HOT TOPIC HOUR RECORDINGS

 

The following Hot Topic Hours have been recorded (both audio and video) and are available for viewing. The number of participants ranges from 20 to 40. The number of participating utilities ranges from 1 to 10. Each session includes presentations by world experts on the specific title subject. Some of the worlds largest companies have participated in each session. Very current graphs and diagrams are included. There is a good mix between discussions and presentations. The sessions utilize valuable visual branches of the McIlvaine Decision Trees. You will need a password to view. 


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September 8, 2016 PacifiCorp Webinar #5 on Front End NOx Reduction         91 minutes
September 1, 2016 PacifiCorp Webinar #4 on Back End NOx Removal         84 minutes
August 25, 2016 Oil, Gas, Refining         60 minutes
August 2, 2016 NOx Control for PacifiCorp: Back end NOx Control         99 minutes
July 19, 2016 NOx Control for PacifiCorp: Combustion Modifications and Neural Networks         97 minutes
July 14, 2016 NOx Control for PacifiCorp: Overview and Summary of Low NOx Options         69 minutes
July 14, 2016 Desalination       42 minutes
June 16, 2016 FGD and Acid Gas Separation        104 minutes
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April 21, 2016 Hot Gas Filtration        65 minutes
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April 7, 2016 Power Generation Technologies        53 minutes
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March 24, 2016 NOx Control         85 minutes
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March 10, 2016 Gas Turbine         58 minutes
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February 25, 2016 Zero Liquid Discharge         84 minutes
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February 11, 2016 Mercury Decision Guides         86 minutes
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December 3, 2015 NOx Reduction         58 minutes
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November 12, 2015 Dry Scrubbing         78 minutes
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October 22, 2015 Precipitator Improvements         47 minutes
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October 1, 2015 Power Plant Water Treatment Chemicals         29 minutes
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September 24, 2015 Power Plant Water Monitoring         68 minutes
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September 10, 2015 Power Plant Pumps         49 minutes
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August 20, 2015 Total Solutions          113 minutes
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August 6, 2015 Gas Turbine Emission Control and Exhaust Systems          62 minutes
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July 23, 2015 Mercury Removal Options          92 minutes
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July 2, 2015 Hot Gas Filtration          110 minutes
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June 18, 2015 SO3 Removal Options          109 minutes
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June 4, 2015 Power Plant Valves          67 minutes
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May 21, 2015 Gas Turbine Intake Filters          95 minutes
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May 14, 2015 Wet Calcium FGD          84 minutes
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May 7, 2015 MACT Update          71 minutes
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April 16, 2015 CEMs for MACT and MATS Compliance          95 minutes
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April 9, 2015 Direct Sorbent Injection         125 minutes
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March 26, 2015 NOx Control (SCR & SNCR)         116 minutes
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March 12, 2015 Power Plant Wastewater Treatment         97 minutes
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March 5, 2015 Mercury Measurement and Capture (Session 2)         105 minutes
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February 26, 2015 Mercury Measurement and Capture          106 minutes
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February 12, 2015 Coal Gasification Air Pollution Control          107 minutes
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February 5, 2015 Gas Turbine Regulatory Drivers          120 minutes
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January 29, 2015 MATS Compliance Choices          91 minutes
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January 8, 2015 Fabric Selection for Hot Gas Applications           120 minutes
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December 18, 2014 Boiler Feedwater Treatment          73 minutes
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November 13, 2014 Power Plant Cooling          98 minutes
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November 6, 2014 Coal-Fired Power Plant NOx Reduction Innovations           105 minutes
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October 23, 2014 Dry Scrubbing           104 minutes
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October 2, 2014 Precipitator Improvements           84 minutes
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September 25, 2014 2014 Power Plant Water Treatment Chemicals           100 minutes
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September 18, 2014 Power Water Monitoring           119 minutes
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September 11, 2014 Power Plant Pumps           85 minutes
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September 4, 2014 Hot Gas Filtration           77 minutes
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August 28, 2014 Demineralization and Degasification           86 minutes
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August 14, 2014 Industrial Boiler and Cement MACT Timing and Compliance Options           68 minutes
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August 7, 2014 MATS Timing and Technology Options        71 minutes
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July 31, 2014 Mercury Sorbent Options       89 minutes
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July 24, 2014 Wet Calcium FGD       80 minutes
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July 17, 2014 Gas Turbine Emission Control        89 minutes
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July 10, 2014 Direct Sorbent Injection       72 minutes
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June 26, 2014 CCR       85 minutes
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June 12, 2014 HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube Failures)       92 minutes
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June 5, 2014 Dry VS. Wet Cooling     110 minutes
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May 29, 2014 Valves for Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Plants     62 minutes
May 15, 2014 Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium Efficiency     101 minutes
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May 8, 2014 Sorbent Traps VS. Mercury CEMS     104 minutes
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May 1, 2014 Hot Gas Filtration at 850oF Will Change APC     103 minutes
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April 17, 2014 Measurement of Gas Turbine Emissions Including NH3     95 minutes
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April 10, 2014 Mercury Treatment Chemicals in Fuel, Flue Gas and Scrubbing Liquor     86 minutes
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April 8, 2014 Tank Material Selection     68 minutes
 
