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W O R L D W I D E I N D E P E N D E N T P O W E R
AUGUST 2009
The energy behind
horsepower
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How Jat r opha oi l i s power i ng a 9MW CHP pl ant i n Bel gi um.
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AUGUST 2009
The energy behind
horsepower
The energy
behind
horsepower
Yor k Racecour se - a maj or i nvest or i n
backup power syst ems - i s a l eadi ng UK
hor se r aci ng t r ack i n Nor t h Yor kshi r e,
wi t h a spect at or capaci t y of 60, 000.
[See story page 8]
M I D D L E E A S T P O W E R
8-10 June - NEC - Birmingham
2010
Independent Power & Energy Europe
Hard conditions for Afghan gen-sets.
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Power News 6 Sharewatch 31
Contracts & Applications 38 New Products 39
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EDITORS LETTER
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BENVENUTI
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di Wor l dwi de Independent Power.
Come sempr e cer cher emo di
of f r i r vi st or i e e quest i oni
r i guar dant i on-si t e power e
cogener at i on a l i vel l o gl obal e. Per
comment i edi t or i al i , si pr ega di
cont at t ar e l 'edi t or e.
Enduring a climate of change
What ar e t he r eal chal l enges and oppor t uni t i es r el at ed t o cl i mat e change? The answer s ar e
appar ent l y r eveal ed i n a new pan-Eur opean sur vey f r om DN whi ch has j ust been r el eased.
The power i ndust r y i s one of t he gr eat vi l l ai ns on t he st age of cl i mat e change - i t i s a si gni f i cant
emi t t er - but i s al so a key pl ayer i n br i ngi ng cl ean and r enewabl e ener gy t o t he wor l d. Based on
t hi s r eal i t y, DNV has r el eased t he r esul t s of i t s st udy of t he Eur opean power sect or 's f ut ur e r i sks,
whi ch had a speci al f ocus on cl i mat e change.
"We want ed t o expl or e how t he Eur opean power sect or vi ews t he new chal l enges and
oppor t uni t i es ar i si ng f r om cl i mat e change. Fur t her, we ai med t o r ank t he busi ness r i sks t o whi ch t he
compani es' own oper at i ons mi ght be exposed, bot h t oday and f i ve year s i nt o t he f ut ur e, " comment -
ed El i sabet h Tr st ad, Di r ect or f or Cl eaner Ener gy at DNV.
The sur vey has par t i cul ar l y f ocused on t he appr oach t aken t o cl i mat e change r i sk management
and best pr act i ces, i n addi t i on t o assessi ng t he per cei ved oper at i onal r i sk exposur e i n
oper at i ons i n Eur ope and devel opi ng mar ket s, bot h t oday and i nt o t he f ut ur e. The mai n concl usi ons
ar e as f ol l ows:
* The mai n oppor t uni t y f or t he power sect or i s t he f ur t her expect ed i ncr ease i n t he demand f or
el ect r i ci t y.
* The mai n chal l enge f or t he power sect or i s t he abi l i t y t o meet t hi s i ncr eased demand f or
el ect r i ci t y and at t he same t i me r educe t he over al l CO2 emi ssi ons.
* The i dent i f i ed maj or per cei ved r i sk i s pol i t i cal f ai l ur e t o ef f ect i vel y suppor t t he i ndust r y on
cr i t i cal cont empor ar y i ssues, e. g. est abl i shi ng t he r egul at or y f r amewor ks necessar y t o f aci l i t at e
i nvest ment s i n r enewabl es.
* The r eput at i onal r i sk f r om bei ng seen as a cont r i but or t o cl i mat e change st ands out as anot her
mai n r i sk cont r i but or.
Over al l , t he st udy r eveal s t he f ol l owi ng f act s. The power i ndust r y shoul d be seen as par t of t he
sol ut i on r at her t han as par t of t he pr obl em. Best pr act i ce woul d i mpl y bot h havi ng a l ar ge shar e of
r enewabl e ener gy i n t he por t f ol i o and maki ng cur r ent f ossi l pr oduct i on car bon neut r al t hr ough
measur es such as CCS. The pr obl em i s not t he sect or bei ng seen as a cont r i but or, but t he sect or
act ual l y bei ng a cont r i but or, as el ect r i ci t y pr oduct i on i s r esponsi bl e f or a subst ant i al par t of t he
cur r ent gl obal CO2 emi ssi ons.
"I'm ver y t hankf ul f or t he suppor t pr ovi ded by t he sust ai nabi l i t y manager s of t he 13 l eadi ng
Eur opean power compani es who agr eed t o be i nt er vi ewed. The geogr aphi cal spr ead of t he sur vey
par t i ci pant s wi t hi n Eur ope, as wel l as var i at i ons i n t he oper at or s' ener gy por t f ol i os, added f ur t her
val ue and r el evance t o t he sur vey's over al l f i ndi ngs, " emphasi sed DNV s El i sabet h Tr st ad
"The i ndi vi dual par t i ci pant s r epor t ed an obvi ous benchmar k val ue f r om t he r esul t s. Bei ng abl e t o
def i ne t hei r own r i sk l evel s i n compar i son t o ot her i ndust r y pl ayer s may al so ser ve as basi s f or
i nt er nal f ocus on r i sk. Thi s i s one t he r easons f or our upcomi ng par al l el sur vey of t he US power
sect or, " she adds.
Aidan Turnbull
- Editor
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EDF in 12.5bn
buyout
EDF wi l l t ake t he l ead
r ol e i n t he devel opment
of power i n Br i t ai n wi t h
t he 12. 5bn ( 15. 7bn)
agr eed t akeover of Br i t i sh
Ener gy. EDF has al so
si gned a memor andum of
under st andi ng f or
Cent r i ca , t he owner of
Br i t i sh Gas, t o t ake a 25%
st ake i n Br i t i sh Ener gy.
The t akeover of Br i t i sh
Ener gy, i s EDF's bi ggest
i nt er nat i onal expansi on. It
wi l l gi ve EDF al most al l
t he UK's power st at i ons
and cont r ol over most of
t he best si t es f or bui l di ng
mor e, gi vi ng i t a domi nant
posi t i on. It hopes t o bui l d
at l east f our new pl ant s,
t he f i r st t o come on l i ne
by t he end of 2017. The
Fr ench gr oup has al so
agr eed t o sel l some of
Br i t i sh Ener gy's l and at
Br adwel l i n Essex, and
possi bl y Dungeness i n Kent
or Heysham i n Lancashi r e,
t o ot her compani es such
as Eon and RWE of
Ger many .
GE Energy in
Romania deal
GE Ener gy, a di vi si on of
Gener al El ect r i c Company
wi l l suppl y near l y 140
wi nd t ur bi nes f or t he
Fant anel e and
Cogeal ac wi ndf ar m
pr oj ect s i n Romani a.
The pr oj ect s si gni f y t he
l ar gest i nst al l at i ons, i n
t er ms of power
gener at i on capaci t y, of
GE's wi nd t ur bi nes i n
Eur ope t o dat e.
Energy profits down
Int er nat i onal Power 's chi ef
execut i ve, Phi l Cox, has
war ned t hat l ower
demand f or power - down
6%i n t he UK t hi s year -
wi l l mean r educed pr of i t s
by t he end of 2009.
Wi t h 45 power st at i ons i n
21 count r i es, Int er nat i onal
Power 's geogr aphi cal
exposur e i s vast .
The company has been
bui l di ng new st at i ons i n
Por t ugal and Bel gi um
despi t e weaker demand i n
Eur ope.
August 17t h, 2009: Russi a s l ar gest
hydr oel ect r i c power st at i on, t he
6, 400- MW Sayano- Shushenskaya pl ant
i n sout her n Si ber i a, suf f er ed a maj or
expl osi on bel i eved t o have been
i ni t i at ed by a pr essur e sur ge.
At l east 12 peopl e wer e ki l l ed and an
i nexact number l i st ed as mi ssi ng as
we went t o pr ess.
