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2012 |
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DATE |
SUBJECT |
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October 18 |
Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers |
Power |
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October 25 |
Instrumentation for air, gas, water, liquids (forecasts, market shares, growth segments). |
Market Intelligence |
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November 1 |
Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues |
Power |
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November 8 |
FGD Scrubber Components |
Power |
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November 15 |
Dampers and Expansion Joints for Coal-fired and Gas Turbine Power Plants |
Power |
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November 29 |
Catalyst Selection for NOx and Other Gases |
Power |
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December 6 |
Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment |
Power |
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December 13 |
Co-firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass and Municipal Waste |
Power |
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2013 |
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January 10 |
Update on Oxy-fuel Combustion |
Power |
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January 17 |
Production of Fertilizer and Sulfuric Acid at Coal-fired Power Plants |
Power |
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January 24 |
Gypsum Dewatering |
Power |
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January 31 |
Filter media (forecasts and market drivers for media used in air, gas, liquid, fluid applications, both mobile and stationary). |
Market Intelligence |
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February 7 |
Valves for Power Plants, Boilers and Water Treatment Facilities |
Power |
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Here are the Headlines for the October 5, 2012 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1095 – October 5, 2012
Table of Contents
COAL – US
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Shaw awarded EPC Management Contract for 22 Coal-fired Power Plants§
Coal-fired Unit repairs at Sherburne in Minnesota could cost $200 Million§
Proposed Settlement with PNM to retire Units 1 and 2 at San Juan Power Plant (New Mexico)§
GenOn closes Coal-fired Power Plant in Virginia§
Progress Energy Carolinas retires 316 MW Cape Fear and H.B. Robinson Unit 1§
Groups Sue Midwest Generation for Alleged Coal Ash Pond Leakage at Four Illinois Power StationsCOAL – WORLD
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Fuel Tech awarded $7.6 Million Air Pollution Control Contract in TaiwanGAS/OIL / US
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EPA Permit issued for 132 MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in Wyoming
GAS/OIL WORLD
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GE to provide Natural Gas-fired Turbine to Power Plant in Poland§
Thermax wins EPC Order for Power Project in India§
New Gas-fired Power Station in Manchester (UK) could be One of Many§
GE receives Contracts to supply Frame 9F 3-series Gas Turbines in Bangladesh§
Genco to invest Rs59 Billion in PakistanCO2
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Utico and Shanghai Electric Launch US$400 Million Clean Coal Power Plant in UAENUCLEAR
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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors could be an Option for Idaho ProjectBUSINESS
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Wisconsin Public Service to buy Fox Energy Company§
Honeywell to acquire Natural Gas Processing Technology Company§
Calpine to buy 800 MW Gas-fired Power Plant from Bosque Power§
Tokyo Gas considering Tie-up with TEPCO to rebuild Thermal Plants§
World Needs to Efficiently Utilize its Finite Coal ReservesHOT TOPIC HOUR
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"Coal-fired Boiler Optimization" is Hot Topic on October 11, 2012§
Upcoming Hot Topic HoursFor more information on the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System, click on:
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Water and Wastewater FGD Opportunities Shift toward East Asia
China is expanding its program to reduce SO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants at the same time the U.S. program is mired in battles over regulatory minutiae. The result is a slight increase in FGD revenues in 2013, but a reduced forecast for NAFTA. This is the latest finding in FGD World Markets.
In the revised 2013 forecasts, the revenues will increase by $200 million to $7.8 billion. The NAFTA market is adjusted downward by $200 million while the East Asia market is adjusted upward by $400 million.
FGD Revenues ($ Millions)
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World Region |
2013 Original |
2013 Revised |
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Africa |
451 |
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CIS |
0 |
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East Asia |
4,846 |
5,246 |
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Eastern Europe |
343 |
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Middle East |
109 |
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NAFTA |
1,122 |
922 |
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South & Central America |
0 |
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West Asia |
108 |
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Western Europe |
626 |
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Total |
7,605 |
7,805 |
One of the contributors to the East Asia increase is the Chinese program to upgrade efficiency of existing scrubber systems. In the U.S., the negative effect is the delayed implementation of some of the dry FGD systems which will remove both SO2 and HCl.
