$6.5 Billion Liquid Macrofiltration Market in 2014
Revenues for liquid macrofiltration equipment and consumables will rise to just
under $6.5 billion in 2014. This is the latest forecast in the McIlvaine
publication, Liquid Filtration and Media World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Liquid Filtration Revenues $ Millions
Industry 2014
Total 6,489
Chemical 672
Food 312
Metals 356
Mining 749
Other Industries 819
Pharmaceutical 365
Power 548
Pulp & Paper 148
Wastewater 1,031
Water 1,489
Liquid macrofiltration includes granular media filters, belt filter presses,
recessed chamber filter presses, belt filters and automatic backwash filters.
These products are distinguished by their ability to be self-cleaning and to
separate large quantities of solids. However, they do not remove particles as
small as can be removed with cartridges or cross-flow membranes. Bag filters are
also included in the macrofiltration category even though they are not
self-cleaning.
The biggest purchasers of this equipment will be municipalities. Granular media
filters are used to purify drinking water. Belt filter presses are the most
common equipment to dewater sewage sludges. Recessed chamber filter presses are
used when it is necessary to obtain higher solids percentages than can be
produced with belt filter presses. Gravity belt filters are often used as
pre-filters for belt filter presses. Automatic backwash filters compete with
gravity filters for drinking water purification.
The mining industry is a major purchaser of this equipment. There are water
purification and wastewater treatment applications which are common to many
industries. In addition, this equipment is extensively used to separate product
from a slurry. Drum filters and filter presses are often used in metal and coal
mining.
Two newer applications are ballast water treatment for ships and hydraulic
fracturing flowback water treatment in shale gas applications.
There is a substantial market for replacement belts, filter cloths and bags.
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$30 Billion Water/Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Market by 2017
The market for chemicals used to treat water and wastewater will rise to just
under $30 billion per year over the next five years. This is the prediction just
incorporated in the McIlvaine report Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals:
World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Water/Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Market
$ Millions
Industry 2017
Total 29,930
Chemical 921
Electronics 478
Food 946
Metals 1,002
Mining 575
Oil & Gas 1,339
Other Industries 1,565
Pharmaceutical 402
Power 6,161
Pulp & Paper 2,231
Refining 3,283
Wastewater 4,926
Water 6,101
The biggest growth sector and largest market will be in the power industry. A
number of treatment chemicals are required to treat the boiler feedwater which
is being converted to steam. Asian countries are building many new supercritical
coal-fired power plants. The treatment chemical requirements are more complex
than with the older sub-critical boilers. Power plants use more surface water
than all other industries combined. Regulations to reduce surface water use are
forcing the power plants to recirculate and cool the cooling water. In order to
do so, a number of chemicals must be utilized.
The oil and gas sector is increasing its chemical purchases as it moves from
conventional to unconventional sources. Shale gas requires hydrofracturing. The
water used in the fracturing process typically includes thirty different
chemicals. The tar sands processes require a much bigger investment in treatment
chemicals than would conventional oil extraction.
Refineries are required to produce more environmentally compatible fuels. At the
same time, they are processing dirtier raw oil. The combination is leading to
substantially more treatment chemical purchases.
By 2017, water and wastewater utilities around the world will be spending $11
billion for treatment chemicals. Much of the increase will come from Asian
countries. There is a big expansion of drinking water and sewage infrastructure
to match the migration of more than one billion people from rural to urban
environments in the region.