Invest i gat i ons have f ocused on an
oi l - f i l l ed t r ansf or mer whi ch
expl oded, br i ngi ng down t he cei l i ng
of t he t ur bi ne hal l , whi ch t hen f l ood-
ed.
The acci dent r el eased a maj or oi l
sl i ck whi ch has subsequent l y cont am-
i nat ed t he Yeni sei r i ver, whi ch f l ows
nor t h t hr ough Si ber i a t o t he Ar ct i c.
RusHydr o, t he oper at or of t he
power st at i on, assessed t he damage
as cost i ng 'bi l l i ons of r oubl es' and
woul d t ake sever al mont hs t o r epai r.
In a st at ement , t he Kr eml i n sai d t he
acci dent had been due t o a 'hydr aul i c
i mpact ' at t he pl ant whi ch had f or ced t he shut down
of al l 10 of i t s power uni t s. Andr ei Kl yuvev, an
of f i ci al at t he Emer gency Response Mi ni st r y, t ol d
WIP t hat r escue di ver s had pul l ed out one per son
f r om a f l ooded r oom under neat h t he t ur bi ne hal l ,
but specul at ed t hat ot her bodi es mi ght f ol l ow.
A U G U S T 2 0 0 9 WO R L D W I D E I N D E P E N D E N T P O W E R
Siberian power explosion kills 14
In brief...
Qatars US$3.9bn Ras Girtas project
Qat ar 's $3. 9bn Ras Gi r t as Power
and Wat er Pr oj ect i n Ras Laf f an
r epr esent s t hebi ggest power
pr oj ect anywher e i n t he Mi ddl e
East over t he l ast f i ve year s. The
pr oj ect i s sl at ed t o commence i t s
f i r st phase of pr oduct i on i n 2010.
When compl et ed i n Apr i l 2011,
wi t h a t ot al capaci t y of 2, 730MW
of el ect r i ci t y and 63 mi l l i on
gal l ons per day ( MIGD) of pot abl e
wat er, t he pr oj ect wi l l const i t ut e
30 per cent of t he el ect r i ci t y and
20 per cent of pot abl e wat er
del i ver ed t o t he nat i onal gr i d.
The Ras Gi r t as Power and Wat er
Pr oj ect i s t he l ar gest power and
wat er pl ant i n Qat ar and one of
t he l ar gest i n t he r egi on.
The par t ner s of t he Ras Gi r t as
Power Company, t he l at est and
l ar gest pr oj ect t o be added t o
Qat ar 's power pr oj ect s i ncl ude
Qat ar Pet r ol eum ( 15 per cent ) ,
Qat ar El ect r i ci t y and Wat er
Company ( 45 per cent ) , GDF Suez
of Fr ance ( 20 per cent ) , Mi t sui
Cor por at i on of Japan ( 10
per cent ) , Chubu Cor por at i on of
Japan ( 5 per cent ) and Shi koku
Cor por at i on of Japan ( 5 per cent ) .
Mi t sui Cor por at i on of Japan was
cont r act ed as t he mai n EPC
cont r act or t o bui l d t he pr oj ect ,
whi ch i n t ur n subcont r act ed
Hyundai Engi neer i ng and
Const r uct i on Company of Kor ea,
Mi t subi shi Heavy Indust r y of
Japan and Si dem of Fr ance.
The f i r st st age of t he pr oj ect wi l l
pr ovi de 1, 612MW of power, and
t he second st age t o be compl et ed
i n Sept ember 2010 wi l l pr ovi de
63MIGD of pot abl e wat er, t o
event ual l y r each a t ot al capaci t y
of 2, 730MW of power and 63MIGD
of pot abl e wat er wi t h an
est i mat ed capi t al cost of $4bn on
compl et i on by ear l y 2011. The
Ras Laf f an si t e i s al so home t o
t he t he Pear l GTL pr oj ect whi ch
conver t s nat ur al gas i nt o
pet r ol eum l i qui ds.
Thi s al so f eat ur es i nt egr at ed
pr ocess aut omat i on and cont r ol
syst ems desi gned by Honeywel l .
ABB has suppl i ed al l of t he
el ect r i cal and cont r ol syst ems.
An explosion at the Sayano-Shushenskaya
facility has killed at least 12 workers.
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In brief...
PG&E invests in
orbital energy
Cal i f or ni a's bi ggest ener gy
ut i l i t y has st r uck a deal t o
pur chase 200 megawat t s of
el ect r i ci t y f r om a st ar t up
company whi ch pl ans t o
beam t he power down t o
Ear t h f r om out er space,
begi nni ng i n 2016. San
Fr anci sco- based Paci f i c Gas
& El ect r i c sai d i t was
seeki ng appr oval f r om st at e
r egul at or s f or an agr eement
t o pur chase power over a
15- year per i od f r om Sol ar en
Cor p. , an 8- year - ol d
company based i n
Manhat t an Beach, Cal i f .
Sol ar en pl ans t o gener at e
t he power usi ng sol ar
panel s i n Ear t h or bi t and
conver t i t t o r adi o
f r equency t r ansmi ssi ons
t hat woul d be beamed
down t o a r ecei vi ng st at i on
i n Fr esno, PG&E sai d. Fr om
t her e, t he ener gy woul d be
conver t ed i nt o el ect r i ci t y
and f ed i nt o PG&E's power
gr i d.
Upgrade for Hague
power plant
A maj or upgr ade i s
pr ogr essi ng on The Hague's
cent ur y- ol d power pl ant ,
now owned by E. ON, whi ch
pr ovi des el ect r i ci t y t o t he
l ocal gr i d and t her mal
ener gy f or t he ci t y's di st r i ct
heat i ng syst em.
Poor per f or mance f r om
t he pl ant 's 25- year - ol d
equi pment and The Hague's
wi sh t o become a car bon-
neut r al ci t y by 2010 gave
bi r t h t o t he i dea of
r epower i ng t he exi st i ng
pl ant . Renovat i ons on t he
si t e have i nvol ved i nvest i ng
i n l ow- emi ssi ons el ect r i ci t y
gener at i on, achi evi ng
i mpr oved pl ant ef f i ci ency
and r el i abi l i t y, and accel er -
at i ng t he pr oj ect so t he
pl ant coul d be back onl i ne
f or t he next heat i ng season.
The pr oj ect was named as
t he wi nner of POWER's 2009
Mar maduke Awar d f or
excel l ence i n O&M The
awar d i s named f or
Mar maduke Sur f acebl ow,
t he f i ct i onal mar i ne
engi neer and pl ant
t r oubl eshoot er. The si t e wi l l
be r eady next year, says t he
company.
York bets on backup power
Wi t h mor e t han 60, 000 r acegoer s
packed i nt o i t s st ands, Yor k
Racecour se cannot af f or d t o r el y
pur el y on gr i d power and has
i nvest ed i n a number of backup
opt i ons. One of t he UK's most
f amous hor se r aci ng venues, i t 's
si t uat ed i n t he sout h- west of t he
ci t y of Yor k, Nor t h Yor kshi r e. The
most f amous r ace t o be hel d at
Yor k on an annual basi s i s t he
Ebor Handi cap whi ch i s r un dur i ng
t he Ebor Fest i val meet i ng i n
August . The cour se al so st ages
t hr ee of t he UK's 31 Gr oup One
r aces, t he Int er nat i onal St akes,
t he Nunt hor pe St akes and t he
Yor kshi r e Oaks.
The t r ack i s si t uat ed on t he
Knavesmi r e, i n t he sout hwest of
t he Ci t y of Yor k and on r ace days
has i t s own r adi o st at i on 'Yor k
Raceday Radi o. '
The t r ack won t he Racecour se of
t he Year t i t l e i n 2003 and came
out on t op i n The Times
newspaper sur vey of al l Br i t ai n s
r acecour ses.
