(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 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 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:

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Here are the Headlines for the October 19, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

 UTILITY E-ALERT

#1097 – October 19, 2012

Table of Contents

COAL – US

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

 

GASIFICATION

CO2

NUCLEAR

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

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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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