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 Environmental
Upgrade 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
February 28, 2013 $125.00 Implementation of the Utility MACT Rule Power
March 7, 2013 $125.00 HRSG Design, Operation and Maintenance Considerations
Power
March 14, 2013 $125.00 Inlet Air Pretreatment for Gas Turbines Power
March 21, 2013 $125.00 Industrial Boiler MACT Impact and Control Options Power
March 28, 2013 $125.00 Mercury Measurement and Control Power
April 4, 2013 $125.00 Fabric Selection for Particulate Control Power
April 11, 2013 $125.00 Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines Power
April 18, 2013 $125.00 Multi-pollutant Control Technology Power
April 25, 2013 $125.00 Control Technologies for Fine Particulate Matter Power
May 2, 2013 $125.00 Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues Power
May 9, 2013 $125.00 Clean Coal Technologies Power
May 16, 2013 $125.00 Power Plant Automation and Control Power
May 23, 2013 $125.00 Cooling Towers Power
May 30, 2013 $400.00 Air Pollution Control Markets (geographic trends,
regulatory developments, competition, technology developments) Market
Intelligence
June 6, 2013 $125.00 Report from Power-Gen Europe (update on regulations,
speaker and exhibitor highlights) Power
June 13, 2013 $125.00 Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel Feed, Metering and
Combustion in Boilers Power
June 20, 2013 $125.00 Dry Sorbent Injection and Material Handling for APC Power
June 27, 2013 $400.00 Power Generation Forecast for Nuclear, Fossil and
Renewables Market Intelligence
July 11, 2013 $125.00 New Developments in Power Plant Air Pollution Control
Power
July 18, 2013 $125.00 Measurement and Control of HCl Power
July 25, 2013 $125.00 GHG Compliance Strategies, Reduction Technologies and
Measurement Power
August 1, 2013 $125.00 Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards Power
August 8, 2013 $125.00 Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation
Power
August 15, 2013 $125.00 Control and Treatment Technology for FGD Wastewater
Power
August 22, 2013 $125.00 Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and
Technology Power
August 29, 2013 $125.00 Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment
Applications Power
To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
Headlines for the February 15, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1112– February 15, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Hitachi to supply SCR for Xcel Hayden 1 and 2
Mississippi Power retires Eaton
Graycor chosen as Contractor for Big Stone Plant Emissions Control System
COAL – WORLD
Alsons Consolidated Resources to build 100 MW San Ramon Power Plant in the
Philippines
DMCI Holdings to expand 600 MW Calaca Power Plant in the Philippines
GN Power plans 600 MW Expansion of its Mariveles, Philippines Power Plant
CESC to build 600 MW Power Plant in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
600 MW Jamshoro Power Project in Pakistan has ADB Loan
GAS/OIL - US
NY Regulators approve 1,000 MW Cricket Valley Energy Power Plant
Wood Group completes Gas Turbine Control upgrade at Jonesboro City Water and
Light
NUCLEAR
MidAmerican considering Nuclear Power
Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant delayed
Construction delayed until 2014 for 4800 MW Akkuyu Power Plant in Turkey
BUSINESS
CB&I completes acquisition of The Shaw Group
The U.S. and Europe have embarked on Hundreds of Projects to Automate and
Control Coal-fired Power Plants
HOT TOPIC HOUR
“NOx Control for Gas Turbines” was Hot Topic Hour on Thursday, February 14,
2013
“Monitoring and Controlling Boiler Water/Steam Cycle Chemistry” is Hot Topic
Hour on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System, click
on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72
“Monitoring and Controlling Boiler Water/Steam Cycle Chemistry” Hot Topic Hour
Recording Available
An 80 minute recording of the “Hot Topic Hour” yesterday is available from
McIlvaine.
Safe, reliable and efficient operation of steam generating boilers and HRSGs
requires the maintenance of physical and chemical conditions throughout the
water/steam circuit that minimizes corrosion and deposit formation. This is
especially true in the older plants that are prevalent in our electricity
production network. Deposition of contaminants, scaling and corrosion are the
cause of many forced outages resulting in lost power generation or product
output costing billions of dollars per year. Frequent blow-downs required
because of excessive contaminants in the water/steam also contribute to lost
production. Inadequate cycle chemistry will cause boiler tube and turbine
blade/disc failures and Flow-Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) throughout the circuit.
Three presentations addressed the challenges and provide solutions.
Joe Zimmerman, Director of Marketing and Power Industry Sales Manager at
Chemtrac, Inc., explained that the adverse effects of particulate material in
steam cycle waters are frequently seen throughout the power generation process.
