FGD and DeNOx
NEWSLETTER
September 2022
No. 531
Table of Contents
COAL WORLD
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Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) Project at Coal-Based Power Plant in Kawai
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Germany Reactivates Second Coal-Fired Power Plant to Save Gas
CO2
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$180/Ton Credit for Carbon Capture and Sequestration
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Chevron Granted Interest in Three Permits to Assess Carbon Storage Offshore
Australia
BIOMASS
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Ivory Coast to Build Biomass Power Plant in Move to Boost Energy Supply
BUSINESS
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Babcock & Wilcox Awarded $42 Million Contract for Installation of Environmental
Equipment for U.S. Power Plant
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COAL WORLD
Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) Project at Coal-Based Power Plant in Kawai
Adani Group has placed an order for a flue gas desulphurization (FGD) project
with Power Mech Projects Limited. The order is for a quantum of FGD retrofits to
a coal-based unit. This project would be implemented at Adani Groups coal-based
power plant in Kawai. This engineering, procurement and construction project is
expected to be implemented over the next 30 months.
The company has been associated with Adani Group for over 15 years, and has
rendered services in multiple portfolios including power, infra, pipelines,
material handling, etc.
The FGD unit will curb sulfur-dioxide emissions with 92 percent recoveries and
will be integral in reducing emission-intensity. Project completion date
estimated at December 31, 2024.
Germany Reactivates Second Coal-Fired Power Plant to Save Gas
Germany has reactivated another coal-fired power plant in an attempt to reduce
the amount of natural gas it uses to generate electricity, plant operator Uniper
said.
Since its commissioning in 1987, the Heyden plant in Petershagen in the federal
state of North Rhine-Westphalia has been "one of the most powerful power plants"
in the country with a capacity of 875 megawatts, according to Uniper.
In early August, the coal-fired Mehrum plant in Hohenhameln became the first to
return from reserve.
Yet another coal-fired plant operated by another utility and already placed in
the reserve is already scheduled to restart later this week and more could
follow soon. "Technical, organizational and business management problems still
have to be solved," a Uniper spokesperson told Xinhua.
CO2
$180/Ton Credit for Carbon Capture and Sequestration
The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is expected to have
significant impacts on the energy industry. The law includes approximately $369
billion in incentives for clean energy and climate-related program spending,
including funding to encourage carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
projects. The IRA will substantially increase the amount and availability of tax
credits for CCUS by raising the credit amounts for facilities that capture
carbon for enhanced oil recovery or geological storage, allowing smaller
facilities to claim credits, and permitting direct payments. These and other
provisions of the IRA have the potential to dramatically impact how utilities
and other businesses pursue emissions reduction efforts in coming years.
In response to reduced gas supplies from Russia, the German government has
allowed plants powered by coal or oil to return to operation. The regulation to
this effect initially applies until the end of the winter in early 2023.
"It is bitter but unavoidable that coal-fired power plants that have already
been shut down return to the grid," Greenpeace climate and energy expert Karsten
Smid said. "To ensure that this does not turn into a step backwards for climate
protection, the additional emissions that are now inevitably generated must be
offset in the following years."
Germany is aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent compared to
1990 levels by 2030. Climate neutrality is to be reached by 2045, five years
earlier than the previous government's target.
As Europe has been hit by the worst drought in 500 years, river transport in
Germany is still restricted due to low water levels, putting further pressure on
the country's supply routes. "We therefore have to prioritize transports
carefully and deliberately," Minister of Transport Volker Wissing said last
week.
In order to secure the country's energy supply, rail transport is to guarantee
capacities for mineral oil and coal, if necessary, the German government decided
last week. "Securing the supply of power plants and thus ensuring energy supply
for citizens is an extremely demanding task," Wissing said.
ESG Clean Energy, LLC, developers of zero carbon power generation systems,
announced it has signed a second agreement with Holyoke Gas & Electric (HG&E) to
produce over 4.2 MW of clean power for the local electric grid while capturing
nearly 100% of the CO2 during the process.
Under a Power Purchasing Agreement with HG&E, ESG will provide its patented
carbon capture system to help HG&E generate low-cost electricity, capture the
carbon dioxide from the burning of natural gas, and help support the reliability
of the area electric grid during peak usage times.