March 27, 2014 Analysis of Dry Scrubber Options     73 minutes
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March 20, 2014 China Air Pollution Control    52 minutes
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February 27, 2014 NOx Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO3    86 minutes
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February 13, 2014 Impact of Ambient Air Quality Rules on Fossil-Fueled Boilers and Gas Turbines    100 minutes
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February 6, 2014 Review of EUEC    65 minutes
 
January 16, 2014 Corrosion Issues and Materials for APC Systems    77 minutes
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January 9, 2014 Air Preheaters and Heat Exchangers    93 minutes
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December 19, 2013 Selecting FGD Scrubber Components    100 minutes
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December 12, 2013 Gasification Projects and Technology    114 minutes
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December 5, 2013 Application of U.S. Mercury Control Technology in Other Countries    58 minutes
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November 21, 2013 Wet VS. Dry ESP    91 minutes
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October 31, 2013 Chinese FGD/SCR Program and Impact on the World     66 minutes
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October 17, 2013 Air Pollution Control in China     48 minutes
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October 3, 2013 Update on Coal Ash and CCR Issues, Standards and Solutions     107 minutes
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September 26, 2013 Multi-Pollutant Control Technology     124 minutes
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September 19, 2013 Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines     111 minutes
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September 12, 2013 Solar and Wind Strategies Projects and Technology Developments     67 minutes
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September 5, 2013 Fabric Selection for Particulate Control     112 minutes
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August 29, 2013 Status of Capture and Storage Programs and Technology     78 minutes
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August 22, 2013 Pumps for Power Plants     55 minutes
 
August 15, 2013 Control Treatment Technology for FGD Wastewater     127 minutes
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August 8, 2013 Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation     142 minutes
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August 1, 2013 New Developments in Air Pollution Control Technology Part 2     120 minutes
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July 25, 2013 Hot Topic Hour on GHG Compliance Strategies Reduction Technologies and Measurement     117 minutes   MORE
July 18, 2013 Measurement and Control of HCL     96 minutes
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July 11, 2013 New Developments in Power Plant Air Pollution Control     93 minutes
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June 20, 2013 Dry Sorbent and Injection Material Handling for APC      127 minutes
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June 13, 2013 Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel Feed, Metering and Combustion in Boilers      67 minutes     MORE
June 6, 2013 Report from Power-Gen Europe       51 minutes
 
May 23, 2013 Power Plant Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues       157 minutes
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May 16, 2013 Hot Topic Hour on Power Plant Automation and Control Plus Electric Power Conference Summary       57 minutes      MORE
May 9, 2013 Clean Coal Technologies       112 minutes
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May 2, 2013 Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues       50 minutes
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April 25, 2013 Particulate and Condensable Removal       125 minutes
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April 18, 2013 Mercury Measurement and Control Part 3       133 minutes
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April 11, 2013 Mercury Measurement and Control - Part 2       86 minutes
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April 4, 2013 Industrial Boiler MACT Impact and Control Options Part 2       68 minutes
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March 28, 2013 Mercury Measurement and Control - Part 1       115 minutes
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March 21, 2013 Industrial Boiler Mact Impact and Control Options Part 1       64 minutes
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March 14, 2013 Inlet Air Pretreatment for Gas Turbines       114 minutes
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March 7, 2013 HRSG Design, Operation and Maintenance Considerations       115 minutes
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February 28, 2013 Implementation of the Utility MACT Rule       124 minutes
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February 21, 2013 Monitoring and Controlling Boiler Water and Steam Cycle Chemistry       84 minutes
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February 14, 2013 NOx Control for Gas Turbines       130 minutes
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February 7, 2013 Valves for Power Plants, Boilers and Water Treatment Facilities       48 minutes
 
January 24, 2013 Gypsum Dewatering      76 minutes
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January 17, 2013 Production of Fertilizer and Sulfuric Acid at Coal-fired Power Plants      75 minutes
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January 10, 2013 Update on Oxy-Fuel Combustion      132 minutes
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December 13, 2012 Co-firing Sewage Sludge Biomass and Municipal Waste      156 minutes
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December 6, 2012 Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment      142 minutes
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November 29, 2012 Catalyst Selection For NOx and Other Gases      113 minutes
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November 8, 2012 FGD Scrubber Components      85 minutes
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November 1, 2012 Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues      83 minutes
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October 25, 2012 Instrumentation for Air, Gas, Water, Liquids      50 minutes
 
October 18, 2012 Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers      107 minutes
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October 11, 2012 Coal-fired Boiler Optimization - Part 2      62 minutes
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September 27, 2012 Coal-fired Boiler Optimization - Part 1      116 minutes
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September 13, 2012 Instruments and Technology for On-Line Boiler Monitoring      97 minutes
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September 6, 2012 Material Handling in Coal fired Power Plants      89 minutes
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August 30, 2012 Pumps for Power Plants, Boilers and Water Treatment Facilities Combined Cycle Plants      73 minutes   MORE
August 24, 2012 Report from 2012 Mega Symposium      79 minutes
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August 17, 2012 Report from Coal-Gen 2012      87 minutes
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August 9, 2012 Materials for Corrosion Prevention in Power Plant and Boiler APC Systems     
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August 2, 2012 Mercury Control and Removal Status and Cost      108 minutes
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July 26, 2012 Beneficial Byproducts of Coal Combustion and Gasification      134 minutes
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July 19, 2012 Future for Coal, Gas, Nuclear and Renewables      60 minutes
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July 12, 2012 New Development in Power Plant Air Pollution Control      127 minutes
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June 28, 2012 Greenhouse Gas Strategies for Coal-fired Plant Operators      92 minutes
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June 21, 2012 Dry Sorbent Injections and Material Handling in Coal Fired Power Plants - Part 2      106 minutes   MORE   
June 14, 2012 Report from Power-Gen Europe 2012      46 minutes   
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June 7, 2012 Dry Sorbent Injections and Material Handling in Coal Fired Power Plants     157 minutes    MORE
May 31, 2012 World Air Pollution Control Market     89 minutes     $400.00
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May 24, 2012 Status of Carbon Capture Programs and Technology     95 minutes    
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May 18, 2012 Electric Power Conference Highlights     75 minutes    
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May 17, 2012 Role of Renewable Energy in U.S. and World     122 minutes    
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May 4, 2012 Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues - Part 2     122 minutes    
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May 3, 2012 Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues - Part 1     111 minutes    
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April 26, 2012