Br i an Dougl as, Faci l i t i es Manager
f or Yor k Racecour se, t ol d WIP:
"Two At l as Copco 1, 000kVa
gener at or s have pl ayed t hei r par t
i n t he successf ul f i r st ever f our -
day Ebor Fest i val . Suppl i ed by
Dbt ec Lt d t hey wer e si t ed away
f r om t he St ands and connect ed
vi a a hi gh- vol t age cabl e. Two
t r ansf or mer s wer e used t o st ep up
t o hi gh- vol t age t hen back down
bef or e connect i on t o t he l ow-
vol t age i nf r ast r uct ur e.
Two set s wer e used i nst ead of a
si ngl e l ar ger one mai nl y due t o
t he physi cal space avai l abl e and
t he shor t age of 2, 000kVa
gener at or s avai l abl e f or hi r e
ar ound t hi s per i od. The
Racecour se had t o adapt and add
speci f i c changeover swi t ch gear t o
al l ow f or t he connect i on but t hi s
wi l l gi ve us f l exi bi l i t y f or t he use
of gener at or s at ot her r ace
meet i ngs. "
Deserts are the answer to energy shortages?
Deser t ec - a Eur ope- wi de sol ar
ener gy i ni t i at i ve - seeks t o
t r ansf or m Sahar an Af r i ca i nt o a
sol ar hub f or Eur ope by const r uct -
i ng a super gr i d of concent r at i ng
sol ar t her mal pl ant s ( CSP) on
6, 500 squar e mi l es of Nor t h
Af r i can deser t . They cl ai m t hei r
scheme coul d event ual l y meet
much of t he cont i nent 's
el ect r i ci t y needs.
A gr oup of 20 Ger man f i r ms has
f or med a consor t i um t o r ai se
$555 bi l l i on f or t he much-
di scussed Af r o- Eur opean sol ar
r esear ch pr oj ect known as
Deser t ec. Deser t ec seeks t o
t r ansf or m Sahar an Af r i ca i nt o a
sol ar hub f or Eur ope by
const r uct i ng a super gr i d of
concent r at i ng sol ar t her mal
pl ant s ( CSP) on 6, 500 squar e
mi l es of Nor t h Af r i can deser t .
They consor t i um cl ai ms t he
scheme coul d event ual l y meet
much of t he cont i nent 's
el ect r i ci t y needs.
Hal f a t r i l l i on dol l ar s i n f undi ng
woul d be enough t o power 15%
per cent of Af r i ca s usage by 2050.
Amongst t he compani es i nvol ved
ar e Muni ch Re,
Si emens, Deut sche
Bank, RWE and E. on
among ot her s.
In gener al , CSP sys-
t ems have been t ech-
ni cal l y successf ul f or
some year s now. The f i r st l ar ge-
scal e pr oj ect was bui l t i n
Cal i f or ni a's Moj ave Deser t i n t he
1980s. As oi l pr i ces pl ummet ed,
CSP ent husi asm waned r api dl y.
But r ecent concer ns over cl i mat e
and ener gy secur i t y have br ought
i t back f r om t he dead.
Spai n and t he U. S. Sout hwest
have pl ugged i n new i nst al l at i ons
i n r ecent year s, wi t h t housands
mor e megawat t s on t he way.
MHI ships 500th gas
turbine to Qatar
Mi t subi shi Heavy Indust r i es,
Lt d. ( MHI) has shi pped t he
company's 500t h gas t ur bi ne
f r om i t s Takasago Machi ner y
Wor ks i n Hyogo Pr ef ect ur e.
Si nce i t s f i r st gas t ur bi ne
del i ver y i n 1963, MHI has
i ncr eased t he shi pment of gas
t ur bi nes, at t he same t i me
enhanci ng i t s power
gener at i on capaci t y and
per f or mance, and wi l l achi eve
t he mi l est one shi pment i n 47
year s. The 500t h uni t wi l l be
del i ver ed t o a l ar ge- scal e
power gener at i on and
desal i nat i on pr oj ect - t he Ras
Laf f an C Independent Wat er
and Power Pr oducer ( IWPP)
Pr oj ect - cur r ent l y under way
i n Ras Laf f an Indust r i al Ci t y,
Qat ar [see page 6].
The 500t h gas t ur bi ne i s t he
f i r st uni t of ei ght M701F gas
t ur bi nes or der ed by Ras Gi r t as
Power Company. It wi l l be
shi pped t oget her wi t h t he
i dent i cal 501st uni t . The pl ant
t o be bui l t i n Ras Laf f an wi l l
be one of t he wor l d's l ar gest
of i t s ki nd.
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In brief...
MAN contracts in
Pakistan
Fol l owi ng 18 mont hs of
const r uct i on August 2009
pr oved t he dat e when Dr.
St ef an Spi ndl er, t he MAN
Di esel Execut i ve Boar d
Member r esponsi bl e f or t he
power pl ant s busi ness,
i naugur at ed t he f i r st of a
t ot al of f our di esel power
pl ant s whi ch have been
devel oped i n col l abor at i on
wi t h t he Paki st ani At l as
Gr oup. Al ongsi de ot her key
Paki st ani f i gur es, t he
i naugur at i on cer emony was
al so at t ended by t he
count r y s Pr i me Mi ni st er,
Yousuf Raza Gi l ani , and t he
Mi ni st er of Wat er and
Power, Raj a Per vez Ashr af .
The pl ant , cl ose t o t he ci t y
of Lahor e, was bui l t by MAN
Di esel as a t ur nkey di esel
power pl ant wi t h combi ned
heat and power syst ems. It
wi l l gener at e ar ound 213. 6
MW of el ect r i cal ener gy f or
t he Lahor e r egi on. The
or der f or t hi s power pl ant i s
wor t h ar ound 150 mi l l i on
Eur os.
Sulzer acquires SAB
Technical Services.
Sul zer has acqui r ed an
oper at i on based on t he
Indi an subcont i nent . The
pur chase pr i ce f or SAB
Techni cal Ser vi ces ( Indi a)
Pvt . Lt d was US$5. 75m
( appr oxi mat el y CHF 6. 2m) .
SAB s annual sal es ar e put
at ar ound US$4 mi l l i on
( appr oxi mat el y CHF 4. 3m)
and has ar ound 50
empl oyees. SAB has mor e
t han 20 year s of exper i ence
and i s mai nl y act i ve i n Indi a
and Si ngapor e.
Ansaldo wins turnkey
project in Italy
Ansal do Ener gi a has si gned
a cont r act wi t h Sor geni a t o
bui l d a power pl ant i n
Apr i l i a, It al y. It wi l l now
bui l d a t ur nkey 800 MW
combi ned- cycl e power
st at i on i n t he muni ci pal i t y
of Apr i l i a.
Ansal do Ener gi a has al so
been assi gned an ongoi ng
mai nt enance cont r act f or
t he gas t ur bi nes and r el at ed
gener at or s.
Biowaste plant producing energy for Rialto
Wrtsil wins Greek contracts
Gr eece s st at e- owned Publ i c Power
Cor por at i on has awar ded a t ur nkey
cont r act f or Wr t si l t o suppl y
addi t i onal gener at i ng capaci t y t o
i t s power pl ant s on t he Gr eek
i sl and of Lesvos. The cont r act
r epr esent s an ext ensi on t o an
exi st i ng power pl ant , wi t h t he
ext r a 22 MW capaci t y needed t o
meet t he huge i ncr ease i n demand
t hat occur s dur i ng t he t our i st sea-
son.
In a separ at e deal , t he El ect r i ci t y
Aut hor i t y of Cypr us ( EAC) , a publ i c
ut i l i t y, has or der ed a power pl ant
wi t h t hr ee Wr t si l 18V46 engi nes,
whi ch wi l l del i ver over 50 MWe of
ener gy. The new pl ant i s l ocat ed i n
Dhekel i a, near t he t own of Lar naca
i n Cypr us. The new pl ant i s a
t ur nkey del i ver y by t he Dani sh con-
t r act or BWSC, and i s schedul ed f or
f ul l oper at i on i n summer 2010.
