NOx Control Decision Guides will be compared on March 24 at 10:00 a.m.
central time
McIlvaine has prepared decision guides for NOx control for various applications
including gas turbines, coal-fired boilers, incinerators and cement plants and
refineries. The most recent guide is for NOx control from diesel trucks and
light vehicles.
The purpose of the discussion will be to generate cross pollination among
industries. Refineries have more experience with ozone oxidation than other
industries. The catalytic filter has a big potential in coal-fired power but
most of the experience to date has been in incineration and glass furnaces and
other smaller applications.
* E = explanation, A = advantages D = disadvantages
DeNOx decisively classified options for coal, cement, incineration
Option * Details
SCR E Ammonia injection followed by a catalytic reactor
A High efficiency and accepted by regulatory authorities
D Cost, catalyst plugging, space
SNCR E Urea injection in the furnace
A Low cost, low maintenance, space
D Low efficiency, ammonia slip
Ozone
Oxidation E Ozone injection followed by scrubber
A Little space if scrubber already in place
D Ozone cost, efficiency
Hydrogen
Peroxide E Chemical injection converts to NO2 followed by scrubbing
A Low capital cost if scrubber already in place
D Chemical cost
Catalytic
Filter E Fabric filter has embedded catalyst
A Lower footprint with combination, lower capital and operating cost
D Lack of experience
The mobile diesel SCR uses urea. The infrastructure to deliver urea for the urea
for stationary plants can be integrated with the mobile demands.
Opportunities abound for combining systems to best fit unique circumstances.
SNCR and in–duct SCR is one example. The use of hydrogen peroxide where there
are short peaks in NOx generation can allow use of a smaller SCR.
Suppliers are encouraged to send information on their successes to McIlvaine
prior to the meeting. McIlvaine will display all the options during the meeting
and lead the discussions.
This webinar is free. Click Here to Register
Gas Turbine after Market is both substantial and concentrated
As the U.S. switches from coal to gas a very large after market is developing
for intake filters, valves, pumps, turbine and HRSG components. McIlvaine
quantifies and tracks all the activity in Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle
Supplier Program.
Of the 440 GW of gas turbine-generated power operating in the U.S. as of the end
of 2015, 170 GW or over one-third is produced by the top ten producers.
Largest Gas-Turbine Power Producers in the U.S.
Based on Capacity as of the end of 2015
Rank Power Producer Gas-Turbine Power Production
Total Capacity (MW) Number of Facilities Total Number of Units
1 Calpine 27,894 63 190
2 Duke Energy 25,061 42 242
3 NextEra Energy 20.735 18 132
4 Southern Co 19,919 30 138
5 NRG Energy 18,946 57 238
6 Dynegy 14,022 23 96
7 TVA 12,201 15 118
8 Berkshire Hathaway 11,812 24 107
9 Engie 10,260 19 57
10 LS Power 9,492 17 70
Note: “Total Number of Units” includes both combustion and steam turbines.
Most of these producers are large, U.S.-based energy companies. However, Engie
(known as GDF Suez until April 2015) is a France-based multinational energy
company and one of the largest independent power producers in the world. In 2011
and 2012, Engie doubled its U.S. power generation capacity through acquisitions.
Berkshire Hathaway is essentially a holding company with an energy division
which includes MidAmerican Energy (acquired in 1999), PacifiCorp (2005) and NV
Energy (2013).
Identifying key decision makers has become particularly difficult over the last
decade due to electricity restructuring in the U.S. The distinction between
regulated and deregulated companies has become blurred. Power plants are bought
and sold frequently as companies and utilities seek to make a profit in the new
market-oriented environment.
McIlvaine has been tracking ownership changes and reports on them regularly
along with identifying every new and existing power plant and project worldwide.