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Here are the Headlines for the May 10, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1124 – May 10, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Georgia Power returns Bowen 3 and 4 Coal-fired Units to Service
National Steel City ESP and Fabric Filter Projects
COAL – WORLD
NTPC committed to 1600 MW Gajamara Power Project in Orissa, India
KESC, Sindh Engro team up to build 600 MW Power Plant at Thar Coal Block,
Pakistan
GAS/OIL - US
Ohio Power Siting Board approves 800 MW Oregon Clean Energy Power Plant
873 MW Peaking Eastlake Power Project Cancelled
GAS/OIL – WORLD
Dong Energy drops plans for 1,100 MW Gas-fired Power Plant Project in Germany
299 MW Eye Airfield (UK) Gas-fired Power Plant proposed by Progress Power
E.ON “Seriously Considers” Mothballing Slovak 430 MW Gas-fired Power Plant
Statkraft sheds E.ON Shares, mothballs German Gas-fired Power Plant
Rurelec wins approval for 225 MW Gas Turbine Power Plant in Chile
Gibraltar seeks bids for 80 MW Gas-fired Power Station
NUCLEAR
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant gets India Supreme Court nod for Commissioning
Dominion shuts down Kewaunee Power Station Permanently
South Africa to construct New Nuclear Power Plants
Rosatom offers EDF Partnership in Turkey’s First Nuclear Plant (Akkuyu)
BUSINESS
Fuel Tech ULTRA™ Orders in China
Siemens to deliver Three SGT-500 Gas Turbines to Nigeria Cement Company
60 New Siemens Gear Units for Pulverizers in India
Power Plant Operators will spend $122 Billion this Year to build and maintain
Gas Turbines
Top Three Air and Water Monitoring Companies Have 13 Percent Market Share, But
Only Six Percent in Asia
Largest International Air Filter Suppliers are Focusing on Asia
HOT TOPIC HOUR
“Clean Coal Technologies” was the subject of the Hot Topic Hour on May 9, 2013
“Power Plant Automation and Control” plus Electric Power Conference Summary
will be the Subject of the Hot Topic Hour on Thursday May 16, 2013
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72
“Power Plant Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues” is the Subject of the Hot
Topic Hour on May 23, 2013. (This webinar will be free to all participants.)
One of the most important issues facing all types of power plants in the future
is what to do about cooling of condensed steam. Currently, the most common
method for cooling is water withdrawn from a well, river, lake or ocean
following once through a heat exchanger and then discharging the water back into
the source. A typical 500 MW fossil-fueled power plant uses over 12 million
gallons of water per hour for cooling and other process requirements. However,
water is becoming scarcer and power plants are facing new regulations on the
intake and discharge of cooling water.
Water scarcity and intake/discharge regulations will drive those seeking to
construct a new power plant and current plant owners to consider new water
management strategies and alternatives to the “once through approach.” Tighter
air pollution rules may also drive utilities to upgrade cooling water systems to
help reduce SO3 and particulate emissions.
Among the options to consider are improving the efficiency of existing cooling
systems and plant wide conservation and recirculation of wastewater, new
technology such as air-cooled condensers, hybrid air/water cooling systems and
zero liquid discharge systems, the use of reclaimed municipal wastewater for
cooling water systems and co-generation cooling options that use waste steam for
recirculating aquaculture systems, ethanol production and drying sewage sludge.
All of these options offer different benefits as well as challenges depending on
the type and location of the power plant, water requirements, make up or quality
of the water available and applicable local regulations.
The following speakers will address the challenges facing power plant operators
relative to cooling water use and the various options available for cooling
steam with a discussion of the benefits and problems associated with each, the
capital and operating costs of each, economic factors promoting or discouraging
water conservation and regulatory compliance issues affecting power plant water
intake, use and discharge. Current and developing technologies to minimize water
consumption, enhance water quality and increase reuse of water during all phases
of the power generation process will also be addressed.
Brad Buecker, Process Specialist at Kiewit Power Engineers, will present “The
Influence of Tightening Regulations on Cooling Water Treatment.” Once-through
cooling is no longer a consideration for new and planned power plants, primarily
due to pending 316a and 316b regulations. Rather, we almost exclusively see
cooling towers or air-cooled condensers as the choice for steam condensation at
combined cycle plants. However, tightening regulations on the quality, and
sometimes quantity, of power plant wastewater streams are influencing cooling
tower treatment programs. This presentation examines several of the most
prominent trends in the cooling water treatment industry.
