Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Plants Will Pay $800 Million for Water Treatment
Chemicals This Year
Gas turbine and combined cycle (GTCC) power plants will spend less than nuclear
or coal-fired power plants on water treatment chemicals this year. However, this
segment will show higher growth than the other two segments. One of the
variables is the Fukushima nuclear plant which will account for nearly 2 percent
of all the power plant treatment chemical purchases this year. Nuclear accidents
are, therefore, a significant consideration in any forecast.
This power market sector is continually analyzed in Water and Wastewater
Treatment Chemicals: World Market, published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
GTCC plants use treatment chemicals such as coagulants on the intake water. This
is converted to ultrapure water. In the process, chemicals are used to adjust
the pH and to remove contaminants. Additional chemicals are used with the steam
to minimize high temperature corrosion. The cooling water and wastewater also
require a variety of chemicals.
One of the biggest markets is the retrofitting of peaking plants with heat
recovery steam generators and steam turbines to combine the cycle. A number of
operators in the Middle East routinely start with a peaking plant and later
combine the cycle. In the U.S., peaking plants are being converted not only
because of the power needs but to minimize the greenhouse gas footprint. A
peaking plant emits nearly 40 percent more CO2/MW than a combined cycle plant.
There are a number of site specific variables which impact treatment chemical
investment. One would be the silica content of the intake water. This varies by
an order of magnitude depending on the water source. Another variable is the
nitrates and organics in the source water. The use of municipal wastewater as
the source of GTCC plants is now common. When this source is utilized, the
treatment chemical expenditures are higher than when more pristine sources are
tapped.
Today GTCC plants are commonly cycled hundreds of times per year. This creates
problems which require additional treatment chemical expenditures.
Flow-Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) can cause leaks and ruptures in carbon steel
piping, vessels and equipment.
The difficulty in obtaining water discharge permits is leading to adoption of
zero liquid discharge. The recycling and evaporation processes require treatment
chemicals. Purification of water used for inlet cooling to the turbine is
another revenue generator for treatment chemical companies. For more information
on Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/449-n026-water-and-wastewater-treatment-chemicals.
McIlvaine also tracks each project and existing gas turbine plant. For more
information on this program, click on: 59EI Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle
Supplier Program.
Lots of Mergers in the Gas and Liquids Flow, Control and Treatment Market
In the last year there have been hundreds of acquisitions in the $400 billion
market which treats and controls air, gas, water and other liquids. These
transactions and the strategy behind them are reported in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid
Treatment and Control: World Market, published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
The largest segment is industrial valves. One of the smaller segments is air
filtration. Acquisitions in the last year in these two segments are listed
below:
Recent Air Filtration Acquisitions
Acquiring Company Acquired Company
Eastman Chemical Knowlton
Neenah Paper Crane Technical
Lydall Andrew
Mann + Hummel Vokes
Clarcor GE - BHA
Filtration Group Porex
SWM Delstar
PGI Fiberweb
Recent Valve Company Acquisitions
IMI Bopp & Reuther
Matt Holding Dorot
SPX (divesting) Flow Control
Graco Alco
Graco High Pressure Pump
Siemens Dresser Rand
Avk Premier
Dover Wellmark
Curtiss Wright Engelmasa (Brazilian Valve Division)
Rotork Xylem (UK Solenoid Valve Division)
Rotork Youngtech
Rotork Attuatori
Rotork Renfro
Admiral CPV
Krones Evoguard
Kitz Micropneumatics
Klinger Westad
Samson Ringo Valvulas
Emerson Virgo
Emerson Enardo
Cooper Accuseal
Cameron Douglas Chero
There are a variety of motivations involved in this market. One is to expand the
technology and product base. Lydall makes filter media for HVAC but not for dust
collection. Andrew makes media for dust collectors. So Lydall has more than
doubled the filter media sales potential with the acquisition. Clarcor took a
similar course but one step down the supply chain. They furnish HVAC filters and
with the purchase of BHA from GE they now are the leading dust collector bag
company.
Another reason is to gain access to geographical market as witnessed by Curtiss
Wrights’ Brazilian valve acquisition.
A third reason is vertical integration. An earlier acquisition by Clarcor moves
them into the media business for face masks and HVAC.
Another motivation is to streamline companies and to make them more profitable.
The SPX decision to separate its flow control from other businesses is a case in
point. Xylem is still in a repositioning mode several years after it was
separated from ITT.
For more information on Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/445-n064-air-gas-water-fluid-treatment.
Headlines for Utility E-Alert – January 30, 2015
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1208 – January 30, 2015
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Cabot Norit awarded Two New Contracts for Mercury Removal
COAL – WORLD
K-Electric signs 700 MW Coal-fired Power Projects with CMEC
NFEC signed Contract with Gansu Coal Group for Valve Products
Neyveli Lignite to set up New 1,000 MW Thermal Power Plant in Tamil Nadu
GAS/OIL - US
First Co-op Peaking Power Plant under Construction
Tenaska Generating Station receives Greenhouse Gas approval from EPA
GAS/OIL – WORLD
Nigeria Signs Pact with US Firm to Build 250 MW Power Plant
Siemens to deliver Three Gas Turbines for Power Project in Peru
OHL enters Mexican Power Sector with 60 MW Cogeneration
Comisión Federal de Electricidad to launch Tender for Combined Cycle Power
Plant in Sinaloa, Mexico
Nampower (South Africa) to start building gas-fired Power Plant
Clyde Bergemann receives US$10 Million Order for Dust and SO2 Reduction
Systems for Polish Power Plant
BIOMASS
B&W Vřlund awarded Contracts for More Than $200 Million for Biomass Power
Plant in Wales
NUCLEAR
Austria to sue European Commission over Subsidy Deal approval for UK’s $24
Billion Nuclear Facility
Rolls-Royce to undertake Boiler Modification work at Dungeness B Power Station
in UK
Pentair wins Valves Deal for China Nuclear Power Plant
BUSINESS
Haldor Topsoe and FLSmidth join forces to market Catalytic Filter Bag
Technology
Join McIlvaine at Valve Summit in Bergamo, Italy on May 27-28, 2015
Chinese Coal-fired Power Plants will continue to spend more than other
Countries or Even Regions
Dry Scrubber Market will grow at 9 Percent/Yr
HOT TOPIC HOUR
MATS Hot Topic Hour on January 29 covered Technology Improvements which will
reduce Compliance Costs
“Gas Turbine Regulatory Drivers” is the Hot Topic on February 5, 2015
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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Hot Topic Hour Registration
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on important energy and pollution control subjects. These Webinars are free of
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Subscribers of Power Plant Air Quality Decisions and Utility Tracking System.
The cost for others is $300.00 per webinar.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
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February 26, 2015 Power Plant Wastewater Treatment More Information
March 5, 2015 Dry Scrubbing and DSI More Information
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