The combi ned val ue of t hese
or der s i s appr oxi mat el y EUR 40
mi l l i on. TThe cont r act s r epr esent a
t ot al out put of 72 MWe. The t wo
new or der s br i ng Wr t si l s power
gener at i ng capaci t y i n t he r egi on,
ei t her i nst al l ed or on or der, t o
mor e t han 600 MW.
Local el ect r i ci t y demand sur ges
dr amat i cal l y dur i ng t he t our i st
season when t he r esi dent
popul at i on of some 120, 000 peopl e
i s out number ed many t i mes over
by t our i st s. Wr t si l s decen-
t r al i sed power pl ant s of f er a
f l exi bl e and hi ghl y ef f i ci ent means
of meet i ng t hese i ncr eases i n
demand, whi l st at t he same t i me
cr eat i ng l ow envi r onment al
i mpact .
The st r i ct envi r onment al
pr ot ect i on nor ms of t he EU r equi r e
t hat t he power pl ant s ar e equi pped
wi t h t he best avai l abl e har mf ul
emi ssi on r educt i on t echnol ogi es,
and t hat t hey use ver y l ow sul phur
cont ent f uel oi l s. The Wr t si l
engi nes ar e equi pped wi t h t he
l at est l ow emi ssi on t echni cal
sol ut i ons. Fur t her mor e, si nce t he
Cypr us pl ant i s l ocat ed near t he
t own of Lar naca, i t i s al so
equi pped wi t h a separ at e ni t r ogen
oxi des r educt i on syst em t o r emove
most of t he f l ue gas ni t r ogen.
One year on and t he US
cor por at i on Ener Tech r emai ns
f ocused on i t s ambi t i ous $42m
i nvest ment pr ogr amme t o t ur n
sewage i nt o ener gy. The At l ant a-
based company cur r ent l y has a
pi l ot pl ant oper at i ng i n Japan,
and si nce Apr i l 2008 has been
wor ki ng on i t s f i r st commer ci al
wast e- t o- ener gy pl ant i n Ri al t o,
Cal i f or ni a
The company has r ai sed US$160m
i n pr oj ect f i nanci ng f or t he pl ant ,
whi ch i s pr oj ect ed t o conver t 683
t ons of sewage sl udge per day
f r om f i ve muni ci pal i t i es, i nt o
f uel . Par t i ci pant s i n Ci t i gr oup's
Sust ai nabl e Devel opment
Invest ment s uni t i ncl ude Masdar
Cl ean Tech Fund, Ni mes Capi t al
and CNM.
The f undi ng br i ngs Ener Tech's
t ot al vent ur e capi t al t o about
US$57m. The company i s usi ng
t he money t o devel op f i ve pl ant s
whi ch wi l l conver t wast es, such as
sewage sl udge, i nt o r enewabl e
ener gy. Speci f i cal l y, t he f undi ng
wi l l go t owar d engi neer i ng,
per mi t t i ng and ot her st eps need-
ed f or t he company t o t hen go
af t er pr oj ect f i nanci ng t o bui l d
t he pl ant s, CEO Kevi n Bol i n sai d.
The pl ant s wi l l use a t echnol ogy
Ener Tech cal l s Sl ur r yCar b, whi ch
Bol i n sai d dupl i cat es t he nat ur al
pr ocess whi ch cr eat es f ossi l f uel
f r om or gani c mat er i al .
Her e's how i t wor ks: The company
appl i es heat and pr essur e t o hi gh-
moi st ur e bi osol i ds, such as
sewage sl udge, whi ch r upt ur es
t he cel l ul ar st r uct ur e and spl i t s
of f car bon di oxi de i n a r eact i on
cal l ed car boni sat i on .
The company r emoves t he wat er
whi ch was once t r apped i nsi de
t he cel l wal l s and i s l ef t wi t h
what Ener Tech cal l s E- Fuel , a
sol i d mat er i al whi ch can r epl ace
coal or ot her f ossi l f uel s t o suppl y
ener gy.
But t ur ni ng wat er y human and
i ndust r i al wast e i nt o ener gy poses
a uni que pr obl em.
Gar bage wi l l bur n by i t sel f ,
sl udge wi l l not , " sai d Bol i n,
addi ng t hat ef f or t s t o t ur n wet
sl udge i nt o ener gy have f ai l ed i n
t he past .
For exampl e, Los Angel es dumped
$500 mi l l i on i nt o t wo such pl ant s
i n t he 1980s and 90s, onl y t o pul l
t he pr oj ect s af t er t he sl udge
cor r oded val ves and er upt ed i nt o
f l ames.
St at oi l Hydr o and Si emens have
i nst al l ed t he wor l d's f i r st
l ar ge- scal e f l oat i ng wi nd
t ur bi ne.
The t ur bi ne i s l ocat ed
appr oxi mat el y 12 km sout h
east of Kar my i n Nor way at a
wat er dept h of about 220
met er s.
The Hywi nd pr oj ect was
devel oped by St at oi l Hydr o,
and Si emens suppl i ed t he SWT-
2. 3 MW wi nd t ur bi ne wi t h a
r ot or di amet er of 82 met r es.
Over t he next t wo year s t he
f l oat i ng wi nd t ur bi ne wi l l be
t est ed t o pr ovi de a t hor ough
anal ysi s of t he concept .
The Hywi nd t ur bi ne i s
connect ed t o t he l ocal gr i d
and i s al r eady pr oduci ng
power. Hywi nd i s desi gned t o
be sui t abl e f or i nst al l at i on i n
wat er dept hs bet ween 120-
700m, whi ch coul d open up f or
many new possi bi l i t i es wi t hi n
t he of f shor e wi nd t ur bi ne
sect or, say exper t s.
Largest wind turbine
installed off Norway
WO R L D W I D E I N D E P E N D E N T P O W E R A U G U S T 2 0 0 9
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In brief...
Tenaska gets
US$2.579bn from US
DOE
Tenaska, t he managi ng
par t ner f or t he $3. 5bn
commer ci al - scal e coal gasi -
f i cat i on wi t h car bon cap-
t ur e Tayl or vi l l e Ener gy
Cent er, has been sel ect ed
by t he US Depar t ment of
Ener gy f or a l oan guar ant ee
pr ogr amme. The amount of
t he guar ant ee wi l l be up t o
$2. 579bn, dependi ng on t he
f i nal pr oj ect cost s and
capi t al st r uct ur e. Due t o
t he way t he f i nanci ng cost s
f or Tayl or vi l l e Ener gy
Cent er ar e i ncl uded i n el ec-
t r i c r at es, Tenaska expect s
t hat t he l oan wi l l r esul t i n
savi ngs of bet ween $40 and
$60m per year t o Il l i noi s
consumer s.
UK wind turbine blade
factory closes
Vest as has conf i r med i t s
wi nd t ur bi ne bl ade f act or y
on t he Isl e of Wi ght , UK,
cl osed l ast mont h wi t h t he
l oss of 425 j obs. Wor ker s at
t he Newpor t si t e hel d a
si t - i n pr ot est over t he
pl anned cl osur e, whi ch
ended l ast week af t er 19
days when t hey wer e
evi ct ed by bai l i f f s. Ral l i es
have been hel d acr oss t he
UK i n suppor t of t he
wor ker s l ai d of f .
The Dani sh f i r m bl amed t he
l ack of demand f or wi nd
t ur bi nes i n t he UK.
* IP&EE (Independent Power &
Energy Europe) will be held on
8th - 10th June, 2010, at the
NEC Birmingham, UK. It will run
concurrently with Electrex
2010, one of the UK's top
industry trade shows. Both
highly-regarded exhibitions are
being organised by Global Media
Publishing Ltd. More info? Visit:
www.gmp.uk.com
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SEPTEMBER 2009
* Tur bomachi ner y Symposi um,
Sept ember 14- 17, 2009 at t he
Geor ge R. Br own Convent i on
Cent er, Houst on, TX, USA.
* ENERGTAB 2009 - 22nd Power
Indust r y Fai r, 15t h- 17t h
Sept ember, Bi al a, Pol and.
