Continuous Analyses of Energy and Environmental Subjects Now Available
McIlvaine is launching a series of websites covering Industry Options.
Each contains one or more continuing analyses of the decisions which the
designer and operator have to make.
The websites already launched are:
·
Gas Turbine Air
Filtration – Continuous Analyses
·
Gas Turbine
Emission Control - Continuous Analyses
·
Dry Scrubbing -
Continuous Analyses
·
Mercury
Removal - Continuous Analyses
Websites under construction are:
·
Drinking Water Filtration - Continuous Analyses
·
Secondary Wastewater Treatment - Continuous Analyses
·
Steam Valves - Continuous Analyses
Access to each website is free to anyone. The intelligence system
with all the background information is also free with no password required.
Additional papers, presentations, etc. are invited. This includes text in other
languages as long as an English summary is included. A special emphasis
will be given to capturing the intelligence being generated in China.
The background information will be evaluated and Continuous Analyses prepared.
These Continuous Analyses will provide independent evaluation of the life-cycle
costs and performance of all the various system and component options.
Access to these analyses will be free to owner/operators, but will require a
subscription for others.
Suppliers can choose to have McIlvaine conduct an Application Audit. This
audit is a white paper with third party experts making independent evaluations.
The niche experts making these evaluations will be encouraged to focus on a very
narrow area to ensure that they have unsurpassed knowledge of the subject.
The Application Audits will be posted and free to anyone.
There will be periodic webinars on each subject. For example, there will be
several continuing analyses under Gas Turbine Emission Control. One will
deal with CEMS. A webinar will be held on April 17 to debate six different
approaches to measuring NH3. This follows previous webinars on
the subject and a feature article in Air Pollution Control magazine.
Two webinars relative to Continuing Analyses on Mercury Reduction are also
scheduled.
Webinars are free to plant owner/operators, but there is a charge for others.
Here is the near-term schedule:
DATE |
SUBJECT |
March 27, 2014 |
Analysis Of Dry Scrubber Options |
April 10, 2014 |
Mercury Treatment Chemicals In
Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing
Liquor |
April 17, 2014 |
Measurement Of Gas
Turbine Emissions Including NH3 |
May 8, 2014 |
Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS |
May 15, 2014 |
Gas Intake Filters: HEPA
or Medium Efficiency |
May 29, 2014 |
Stellite Delamination in
Power Plant Steam Valves |
For more information on this program, contact Bob McIlvaine at:
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
Liquid Macrofiltration Market to Exceed $6.6 Billion In 2015
The market for equipment and media to separate larger particles from liquids
will exceed $6.6 billion next year. This is the latest forecast in Liquid
Filtration and Media: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
|
|
World Region |
2015 |
Total |
6,612 |
Africa |
225 |
CIS |
189 |
East Asia |
2,699 |
Eastern Europe |
161 |
Middle East |
222 |
NAFTA |
1,171 |
South & Central America |
499 |
West Asia |
578 |
Western Europe |
868 |
The equipment included in this forecast are gravity belt filters, belt filter
presses, drum filters, leaf filters, granular media filters and bag filters.
These devices are separating particles between 1-100 microns in various liquids
from water to wine. Dewatering of sewage sludge and other slurries is a major
use.
East Asia will dominate the market next year for several reasons. The first is
the large investment in belt filter presses to dewater sewage sludge, mining
ores and coal slurries. The large investment in flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
will be accompanied by significant investment in belt filters to dewater gypsum.
Granular media filters will purify much of the water needed for cooling in
coal-fired power plants.
NAFTA will benefit from a substantial expansion of oil and gas processing
plants. Hydraulic fracturing is creating the need for treatment of the flow-back
liquid which contains sand, shale particles and high levels of dissolved solids.
Treatment of produced water is another expanding application. The use of
automatic backwash filters in treatment of ballast water is another growth
segment.
For more information on Liquid Filtration and Media: World Market: click
on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/118-n006
Top Ten Air and Water Monitoring Companies Had A 20 Percent Market Share Last
Year
The top ten companies in the air and water monitoring market had 2013 revenues
of $4.7 billion representing 20 percent of the $23 billion market. This ranking
analysis has just been posted to the McIlvaine report, Air & Water Pollution
Monitoring World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
The market share is down slightly from a similar analysis last year. This is in
part due to the growth of Asian suppliers.
Top Ten Air and Water Monitoring
Companies |
|
Company |
Ranking |
Emerson |
1 |
Endress + Hauser |
2 |
Thermo Fisher |
3 |
Horiba |
4 |
Yokogawa |
5 |
Xylem |
6 |
Siemens |
7 |
Mettler Toledo |
8 |
Invensys |
9 |
ABB |
10 |
There are many thousands of companies participating in this market with sales of
less than $100 million. The total market includes those companies providing
periodic sampling. They often consist of a handful of people with a modest
investment in portable test equipment.
At the other end of the spectrum is Emerson which has complete automation
systems for air and water monitoring and control. It is also a major
supplier of combustion analyzers including oxygen and carbon monoxide. The
forecasts include distributed control systems and PLCs used in the monitoring
process. For this reason the top ten list includes not only Emerson but
Yokogawa, Siemens, Invensys and ABB.
Endress + Hauser and Thermo Fisher have the widest assortment of instruments,
but they are not at the top of the rankings because they do not supply extensive
software.
The automotive test system portion for Horiba is included because it is centered
on measuring the impurities in the gas discharged from engines. This is a
substantial portion of Horiba sales and, thus, elevates the company to the top
ten rankings.
There are several segments of the market growing at double-digit rates.
One is the market for continuous emission monitoring systems for gas turbines.
Another is the monitoring of shale gas and oil extraction and processing. The
highest rate of growth is for continuous emissions monitoring systems for
coal-fired boilers in China. Much of these revenues are captured by Chinese
companies even though the instruments are purchased internationally. This growth
has been another factor in the slight market share decline by the largest
companies.
For more information on Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/106-n031
Headlines for the March 14, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1166 – March 14, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL – US
§
Calpine Corporation acquires 1,050 Combined Cycle Power Plant in Texas
§
Contract Negotiations approved for New, Natural Gas Power Plant at Carlsbad, CA
GAS/OIL – WORLD
CO2
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42ei
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 $300.00
for non-subscribers.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
DATE |
SUBJECT |
|
March 27, 2014 |
Analysis Of Dry Scrubber Options |
Top notch third party expert
panelists and lots of background
info |
April 10, 2014 |
Mercury Chemicals In Fuel, Flue
Gas and Scrubbing Liquor |
Important alternative to
sorbents |
April 17, 2014 |
Measurement Of Gas Turbine
Emissions Including NH3 |
Six different options |
May 1, 2014 |
850oF
Particulate Removal With Ceramic
Filter Media |
Could change the whole back end |
May 8, 2014 |
Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS |
Sorbent traps are competitive |
May 15, 2014 |
Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or
Medium Efficiency |
|
May 29, 2014 |
Stellite Delamination in Power
Plant Steam Valves |
|
June 5, 2014 |
Dry vs. Wet Cooling |
Surprising number of ACC’S. Why? |
June 12, 2014 |
HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube
Failures) |
Lots of challenges to cycle 200
X/yr |
June 26, 2014 |
CCR |
$ billions Needed |
July/August 2014 |
Boiler Feedwater Treatment
Condensate Polishing for
Peaking Turbines
316 B Water Issues
Gas Turbine Permitting Issues
Give us your opinion about
topics we should consider
|
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President
847-784-0012 ext 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
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