Particulate and Condensable Removal     95 minutes
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April 12, 2012

Mercury Measurement and Control     112 minutes
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April 5, 2012

Status of Gasification and IGCC Technology and Programs     95 minutes
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March 22, 2012

Industrial Boiler MACT - Impact and Control Options    116 minutes
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March 15, 2012

Mercury Measurement and Control    97 minutes
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March 8, 2012

SO3 Measurement & Control    112 minutes
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March 1, 2012

Ultra Supercritical Coal-fired Boilers    77 minutes
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February 23, 2012

NOx Control - Low NOx Technology Update    144 minutes
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February 16, 2012

Power Plant Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues    163 minutes
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February 9, 2012

Implementation of the MACT Rule    120 minutes
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January 26, 2012

Limestone Size Reduction and Regional Grinding    42 minutes
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January 19, 2012

Making Coal Plants Green    54 minutes
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December 15, 2011

Impact of Ambient Air Quality Rule    73 minutes
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December 1, 2011

Measuring Particulate Continuously    124 minutes
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November 10, 2011

Optimization of Air Pollution Control Systems    78 minutes
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October 27, 2011

Multi-Emissions Control    82 minutes
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October 13, 2011

Ability to Measure Mass PM Ammonia, SO3 and NOx    162 minutes
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October 4, 2011

Utility MACT Review of Rule Status and Comments    107 minutes
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September 22, 2011

Dry FGD: Spray Dry VS CFB VS DSI    87 minutes
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August 25, 2011

Improving Electrostatic Precipitator Performance (Dry & Wet)    127 minutes
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August 11, 2011

Filter Media Selection for Dry FGD and Particulate Control    103 minutes
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July 28, 2011

Retrofit APC Costs vs. New Ultracriticals    61 minutes
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July 14, 2011

Power Plant Booster Fan Design and Selection    115 minutes
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June 30, 2011

Fuel Impacts on SCR Catalysts (including biomass)    95 minutes
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June 16, 2011

FGD Wastewater Treatment    145 minutes
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June 9, 2011

Utility MACT Rule Problems    101 minutes
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June 2, 2011

Valves for Power Plant Steam and Cooling Water    104 minutes
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May 26, 2011

Status and Technology of Solar Power Generation    142 minutes
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May 12, 2011

Compliance Strategies for PM 2.5    107 minutes
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May 5, 2011

Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers    60 minutes
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April 28, 2011

Beneficial Byproducts of Coal Combustion and Gasification    157 minutes
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April 21, 2011

Chinese FGD/SCR Program and Impact on the World    71 minutes
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April 14, 2011

NOx Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO3    88 minutes
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April 7, 2011

New FGD and DeNOx Approaches    132 minutes
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March 31, 2011

Carbon Management Programs for Fossil-Fueled Programs    120 minutes
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March 30, 2011

Cement MACT Review - March 30, 2011    123 minutes
 

March 24, 2011

Next Generation of Coal Combustion Technologies    95 minutes
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March 17, 2011

Co-firing Biomass, Sewage Sludge, Municipal Waste    96 minutes
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March 10, 2011

Industrial Boiler MACT - Impact and Control Options    148 minutes
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March 3, 2011

Instrumentation and Controls for Coal-fired Power Plants    88 minutes
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February 24, 2011

Expansion Joints for Power Plants and Gas Turbines    89 minutes
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February 17, 2011

Utility MACT - Impact & Compliance Strategy    126 minutes
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February 10, 2011

Material Handling in Coal Plants    103 minutes
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February 9, 2011

Cement MACT Review    137 minutes
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January 27, 2011

Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment    96 minutes
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January 20, 2011

Improving ESP Performance    126 minutes
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January 13 & 14, 2011

Coal Ash Ponds and Ash Disposal Issues    190 minutes
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January 6 & 7, 2011 Corrosion Issues in and Materials for Power Plant APC Systems 111 minutes
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December 9 & 10, 2010

Impact of Ambient Air Rules for PM2.5 and Ozone    187 minutes
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November 18 & 19, 2010

Industrial MACT-Impact and Control Options    320 minutes
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November 4, 2010

Status of Carbon-to-Liquid Project Technology    125 minutes
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October 28, 2010

Fabric Selection for Coal-fired Boilers    164 minutes
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October 21, 2010

Catalyst Selection    156 minutes
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October 14, 2010

Mercury Measurement and Control    145 minutes
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September 30, 2010

Role of Renewable Energy in U.S. and World    96 minutes
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September 23, 2010