U.S. FGD Dry Lime System Revenues ($ Millions)
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Subject |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
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Dry Lime |
146 |
337 |
212 |
122 |
168 |
248 |
337 |
341 |
Lime companies are gearing up for the increased lime demand in the U.S. Graymont is moving ahead with plans to add a state-of-the-art, low-emissions third kiln to its mining and production complex in Pleasant Gap PA to meet growing lime product market demands in Pennsylvania and surrounding region.
Graymont has applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) for the requisite air quality permit and is proceeding with detailed engineering and design work for the new gas-fired kiln. The new kiln will feature the most environmentally friendly technology anywhere in the lime industry.
The company anticipates PADEP’s decision on the air quality plan approval and other regulatory approvals before year-end. If approved, construction will be initiated before the end of 2012.
The addition of this high-tech, low-emissions third kiln will increase production capacity by some 25 percent at Graymont’s Pleasant Gap plant, which already ranks as the most modern lime plant in the region. Top-quality jobs will be added to Graymont’s existing local work force and the project will generate additional direct and indirect economic benefits for the State College and Bellefonte area.
"This latest investment reflects our continued confidence in the economic future of Pennsylvania and neighboring states, and will further enhance our ability to support the success of lime customers in the region" said Graymont President and CEO Stéphane Godin. "Our track record for unsurpassed supply reliability and going the extra mile to meet customers’ needs has made Graymont the partner of choice for any application that utilizes lime to create added value."
Most of the Asian power plants will incorporate limestone FGD systems. The investment in pumps, valves, piping, belt filters, cyclones and treatment chemicals will be very significant. Consider that a 1000 MW power plant discharges 4 million cfm. The recycle limestone slurry rate is 100 gpm/1000 cfm, so the recycle requirement is 400,000 gpm. This is 570 mgd. So when China adds 50,000 MW of FGD in one year, they are adding 28,500 mgd of recycle pump capacity. This is close to the entire flow through secondary treatment plants in the U.S.
The pumps, valves, piping and couplings are used in the ball mill recycle system, the scrubber recycle system and in the FGD wastewater treatment. There have been recent innovations in some of these products.
Victaulic, has introduced the Style 296A coupling for fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) pipe. The coupling offers much more efficient installation than the alternative methods of butt-and-wrap and adhesive bell-and-spigot pipe joints. In addition to the FGD recycle piping, it is ideal for industrial applications such as fly ash, slurry systems, cooling water, waste water, condensate, mild acids/chemicals, oil lines and drainage systems.McIlvaine visited the Victaulic stand at the Mega symposium and took this picture of the new coupling:
For more information on: FGD World Markets, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#N027
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
Update
TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 2012
ALABAMA
Uniontown Receives $4.8 Million to Expand Wastewater Treatment System
ARIZONA
Cottonwood’s Terminates Contract for Wastewater Plant
Show Low Moving Forward with Wastewater Plant Project
$3.7 Million for Clarkdale WWTP
CALIFORNIA
San Mateo Requesting Bids for WWTP Project
Redding Requesting Bids for Wastewater Plant Project
Works Starts on $13 Million Nipomo Wastewater Project
Paso Robles Needs WWTP Upgrade
$44 Million for Western Riverside County WWTP Expansion
Delta Diablo Will Repair Aging WWTP
$2 Billion for California Water Districts to Help Pay for Stricter Wastewater Requirements
$44 Million for Corona Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project
Sunnyvale-San Jose Recycled Water Project on Hold
CONNECTICUT
Coalition to continue Opposition to Phosphorus Limits
DELAWARE
Artesian Planning Wastewater Plant with Spray Irrigation
Millsboro Receives Funding to Improve WWTP
FLORIDA
New Plans for Dade City Wastewater Treatment Plant
Navarre Beach Wastewater Plant gets Rehab
Largo’s WWTP Has Odor Problem
Layne Christensen Announces $90.9 Million Islamorada Wastewater Project
