(Free) Hot Topic Hour on November 1st is on Cooling Towers and Cooling Tower
Water Treatment as well as Co-generation to Eliminate Cooling
Next week we will open up our weekly Hot Topic Hour to non-subscribers at no
cost. We will be discussing one of the most important issues facing power
plants, which is what to do about cooling of condensed steam in the future.
Power plants are facing regulations which will result in new designs if once
through water is to continue. But they also may need some new way to cool.
The hot topic last week included some interesting insights from Great Rivers
Energy which sends low pressure steam to a co-located ethanol plant. We will be
exploring the co-generation cooling options including co-location of sewage
treatment and power plants as well as other options such as Recirculating
Aquaculture Systems (RAS).
We will touch on air cooled condensers vs. wet or hybrid cooling and discuss the
two new 1000 MW CCGT plants using shale gas which will use air cooled condensers
in PA.
Surface waters commonly contain a range of natural and man-made debris that must
be removed to avoid damage to the pumps and downstream equipment and to allow
the cooling processes to work efficiently. The type of debris can vary from
light contamination in some cases to many tons per hour in some coastal
locations, where jelly fish, for example, can be a challenge to maintaining a
continuous supply of cooling water.
Ovivo will be making presentations relative to equipment to address these
challenges to reduce quantity of the water intake, improve plant efficiency,
reduce maintenance and minimize the impact of water abstraction on the aquatic
environment and, through strategic partnerships and product development. Ovivo
can offer a range of Fish Protection/Deterrent, Fish Recovery/Return systems as
well as a range of Automatic Debris Racking Machines, intake screening
technologies and Condenser Protection systems. In addition to the environmental
benefits, these systems can cut the owner’s trash disposal costs and reduce the
chances of disruption to generation due to the loss of cooling water as a result
of massive inundations of schooling species, debris accumulation and micro and
macro fouling of condensers.
Ovivo has extensive experience of supplying intake screening for nuclear,
hydropower and fossil fuel power plants, which incorporate Brackett Green® and
Brackett Bosker® Racking Machine, Thru-Flow/Dual Flow/ Drum type screens,
StopGates™ technology, HR Debris filters, automatic tube cleaning systems,
Brackett Brieden™ automatic back flushing filters, Fish Guidance.
To register for this (free) session on November 1 at 10:00 a.m. (Central time),
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 Environmental
Upgrade Tracking System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers.
Market Intelligence webinars are free to McIlvaine market report.
2012
DATE SUBJECT
November 1 Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues Power
November 8 FGD Scrubber Components Power
November 15 Dampers and Expansion Joints for Coal-fired and Gas Turbine Power
Plants Power
November 29 Catalyst Selection for NOx and Other Gases Power
December 6 Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment Power
December 13 Co-firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass and Municipal Waste Power
2013
January 10 Update on Oxy-fuel Combustion Power
January 17 Production of Fertilizer and Sulfuric Acid at Coal-fired Power Plants
Power
January 24 Gypsum Dewatering Power
January 31 Filter media (forecasts and market drivers for media used in air,
gas, liquid, fluid applications, both mobile and stationary). Market
Intelligence
February 7 Valves for Power Plants, Boilers and Water Treatment Facilities Power
To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
Here are the Headlines for the October 19, 2012 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1097 – October 19, 2012
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Study finds Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Ponds polluting Waters downstream of Power
Plants
EPA requires an Additional Year to finalize Coal Ash Rule
COAL – WORLD
ThermoEnergy signs $1.1 million Contract for Ammonia Recovery Process system
at Paiton 3, Indonesia
GAS/OIL / US
LG&E (Kentucky) plans earlier shutdown of Coal-fired Cane Run
LS Power (NJ) to build 900 MW Gas-fired Power Plant in Lawrence County,
Pennsylvania
EPA grants Extended Stay of 45 Days for San Juan Generating Station (New
Mexico)
GAS/OIL – WORLD
Medco and PLN make Gas-fired Power Deal
Siemens to supply Power Island for UTE Maua 3 Combined Cycle Power Plant in
Brazil
GASIFICATION
Duke Energy begins testing Coal Gasification Equipment at Edwardsport, Indiana
CO2
National Grid and ETI to Assess Offshore Carbon Storage Site in UK
UK Announces £20 Million Carbon Capture Pilot for Gas-Fired Power Plant
EIA Report Shows U.S. Coal Consumption Down 16%, Exports Up 39%
NUCLEAR
Exelon begins Transformer replacement at Illinois Nuclear Power Plant
Regulators to discuss Legal challenges against planned Nuclear Power Plant
Bruce Power 2 sends Electricity to Ontario Grid for First Time in 17 Years
BUSINESS
Filinvest Unit firms up Power Projects in the Philippines
Siemens signs New Long-term Agreements with Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority (DEWA)
DOE to award $1 Million for Clean Coal Technology
Toshiba and GE sign New MOU for Collaboration in Combined Cycle Power
Generation Systems
B&W Subsidiary secures $170 Million Contract for Denmark Waste-to-energy Power
Plant
Billion Dollar Annual Market for Mercury Reduction
World Market for Dust Collector Bags to Exceed $2.7 Billion Next Year
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Challenges for Air Heaters and Big Potential for Heat Exchangers to meet New
Power Plant Parameters - Hot Topic Hour Yesterday
“Instrumentation for Air, Gas, Water, Liquids (forecasts, market shares and
growth segments)” is Hot Topic Hour on October 25, 2012
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System, click
on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei.