New Generation Sources, in U.S. (Gas, Nuclear, Renewables)    109 minutes
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September 16, 2010

Cement MACT    154 minutes
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September 9, 2010

Utility MACT - Likely Impact    152 minutes
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September 2, 2010

HRSG Design, Operation and Maintenance Considerations    74 minutes
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August 26, 2010

Status of Carbon Capture Programs & Technologies    193 minutes
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August 19, 2010

Gasification Technology and IGCC - Programs & Progress    122 minutes
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August 12, 2010

Update on Oxyfuel Combustion    143 minutes
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August 5, 2010

Co-firing Biomass, Sewage Sludge, Municipal Waste    142 minutes
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July 29, 2010

Optimization Systems    121 minutes
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July 22, 2010

Gas Turbine Operation & Maintenance    65 minutes
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July 15, 2010

SO3 Measurement & Control    151 minutes
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July 8, 2010

Water Treatment during Gas and Oil Production    81 minutes
 

July 1, 2010

Nuclear Power Plant Water Treatment   116 minutes
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June 24, 2010

Carbon Management Technologies   183 minutes
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June 17, 2010

NOx Control - Low NOx Technology Update   102 minutes
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June 10, 2010

Advances in Coal Blending/Switching   119 minutes
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June 4, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill Water Quality  114 minutes
 

June 3, 2010 On-line Boiler Monitoring    90 minutes
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May 27, 2010 Shale Gas Water Quality   75 minutes
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May 20 & 21, 2010 Multi-Emissions Control    201 minutes
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May 13, 2010 Booster Fan Design and Selection  97 minutes
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May 6, 2010 Air Toxics  133 minutes
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April 29, 2010 Advanced Coal Combustion  119 minutes
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April 22 & 23, 2010 Impact of Ambient Air Rules for PM 2.5 and Ozone (Part 1 and Part 2) 210 minutes
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April 15 & 16, 2010 Material Handling in Coal Plants (Part 1 and Part 2) 237 minutes
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April 8 & 9, 2010

Wind Option (Part 1 and Part 2)    213 minutes

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March 25, 2010 Mercury Control or Mercury Removal Status and Cost    156 minutes 
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March 18, 2010 Mist Eliminators    71 minutes   
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February 24 & 25, 2010 Greenhouse Gas Strategies for Coal-fired Plant Operators     288 minutes   
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February 18, 2010 Boiler & Cooler Water Treatment     130 minutes   
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February 11, 2010 Fuel Impact on SCR Catalyst      98 minutes   
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January 28, 2010 Improving ESP Performance     116 minutes   
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January 21, 2010 Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues     120 minutes   
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January 14, 2010 Spray Nozzles for Air Quality Systems     81 minutes   
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January 7, 2010 Particulate Choices for High Sulfur Coal      128 minutes   
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December 18, 2009 Transmission Line Siting      101 minutes   
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December 3, 2009 Coal Ash Utilization/Disposal      131 minutes   
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November 20, 2009 Wet Stack Design and Operation      99 minutes   
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November 12, 2009 Wet vs. Dry FGD      132 minutes   
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November 5, 2009 Gas Turbine HRSG Design and Performance      63 minutes   
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November 5, 2009 Gas Turbine Air Pollution Control      155 minutes   
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October 23, 2009 Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training - Mercury      73 minutes   
 
October 22, 2009 CEMs for Measurement of Ammonia, SO3 and Low Level NOx      132 minutes   
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October 21, 2009 How to Build Pump Company Revenues and Profits       99 minutes   
 
October 15, 2009 Measurement & Control Instrumentation for Power Plants       101 minutes   
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October 1, 2009 Measurement and Control of PM2.5       162 minutes   
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September 10, 2009 Limestone Size Reduction and Regional Grinding       81 minutes   
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September 3, 2009 Water and Wastewater Treatment       141 minutes   
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August 27, 2009 Solar Option for Demand Reduction       126 minutes   
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August 21, 2009 Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training - Particulate       137 minutes   
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August 13, 2009 Ultra Supercritical Coal-fired Boilers       122 minutes   
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August 6, 2009 Corrosion Materials for Scrubbers       122 minutes   
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July 30, 2009 Air Pollution Control in China       112 minutes   
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July 23, 2009 SCR Catalysts       106 minutes   
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July 16, 2009 Coal Gasification       94 minutes   
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July 10, 2009 Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training - NOx       88 minutes   
July 9, 2009 98% Limestone Scrubber Efficiency       133 minutes   
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July 2, 2009 Particulate Choices for Low Sulfur Coal        194 minutes   
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June 25, 2009 CO2 Capture        154 minutes   
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June11, 2009 Oxidation and Mixing         93 minutes   
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June 5, 2009 Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training - FGD         71 minutes   
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June 4, 2009

Mercury Regulations and Technology              115 minutes    

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May 7, 2009

SO3 Issues & Answers              184 minutes    

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April 30, 2009

Optimization Systems              234 minutes    

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April 23, 2009

Dampers and Expansion Joints              95 minutes    

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April 17, 2009 Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training        35 minutes