For more information on 59EI Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Supplier Program
click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/28-energy/610-59ei
The Flow Control Future Belongs to International Companies with Holistic and
Proactive Development, Supply and Sales Programs
The $350 billion flow control and treatment market is undergoing a steady change
caused by:
• Growth disparity between regions
• Expansion of international companies in the high growth regions
There have been many acquisitions in recent years as international companies
seek to adjust to these changes. However, acquisitions are only part of the
adaptation process. Some international companies are very successful in their
expansion efforts. Others are not doing as well. The differences can be
attributed to six factors.
1a Holistic product development 1b Proactive product development
2a Holistic supply 2b Proactive supply
3a Holistic sales 3b Proactive sales
Product development is much more important in flow control and treatment than in
some other industries where the pace of change is slow. A holistic program takes
into account the range of opportunities whereas a myopic program is the victim
of an existing culture e.g., IBM and personal computers. W.L. Gore has developed
unique products in retail clothing as well as flow control and treatment where
it supplies pump packings, liquid filtration bags, gas turbine filters, dust
collector bags, NOx and VOC removal technologies and most recently a novel
device for mercury removal. The company shows the holistic strength by the
breadth of industries and products. It has demonstrated its proactive strength
by unique approaches which take an industry in a different direction.
Companies without strong product development programs complain that the Chinese
are stealing their designs. Thermo Fisher, with a strong development program,
has built its main air pollution research center in China.
Supply includes manufacturing, purchasing, engineering and service.
International flow control companies have been investing in manufacturing
facilities in Asia. Filtration media companies have been generally successful in
setting up plants in China. The biggest opportunity lies in a holistic approach
which combines manufacturing with service. Pentair, for example, has worked on a
repair business based on expensive valves which can be repaired rather than
replaced. This initiative combines the holistic manufacturing/repair combination
plus the proactive concept to take the industry in a new direction.
The potential for remote monitoring, service and then maintenance support can be
realized with holistic and proactive approaches. This potential is highest in
developing countries moving to high tech production e.g., pharmaceuticals in
India, semiconductors in China and ultrasupercritical coal-fired power plants in
Vietnam.
Most international companies are failing to take the proper holistic approach to
sales. Divisions are not sharing intelligence or collaborating. Management has
initiated top down approaches to take advantage of synergies but efforts have
often been unsuccessful. There is considerable potential for multi-company
initiatives. Various governments are helping. The Italian government has a
strong initiative to promote industrial valve exports. The Industrial Valve
Summit held last year in Bergamo, Italy was an effective promotional aid to the
Italian valve manufacturing industry.
The McIlvaine Company is focused on helping international companies with all six
of the important factors for international success. In addition, McIlvaine is
creating unique tools which can be shared by suppliers and end users around the
world. They include:
• Decision guides with classification of options for each industry.
• Cross pollination among industries: McIlvaine conducted a cross industry
pollination webinar on mercury removal for sewage sludge incinerators,
coal-fired boilers, cement plants, waste-to-energy plants and natural gas
pipelines. New developments applied to natural gas pipelines may be applicable
to the other industries. Decision guides on NOx, hot gas filtration and acid gas
removal in multiple industries will be discussed in a series of webinars in
March and April.
• White papers and analyses on products focused on the total cost of ownership.
• Identification of all supplier and end user parent companies by a corporate
identification number with spelling in Chinese and English.
• Supplier programs including many market reports and databases along with KOC
Sales Strategy, 4 Lane Knowledge Bridge, and Detailed Forecasting of Markets,
Prospects and Projects.
For more information click on: N064 Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control:
World Market
A Complex Multitude of Air Quality Decisions Need to Be Made by the World’s
Coal-fired Power Plants
Coal-fired power generators supply more electricity than gas, wind or solar.
Expenditures for new power plants continue at a rate in developing countries
sufficient to ensure that the net world coal-fired generating capacity will
continue to increase. Both existing power plant operators and new power plant
developers have a large number of complex decisions to make about achieving air
quality.
Power Plant Air Quality Decisions is a combination of alerts and decision
systems, which helps the power plants make the best decisions and helps
suppliers understand the issues and options.