Pembroke Pines Considers $40 Million WWTP Expansion
$5.6 Million for Dade City Wastewater Plant
GEORGIA
Jessup Plans New $11 Million WWQTP
IDAHO
Jerome Plans Wastewater Plant Improvements
Hailey Planning $2 Million Wastewater Project
ILLINOIS
Quincy Considers WWTP Upgrade
Hopedale to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plant
INDIANA
Linton Receives $500,000 Grant for Wastewater Plant Improvements
Delaware County and Liberty Consider New WWTP
IOWA
Worth County Ok’s Treatment Plant Agreement, Bid
$2.1 Million for Joice Wastewater Treatment Project
KANSAS
$4.1 Million for Leavenworth Wastewater Project
KENTUCKY
Flemingsburg Requesting Bids for WWTP Project
Monticello Approves Bond Sale for Wastewater Plant Project
LOUISIANA
Thibodaux Must Raise Fees for New Wastewater Plant
MAINE
$3.2 Million Project to Combine Wastewater Treatment Facilities of St. Agatha, Frenchville
MASSACHUSETTS
Greater Lawrence Requesting Bids for Centrifuge Overhaul
Northbridge Requesting Bids for WWTP Plant Improvements
Weymouth Requesting Bids for Pump Station Rehab
Natick Requesting Bids for Water Station Rehab
Fitchburg Ordered to Make Improvements to Wastewater System
A New Way to Think about Wastewater in Sherborn
MICHIGAN
Saginaw Approves $2.9 Million for WWTP Improvements
$1.2 Million for Port Huron Wastewater Treatment Modifications
MINNESOTA
Plans for Wykoff's Wastewater Treatment Plant to be Finalized
Aging Wastewater Infrastructure Prompts MN 2020 to Call for Funding
Wykoff Gets Update on Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
MISSISSIPPI
Guntown to Send Wastewater to Saltillo for Treatment
Hattiesburg to Upgrade WWTP
Jackson Must Fix Wastewater System
MISSOURI
Independence Approves Loan for $37 Million Sewer Improvements
MONTANA
Anaconda Moving Forward with Wastewater Project
NEBRASKA
More than $500,000 for Hebron WWTP Project
NEW YORK
Environmental Group Unveils Wastewater Plan for Long Island Area
Lyndonville Receives $250,000 for Wastewater Treatment Upgrade
$2 Million for Dolgeville WWTP Project
$13 Million for Ellenville WWTP Project
Oneida County Wastewater Plant Expansion to Cost $138 Million
Suffolk County Tests Wastewater Treatment Technology for Sag Harbor
NORTH CAROLINA
Mebane Moves Forward with Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
Richmond County Receives Grant for Wastewater Treatment Plant
Statesville Considers Loan for Repairs to Fourth Creek WWTP
$5.8 Million for Richmond County WWTP Project
NORTH DAKOTA
$30 Million for New Dickinson Wastewater Plant
Dickinson Breaks Ground on $30 Million WWTP
OHIO
Marietta Phase 2 Odor Control Project Ready for Bidding
Cardington Requesting Bids for Wastewater Plant Improvements
Tuscarawas County Ok’s Funding for WWTP Project
Massillon Considering $18 Million Upgrade to Wastewater Plant
OKLAHOMA
Dewey to Receive Report on Wastewater Plant Options
Comanche to Rebid Wastewater Project
PENNSYLVANIA
Littlestown Moves Forward on Wastewater Project
Scranton to Hold Public Hearing on $140 Million Wastewater Project
Abington Wastewater Authority Plans WWTP Upgrade
$5.5 Million for Chambersburg Wastewater Upgrades
Clearfield Continues Prep for Water/Wastewater Upgrades
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bids on St. Matthew’s Water/Wastewater Upgrades being Accepted
SOUTH DAKOTA
$16 Million for Joint Wastewater Facility for Ellsworth AFB and Box Elder
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga Requesting Proposals to Consolidate Area Water, Sewer, Water Quality Systems
Mosheim Awards $1 Million Wastewater Grant
TEXAS
Brownsville Planning $32 Million WWTP Upgrade
Harrison County Requesting Bids for WWTP Project
Bastrop Needs Equipment Replacement
UTAH
$9 Million for Cedar City Wastewater Project
VERMONT
Upgrades for Essex Junction Wastewater Facility Begin
VIRGINIA
Hanover County Requesting Bids for WWTP Clarifier
Front Royal Wastewater Plant Work Moves Forward
Roanoke Awards Wastewater Treatment Plant Bid
WASHINGTON
Yakima Planning Wastewater Plant Expansion
University Place Receives $2.25 Million for WWTP Expansion
Oak Harbor Selects Site for $93 Million WWTP
WISCONSIN
Reeseville Seeks to Upgrade WWTP
$3.2 Million for Reedsburg WWTP Upgrade
CANADA
Government Announces Funding for First Nation Water/Wastewater Project
BUSINESS NEWS
Major Advances in Generating Electricity from Wastewater
New Canadian Wastewater Regulations could Cost Cities Billions
Sechelt Requesting Bids for Wastewater Project
RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS
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