April 16, 2009

Power Plant Control Valves               58 minutes    

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April 9, 2009

Power Plant Metering Pumps               66 minutes    

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April 2, 2009

CO2 Decisions               179 minutes    

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March 26, 2009

NOx Reagents               106 minutes    

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March 19, 2009

Co-firing Biomass               137 minutes    

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March 5, 2009

Calcium Reagents               80 minutes    

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February 26, 2009

Coal Selection and Impact on Emissions               124 minutes    

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February 19, 2009

Flyash Pond Issues               128 minutes    

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February 12, 2009

Dry Precipitator Efficiency Improvement               151 minutes    

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February 5, 2009

Mercury & Toxics Monitoring               142 minutes    

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January 29, 2009

World Coal-fired Boiler Forecast               84 minutes    

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January 22, 2009

Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers               83 minutes    

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January 15, 2009

Corrosion Materials              115 minutes    

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January 8, 2009

Mercury Control               151 minutes    

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December 18, 2008

Power Plant Fan Selection               126 minutes    

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November 20, 2008

Replacement For CAMR and CAIR Regulations              82 minutes    

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November 13, 2008

CEMS Usage For Process Control               113 minutes    

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November 6, 2008

NOx Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO3               135 minutes    

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October 23, 2008

Measurement & Flow Instrumentation for APC              115 minutes    

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October 16, 2008

Filter Media Selection For Coal-fired Boilers              121 minutes    

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October 2, 2008

Greenhouse Gas Strategies for Coal-fired Plant Operators              157 minutes    

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September 25, 2008

Air Pollution System Cost Escalation              71 minutes    

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September 18, 2008

Wet Lime vs. Limestone              75 minutes    

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September 11, 2008

Mercury Monitoring              73 minutes    

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September 4, 2008

Precipitator Power Supplies              113 minutes    

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August 21, 2008

Fertilizer and Sulfuric Acid              120 minutes    

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August 7, 2008

Limestone Size Reduction              113 minutes    

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July 31, 2008

Mercury Control                305 minutes    

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July 24, 2008

Holistic NOx Control                128 minutes    

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July 17, 2008 - 1pm

Valves for Power Plant Steam/Cooling               83 minutes    

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July 17, 2008 - 10am

Gypsum Dewatering               114 minutes    

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July 10, 2008 - 1pm

Pumps for Power Plant Steam/Cooling               93 minutes    

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July 10, 2008 - 10am

Particulate Choices for High Sulfur Coal               74 minutes    

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July 3, 2008

Spray Driers vs. CFB               66 minutes    

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June 26, 2008

Limestone Scrubber Design              96 minutes    

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June 12, 2008

Mercury Monitoring              97 minutes    
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June 5, 2008

Coal Gasification              108 minutes    
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May 29, 2008

Measurement and Control of PM2.5             131 minutes    
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May 22, 2008

CO2 Capture            133 minutes    
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May 15, 2008

Air Toxics            160 minutes    
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May 1, 2008

Co-firing Biomass            104 minutes    
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April 24, 2008

Mercury Control           119 minutes    
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April 17, 2008

Corrosion Materials Options           84 minutes    
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April 10, 2008

Optimization Systems           109 minutes    
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April 3, 2008

Calcium Reagents           83 minutes    
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March 27, 2008

SO3 Issues and Answers           116 minutes

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March 20, 2008

Particulate Choices for Low Sulfur Coal          81 minutes 
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March 13, 2008

SCR Catalysts         69 minutes
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March 6, 2008

Mercury Monitoring         92 minutes

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February 21, 2008 - 9:00am

Dampers, Expansion Joints         76 minutes 
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February 21, 2008 - 1:00pm

Pumps  90 minutes
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February 7, 2008

Oxidation and Mixing        60 minutes
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January 31, 2008

Mercury Control       90 minutes
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January 24, 2008

Valves       63 minutes
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January 17, 2008

NOx Reagents       107 minutes
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January 10, 2008

FGD Wastewater Treatment       126 minutes

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December 20, 2007
 1:00 pm

 

Mercury CEMS Update       64 minutes

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December 20, 2007
9:00 am

 

Coal Selection and Impact on Emissions       108 minutes

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November 29, 2007

Corrosion Materials for Scrubbers and Stacks       203 minutes

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November 8, 2007

Spray Nozzles for Air Quality Systems       82 minutes

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October 25, 2007
1:00 pm

 

Mercury Control Update        106 minutes

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October 25, 2007
9:00 am

 

Air Preheaters and Heat Exchangers         115 minutes

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October 18, 2007

SO3 Reduction Technology and Cost         100 minutes

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October 11, 2007

Catalyst Performance on NOx, SO3, Mercury        84 minutes

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September 27, 2007

Booster Fan Design and Materials         120 minutes

Installation of SCR and FGD requires fan upgrades. Where should these fans be placed? Should they be axial or centrifugal? Should you replace blades or the whole fan? Should you add another fan in series? What compromise between fan efficiency and maintenance is best? If you cool the gas down to 70°F for subsequent CO2 sequestration shouldn't you place your fan at this point and save lots of energy? MORE

September 20, 2007

Measurement and Flow Instrumentation for APC         98 minutes

The performance of air pollution control systems is no better than the reliability of gas and liquid flow, level control pH, O2, CO, temperature, flame scanners and even coal flow instrumentation. What are the latest improvements in instrumentation? How are they integrated to optimize performance? MORE

September 13, 2007

Filter Media Selection for Coal-fired Boilers       83 minutes

There is a wide choice of media for coal-fired boilers including woven glass, nonwovens, and membranes. There are scrim options. Which selection is best for each of the different applications including particulate control from low sulfur coal p.c. boilers, high sulfur coal, spray driers, and those with activated carbon injection? What role does SO3 play in media selection? MORE