Brett DeRousse, National Account Manager for Hydrolox, will present “Potential
impacts of 316(B) regulatory controls and their affects on existing power plant
cooling water intakes.” Nearly half of the US utility-owned electric generating
capacity is cooled by once-through cooling systems. These power plants withdraw
cooling water primarily from surface water bodies. Section 316(b) of the Clean
Water Act requires that the location, design, construction and capacity of
cooling water intake structures reflect the best technology available (BTA) for
minimizing adverse environmental impacts. The selected BTA is likely to be
Modified Traveling Water Screens (TWS) for many of the affected power plants. Of
large concern to these power plants is not only the compliance with 316(b) but
the overall financial affect it will have on the power plants O&M. The new rule
will require power plants to continuously operate Traveling Water Screens (TWS),
whereas they are typically run off of pressure differential or on timers. The
overall affect on the power plants O&M budget could be significant. Over the
past several years, several different types of modified TWS technology have been
developed, specifically for improving fish mortality rates. This presentation
will provide a brief history of the development of modified screens and fish
return systems, as well as a technical overview of several different modified
TWS technologies, and review applications where those technologies are most
applicable. Finally, he will discuss the compliance alternatives and their long
term financial affects on power plants.
Daniel M. Cicero, Senior Industry Development Manager Power Group, Water &
Process Services Division of Nalco Company, will discuss how power plants can
reduce their environmental impact by using good water chemistry. Every power
plant wants to be a good corporate citizen of the community in which it resides.
Every power plant wants to minimize its environmental impact. Those desires must
be balanced with the needs of the community for low-cost power. This
presentation will discuss three cases where power plants achieved that balance.
In one case, using water chemistry modeling allowed a power plant to reduce
withdrawals from a stressed waterway. In another, changing water chemistry
reduced the impact of the power plant on the local community. In a third, the
ability to respond to changing water quality reduced water costs and demands on
the local water supply.
Trent T. Gathright, Sales & Marketing Manager Cooling Water Products at Ovivo
USA, LLC Energy Group – Americas, will briefly address different type water
intake screens and 316(b) alternatives. Numerous factors affect power plant
cooling water at both once-through and closed cycle types. Various methods have
been developed to deal with debris at both type power plants including
indigenous debris, foreign blown in material and element disintegration. Pending
316(b) may also affect how make-up water intakes are handled.
Andrew Howell, Senior System Chemist for Xcel Energy, will discuss several
technologies that are available for condensing steam in power plants. Increasing
difficulty with obtaining adequate cooling water supply for new generating units
has required some power plant designs to use dry or hybrid (wet + dry) cooling
systems. While necessary in some cases, these options have significant downsides
that must be considered in planning for construction and operation.
(This webinar will be free to all participants.) To register for the Hot Topic
Hour on “Power Plant Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues” May 23, 2013 at 10
a.m. (DST), 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 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.
2013
DATE SUBJECT
May 23 Power Plant Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues Power FREE
May 30 Air Pollution Control Markets (geographic trends, regulatory
developments, competition, technology developments) Market Intelligence
June 6 Report from Power-Gen Europe (update on regulations, speaker and
exhibitor highlights) Power
June 13 Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel Feed, Metering and Combustion in Boilers
Power
June 20 Dry Sorbent Injection and Material Handling for APC Power
June 27 Power Generation Forecast for Nuclear, Fossil and Renewables Market
Intelligence
July 11 New Developments in Power Plant Air Pollution Control Power
July 18 Measurement and Control of HCl Power
July 25 GHG Compliance Strategies, Reduction Technologies and Measurement Power
August 1 Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards Power
August 8 Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation Power
August 15 Control and Treatment Technology for FGD Wastewater Power
August 22 Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and Technology Power
August 29 Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment Applications
Power
Sept. 5 Fabric Selection for Particulate Control
Power
Sept. 19 Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines Power
Sept. 26 Multi-Pollutant Control Technology
Power
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