Power Plants Will Spend $3 Billion for Pumps This Year
Operators of fossil and nuclear power plants will spend over $3 billion in 2014
for pumps to move water, slurries and condensate. East Asia will be the leading
purchaser. This is the conclusion in Pumps World Market published by the
McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
World Region 2014
Total 3,029
Africa 83
CIS 90
East Asia 1,506
Eastern Europe 88
Middle East 101
NAFTA 402
South & Central America 56
West Asia 435
Western Europe 268
The market in Western Europe is primarily a substitution of other forms of power
for coal-fired power plants. For example Flowserve, received multiple orders for
key pumping systems for the Lichterfelde Cogeneration Power Plant. The orders
were booked in the first quarter of 2014. Located in Germany, the 300-megawatt
(MW) plant replaces an old coal-fired power plant. The Flowserve pumping systems
at the heart of this power plant use heavy-duty, radically split, multistage
between bearings pumps for boiler feed service (BFP) and canned vertical turbine
pumps for condensate extraction (CEP). In addition, Flowserve will also provide
the pumps for the district heating process.
In East Asia the big market is new coal-fired power plants. “KSB has been
awarded contracts by two Chinese power plant constructors to supply four
new-generation boiler recirculation pumps. The pump sets are destined for the
two new Chinese power stations: Laiwu in the province of Shandong and Taizhou in
the province of Zhejiang. The boiler recirculation pumps from the LUVAk series
are designed for a pressure of 400 bar and an operating temperature of 425°C”.
The market in the Middle East involves mainly oil-fired plants which also
desalinate seawater. KSB is providing equipment to the YANBU 3 power station in
Saudi Arabia that also comprises a seawater desalination plant. For this
project, the company will supply over the next years mainly 15 large
high-pressure boiler feed pumps with variable speed drives of a total value far
beyond €30 million.
From startup in 2017, the power station fired with heavy fuel oil and located at
the shores of the Red Sea will generate more than 2700 MW of electricity at five
units. It will be used to supply electricity to the west of the country, for
example, to cities like Jeddah, Mecca and Medina. The associated seawater
desalination plant, which will make use of the power station's electricity and
accumulated steam, is to provide 550,000 cubic meters of drinking water per day.
For more information on Pumps World Market, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/116-n019
Semiconductor Cleanroom Growth in Double Digits
The semiconductor industry is on a growth spurt and that is reflected in
revenues for new rooms and in the amount of additional space. This year the
semiconductor cleanroom space will increase by 1.62 million ft2 and require
investments in cleanroom hardware totaling $634 million. This is the latest
forecast in World Cleanroom Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
Semiconductor Industry - 2014
Employees (Thousands) 211
Room Revenues ($ Millions) 634
Space Additions (Millions ft2) 1.6
Space in Use ( Millions ft2) 8
By the end of 2014, there will be over 210,000 semiconductor employees working
in the clean space. Much of the growth is coming from Asia. This represents
about 10 percent of the two million employees working in all cleanrooms
including flat panel, pharmaceutical and other industries.
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported the worldwide sales of
semiconductors reached $78.47 billion during the first quarter of 2014, marking
the industry’s highest-ever first quarter sales. Total semiconductor revenue in
2013 reached $318.1 billion, up from $303 billion in 2012.
China, Taiwan and Korea are enjoying strong sales. Meanwhile, Japan continues to
be mired in a slump, with chip revenue for the area declining a steep 17.9
percent.
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is projected to total $37.5
billion in 2014, an increase of 12.2 percent from 2013 spending of $33.5
billion, according to industry analysts.
