Here are the headlines in the April FGD & DeNOx Newsletter:
NOx
▪ Hitachi to Supply SCR for Xcel Hayden 1 and 2
▪ Wyoming’s OCA Supports SCR Retrofit at Jim Bridger
▪ Graycor Chosen as Contractor for Big Stone Emissions Control System
▪ San Juan Will Shutter Two Units, Retrofit SNCR on the Other Two
▪ 1200-MW White Stallion Power Project in Texas Cancelled
▪ PMFG Awarded Three SCR Orders for Combined Cycle Power Plants
▪ Atlanta in Attainment for Ozone
▪ SCR Systems for Gas Turbines
▪ Fuel Tech Awarded HERT
TM and NOxOUT Orders▪ EPA Estimates $2240/ton NO
x Average Cost Effectiveness for SCR +LNB/SOFA at Navajo 1-3▪ Power Plant Emissions of SO
2 and NOx Continued to Decline in 2012
FGD
▪ Lhoist North America Sorbacal Hydration Facility at Ste. Genevieve Plant
▪ IDE’s MVC Desalination Units at AES Norgener (Chile) to Provide Water for FGD
▪ NID System at Indian River 4 Averages 0.1 lb/MMBtu SO
2
HAPS
▪ Otter Tail Power to Install ACI at Hoot Lake; Close Hoot Lake in 2020
▪ Hydrated Lime Injection at Bowen 1-4, Hammond and Wansley
▪ In Minnesota 90 Percent of Deposited Mercury Comes from Sources Outside the State
▪ Calgon Carbon Awarded Contract to Supply FLUEPAC
▪ Biogenic Reagents Produces Activated Carbon from Biomass
▪ Four Different Approaches to Removing Mercury
▪ Ammonia Slip Could Interfere with Monitoring HCl Emissions in a Unit with SCR and Wet FGD
▪ Cost-Effective Mercury Compliance with Hitachi TRAC
® Catalyst▪ Enhanced Mercury Control by Managing SCR Systems for Mercury and NO
x▪ SCR as Part of a MATS Compliance Strategy
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NOx Control World Markets
$11 Billion Market for NOx Control in 2014
Stationary sources around the world will spend $11 billion in 2014 for capital equipment and consumables to control NOx. This is the latest projection in NOx Control World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (
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World Stationary NOx Control Expenditures $ Millions in 2014 |
||||
|
Industry |
SCR/SNCR |
Catalyst |
Reagent |
Total |
|
Utility Power |
6,500 |
1,100 |
1,300 |
8,900 |
|
Other |
1,500 |
100 |
500 |
2,100 |
|
Total |
8,000 |
1,200 |
1,800 |
11,000 |
The utility industry will be the biggest purchaser accounting for 81 percent of the total. Industrial boilers in pulp and paper, chemical and other industries will be the second largest purchasing category. Cement plants will be a relatively small purchaser of hardware but will account for nine percent of the reagent consumption. The reason is that cement plants are opting for the lower capital cost SNCR systems. SNCR requires significant reagent per ton of NOx removed.
At one time, only a small percentage of gas turbines were fitted with SCR. However, recently many new turbines are being equipped with SCR. At one time, peaking turbines were not equipped with SCR because they only operate for a portion of the year and so are generating more modest NOx quantities. However, recent regulations in the U.S. have forced the use of SCR on these peaking units. The use has even spread to gas turbines operating on Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units operating in the U.S. Gulf.
China is the leading purchaser of SCR and SNCR systems but is still lagging the U.S. in terms of catalyst and reagent purchases. However, based on its aggressive program to equip new facilities with NOx control and to retrofit many other facilities, it will soon pass the U.S. in terms of catalyst and reagent purchases. A number of catalyst manufacturing facilities are now in operation in China. Additional facilities are under construction to meet the rapidly increasing demand.
Urea is the reagent of choice for SNCR systems. Anhydrous ammonia, aqueous ammonia and urea are all options for use with SCR systems. The urea is converted to ammonia on-site. This option is popular when there are safety concerns. It is also popular where there are ammonia supply problems. Chinese power plants have generally favored the use of urea with on-site conversion facilities. Aqueous ammonia is more expensive than anhydrous but is used where there are safety concerns relative to the use of anhydrous. Compared to urea, there are no capital costs for conversion.
SNCR is selected for those applications where the efficiency requirement is relatively low. Where the efficiency requirement is above 80 percent, SCR is the choice. SCR is also required when low outlet emissions are required regardless of the efficiency.
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Flue Gas Desulfurization Revenues Will Range between $3 Billion to $4 Billion/Yr
over the next three Years
Over the next three years revenues for new FGD systems (not including repairs) will rise and fall over a range of $3 billion to $4 billion per year. The reason for the substantial fluctuation is the size of individual orders. These revised forecasts appear in FGD World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company (
www.mcilvainecompany.com)FGD Revenues
($Millions)
|
Continent |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total |
3,095 |
4,015 |
3,437 |
|
Africa |
89 |
15 |
15 |
|
America |
220 |
1,122 |
581 |
|
Asia |
2,128 |
2,101 |
2,075 |
|
Europe |
659 |
777 |
767 |
The year 2014 will be a bigger year in the Americas segment due to the new Utility MATS rule. This requires compliance with hydrogen chloride emission limits. The FGD scrubbers remove both the SO2 and HCl. There are some new FGD systems in Latin America. Chile is installing a number of dry FGD systems.
In Europe there are some new coal-fired power plants and replacement of existing old FGD systems. There is little activity in Africa.
Asia is the big market. It will account for 50 to 70 percent of the total over the three year period. China will be the largest Asian purchaser. It is installing FGD with all the new coal power plants. Also there are retrofit projects driven by tougher SO2 limits. The Japanese market may rebound due to an initiative to rely on coal to a greater extent.
India offers considerable long range potential. To date there have been a few seawater scrubbers installed on plants, but most have no SO2 removal devices. Tougher regulations are anticipated, so FGD companies are positioning themselves to pursue this market. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is partnering with BHEL to pursue this opportunity. Other international suppliers such as Alstom are also active.
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