September 6, 2007

Mercury CEMS and RATAs        58 minutes

Every eight weeks we are reviewing the rapid developments in mercury continuous emission monitoring systems. How reliable and accurate are the CEMS now being sold? What is the status of the instrumental reference method and the whole basis for determining the accuracy of the CEMS. What role do sorbent traps play? How are CEMS being used as process analyzers to control ACI introduction? MORE

August 30, 2007

Wet Lime vs. Limestone FGD       92 minutes

With the increasing costs of limestone systems, are lime based systems now more economical. If 99% efficiency is required are you forced to select lime? Can a lime system be installed in a much shorter time frame than a limestone system. To reduce the comparative capital cost can you regionally grind limestone and eliminate the ball mills at the plant? MORE

August 23, 2007

Precipitator Power Supplies and Components       108 minutes

How significant are the new developments in power supplies in improving precipitator efficiency and reducing energy consumption? What are the latest developments with rappers, plates, and other components? What design changes are needed to deal with very dirty coals encountered in many areas of the world? Is pre-charging a viable option? MORE

August 16, 2007

Fertilizer and Sulfuric Acid FGD Byproducts       93 minutes

There are systems which make ammonium sulfate and sulfuric acid. Several commercial orders have been recently executed. How competitive are these systems. What is the additional investment? How reliable are they? Is there a market for these products including dilute sulfuric acid? MORE

August 9, 2007

Mercury Removal Status and Cost      133 minutes

The first commercial ACI system is removing 90% of the mercury but has dealt with minor problems. What is the current status of this system? Are other systems up and running? What is the latest test data with brominated carbons? Where do we stand with mercury removal in the scrubber? What about impact on gypsum and flyash? What is being done in Europe? Will there be a shortage of carbon? The near term deadlines and the uncertainties make it desirable to hold this discussion bi-monthly. MORE

July 12, 2007

1:00 pm

 

Mercury CEMS Problems and Resolutions     80 minutes

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July 12, 2007

9:00 am

 

CEMs for Measurement of Ammonia, SO3 and Low Level NOx
125 minutes

Two challenges for the CEM supplier industry are measurement of SO3 and NOx at very low levels. What continuous SO3 measurement is necessary to control flow of removal additives? Can NOx analyzers accurately measure the 0.07 lbs/MMBtu or less that represents the limit in many permits? What are the cost and reliability of CEMS for these two applications?  How do you measure ammonia slip? MORE

July 5, 2007

Limestone Size Reduction          87 minutes

Is wet or dry grinding the better route? Do you need redundant mills? How do you maintain control of particle size and output? Will there be enough mills to supply the FGD systems being built around the world in addition to all the new cement plants? Should suppliers be allowed to quote turnkey systems instead of just equipment in order to obtain the lowest installed cost? MORE

June 14, 2007

Mercury Cost and Performance        87 minutes

This will be the third Hot Topic Hour covering the commercial availability and cost of mercury control technology. there is a rapid gain in experience as a number of commercial systems are becoming operational. What is the reliability experience? How much is it costing? What is projected sorbent consumption in the dry injection systems. Which sorbents are most successful? What chemicals are being added to wet systems? What is the removal efficiency? MORE

June 7, 2007

Gypsum Dewatering         99 minutes

What percent solids do you want in your gypsum? Do you use a centrifuge or a belt filter for dewatering? What are the differences between belt filters? What will be the expected belt life? Do you use a thickener or cyclones or go directly from the recycle system to the filter? Are there going to be enough large belt filters to supply the need? What is the quality of Chinese made equipment? MORE

May 31, 2007

Co-firing and Gasifying Biomass         154 minutes

Due to the heightened interest in the U.S. and the actual use in the EU we will be covering the air pollution ramifications of co-firing biomass and also gasification and use as a reburn fuel. In the latter mode it would reduce both NOx and mercury while increasing electrical output. Details of the huge initiative to use four percent of the available cropland in the UK to replace 10 percent of the coal at the Drax plant will be provided. MORE

May 24, 2007 Reagent Utilization for NOx Control       167 minutes

How important is flow distribution in maximizing reagent effectiveness? Are static mixers desirable? Are combination SNCR plus SCR systems an effective way to maximize utilization? How important is ammonia slip as a limitation on efficiency? How do you measure ammonia slip?  How do you use your existing CEM system to maximize reagent effectiveness? How important is duct design and overall system layout in maximizing reagent utilization? Should the catalyst manufacturer, the A/E or the EPC take the lead in the flow distribution decisions? MORE

May 17, 2007 Measurement and Control of PM2.5         116 minutes

This will be the second Hot Topic Hour on this subject. Measurement, using a dilution method rather than Method 202 would reduce the errors. Where does this new method stand? What are the latest regulatory initiatives both in the U.S. and elsewhere? What percentage of PM2.5 is condensibles?  How will this influence the decisions on particulate control equipment?  Will mass monitors replace opacity monitors? Are they proven? Which designs work best?  Do SO2 scrubbers improve PM2.5 capture?  MORE

