NEWS RELEASE                                                                                         August 2017

Coal-fired Power Plants will spend over $1.3 Billion for Analyzers in 2018

Despite the shrinkage of markets in Europe and the U.S. there will be robust purchases of new coal-fired power plants and upgrading of control systems at existing plants to improve efficiency and reduce costs. The result will be an analyzer market of $1.35 billion.

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The top 16 operators will buy 55.8 % of the analyzers.

Liquid, Gas and Free Flowing Solids Analyzers for Coal-fired Power Plants                             

Purchases in 2018 - $ Millions

  Total Liquid Air, Gas Powder, Coal
Company % of Total $ Millions Press Flow Cont. Conc. Press Flow Cont. Conc. Flow Vol. Moist Conc. Size
AEP 1.1 14.85 3.3 2.475 4.125 3.3 1.155 0.495
BWE 0.6 8.1 1.8 1.35 2.25 1.8 0.63 0.27
Datang 7 94.5 21 15.75 26.25 21 7.35 3.15
Duke 1 13.5 3 2.25 3.75 3 1.05 0.45
Enel 1 13.5 3 2.25 3.75 3 1.05 0.45
Eskom 6 81 18 13.5 22.5 18 6.3 2.7
Guodian 7.5 101.25 22.5 16.875 28.125 22.5 7.875 3.375
Huaneng 9 121.5 27 20.25 33.75 27 9.45 4.05
Huadian 6 81 18 13.5 22.5 18 6.3 2.7
J-Power 0.5 6.75 1.5 1.125 1.875 1.5 0.525 0.225
 (NTPC) 7 94.5 21 15.75 26.25 21 7.35 3.15
NRG 1 13.5 3 2.25 3.75 3 1.05 0.45
Shenhua 4.5 60.75 13.5 10.125 16.875 13.5 4.725 2.025
Southern 1 13.5 3 2.25 3.75 3 1.05 0.45
Uniper 0.6 8.1 1.8 1.35 2.25 1.8 0.63 0.27
Vietnam Power (EVN) 2 27 6 4.5 7.5 6 2.1 0.9
Sub Total 55.8 753.3 167.4 125.55 209.25 167.4 58.59 25.11
Other 44.2 596.7 132.6 99.45 165.75 132.6 46.41 19.89
TOTAL   1350 300 225 375 300 105 45

Press = pressure, Cont. = contaminants, Conc. = concentration, moist = moisture

The purchasers will buy analyzers for many processes and fluid types.

Liquids: intake water, wastewater, ultrapure water, cooling water, startup oil, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, FGD slurry, limestone slurry, treatment chemicals, acids, urea

Air, Gases, Steam: combustion air, recirculated gas, flue gas, stack gas, natural gas, compressed air, boiler steam, turbine steam, condenser steam, fugitive dust collector exhaust, pulse jet cleaning air, soot blowers, instrument air, ammonia

Powders, Coal: coal, bottom ash, flyash, lime, limestone, trona, dry treatment chemicals, gypsum, supplemental biomass, sewage sludge, urea pellets

Analyzer forecasts for the 50 largest coal plant operators plus forecasts for 500 major purchasers in 11 other industries are included in N031 Industrial IOT and Remote O&M.

Detailed profiles of the 50 largest coal-fired power companies will be included in the 42EI Utility Tracking System.