For more information on World Cleanroom Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/474-n6f-world-cleanroom-markets
Headlines for June 13, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1179 – June 13, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Portland Generating Station (Pennsylvania) to convert Coal-fired Boilers to
use Diesel Fuel
NC, VA sign Deal with Duke for Dan River cleanup
Martin Drake Power Plant Boilers expected to run by Fall
GAS/OIL – US
Primoris to design, procure and build Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in
California
Arizona Public Service issues RFQ for 220 MW Ocotillo Power Plant Project
PGE breaks Ground on Natural Gas-fired Power Plant
GAS/OIL – WORLD
• GE’s Distributed Power and Clarke Energy collaborate on On-Site Power Plant to
boost Mozambique’s Local Grid
• Supply Agreement Signed with Daewoo E&C increases Total Number of J-Series Gas
Turbines supplied to Korea to Thirteen
GASIFICATION
China has Major Coal Gasification Activities
NUCLEAR
Tohoku Electric applies to restart Nuclear Reactors
Largest Nuclear Storage Pond at Sellafield (UK) to be decommissioned
EDF Energy (UK) Nuclear Power Plants to get New I&C Systems
BUSINESS
World Market for Treat, Transport and Test will exceed $387 Billion by 2015
World FGD New System Market will exceed $3.4 Billion Next Year
Tradinghouse Power Plant demolishes Second Boiler in Texas
PPL and Riverstone merging to form New Company - Talen Energy
First Gen looking at Coal Power Generation in the Philippines
Power Plant prepares for Spiritwood startup in ND; Plant idled for Years
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Webinar on HRSGs June 12 focused on the Options and Issues
Upcoming Webinars to focus on Practical and Important Decisions
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42ei
Answers to Your CCR and ELG Questions In Hot Topic Webinar Next Week
Power plants are facing huge expenditures to meet new wastewater effluent
guidelines and coal combustion residue rules which are still being finalized.
The webinar next Thursday at 10 a.m. CDT is designed to help utilities
understand the issues and to help them with their decisions to address these new
rules. The following panelists will be offering their insights:
William (Bill) Betke, Director, Business Development, Coal Ash, GSE
Environmental
Dale Timmons, R.G., Business Development Program Manager, NAES Corporation
Douglas J. Dahlberg, Project Associate, Civil Support Services, Sargent & Lundy
LLC
Mark Rokoff, National Practice Lead for CCR's, URS Corporation
Proactive discussions rather than passive listening will be the modus operandi.
The panelists will lead but participants are asked to familiarize themselves
with data on the dedicated CCR and Effluent website CCR and Effluent Continuous
Analyses.
Another unique feature of this initiative is to use the Global Decisions
Positioning System™ (GDPS) analysis technique. There are a number of decisions
to be made. They can be likened to stops on a trip. The route is complex because
the information learned at one stop requires back tracking to the previous stop
and applying the newly learned information. McIlvaine is simulating the role of
a GPS in guiding the decision maker on this complex trip. Here is the route map.
Decision Trees in ELG-CCR GDPS Route Map:
ELG Regulations CCR Regulations
Wet Air Pollution Control Bottom Ash Handling
Wastewater Treatment Flyash Handling
The ELG regulations will be issued first and will shape the CCR decisions, so
this is a starting point. However, it may be necessary to review the ELG
regulations in light of any CCR regulatory insights. If the utility is also
installing FGD systems there will be a major impact on both effluent and CCR.
Bottom ash and flyash handling and wastewater treatment are all part of the
route.
A full explanation of the webinar is provided at More Information
The webinar on June 26 is free to power plant operators and McIlvaine
subscribers. There is a charge for others. To register for the “Hot Topic Hour”,
click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=675.
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
June 26, 2014 CCR and Effluents Decisions
July
10 Direct Sorbent Injection
17 Gas Turbine Emission Control
24 Wet Calcium FGD
31 Mercury Sorbent Options
August
7 MATS Timing and Technology Options
14 Industrial Boiler and Cement MACT Timing and Compliance Options
21 MEGA Symposium
28 Demineralization and Degasification
September
4 Hot Gas Filtration
11 Power Plant Pumps
18 Power Water Monitoring
25 Power Plant Water Treatment Chemicals
Click here for the Subscriber and Power Plant Owner/Operator Registration Form
Click here for the Non-Subscribers Registration Form
Click here for the Free Hot Topic Hour Registration Form
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