OCTOBER
* COAL- GEN EUROPE, 1st - 4t h
Sept ember, Kat owi ce, Pol and.
* KIOGE 2009, Kazakhst an
Int er nat i onal Oi l & Gas Exhi bi t i on
and Conf er ence, Al mat y, Oct ober
6- 9t h, 2009.
* POWER- GEN Asi a 2009, 7- 9t h
Oct ober, IMPACT Exhi bi t i on
Cent r e, Bangkok, Thai l and.
* AMPS POWER EXPO 2009 - i n
associ at i on wi t h IP&EE, on 7t h -
8t h Oct ober, London Ol ympi a, UK.
* ADNEC - Power Gener at i on and
Wat er Mi ddl e East 2009, 11- 13t h,
2009, Abu Dhabi .
* Loui si ana Gul f Coast Oi l
Exposi t i on 2009 - Oct ober 27- 29t h
i n Laf ayet t e Loui si ana, USA.
* Sol ar Power Int er nat i onal '09
on Oct 27t h- 29t h, Anahei m, CA.
NOVEMBER
* Ener gy Show 2009 at Shanghai
New Int 'l Expo Cent r e, Chi na,
f r om 3r d - 7t h November.
* Al ger i a El ect r i ci t y Expo, 3r d-
5t h November, 2009.
* Vi et nam For um & Ener gy Expo,
Hanoi , Vi et nam, 4t h- 7t h
November, 2009.
* Gas Tur bi ne User s Int er nat i onal
( GTUI) Annual Conf er ence on
November 8t h 13t h, 2009 i n
Cal gar y, Canada, at t he Gr and
Hyat t Hot el .
* Indi a Ener gy, 13t h- 15t h
November, Mumbai , Indi a.
Ghent boilers pass energy tests
The Bel gi an por t of Gent i s t he
l at est ci t y t o see a bl ast f ur nace
gas- f i r ed boi l er Hi t achi Power
Eur ope ( HPE) goi ng onst r eam.
Under t he cr i t i cal eyes of t he
Ger man TV and Bel gi an Vi ncot t e
( aut hor i sed i nspect i ng agenci es) ,
t he pl ant has now passed i t s
boi l er pr essur e t est . The capi t al
expendi t ur e f i gur e f or t he ut i l i t y
st eam gener at or i s appr ox. EUR 80
mi l l i on.
Ener gy suppl i er El ect r abel i s
i nvest i ng EUR 300 mi l l i on i n t he
const r uct i on of t he power pl ant
cur r ent l y bei ng under t aken under
t he cent r al handl i ng of Si emens.
Bl ast f ur nace gas a mi xt ur e of
ni t r ogen, car bon monoxi de, CO2
and hydr ogen i s a r esi dual
pr oduct f r om st eel pr oduct i on. It
ar i ses i n t he bl ast f ur nace f r om
wher e i t i s wi t hdr awn, cl eaned
and t hen used as a combust i bl e
gas f or power gener at i on
pur poses. However, i n many
st eel wor ks i n east er n Eur ope f or
i nst ance bl ast f ur nace gas i s st i l l
si mpl y bur ned of f . However, most
exper t s agr ee t hat t hi s addi t i onal
f or m of power gener at i on makes
a meani ngf ul cont r i but i on ener gy
conser vat i on and pr ot ect i ng t he
envi r onment . Test s dur i ng t he
boi l er pr essur e exami nat i on phase
showed t hat a 420 bar st eam
pr essur e was gener at ed i n t he
boi l er at Gent consi der abl y i n
excess of t he 240 bar needed
under nor mal oper at i ons.
Compl et e seal t i ght ness was t he
r esul t f r om t he subsequent
Energy Conference & exhibition dates for 2009-10
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i sconsi n's dai r y i ndust r y i s l eadi ng
t he way i n demonst r at i ng t he
benef i t s of usi ng cow manur e
met hane di gest er bi ogas t o cr eat e ener gy.
GE's newl y- i nst al l ed, advanced Jenbacher
bi ogas engi ne t echnol ogy i s cur r ent l y
gener at i ng 633 ki l owat t s ( kW) i n
r enewabl e ener gy at t he Cr ave Br ot her s
Far m, LLC i n Wat er l oo, Wi sconsi n
"Inst al l i ng GE Ener gy's Jenbacher bi ogas
t echnol ogy i s pl ayi ng an i mpor t ant r ol e i n
our ongoi ng i ni t i at i ves t o r educe t he oper -
at i onal cost s as wel l as t he envi r onment al
i mpact s of our dai r y oper at i ons, " com-
ment ed Char l es Cr ave, one of t he f ar m's
co- owner s.
"We hope t hat ot her dai r y f ar ms ar ound
t he count r y adopt si mi l ar t echnol ogi es i n
r ecogni t i on of t he agr i cul t ur al
communi t y's i ncr easi ngl y i mpor t ant r ol e i n
addr essi ng ener gy and cl i mat e- change
concer ns. "
Cr ave Br ot her s i s a 29- year - ol d, f ami l y
r un dai r y f ar m and onsi t e cheese pl ant
whi ch i s known acr oss Amer i ca f or i t s
pr ogr essi ve use of t echnol ogi es t o r educe
t he envi r onment al i mpact s of i t s
oper at i ons. The 1, 700- acr e f ar m cur r ent l y
has near l y 1, 000 mi l k cows and 700
hei f er s.
By conver t i ng cow manur e t o met hane
bi ogas and usi ng i t t o gener at e el ect r i ci t y
i n GE's Jenbacher uni t , l ess gr eenhouse
gas i s abl e t o escape i nt o t he at mospher e.
The syst em al so i s hel pi ng Cr ave Br ot her s
l ower i t s oper at i onal cost s, i ncl udi ng
t hr ough t he sal e of ener gy t o t he r egi onal
gr i d and mor e cost - ef f ect i ve manur e
management . Cr ave Br ot her s or i gi nal l y
Jenbacher biogas engines in action
Cow manure methane digester biogas units are big business these days. A growing
number of dairy farms in Wisconsin, USA, have installed GE Energy's Jenbacher biogas
engines to generate essential renewable electricity supplies to meet both onsite power
needs and those of the local grid, reports WIP.
had oper at ed an ol der, l ess power f ul
bi ogas syst em t o suppor t some of t he
f ar m's el ect r i ci t y r equi r ement s. However,
t he owner s i nst al l ed GE's Jenbacher t ech-
nol ogy af t er deci di ng t hey coul d be gener -
at i ng even mor e el ect r i ci t y wi t h a mor e
power f ul Jenbacher engi ne, Cr ave sai d.
In May 2009, one of GE's ecomagi nat i on-
cer t i f i ed Jenbacher J312 bi ogas engi nes
was commi ssi oned at t he Cr ave Br ot her s
si t e and i s gener at i ng 633 kW of
el ect r i ci t y t o suppor t t he si t e's dai r y
oper at i ons.
Sur pl us power f r om t he engi ne i s bei ng
sol d t o t he r egi onal gr i d i n Wi sconsi n,
whi ch i s aggr essi vel y suppor t i ng t he
expansi on of r enewabl e ener gy
pr oduct i on.
Renewabl e ener gy devel oper Cl ear
Hor i zons, whi ch bui l t and owns t he
di gest er bi ogas pl ant at t he Cr ave
Br ot her s si t e, i s suppl yi ng t he engi ne's
el ect r i ci t y t o r egi onal gr i d oper at or WE
Ener gi es, t he t r ade name of Wi sconsi n
El ect r i c Power Co. and Wi sconsi n Gas LLC,
t he pr i nci pal ut i l i t y subsi di ar i es of
Wi sconsi n Ener gy Cor por at i on.
Inl and Power Gr oup, GE's Jenbacher gas
engi ne di st r i but or f or t he mi dwest er n US
was r esponsi bl e f or pr ovi di ng t he bi ogas
engi ne f or syst em oper at or / owner Cl ear
Hor i zons.