Purification and Flow Control Revenues of $5.8 Billion in the U.S. in 2013
Revenues for pumps, valves, instrumentation, fluid filtration and air pollution
control in the fuels market will reach $5.8 billion next year. This is the
conclusion of the most recent forecast in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and
Control: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
2013 Purification and Flow Control Revenues
in the U.S. in Fuels Segment
Segment $ Billions
Pumps and Valves 2.9
Monitoring and Instrumentation 0.9
Pollution Control and Process Filtration 2.0
Total 5.8
The fuels market includes unconventional gas and oil extraction, conventional
gas and oil extraction, gas processing, refining and biofuels. The contribution
to the annual double-digit growth is from the unconventional gas and oil
extraction and the processing of these fuels at upgraded refineries. The lower
cost feedstock is making U.S. refineries competitive.
Hydraulic fracturing is being successfully employed to release both liquids and
gas from shale. While much of the publicity has centered on the dry gas shale
deposits in the Eastern U.S., the recent growth has been with extraction of
liquids from shale deposits in the west.
The flow control and treatment of gases and liquids is required in many of the
processes. Generally, there are some liquids extracted with gases even from the
dry gas shale deposits. Some gases are extracted with the liquids from the wet
shale deposits in the west. The gas and liquid streams need to be initially
purified for transport. Subsequently, final treatment and separation is
required.
Recent regulations have increased the 2013 market. Previously, where small
amounts of gas were released during well completion they were discharged to the
atmosphere. This is no longer permissible. An interim solution of combustion
will be followed by a permanent solution of processing into a salable product.
The availability of large quantities of inexpensive gas is also resulting in
several large scale gas-to-liquids plants in Pennsylvania and Louisiana.
Significant investments in flow control and treatment are also required as
former LNG receiving terminals are being converted to compress and export LNG.
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.
$7.5 Billion Air and Water Monitoring Market in East Asia
In 2013, East Asian countries will spend $7.5 billion for equipment and services
to monitor air and water. This is the latest finding in the McIlvaine report,
Air and Water Monitoring World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Air and Water Monitoring Revenues in East Asia ($ Millions)
Industry 2013
Asphalt 23
Bioclean 11
Chemical 106
Commercial & Residential 1,733
Electronics 101
FGD 372
Food 82
Gas Turbines 20
Government & Academia 1,285
Incinerators 93
Metals 192
Mining 111
Oil & Gas 26
Other Industries 220
Pharmaceutical 25
Power 1,348
Power SCR 95
Pulp & Paper 240
Refining 196
Steel 81
Stone 182
Surface Coating 18
Wastewater 473
Water 532
Total 7,567
East Asia will be the largest regional market with 34 percent of the world total
of $22 billion. Water will account for two thirds of the East Asia total, while
air will account for one third. Power represents the largest industrial sector
with forecasted purchases of just under $1.3 billion. The very large program to
build new coal-fired boilers throughout the region is accompanied by concern
about air and water quality. China has adopted tough regulations to control
emissions of SO2 and NOx. In addition, innovative measures are being taken to
most efficiently utilize the water needed for power plant operation. These
initiatives are contributing to the substantial market. China is building many
ultrasupercritical boilers which include large expenditures for combustion
optimization systems. These systems include monitoring of oxygen, coal flow,
temperature and many other parameters. The boiler feedwater must be ultrapure
and requires monitoring of dissolved oxygen and various other constituents
related to purity and corrosion.
The construction of a large numbers of municipal drinking water and wastewater
treatment facilities in the region will result in over $1 billion in monitoring
expenditures next year in the region. The advantages of continuous monitoring
rather than grab sampling are boosting sales for the more expensive instruments.
For more information on: Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets: click
on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp.
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