heater
 Bill Lowar, Vice President, Victaulic
 Scott Stirton, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Americas, Clear Edge
 Mark Daniel, CE Cerafil Sales Manager, Americas Clear Edge
 Dr. Jianchun (Joe) Wang, Longjing Environment Technology
 Jake Kershman, Neumann Systems
 Marilyn McIlvaine, Executive V.P., McIlvaine
 Bob McIlvaine, President, McIlvaine
Joe Wang gave a speech at the conference comparing U.S. and Chinese air pollution control activities and regulations. In the PRC, both existing and new plants have to meet particulate limits of 30 mg/Nm3. Both new and existing plants have to meet 100 mg/Nm3 for NOx. Older plants have an SO2 limit of 200 mg but new ones must meet the 100 mg limit. Mercury is
30 mg/Nm3.
Joe indicated that existing precipitators are having a tough time meeting the particulate limits. He predicts that a number of fabric filters will be installed. Longjing has a new design precipitator designated “BEH” that can meet the tougher standards. The company has also successfully installed hybrid fabric filter /precipitators by replacing the last field in the precipitator with a high flow fabric filter. Joe says the agglomeration effect of the precipitator assures that the baghouse can operate with low pressure drop even at the higher velocities. This combination is achieving emissions as low as 10 mg/Nm3.
Clear Edge has developed ceramic filter technology to remove both dust and NOx at 850°F. SO2 and SO3 are also removed to the extent the cake contains alkaline compounds. It was concluded that this technology could have many applications in China both for retrofits and new installations.
Neumann Systems has solved the sodium loss problem associated with dual alkali systems. The participants visualized a very high efficiency system with Chemtura bromine injection for mercury, the Clear Edge ceramic filter followed by the Neumann double alkali SO2 scrubber. Yokogawa controls, Victaulic couplings and Paragon tight air heater seals would contribute to the higher efficiency.
Shown below - Jake Kershman, Joe Wang, Bob McIlvaine



Air Filters and NH3 Slip are Variables affecting Gas Turbine Emissions
Glen England of Environ answered questions about gas turbine particulate (PM) emissions at an informal discussion held at the Pneumafil stand. Glen pointed out that emission limits are so tough in some areas that the particulate in the ambient air can become a factor in meeting the emission requirements. Pneumafil can offer filters with varying efficiencies. Normally the selection is dictated by maintenance concerns, but where the emission limits are very low the filter efficiency may have to be selected with the limits as the governing criterion.
Go Iwata of Yokogawa attended this session. Later McIlvaine visited the Yokogawa stand and learned about the tunable diode laser which can precisely measure NH3 slip. This precise measurement and control is important to minimize emissions and ammonia consumption.

Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Flow Control Revenues to Exceed $24 Billion in 2013
Municipalities around the world will spend $24.3 billion for wastewater flow control and treatment equipment in 2013. This is the latest forecast by the McIlvaine Company through aggregating data in a number of its market reports. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Municipal Wastewater Purchases in 2013 ($ Millions)

Cartridges 300
Liquid Macrofiltration 1,100
Pumps 8,200
Cross-flow Membranes 400
Sedimentation and Centrifugation 1,100
Treatment Chemicals 4,500
Valves 4,300
Water Monitoring 1,400
Total 24,300
Developing countries will be mostly purchasing equipment for new plants. Developed countries will be purchasing equipment for plant expansions and to meet new regulatory requirements.
There is a small market for cartridges because they are not cleanable. Much of the dewatering is accomplished with macrofiltration including belt filter presses, recessed chamber filter presses and drum filters.
The market for pumps is divided between transport and treatment. Pumps are required at lift stations to move the sewage to the treatment plants. Each treatment step requires pumps capable of handling solids from just a few percent up to 20 percent or more in the dewatered sludge.
Cross-flow membranes are used when tertiary treatment and reuse are accomplished. Centrifuges compete with belt filter presses for sludge dewatering. Clarifiers are used in both physical and biological treatment processes.
Chemicals are needed for flocculation, coagulation and disinfection. Valves are used throughout the treatment steps. Flow and other physical measurements require a number of monitors. Evaluation of water cleanliness has traditionally been achieved with samples taken manually and then tested in on-site laboratories. There is a trend to switch to on line measurement.
For more information on these services, click on:

Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp
Cartridge Filters: World Market http://www.mcilvainecompany.com//brochures/water.html#nO24
Liquid Filtration and Media World Market: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n006
Pumps World Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#N019
RO, UF, MF World Market http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#no20
Sedimentation/Centrifugation World Markets, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n005
North America Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities and People: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#62ei.
Industrial Valves: World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n028
Power Industry to Spend $4.8 Billion for Treatment Chemicals in 2013
Electric utility power generators will spend more than $4.8 billion for water and wastewater treatment chemicals in 2013. This is the latest forecast in Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
Subject 2013
Activated Carbon 36
Chelants 331
Corrosion Inhibitors 2,413
Defoamers 139
Inorganic Flocculants 45
Ion Exchange 230
Odor Control 9
Organic Flocculants 103
Other 3
Oxidizers & Biocides 174
pH Adjusters 36
Scale Inhibitors 1,356
Total 4,875
The largest expenditures will be for corrosion and scale inhibitors used in the boiler feedwater circuit. Flocclulants are used in cooling water treatment, boiler feedwater treatment and to treat wastewater. The limestone and lime used for SO2 capture in scrubbing systems are not included in this total. Also not included are ammonia and urea used for NOx removal.
The market is growing at double-digit rates in Asia due to the construction of many new coal-fired power plants. In the U.S. and Europe, the market growth will be low due to several factors. Some coal-fired capacity is being replaced with renewables such as wind and solar which do not require treatment chemicals. Combined cycle gas turbine plants require considerably less water and, therefore, treatment chemicals than do coal-fired power plants.
On the positive side, many plants are opting to use treated municipal wastewater as a source for cooling and boiler feedwater. Chemicals are required to remove biological and chemical contaminants. There is growth in the use of geothermal energy. Very large amounts of scale inhibitors are used in these plants.
For more information on Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#NO26.
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