Wi del y accept ed i n Eur ope, t he use of
bi ogas di gest er syst ems wi t h GE's
Jenbacher engi nes i s a f ai r l y new US
agr i - busi ness t r end. In t he past , some US
f ar mer s had used ol d di esel mot or s and
smal l er gas engi nes unt i l t hey began
i nst al l i ng mor e dur abl e, r obust gas
engi nes i n r ecent year s.
"Agr i cul t ur al wast e i s one of t he USA s
l eadi ng sour ces of met hane gas emi ssi ons
and GE i s pl eased t o hel p suppl y i t s
pr oven gas engi ne t echnol ogy t o Cr ave
Br ot her s as t he U. S. f ar mi ng communi t y
embr aces t hi s r enewabl e ener gy t echnol o-
gy, " Roger Geor ge, gener al manager f or
GE's Jenbacher gas engi ne busi ness i n
Nor t h Amer i ca t ol d WIP.
Crave Brothers uses a GE's ecomagination-certified Jenbacher J312 biogas engine.
www.www.ge.com/energy
Internet link Internet link
WI P
Local inspect the heart of the system
during a recent open day.
Less greenhouse gas is able to escape
into the atmosphere thanks to the
advanced biogas technology.
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CHP
I
t s a sad f act of l i f e t hat sooner or
l at er ever yone s heat i ng syst em gi ves
t hem t r oubl e. Indeed, t hi s was exact l y
t he case f or Nuneat on and Bedwor t h
Bor ough Counci l i n War wi ckshi r e, UK.
It s per sonnel had been exper i enci ng many
pr obl ems wi t h an agei ng heat i ng pl ant
whi ch was f i nal l y r epl aced t hi s year wi t h
t he hel p of l eadi ng ser vi ce pr ovi der s f r om
Baxi -Sener Tec, Pot t er t on and Isi s Cont r ol s.
The pr oj ect was t ender ed out and
Envi r ot ech was sel ect ed as t he mai n
cont r act or.
Now an i nt egr at ed DACHS mi ni -CHP
syst em and f our Pot t er t on Eur ocondense
Pl us 160 boi l er s have t aken t he pl ace of
t he seven exi st i ng gas-f i r ed boi l er s and
t wo gas-f i r ed wat er heat er s at t he Town
Hal l .
The or i gi nal boi l er s, i nst al l ed i n mi d-
1980s, wer e obsol et e and spar es wer e not
r eadi l y avai l abl e. The boi l er s wer e al so
pr one t o f aul t s, br eakdown and hi gh
mai nt enance r epai r cost s.
Br ent Davi s, t he counci l 's assi st ant
di r ect or f or asset management and
st r at egi c devel opment t ol d WIP:
"In 2001 si mi l ar boi l er s i n t he counci l
of f i ces next door wer e r epl aced and al l
ser vi ceabl e par t s wer e sal vaged. These
par t s wer e depl et ed by 2003. Event ual l y,
t hr ee of t he seven boi l er s wer e not wor k-
i ng at al l . We had t wo ser i ous pl ant r oom
f l oods because ol d pr essur e r el i ef val ves
f ai l ed, " he added. "Anot her undet ect ed
CHP - reducing energy demands
A combined heat and power (CHP) system from Baxi-SenerTec - working in tandem
with condensing boilers - has helped one UK council to overcome some serious heating
problems and dramatically reduce energy demands.
f l ood af f ect i ng t he el ect r i cal di st r i but i on
and bui l di ng management syst ems coul d
have cost us t housands of pounds. "
On t op of t hi s, t he ol d boi l er s di d not
meet t he ener gy ef f i ci ency r equi r ement s
and car bon-emi ssi on st andar ds set by t he
counci l and t he Gover nment .
The f our new Pot t er t on Commer ci al
condensi ng boi l er s wer e set up i n a l i near
l i ne f or mat i on on t he or i gi nal boi l er s' con-
cr et e pl i nt h base and t he packaged,
r eady-t o-i nst al l DACHS mi ni -CHP was
i nst al l ed al ongsi de.
Gener at i ng el ect r i ci t y as wel l as heat ,
t he DACHS mi ni -CHP uni t , whi ch i s manu-
f act ur ed by Baxi gr oup company Sener Tec
GmBH i n Ger many, i s a f ar mor e ener gy
ef f i ci ent way t o pr ovi de bot h heat i ng and
power f or t he Town Hal l and has l ed t o
l ess r el i ance on cent r al i sed power
gener at i on. The DACHS uni t al so oper at es
as t he l ead boi l er f or bot h heat i ng and
hot wat er. It pr oduces 12. 5kW t her mal
out put and 5. 5kW of el ect r i ci t y whi ch i s
used f or t he si t e's el ect r i ci t y r equi r e-
ment s.
The l ow NOx Eur ocondense Pl us 160 boi l -
er s, whi ch i ncor por at e a modul at i ng pr e-
mi x bur ner, of f er a f ul l l oad ef f i ci ency of
86%gr oss and a par t l oad ef f i ci ency of
96%gr oss. The new boi l er s ar e set -up i n
ser i es wi t h t he f our uni t s t oget her gi vi ng
a maxi mum out put of 612kW. Each i s
sequence cont r ol l ed f or even r unni ng
per i ods. The whol e syst em at t he Town
Hal l i s cont r ol l ed by l ocal i nt er f aces and
t he counci l 's net wor ked bui l di ng ener gy
management syst em, whi ch ensur es t hat
t he boi l er s onl y oper at e when r equi r ed t o
pr ovi de addi t i onal heat i ng and hot wat er.
The DACHS, whi ch i s based on
r eci pr ocat i ng engi ne t echnol ogy, has been
si zed t o del i ver t he base l oad f or t he
bui l di ng. The secr et wi t h t he CHP i s t o
ensur e t hat t he engi ne i s r unni ng f or as
l ong as possi bl e t o gener at e l ow-cost
el ect r i ci t y.
Al most 20, 000 mi ni -CHP uni t s have now
been i nst al l ed by Sener t ec GmbH, and i t s
par t ner net wor k.
Br ent Davi s concl uded: "CHP i s an
ext r emel y ef f i ci ent way of pr oduci ng
usabl e heat and gener at i ng el ect r i ci t y
si mul t aneousl y at t he poi nt of use. We
f eel t hat CHP of f er s an economi c and
envi r onment al l y f r i endl y al t er nat i ve t o
meet i ng t her mal and el ect r i cal demands
i n many appl i cat i ons.
"By gener at i ng heat and el ect r i ci t y f r om
a si ngl e sour ce, CHP can del i ver over al l
f uel ef f i ci enci es wel l i n excess of 75%.
The DACHs r educes pr i mar y ener gy needs
by up t o 30%compar ed wi t h el ect r i ci t y
gener at ed f r om a cent r al i sed power
st at i on, and t he use of heat -onl y boi l er s.
New look CHP unit for the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.
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MICRO-CHP
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ncr easi ngl y, one t echnol ogy i s
becomi ng a vi abl e al t er nat i ve ener gy
opt i on - mi cr o-CHP.
Wi t h t oday's f ocus on maxi mi si ng f uel
ener gy, mi cr o-CHP t echnol ogi es combi ne
an ener gy st ar -r at ed, advanced war m ai r
f ur nace or boi l er wi t h a gas-f i r ed Honda
gener at or i n i t s dual appr oach of gener at -
i ng el ect r i ci t y whi l e heat i ng a home.
Nat ur al gas or pr opane i s f i r st used i n
speci al l y devel oped, ul t r a-qui et (47 dBA)
smal l engi nes t o pr oduce 1. 2 ki l owat t s of
el ect r i c power.
The excess or wast e heat ener gy pr o-
duced i n t hi s el ect r i cal power gener at i on
pr ocess i s used t o heat t he home.
In ot her wor ds, t wo ener gy out put s ar e
achi eved f r om a si ngl e ener gy i nput ,
r esul t i ng i n t he pr oduct i on of bot h heat
and el ect r i ci t y.