May 10, 2007 Optimization Systems       152 minutes

Can optimization software and instrumentation increase electrical output, reduce CO2 and pollutant emissions, as well as bringing down costs? How important is measurement of coal flow?  How critical are in-furnace measurements? What software approaches are effective? What data inputs are necessary and how accurate will they be? Are there clear demonstrations of improvements? Can reagent utilization also be improved? How is LOI controlled? How can particulate emissions be reduced with optimization? Who are the suppliers of the programs and the instrumentation? Do you also need smart pumps, valves, and other components? MORE

April 26, 2007 Particulate Choices for High Sulfur Coal       83 minutes

This will be the second Hot Topic Hour on this subject. The first one focused on major problems at one plant where bags are plugging due to sulfuric acid mist. Is a baghouse better than a precipitator? What precautions are needed to avoid maintenance problems? What are the multi- pollutant options to distribute particulate capture over several units in the train? How does the additive choice affect particulate performance? MORE

April 19, 2007 Dampers/Expansion Joints       100 minutes

Where are guillotine dampers preferable to butterfly dampers? How do you deal with large quantities of flyash? How much seal air is required for various designs? What are the costs of alternative approaches? What materials of construction should be considered in the high temperature zone, medium temperature, and in the wet low temperature zones?  How reliable are damper designs? What are safety considerations? What maintenance is necessary and desirable? MORE

April 12, 2007 Mercury CEMS      115 minutes

This will be the third review of mercury CEMS. How many vendors have instruments which are commercially available? Who are the system integrators with enough experience? How reliable will the systems be?  How accurate will they be? Should sorbent traps be considered in addition to or instead of CEMS? What is the latest on regulatory requirements? Does particulate mercury need to be addressed? Are the intermittent test methods accurate enough to validate CEMS performance?  What about speciation of mercury?  MORE

April 5, 2007 Pumps      106 minutes

Are there going to be enough large (greater than 20,000 gpm) pumps available for all the FGD limestone slurry recycle needs of the U.S., China, and other countries? In addition to Warman and GIW who else should be considered? Is one reason to switch to lime just to reduce the pump size and allow Flow Serve, ITT and others to bid? What about the quality of Chinese pumps? What materials of construction are best for FGD recycle? How important is chloride content of the slurry? What are the considerations in selection of pumps for other applications such as grinding, intake water, wastewater, etc.? What maintenance is necessary and desirable? MORE

March 29, 2007 Oxidation and Mixing     89 minutes   
Should you use a simple venturi eductor or a more sophisticated system for oxidation and mixing of gypsum slurry in the FGD recycle tank? How do you maximize gas dispersion and suspension of particles? What are the compressor options available? What mixer and agitator designs are proving themselves? What are the cost implications in terms of power and initial capital cost for the various options? What are the other mixing applications? What operational and maintenance guidelines should be followed? MORE
March 22, 2007 Valves      130 minutes

Should you use a knife gate or a butterfly valve for FGD recycle slurry service? What are the costs and operational problems with each?  What valve types should be used in the grinding system? What other special valve designs should be considered for FGD wastewater? How do you deal with corrosion?  What valves are best for fabric filter pulse jet service? What pressures are required?  Should special valves replace rotary valves for dust collector ash conveying? What are the maintenance and operational guidelines? MORE

March 15, 2007 NOx Reagents     207 minutes

What differences in anhydrous ammonia quality are important to operations and maintenance? What about future availability with 12 month operation? What is the price differential between aqueous, anhydrous, and urea? What options are available for onsite conversion of urea to ammonia? What are the safety concerns and how do you address them? What are the best guidelines for on-site storage? What packages are available from suppliers? MORE

March 1, 2007

Calcium Reagents   121 minutes
How does limestone quality affect efficiency and maintenance? What is the trade off between particle size, power input and efficiency? What about regional grinding facilities? How far will you have to ship high quality stone? Will enough lime be available? Can you contract long term at an attractive price? How can you increase the utilization? What are the criteria to make wall board quality gypsum?  Will markets for other by-products impact the decision between lime and limestone? MORE

February 22, 2007

SO3 Issues and Answers   191 minutes
A lively discussion of this issue was held for 2.5 hours on September 28. We will again revisit the three main options which are additives, air heater modifications, and wet precipitators. What are the impacts of each on total boiler system performance and on emissions of other air pollutants? Can the precipitator performance be negatively  affected by additives. Do some technologies take out more mercury and other toxics than do others? Will there be enough trona to handle the needs? What will happen to the price of lime?  How many WESP fields do you need?  How do you measure SO3?   How low do you need to go not only to meet the regulations but to ensure generator availability? MORE

February 15, 2007

Mercury Control Cost and Performance   115 minutes
Will mercury control systems be available and will suitable guarantees be offered to allow utilities to meet compliance dates as early as 2009? How much full scale experience is there with injecting bromine or chlorine ahead of the SCR to maximize Hg oxidation?  What is the current status of the units using activated carbon injection? What is the required ratio of carbon in lbs/MMft3? How much better are impregnated carbons? What is the impact on flyash sales? Is there a combustion problem with the TOXECON design? What about mercury catalysts and mercury regenerable sorbent approaches? Are any of these technologies commercial?  This is the 2nd Hot Topic Hour on this subject. MORE

February 1, 2007

Chinese FGD/SCR Program and Impact on the World   95 minutes
By 2010 China plans to operate more FGD systems than any other country in the world. China also plans to install SCR at a rate greater than any other country (from a small base now). What is the impact of this huge demand on the supply of systems and components? Will Chinese based companies  eventually become world-wide  suppliers of detailed design, systems, and components? Presently nearly all the systems are being designed under license from offshore companies. Will this change? What is the quality of the systems and components presently being installed.? How well are they being operated. What is the McIlvaine role in China? MORE

