NOx Control World Market 

2020 FORECAST

The forecasts by query provide revenues for SCR through 2010. However, McIlvaine has also compiled an approximate forecast through 2010. World SCR installations in coal-fired power plants will total 318,000 MW in 2010 but will rise to over 1,000,000 MW in 2020. This means that over 70,000 MW of new systems will be required each year

China has now joined the more developed countries with a program to reduce NO_x. The forecast includes 150,000 MW of SCR in China by 2020. But with a projected 753,000 MW of coal-fired boilers operating in that year NO_x emissions will still be considerably higher than they are today.

Uncontrolled NO_x varies greatly depending on the boiler type and operation. However, for estimating purposes we have determined the averages as 20 tons/MW for uncontrolled boilers and 2 tons/MW for controlled units.

We have ignored SNCR in the analysis due to its predicted minor effect on NO_x emissions worldwide.

Ozone has both health and other environmental concerns. However, it will not get the attention in less developed countries that will be given to SO₂ and particulate.

Thus total NO_x will only decrease from 26 million tons in 2005 to 25 million tons in 2010.

Country forecasts are displayed below by year in the following chart:

NO_x 2020