Here are some of the options:
Option A Option B Option C
Mercury Reduction
Activated Carbon Chemicals in Fuel Absorber Module
Mercury CEMS Sorbent Traps Both
DeNOx
SCR SNCR Catalytic Filter
SO2
Wet Scrubbers Dry Scrubbers Direct Injection
Lime/Limestone Sodium Ammonia
Particulate
Precipitator Fabric Filter Hybrid
Opacity monitor Mass Monitor with Physical Capture Mass Monitor with Electronic
Measurement/ Conversion
Discrete Particles Condensibles Total particulate
Hourly limits Daily limits Yearly Limits
Selenium Capture
Activated Carbon Scrubber Not Captured
HCl Capture
Chloride Salts in Dry Mix Chloride Salts Washed from Gypsum 30% Grade
Hydrochloric Acid
There are a number of other decisions which influence the above choices. If
there is a market for flyash, it will impact the choice of mercury and SO2
capture technologies. If the expected plant life is long, then the particulate
and SO2 technology selections will be different than if the remaining life is
short.
There are many new developments which are likely to change future decision
making. The catalytic filter with direct sorbent injection combines three
devices into one. More importantly, it provides clean hot gas at 850°F and
facilitates maximum heat recovery and energy efficiency.
The use of gasified waste as a “reburn” fuel reduces operating costs and reduces
the CO2 footprint. The use of treated municipal wastewater plus zero liquid
discharge (ZLD) technology makes the plant a positive contributor to improved
water quality in the region.
The extraction of rare earths and valuable metals from the ash promise to make
coal-fired power an important resource.
For more information on 44I Power Plant Air Quality Decisions click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/other/2-uncategorised/86-44i
Utility E-Alert Tracks Billions of Dollars of New Coal-fired Power Plants on a
Weekly Basis
Here are some headlines from the Utility E-Alert.
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1262 – March 4, 2016
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Supreme Court bars Coal Industry Petition for unlimited Mercury Emissions
COAL – WORLD
POSCO Energy to build Coal-fired Power Plant in Vietnam
China and Pakistan sign Contract to build a Coal-fired Power Plant in Pakistan
Edenville Energy to invest in Coal-fired Power Plant and Coal Mine in Tanzania
Marubeni may build a Coal-fired Power Plant in Egypt
Meubolah Coal-fired Power Station Two Unit expansion in Aceh Province,
Indonesia
Proposed 625 MW Unit 9 planned for Banten Suralaya Power Station in Banten
Province, Indonesia
300 MW Unit 3 Kaltim Teluk Balikpapan Power Station expansion announced in
East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
PLN to build $2 Billion Coal-fired Power Plant in Banten, Indonesia Next Year
BHEL wins $822.9 Million Contract to build thermal power plant in Tamil Nadu,
India
The 41F Utility E-Alert is issued weekly and covers the coal-fired projects,
regulations and other information important to the suppliers. It is $950/yr. but
is included in the $3020 42EI Utility Tracking System which has data on every
plant and project plus networking directories and many other features.
McIlvaine Hot Topic Hours (HTH) and Recordings
Explanation Applicable Services Schedule & Registration Sponsored Webinars
McIlvaine conducts periodic webinars which are in a discussion format and are
free of charge to all participants. The displayed material and recordings are
free to purchasers of the products and services and by subscription to others.
Format: 50-90 minute recorded discussion using Mcilvaine display material. The
session will be free of charge to all participants but registration is required.
Approach: There are two types of webinars. One is focused on Markets and
directed to suppliers. The other is focused on aiding purchasers make the best
Decisions relative to purchases of flow control and treatment equipment and
services.
Markets HTH
The general overviews of the market including size and major variables will be
discussed with heavy emphasis on technology and regulatory drivers. The
presentation will be based on the latest information appearing in Mcilvaine
multi-client reports. Questions and views from both subscribers and
non-subscribers are encouraged.
Decisions HTH
Mcilvaine has been publishing information systems on pollution control since
1974. Each subject is organized by the pollutant control technology e.g. fabric
filter, scrubber etc. There are search capabilities to retrieve information on
any application. The newest addition has been slide deck systems displaying the
issues and options relative to a specific applications. Coal-fired power,
cement, steel, and waste combustion decision slide decks are continually
updated.