January 18, 2007

Comparison of Limestone Scrubber Designs   147 minutes
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three basic limestone scrubber designs, tray tower, and sump scrubber?  Which is better for high sulfur coals? Which is better for ultra high efficiency?  Do variations in the designs of the spray tower scrubbers make a difference?  Can a spray tower handle 18 fps velocity? How important are mist eliminators? Does nozzle selection make a difference? Which design lends itself best to varying loads? Does one design make better gypsum crystals than another? Can one design utilize larger limestone particles than another? MORE

January 11, 2007

Corrosion Materials Options   6 hours

Part 1 180 minutes, Part 2 88 minutes, Part 3 90 minutes
A variety of materials are available for the scrubber vessels, WESPS,  piping, ductwork, and stack. They include carbon steel with rubber or plastic lining, ceramic tiles laid in concrete, high nickel stainless steels, other stainless steels, and  FRP. Why do the Japanese and Germans prefer the linings? What is the recent experience in China and elsewhere?  Are some of the newer alloys better?  Will the nickel prices continue to rise? Will certain alloys remain in short supply? How important are scrubbing slurry chloride levels in the selection?  MORE

December 7, 2006 Air Pollution Investment Opportunities 71 minutes
The air pollution control industry is finally making nice profits. However, finding the right company for your investment is not easy. Is air pollution control a big enough opportunity to influence the stock prices of the conglomerates? Are there small public companies that are attractive? Is there the possibility to roll up a number of small private companies? What categories look most attractive - mercury, NO
x, SO2 or particulate? Which products look most attractive - systems, components, services or consumables? MORE
November 16, 2006

Mercury CEMS: Commercial Availability  110 minutes

Reynaldo Forte of EPA provided the very latest insights on mercury CEMS including CAMR requirements, technical issues and next steps in improving performance in challenging environments. Thermo Electron, ADA-ES, Tekran, and Sick Maihak provided the latest in hardware development. Cooper detailed a CEMS which measures mercury as well as other metals. Discussion of cost and availability was revealing. MORE

November 9, 2006

Spray Drier FGD vs. CFB 105 minutes

Lots of facts and figures were presented in the international discussion of  dry scrubbers Circulating dry scrubbers of which circulating fluid beds are one sub segment were claimed to fit a niche of medium efficiency with medium sulfur coals that is in between the spray driers on the low end and wet systems on the high end. However there was considerable debate as to the performance of each type. Operational problems and reagent consumption were also discussed at length. MORE

November 2, 2006 Impact of PM2.5 on Power Plant Choices 130 minutes
Top experts from EPA and the supplier community discussed the very worrisome question of measuring and controlling PM 2.5. The present monitoring method is flawed and there are some promising replacements. But in the meantime utilities are forced to comply with tough limits but uncertain verification. The latest information on the development of the instruments and the regulations was provided along with analyses of various technologies for capturing fine particles MORE

October 19, 2006

Particulate Choices for Low Sulfur Coal   134 minutes

Resistivity of coal increases as sulfur decreases. Therefore the lower the sulfur the more favorable the cost comparison is between  the fabric filter and the precipitator. But are there cases where a precipitator should be considered?  What about filter and bag selection? Is reverse air an option or is pulse jet the universal choice? What bag materials and coatings are appropriate? What are the optimum  air-to-cloth  ratios? What does ACI injection for mercury removal do to the design? MORE

October 12, 2006

SCR Catalyst Choices    115 minutes

What is the latest projection for catalyst life in SCR? Should you consider cleaning rather than replacement? What are the optimum catalyst selections for SO3 minimization and mercury oxidation? Is honeycomb better than the plate design. What pitch is best for coal plants. Is catalyst poisoning a problem? MORE

September 28, 2006

SO3: Generation, Removal and Efficiency Requirements  172 minutes

The Hot Topic Hour phone/web conference on September 28 focused on SO3 and the problems it causes due to plume visibility, particulate limit exceedance, and operating problems for air heaters and dust collectors. Now an additional problem has arisen. SO3 may interfere with mercury capture. This it was also addressed. MORE

September 21, 2006

FGD Wastewater Treatment Requirements  80 minutes

How much is it going to cost to treat wastewater from your FGD system?  Are you going to have to install biological treatment to remove selenium or other pollutants?  If you are using DBA to enhance FGD efficiency, will this trigger additional treatment requirements? What about mercury in the wastewater? All these questions and more were addressed  by Siemens U.S. Filter, GE-Zenon and many others. MORE

September 14, 2006

Are Mercury Control Technologies Commercially Available? 114 minutes

 Some of the best minds and most experienced individuals in the mercury control business provided utilities and A/Es with the latest information in the 2-hour “Hot Topic” Hour. Panelists included Mike Durham, Sid Nelson, Tony Licata, Tony Favale and others. MORE

August 10, 2006

FGD Project Delay Factors   64 minutes

There are lots of orders being place for limestone scrubbing systems. Delivery times are being extended. Will this continue? What are the critical components which could stretch out the project e.g., pumps, ball mills, vessel fabrication? What about construction labor and OEM staffing? How long will it take if you order an FGD system today? How much will this affect the cost of the project? MORE

 

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