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Utilities Offering Onsite Power
Generation Set To Explode
ATLANTA, June 18 /PRNewswire/ --
Responding to a growing market, considerably more utilities are
planning or considering adding onsite power/distributed generation
(DG) to their product/service line this year than last.
In 2002, 34% of utilities surveyed
said they were currently in the planning stages of or considering
adding within the next two years an onsite power or DG offering for
C&I customers, compared to 18% reporting such in early 2001,
according to Chartwell research published in Onsite Power for
C&I Customers, a new industry report released this month.
Chartwell's 2002 survey of 50 energy
companies regarding their C&I product/service offerings also
reveals that utility size has the most bearing on whether it offers
onsite power. Of those utilities with more than one million
customers, 78% offer onsite power to their C&I customers,
compared to 38% of all utilities of all sizes.
The market drivers for DG and onsite
power are strong and growing. Potential C&I market niches
include health care, financial, electricity- intensive
manufacturers, agricultural customers and waste/wastewater treatment
facilities. Within these industries and others, utilities and energy
companies have served as third-party providers of onsite power,
consultants, equipment vendors, and outsourcers. The report provides
specific examples of utilities' successful ventures in providing
onsite power or distributed generation. It also offers two detailed
case studies told in Chartwell's popular format based on in-depth
interviews with utility executives.
For more information about the
ongoing Research Series, the Report on Onsite Power for C&I
Customers, or the products/services database, please contact;
Ms. Juli Collins Chartwell, Inc. 2964 Peachtree Rd., Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30305
Telephone: (800) 432-5879, or (404) 237-9099
Web site: http://www.chartwellinc.com/
July
10-12 in Bangkok
U.S.
– Thai Conference to Promote Clean Water for Asia
WASHINGTON, DC (18 June 2002) --
Clean water for Asia will be the focus of a regional conference to
be hosted by the governments of the United States and Thailand, July
10-12, in Bangkok. The event will bring water and environment
officials from the United States and 10 Asian countries together
with U.S. suppliers of water-related technologies and financial
goods and services.
The Partnering for Clean Water in
Asia Conference will engage U.S. technology and service providers in
the implementation of large-scale projects in the areas of water
supply for industrial, commercial, and residential use; wastewater
treatment; desalination; irrigation; decontamination of potable
water; and flood control and flood forecasting. The combined value
of projects to be presented at the conference is expected to exceed
several billion dollars.
The conference agenda will address
three issues critical to project development in the water sector:
financing of water projects, institutional development and
governance practices, and application of non-conventional
technologies. The three-day event is being organized by the U.S.
Trade and Development Agency (TDA), the U.S. Departments of Commerce
and State, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Agency
for International Development and the U.S. - Asia Environmental
Partnership.
Countries being invited by the U.S.
and Thai governments to participate in the conference include
Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan,
Philippines, Republic of Korea and Vietnam.
Representatives of water utilities
and other state-owned and private-sector water supply and treatment
facilities in the region will take part in the conference and
present details on more than 30 projects currently on the drawing
boards. A series of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings will enable
U.S. company participants to meet privately with the project
sponsors. A technology showcase will also allow interested U.S.
companies to distribute information or demonstrate products and
services.
Also expected to participate are U.S.
commercial service officers from the region, and representatives of
local companies interested in partnering with American firms.
Officials from international lending institutions, including the
U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation, will also be on hand to discuss financing and loan
guarantee programs available for water projects.
"Water is a scarce and precious
resource, which must be managed by all stakeholders to avoid severe
shortages in Asia and throughout the world. U.S. companies have
leading-edge expertise and technologies that enable U.S.
manufacturers, suppliers, designers, builders and financiers to play
a leading role in meeting this challenge," noted TDA Director
Thelma J. Askey.
Each U.S. participant will receive a
comprehensive resource guide and CD-ROM outlining the projects
presented, including critical economic information, export
potential, time lines, equipment needs and key contacts. "This
conference will provide an unprecedented opportunity for U.S.
companies to learn about new water and environmental project
opportunities in Asia," said Askey.
Trade and industry organizations
supporting the conference include the American Chamber of Commerce
in Thailand, the U.S. – ASEAN Business Council, the U.S. – China
Business Council, the U.S. – India Business Council, the U.S. –
Thailand Business Council, the California – Asia Business Council,
the Water Environment Federation, the International Private Water
Association, and the Bond Market Association. Corporate sponsors
include LightStream Technologies, Inc., Earth Tech and Klean Earth
Environmental Company.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency
helps form mutually beneficial partnerships between U.S.
private-sector companies and overseas sponsors. An agency of the
U.S. government, TDA provides assistance in more than 60 nations
around the world each year.
