NEWS RELEASE                                                                                                    NOVEMBER 2012

Utilities Will Finish 968 Air Pollution Projects Next Year at a Cost of $25 Billion

Power plants around the world are presently completing 968 air pollution control projects. When completed in 2013, the total investment will be in excess of $25 billion. These 968 projects are identified in two McIlvaine publications: Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System and Chinese Utility Plans. 

Power Plant Air Pollution   Projects to be Completed in 2013 (# of Projects)

Equipment Type

Americas

Europe/Africa

Asia

Total

Particulate

140

100

300

540

FGD

45

30

150

225

SCR

40

23

70

133

Toxics

70

0

0

70

Total

295

153

520

968

Asia will complete more projects next year than the rest of the world combined. Asian particulate projects include many new coal-fired boilers and some retrofits. In the rest of the world, the upgrades and replacements are the main markets. However, China is also undertaking a major FGD upgrade program. The U.S. is the only country with toxic regulations. Next year there will be a number of projects completed which address mercury and hydrogen chloride reduction. 

Revenues for Power Plant Air   Pollution Projects to be Completed in 2013

Equipment Type

Revenues $ Billons

Revenue Per Project $ Millions

# of Projects

FGD

9.0

40

225

SCR

4.0

30

133

Precipitator

10.0

20

500

Fabric Filter

0.8

20

40

Mercury and Other   Toxics

1.4

20

70

Total

25.2

 

968

The projects range from $5 million to $150 million and average between $20 million and $40 million depending on the pollution control type included. The totals do not include installation of new catalyst, bags, or precipitator internals such as electrodes and rappers.

For more information on: Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei

For more information on: Chinese Utility Plans, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html