Steam cycle corrosion products (transient metal oxides) can lead to deposition
and equipment failure. This presentation introduced basic technologies used for
continuous detection of insoluble particles at very low concentrations. When
such monitoring methods are utilized, real-time corrosion product transport
measurement can be implemented as a potential parameter for controlling the
power plant cycle.
Online particle monitoring in contrast to turbidity measurement provides
continuous tracking of insoluble metal oxides. The clear advantage over grab or
compiste samplers was illustrated by using a movie as an example. Rather than
one frame or a synopsis you see the whole movie with the particle monitoring
system. This provides valuable information relative to system performance and
allows immediate action when an event occurs
Greg Thomas, Key Account Manager for Nuclear Power at Hach Ultra Analytics,
compared the long time standard amperometric technology to the new optical
technology for measurement of low level dissolved oxygen (dO2) in steam cycle
water.
Optical instruments only require maintenance once per year vs. every six months
for electrochemical. The optical instrument is not flow dependent. Both
instruments can measure accurately to 1 ppm. For certain nuclear applications
where measurements in ppb is desirable, the electrochemical method is more
accurate.
David M. Gray, Senior Product Manager at Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc.,
introduced us to Intelligent Sensor Management. Intelligent digital sensors
incorporate the measuring circuit and make the digital conversion computation
and even include the memory and basis for predictive maintenance. Online
analytical measurements of conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, sodium and
silica, incorporate digital sensors which provide improved performance and a
wider range and predictive diagnostics. The digital conductivity sensor provides
a 33 percent improvement in system accuracy.
This recording is available at no charge to subscribers to the McIlvaine Utility
Environmental Tracking System, Power Plant Air Quality Decisions and Air & Water
Monitoring World Markets.
For more information on Utility Environmental Tracking System
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http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#44i
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http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp
2014 Market for Liquid Cartridges Will Exceed $15 Billion
Non–woven, membrane, string wound and metal cartridges are used widely in
industry as well as in commercial buildings and residences. There has been
steady revenue growth worldwide. In 2014, cartridge revenues will exceed $15
billion. This is the latest forecast in the online continuously updated
McIlvaine report, Cartridge Filters: World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Liquid Cartridges Market ($ Millions)
Industry 2014
Chemical 688
Commercial – Point-of-Entry 880
Commercial – Point-of-Use 2,463
Electronics 485
Food 527
Healthcare 1,276
Metals 187
Oil & Gas 316
Other Industries 633
Pharmaceutical 2,119
Power 232
Residential – Point-of-Entry 797
Residential – Point-of-Use 3,984
Wastewater 267
Water 733
Total 15,587
Residential point-of-use will continue to be the leading segment. Carbon,
membrane and non-woven filters are used in portable water filters ice making
systems. Cartridges are also used under the sink where municipal water quality
is not acceptable. Not surprisingly there is a disproportionately high use in
countries where the quality of municipal water is below world norms.
Commercial point-of-use includes vending machines, restaurants as well as the
range of commercial buildings. The pharmaceutical industry is the biggest
purchaser of the high quality membrane filters. The cartridges are often the
heart of a product separation process. The chemical industry uses cartridges for
processing as well as water purification.
For more information on Cartridge Filters: World Market, click on:
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CARTRIDGE FILTER MARKET UPDATE
JANUARY 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMPANY NEWS
Parker Hannifin Opens Green Field Manufacturing Facility at Chennai India
Parker Hannifin Seals Velcon Filters Purchase
Siemens Puts Water Technologies Unit Up For Sale
Graver Receives NSF Certification on High Flow Series Filters
Culligan Invests in Belarus
Adhesives Earn NSF Certification
FINANCIALS
Pall Corporation Reports First Quarter Sales Down
CLARCOR Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results
NEW PRODUCTS
Sartorius Stedim Biotech Lauches Sartoguard NF Prefilter Series
Sartorius Extends arium® Lab Water Family by Three New Product Lines
Donaldson Pressure Filtration for Hydraulic Fluid
DelStar Launches New Delnet Apertured Film Product
Xanofi Launches First Commercial XanoShear Nanofiber Machine
DESALINATION NEWS
San Diego Approves Landmark Seawater Desalination Project
Sumitomo Consortium Wins IWP Contract in Oman
Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in this
Report’s Chapters.
CHEMICAL OIL & GAS
FOOD PHARMACEUTICAL
LNG SEMICONDUCTOR
METALWORKING TRANSPORTATION
GDP ANALYSIS
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