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. 

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. 

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