As a result, the power generation site will capture over 15,000 tons of carbon
dioxide every year and use the water vapor to produce diesel exhaust fluid.
Project financing is provided by Colliers Funding, LLC.
This agreement follows ESG’s first installation, a 3.9 MW generation and carbon
capture facility also located in Holyoke.
“We are pleased to begin planning our second carbon capture power generation
system in Holyoke with HG&E and make that project a reality,” said Nick Scuderi,
president of ESG Clean Energy. “With our first project now generating power, we
are excited to kick off the second project and advance our technology.”
One of the benefits of the ESG Clean Energy power generation system is the
ability to utilize waste heat from a conventional, natural gas, internal
combustion engine to drive its carbon dioxide capture technology without loss of
efficiency. By isolating the water vapor and CO2, the ESG system is
designed to produce various commodities while capturing nearly 100 percent of
the CO2. As a result, a zero-carbon footprint can be achieved.
Chevron Granted Interest in Three Permits to Assess Carbon Storage Offshore
Australia
Chevron Corporation, through its affiliate Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, is part of
three joint ventures that have been granted an interest in three greenhouse gas
assessment permits offshore Australia.
The blocks, including two in the Carnarvon Basin off the north-western coast of
Western Australia and one in the Bonaparte Basin offshore Northern Territory,
total more than 31,500 km2 or nearly 7.8 million acres — an area larger than
Belgium.
“Chevron has a unique set of capabilities and relationships to support the
further deployment of carbon capture and storage in Australia,” said Mark
Hatfield, managing director of Chevron’s Australia Business Unit. “We look
forward to working with our venture participants to assess the greenhouse gas
storage potential within these titles, which we hope will benefit Australia and
the region for years to come.”
As part of its global lower carbon strategy, Chevron is focused on carbon
capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) — primarily through hubs with
third-party emitters as partners and customers —renewable fuels, hydrogen,
offsets, and other emerging technologies.
“Under almost every scenario, CCUS is expected to be essential for meeting the
net zero ambitions of the Paris Agreement and is poised to play a crucial role
in reducing carbon emissions in hard-to-abate, energy intensive industries such
as LNG, refining, petrochemicals, power, steel, and cement,” said Chris Powers,
vice president of CCUS for Chevron New Energies. “These and other ventures also
have the potential to help generate higher returns and lower the carbon
intensity of our own operations. We look forward to collaborating on these
efforts.”
Carbon Sequestration a Priority as Black & Veatch Begins Pre-FEED Effort for
KeyState Natural Gas Extraction Project
Black
& Veatch, a global leader in decarbonization solutions, announces it has begun
pre-FEED (front end engineering and design) activities associated with the
KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis plant in north-central Pennsylvania. The project
is expected to produce hydrogen, automotive grade urea (DEF) and ammonia while
capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
associated with the hydrogen production.
The project is one of Pennsylvania’s first developments for the production of
low-carbon hydrogen and other products that employs carbon capture and storage
(CCS). Using the latest CCS technology, carbon will be removed during the
process and sequestered in large measure permanently underground.
“The KeyState project aligns with the job creation and economic impact
objectives contained in the Inflation Reduction Act, which support Appalachian
communities that can benefit from the energy transition,” said project developer
Perry Babb, KeyState’s CEO. “Emissions reduction and great job creation can
happen together and make a tremendous difference in many areas.”
Black & Veatch’s decades of experience in ammonia and nitrogen-based fertilizer
production, and extensive experience with liquified hydrogen, CCS and power
generation are uniquely aligned to the plant’s key success factors.
“As decarbonization efforts accelerate around the globe, this facility
represents an important investment in a lower-carbon future and demonstrates
that it is possible to produce greener fertilizers and fuels while sequestering
greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change,” said Laszlo von Lazar,
president of energy and process industries at Black & Veatch.
BIOMASS
Ivory Coast to Build Biomass Power Plant in Move to Boost Energy Supply
The government of Ivory Coast has awarded China Energy Engineering Corp. a
contract to build a biomass energy plant that will help lift the West African
nation's power supply by 42% by the year 2030, the country's ministry of energy
said Monday.
The agreement was signed by officials of state-run Biovea Energy and CEEC.
The power plant will cost 232 million euros ($235.7 million) and will produce 46
megawatts of energy for at least 1.7 million Ivorians, the country's government
said.