The continually updated slide decks are displayed on the applicable decision
system. It is recommended that participants view the slide deck in advance of
the session and be prepared with questions and views.
Value to purchasers and specifiers: Your questions and interests will be
prioritized in the discussion. You will get a monthly newsletter and have
continuing access to the system and multiple ways to interface in the future
along with a networking directory of suppliers.
Value to Suppliers: You have the opportunity to provide data to be considered at
no charge. If you are also a subscriber you will see the summaries in advance
and be able to shed light on issues and options not properly covered in the
slide deck. If you are a subscriber you will receive the monthly newsletter and
continuing yearly access to the system including networking directories.
44I Power Plant Air Quality Decisions includes 1ABC, 3ABC, 4ABC, 9ABC decision
services but not 2ABC. So those with multiple technologies and at least partial
focus on power will find this combination most cost effective.
Applicable Services for Hot Topic Hours**
Pollutant
Industry Fabric Filter
(1ABC) Scrubber
(2ABC) Precipitator
(4ABC) FGD & DeNOx
(3ABC) Air Pollution
Monitoring
(9ABC) Gas
Turbine
Decisions
Mercury
February
11, 2016 Coal X X
WTE X X X
Sewage X X X
Cement X X
Natural Gas*
DeNOx
March 24, 2016 Coal X X
Incineration X X
Steel X X
Cement X X
Diesel*
Gas Turbine X X
Hot Gas
Filtration Coal X X X X
WTE X X X X
Cement X X X X
Steel X X X X
Incineration X X X X
Coal Gas X X X
GT Intake X
FGD and Acid Gas
June 16, 2016 Coal X X
Sewage X X
WTE X X
Cement X X
Steel X X
*Included in custom system
** Many of the decision guides also are displayed in the relevant market
reports. Power Plant Air Quality Decisions includes 1ABC, 3ABC, 4ABC, 9ABC
HOT TOPIC HOUR (HTH) SCHEDULE
Dates for the next 6 meetings are firm; the others will be held in sequence at
approximately two week intervals. Unforeseen developments could dictate the
insertion of new subjects.
DATE SUBJECT
March 24, 2016
Decisions NOx Control - Review of the issues and options for NOx control in coal
fired power, cement, steel, and waste to energy plants as well as mobile diesel
vehicles. Click Here to Register
April 7, 2016
Markets Power Generation Technologies - Future of USC coal in India, Vietnam and
Indonesia; natural gas prices; GHG regulations; nuclear costs; penetration for
wind and solar. Click Here to Register
April 21, 2016
Decisions Hot Gas Filtration - Issue and Option for particulate capture. in coal
fired power, cement, steel, and waste incineration. Click Here to Register
June 16, 2016
Decisions FGD and Acid Gas Separation - Issue and options for SO2 and other acid
gas separation from coal fired power, cement, steel, and waste incineration
plants. Click Here to Register
TBA
Markets Desalination - Thermal vs. Membrane; energy recovery, pump, valve,
compressor and chemicals options; power/desalination combinations.
TBA
Markets Oil, Gas, Refining - Supply and demand; impact on flow control and
treatment products; regional impacts e.g. subsea in North Atlantic vs. shale in
the US vs. Oil Sands in Canada.
TBA
Markets Food - Analysis of 12 separate applications within food and beverage
with analysis of valve, pump, compressor, filter, analyzer and chemical options;
impact of new technologies such as forward osmosis.
TBA
Markets Municipal Wastewater - Quality of pumps, valves, filters, and analyzers
in Chinese and Asian plants; new pollutant challenges; water purification for
reuse.
TBA
Markets Mobile Emissions - Reduction in CO, VOCs, and particulate in fuels,
oils, and air used in on and off road vehicles; impact of RDE and failure of NOx
traps and the crisis in Europe created by the focus on diesels.
Click here to Register for the Webinars
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