For registration or information on
sponsorship opportunities, visit the conference web site, www.trademeetings.com
or contact Dan Lamey at telephone 1-866-636-4729. Email: tda@mfmgroup.com
.
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"...providing
more than 1.4 million GPD"
New DualSand Facilities Deliver
Drinking Water in Upstate NY
SYRACUSE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June
17, 2002-- Modular Design Allows DualSand to Serve the Needs of Both
Large and Small Communities DSS Environmental Inc., an advanced
water filtration company, has brought online three new potable water
treatment facilities that will provide communities in the
Adirondacks with more than 1.4 million gallons per day of clean
drinking water drawn from surface water sources. DSS is a subsidiary
of Covanta Water Systems Inc., of Fairfield, N.J., which specializes
in design-build-operate solutions for public and private clients
needing potable water and/or wastewater treatment facilities.
The
three new DSS facilities are further examples of the Company's
industry-leading DualSand technology, a low-cost, high-performance
process for treating drinking water and wastewater. DualSand, in
testing conducted by the New York City Department of Environmental
Protection for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
demonstrated superior protection against disease causing parasites
such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium cysts, achieving a 7 log
removal. The new drinking water plants consistently produce potable
water with turbidity below 0.1 NTU.
The first successful DualSand
installation was in the Village of Stamford N.Y., where a 360,000
gallon-per-day (GPD) facility has been in operation since 1998. The
communities where new DualSand facilities are in operation include:
Village of Port Henry, NY; 360,000
GPD
Town of Wilmington, NY; 360,000
GPD
St. Regis Mohawk Indian Nation,
Hogansburg, NY; 720,000 GPD
DSS also is preparing within the next
month to bring online a fourth treatment facility in Keesville,
N.Y., where the facility will provide up to 720,000 GPD of potable
water.
Joe Burgess, president of Covanta
Water, said, "DualSand is the ideal technology for these
communities and we're proud that we have delivered these facilities
on time and within budget, just as we promised. We believe there are
literally dozens of communities in Central and upstate New York who
are looking for the same kind of low-cost, high-quality performance
that only DualSand can provide."
Jeff George, managing director, noted
that the modular design of DualSand allows the technology to handle
the needs of small municipal systems to major regional water
suppliers. DualSand also is being deployed in the 25 million GPD
Tampa Bay Water Desalination currently under construction in west
Central Florida. The Tampa Bay facility is scheduled to come online
by the end of 2002.
"The beauty of DualSand is its
simplicity and flexibility," George said. "It can process
flows ranging from thousands of gallons per day up to many millions
of gallons per day."
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The World's Largest Reverse Osmosis
Element
WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
June 17, 2002 -- Responding to a worldwide increase in the size of
desalination plants and end-user demand for an even more efficient
spiral element, Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. has introduced the
world's largest reverse osmosis element, the Fluid Systems
MegaMagnum.
The
MegaMagnum, a 17 x 60-inch spiral element, contains more than 2,400
square feet of membrane surface area. "With this element,
customers can install reverse osmosis and nanofiltration systems
that achieve space savings of up to 15 percent, require fewer
manifolds and pressure vessels, and cut capital and civil works
costs by more than 20 percent," said Steve Cappos, director of
reverse osmosis and nanofiltration sales for Koch Membrane.
The MegaMagnum element is designed
for seawater desalination and brackish water purification
applications. "The economies of scale offered by an element of
this size make it an affordable option in large and medium-scale
municipal plant projects," Cappos said.
Historically, the most common size
spiral wound element has been an 8 x 40-inch product that contains
up to 440 square feet of membrane surface area. In the 1980s, Fluid
Systems introduced the Magnum, an 8 x 60-inch long element. In
recent years, KMS has sold more than 300 15-inch-diameter elements
for various research projects worldwide.
The new MegaMagnum is a natural
extension of these custom-built applications, explained Cappos.
"The trend, particularly on large-scale desalination plants,
has been for larger, more efficient spiral elements that offer
considerable savings on space, capital and operating costs. The
MegaMagnum gives KMS significant advantage in the world
water-treatment market."
Koch Membrane can incorporate all its
reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes into the MegaMagnum
configuration to suit a customer's needs, said Cappos. The membrane
flow rates and data specifications have recently been added to ROPRO,
the system-design software from the company. This latest innovation
is one of several new and improved membrane products from Koch
Membrane Systems.
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