The plant will be located in Aboisso, about 60 miles from the commercial capital
Abidjan. Two-thirds of the raw material to feed it will come from an estimated
450,000 tons of palm waste.
BUSINESS
ANDRITZ Acquires Environmental Company J. Parpala Oy, Finland
International technology group ANDRITZ has acquired J. Parpala Oy,
a major player in the maintenance and repair of environmental equipment for
industrial production and power generation plants in Finland. The company was
founded in 2011 and operates sites in Kokkola and Kaskinen.
This business transaction further strengthens ANDRITZ’s air pollution control
activities in Finland, making it the leading service provider for inspections,
maintenance, mechanical upgrades, spare parts, and workshop repair activities
related to filters, scrubbers, flue gas ducts, fans, conveyors, and other
equipment in operation between the boiler and the stack. ANDRITZ will offer
these services to various industries, such as pulp and paper, biomass, ferrous
and non-ferrous metals, chemical/fertilizer, and other segments.
The
company runs a workshop for environmental repairs and a warehouse for quick
dispatch of spare parts, thus enabling close proximity to customers and quick
response times on all customer requests.
Mississippi Lime Company Drives Global Expansion With The Acquisition of
Singleton Birch
Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), an HBM Holdings company headquartered in St.
Louis, has acquired Singleton Birch, the leading independent supplier of lime
products in the United Kingdom. The acquisition, which closed September 8, is
part of MLC's strategy to drive growth, innovation and sustainability through
geographic expansion and new products and technologies that proactively address
customers' changing needs. Financial terms of the transaction will not be
released.
"For more than 115 years, Mississippi Lime has been focused on meeting the
evolving needs and priorities of our customers. That focus has served our
customers, our employees, and our business very well. Our approach is to grow by
finding businesses that represent a good cultural fit for us and can complement
what we already provide to customers. Singleton Birch is a great fit, and we are
delighted to welcome them to the Mississippi Lime family today," said Paul
Hogan, President, and CEO of Mississippi Lime Company.
Singleton Birch is based in North Lincolnshire, UK, where it employs more than
150 staff. It will continue to operate under its existing brand and the
Singleton Birch management team, led by chief executive officer Richard
Stansfield, who will remain in place.
"Singleton Birch has done tremendous work, and we are grateful that Richard and
the leadership team will remain in their roles leading the business," said
Hogan. "this acquisition is about growth, innovation and sustainability, and we
do not anticipate reducing the number of jobs at Singleton Birch as a result of
this transaction."
"Being part of the Mississippi Lime family will enable us to invest more and
power the growth of Singleton Birch," said Stansfield. "We're delighted to have
a partner for the next stage in our development that shares our culture and
values."
Singleton Birch has a number of business lines, including a chemicals division,
which provides specialty calcium products to the rubber and plastics markets. It
also provides services and solutions to the renewable energy, water treatment
and waste management industries.
Singleton Birch is an industry leader in sustainability. The business works with
local farms to run anaerobic digesters that provide electricity used by the
business from renewable zero-carbon sources. Like Mississippi Lime, Singleton
Birch has partnered with Origen to develop greener and more sustainable lime
kiln technologies.
"The commitment that Singleton Birch has already made to sustainability is significant and will help inform and drive MIC's ESG efforts," said Hogan.
Babcock & Wilcox Awarded $42 Million Contract for Installation of Environmental
Equipment for U.S. Power Plant
Babcock & Wilcox announced that Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC has been
awarded a contract for approximately $42 million to provide construction and
installation services for an environmental upgrade project at a U.S. power
plant.
“We
have significant experience and expertise in large environmental installation
projects to help the U.S. power fleet continue to operate cleanly and
efficiently,” said B&W Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jimmy Morgan. “BWCC is a single-source supplier of a full range of field
construction, construction management and maintenance services and our customers
can count on us to execute projects on schedule and with intense focus on
delivering a finished product that meets every expectation.”
BWCC’s project scope includes the modification of the plant’s environmental
equipment to optimize the plant’s operation.
As
with all BWCC projects, safety and finishing each day incident- and injury-free
will be a top priority.
“BWCC
has a strong history of performing high-quality work and executing U.S.
environmental projects safely,” said BWCC Vice President and General Manager
Mike Hidas. “We look forward to delivering this critical upgrade project to our
customer.”