Thi s dual appr oach doubl es t he val ue of
f uel used and dr amat i cal l y cut s t he
amount of pr i mar y ener gy needed t o heat
and power t he home.
Dur i ng t he cogener at i on pr ocess, el ec-
t r i c power i s gener at ed at about 85%
ef f i ci ency, whi ch i s appr oxi mat el y t hr ee
t i mes hi gher t han t he el ect r i c gr i d.
Ther e ar e sever al advant ages t o usi ng a
mi cr o-CHP syst em. No ot her al t er nat i ve
ener gy t echnol ogy, i ncl udi ng on-si t e
har vest i ng of sol ar and wi nd ener gy, of f er s
Micro-CHP - small is beautiful
Micro-combined heat and power technologies provide an energy-efficient heating
solution which helps lower fuel and energy consumption while helping to protect the
environment, reports Michael Paparone, President & CEO of ECR International, a
US-based manufacturer of the Freewatt micro-CHP system.
t he cost ef f ect i veness, pr act i cal
depl oyment oppor t uni t i es and pot ent i al
f or ener gy conser vat i on of mi cr o-CHP.
Desi gned f or bot h new const r uct i on and
r et r o-f i t appl i cat i ons, mi cr o-CHP
t echnol ogi es can be pl aced i nt o at l east
80%of f ami l y homes and near l y al l new
homes, and can be i nst al l ed wi t hout t he
physi cal and aest het i c l i mi t at i ons t hat ar e
somet i mes associ at ed wi t h sol ar panel s or
wi nd t ur bi nes.
Because mi cr o-CHP t echnol ogy r uns on
nat ur al gas or pr opane, i t does not
r equi r e el ect r i cal or t her mal ener gy
st or age so i t i s much easi er f or
homeowner s t o adopt i nt o t hei r
l i vi ng space, unl i ke ot her al t er -
nat i ve ener gy st r at egi es.
Technol ogy l eader s, l i ke ECR
Int er nat i onal , Yankee-Sci ent i f i c,
and Honda, have desi gned
advanced power el ect r oni cs, t he
ul t r a-cl ean and hi gh-endur ance
engi ne t echnol ogy and t he
moder n communi cat i on
pr act i ces needed t o pr oduce a
home ener gy sol ut i on t hat was
unt hi nkabl e j ust a f ew year s
ago.
Addi t i onal l y, t hi s t echnol ogy
can have a dr amat i c and di r ect
envi r onment al i mpact .
Compar ed t o a convent i onal
heat i ng syst em and gr i d-suppl i ed
power, mi cr o-CHP t ypi cal l y
r educes car bon-di oxi de emi ssi ons by 60%
or mor e. Mi cr o-CHP syst ems oper at e usi ng
cl ean nat ur al gas.
Mi cr o-CHP t echnol ogy i s ver y cost
compet i t i ve wi t h ot her envi r onment al l y
f r i endl y ener gy al t er nat i ves, i ncl udi ng
sol ar, wi nd and geot her mal . As t he
t echnol ogy i s wi del y adopt ed, we woul d
expect t he cost s t o go down.
Whi l e t her e ar e some chal l enges, t he
f ut ur e of t he mi cr o-CHP i s pr omi si ng.
Accor di ng t o r ecent consumer r esear ch
conduct ed by ECR, appr oxi mat el y 92%of
r espondent s expr essed an i nt er est i n
gener at i ng el ect r i ci t y i n t hei r homes and
sendi ng excess gener at i on back t o t he
el ect r i c gr i d.
Lower f uel consumpt i on and a r educt i on
i n ut i l i t y bi l l s wer e among t he t op r easons
i n t hei r consi der at i on of mi cr o-CHP.
Mor e t han 70%of t he homeowner s
sur veyed sai d t hey ar e wi l l i ng t o pay mor e
f or ener gy-savi ng devi ces i f i t i s t he most
cost -ef f ect i ve opt i on f or t hem i n t he l ong
r un.
As consumer s' at t i t udes change and mor e
t echnol ogi cal advances ar e made, mi cr o-
CHP wi l l compet e mor e economi cal l y wi t h
t he t r adi t i onal , and mor e ener gy-i nt ensi ve
appr oach of si mpl y usi ng f uel f or heat i ng.
Considering the alternatives - plant versus micro-CHP technology.
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Freewatt mini-CHP.
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LOADBANKS
O
ne of t he pur poses of a l oadbank i s
t o i ndependent l y pr ove t hat a
power sour ce wi l l achi eve exact l y
what i t was desi gned f or wi t hout usi ng
t he bui l di ng l oad put t i ng on a pr e-agr eed
l oad pr of i l e al l owi ng engi neer s t o adj ust
and commi ssi on t he power sour ce wi t h
t ot al f i nger t i p cont r ol of l oad appl i ed
f r om t he l oadbank.
Thi s met hod of t est i ng nor mal l y i nvol ves
usi ng r esi st i ve r eact i ve (0, 8PF t ypi cal l y)
l oadbanks on new i nst al l s of power sour ce
equi pment and al so i n a l ot of cases
per i odi c annual or bi -annual t est i ng t o
make sur e t hat t he expensi ve power
sour ce i nvest ment wi l l wor k when i t s
r equi r ed.
These t ypes of l oadbank packages ar e
nor mal l y r ent ed and var y f r om smal l
canopy uni t s 750kVA 400V and up t o mul t i
MVA medi um vol t age r equi r ement s
achi eved by usi ng scal abl e 20f t (6Mt s) ISO
cont ai ner i sed l oadbanks and t r ansf or mer s
t ypi cal l y 1500kVA up t o 15MVA i n t he com-
mer ci al sect or (l oadbank r ent al packages
have been suppl i ed over 50MVA f or t he oi l
and gas sect or ).
Data capture advantages
Cust omer s usi ng r esi st i ve r eact i ve
l oadbanks of t en ask f or dat a capt ur e of
t he l oad t r ai l s. Thi s capt ur e i s achi eved
usi ng l apt op l oadbank cont r ol enabl i ng t he
user t o pr oduce al l capt ur ed dat a such as
kW, kVA, Hz, PF and t i me pr ovi ng t he
power sour ce wi t h a t abul ar and gr aphi cal
r epor t .
Thi s suppor t s t he commi ssi oni ng and
ongoi ng mai nt enance f i l e of t he power
sour ce.
Cust omer s r ent i ng l ar ge l oadbank
packages ensur e t hey get a good
el ect r i cal engi neer ed package at t he r i ght
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A professional who can boast more than 16 years working in the loadbank industry
Daryl Robinson, Business Development Manager for Crestchic Loadbanks, looks at the
importance of the technology to the power-generation sector.
pr i ce and - ver y i mpor t ant l y - t he
avai l abi l i t y of t he l oad equi pment t o meet
key commi ssi oni ng dat es.
The ot her pur pose of a l oadbank i n t hi s
si t uat i on i s t he use of r esi st i ve onl y l oad-
banks, whi ch wi l l not mi mi c a t r ue bui l d-
i ng l oad as t hey can onl y achi eve uni t y
power f act or.
These l oadbanks ar e used t o l oad
ki l owat t s onl y and wi t h emphasi s on t he
st andby gener at or mar ket wi l l hel p
mai nt ai n t he gener at or i n a good
condi t i on.
Cust omer s i n t hi s mar ket r ar el y r equest
dat a capt ur e and pr ef er a mor e 'si mpl e'
cont r ol such as push but t on.
The power sour ce pr oduces t he
el ect r i cal ener gy when r equi r ed (st andby
power ) as r eal l oad kW/ kVA, vol t s and
Her t z of t en as a no br eak syst em 'back up
syst em'.
If i t al l wor ks cor r ect l y t hen t he l i ght s,
comput er s and pr ocesses st ay on. Fai l ur e
of t he power sour ce t o achi eve i t s desi gn
cr i t er i a ei t her i n par t or whol e wi l l r esul t
i n t i me and money l ost i n cr i t i cal busi ness
si t uat i ons and, i n some cases, even l i f e
suppor t . A l oadbank i n i t s t r uest f or m i s a
t est i nst r ument desi gned t o act as a
dummy l oad t o mi mi c t he expect ed el ec-
t r i cal out put f r om t he power sour ce under
t est condi t i ons.
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600kW: some of the 40 units available
from Crestchic.
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LOADBANKS
Appl i cat i on and r ej ect i on of l oad can be
appl i ed accur at el y on t o t he power sour ce
and per f or mance cr i t er i a moni t or ed and
al t er ed when r equi r ed.
Thi s t est pr ocedur e wi l l gi ve f aci l i t y
management and mai nt enance engi neer s
peace of mi nd t hat St andby Power Sour ces
have been cor r ect l y commi ssi oned,
pr oven, and wi t h r egul ar t est i ng kept t hat
way.
Loadbanks ar e wi del y used at f act or i es f or
t he t est i ng of t ur bi nes and di esel genset s
t hey pr oduce or package. Cust omer s wi l l
of t en pur chase l oadbanks f or per manent
i nst al l at i on as t est cel l s. Thi s enabl es t he
manuf act ur er t o car r yout i n house t est i ng
and pr oduct enhancement , al so t hey can
car r y out Fact or y Accept ance Test i ng (FAT)
of t en wi t nessed by t he cust omer.
However, on si t e i nst al l at i on of t ur bi nes
and gener at or s (i n many cases mul t i pl e
uni t s) wi l l r equi r e r ent al l oadbank
packages f or commi ssi oni ng ener gy
management syst ems and essent i al f or t he
par al l el i ng of power gener at i on uni t s.
Si t es wi t h mul t i pl e gener at or s wi l l of t en
pur chase a l oadbank f or per manent
i nst al l at i on enabl i ng t he cust omer t o t est
100%i ndi vi dual l y or t wo set s i n par al l el
each at 50%.
Thi s l oadbank f aci l i t y i s a good cost
ef f ect i ve way of keepi ng mul t i pl e
gener at or s i n good condi t i on, avoi di ng t he
condi t i on 'Wet St acki ng -' t he bui l d up of
unbur nt f uel and car bon cause by l i ght
l oad r unni ng of di esel gener at or s. UPS sys-
t ems r equi r e l oadbanks t o l oad commi s-
si on new syst ems i ndi vi dual l y and mul t i pl e
uni t s i n par al l el . Loadbanks ar e nor mal l y
ei t her r esi st i ve or r esi st i ve r eact i ve and
i n a l ot of cases por t abl e hi r ed i n uni t s.
Cust omer s wi l l pur chase l oadbanks of t en
when access i s di f f i cul t f or t he pl aci ng of
a hi r e uni t such as r oof t ops.
Most UPS syst ems have DC bat t er y as par t
of t he UPS syst ems and shoul d a pr obl em
occur wi t h t he bat t er y cust omer s have
t he choi ce of ei t her t est i ng wi t h a AC
l oadbank t hr ough t he UPS or bat t er y t est
wi t h a DC l oadbank t o di agnose and f i x
t he bat t er y pr obl em.
A mor e speci al i sed r ol e f or a speci al i sed
l oadbank l oadbank i s t he appl i cat i on
ai r cr af t gr ound power uni t t est i ng.
These wheel power suppl y uni t s seen at
ai r por t s ar ound t he gl obe ar e t est ed
400Hz 208V and 28VDC ar ound 2000Amps.
These gr ound power uni t s ar e on a r egul ar
mai nt enance schedul e f or gener at or
mai nt enance and eval uat i on of i t s out put
pr i or t o bei ng connect ed t o hi gh val ue
ai r cr af t .
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We manuf act ur e and r ent uni t s acr oss t he
wol r d - st at i st i cal l y appr oxi mat el y 60%of
our busi ness i s sal es and 40%r ent al .
The r ent al mar ket i s t he busi est f or us
wi t h r egar d t o or der s r ecei ved and j obs
compl et ed, var yi ng f r om1 day 30kW hi r es
i n London t o l ar ge pr oj ect hi r es 50MVA
10kV on Sakhal i n Isl and Russi a f or 20
weeks.
Many of our cust omer pur chase l oad-
banks f or t hei r own f l eet , keepi ng sever al
smal l er l oadbanks f or use when ser vi ci ng
or commi ssi oni ng UPS or Gener at or s and
r ent when r equi r ed whi ch i s f r equent i n
most cases as we have a l ar ge f l eet of
l oadbanks avai l abl e var yi ng f r om 30kW up
t o 6MVA scal abl e cont ai ner i sed uni t s
suppor t ed by vast amount s of
cabl es, mul t i t ap cont ai ner i sed
t r ansf or mer s and speci al i sed DC & 400Hz
l oadbanks al l combi ned wi t h Inst al l at i on
and de-i nst al l at i on ser vi ce, and t he
f l exi bi l i t y and cont r ol of our own t r ans-
por t f l eet .
When does pur chase wi n over hi r e?
You have t o do t he sums. As a exampl e
a cont ai ner i sed l oadbank 2. 5MVA can be
hi r ed 12 t i mes bef or e i t adds up t o t he
pur chase cost of t he same uni t , excl udi ng
del i ver y cabl e and i nst al l at i on and
mai nt enance wher eas t he hi r e woul d
i ncl ude del i ver y, i nst al l at i on,
de-i nst al l at i on and r et ur n del i ver y.
Cr est chi c cur r ent l y has pl ans t o bui l d a
new dedi cat ed hi r e f aci l i t y next t o i t s
mai n manuf act ur i ng f aci l i t y i n Bur t on
upon Tr ent t o handl e demand.
As ment i oned pr evi ousl y, pur chase
becomes a opt i on when you ar e doi ng
r egul ar, same or near -same-si zed power
t est i ng, j ust i f yi ng t he pur chase of a
l oadbank.
As a exampl e, you mi ght pr oduce a l ot
of 1250kVA genset s so you pur chase a
1250kVA l oadbank and t hen t he cust omer
want s t o see 1250kVA + 10%wi t ness t est .
It 's not t he end of t he wor l d as you can
hi r e i n a smal l t op up l oadbank (most of
our l oadbanks ar e cont r ol syst em
compat i bl e)- or hi r e a l ar ger l oadbank.
Some cust omer s i nst al l l ar ge gener at or s
and UPS syst ems on r oof t ops or deep
basement s and t he l ogi st i cs of hi r i ng uni t s
and cabl es becomes di f f i cul t and cost
pr ohi bi t i ve. Inst ead, some may choose t o
pur chase per manent l oadbanks t o be
i nst al l ed near t he power sour ces.
Al t er nat i vel y, some cust omer s wi l l i nst al l
l oadbank connect i on poi nt s at gr ound
l evel , al l owi ng si t es wi t h di f f i cul t access
t o be hooked up t o hi r ed l oadbanks wi t h
r el at i ve ease.
The l oadbank r ent al mar ket i n Eur ope
r emai ns cur r ent l y st r ong wi t h st eady
demand f or l oadbanks i n t he UPS and
gener at or mai nt enance sect or s.
Demand has sl owed wi t h new si t e
i nst al l at i ons as many pr oj ect s have sl owed
or shel ved and our manuf act ur i ng di vi si on
has seen a downt ur n dur i ng t he f i r st hal f
of 2009.
However , we ar e opt i mi st i c t hat a
r ecover y i s cur r ent l y under way wi t h
enqui r y and or der s l evel s pi cki ng up.
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t i s not unusual f or wel l -mai nt ai ned
and oper at ed gener at or s t o be i n use
l ong af t er t he OEM's desi gned l i f e
expect ancy. In f act , most l ar ge ut i l i t i es i n
t he Uni t ed St at es have gener at or s i n t hei r
f l eet s whi ch have been i n oper at i on f or
wel l over 30 year s.
Upgr adi ng gener at or component s can be
a compl i cat ed pr ocess whi ch r equi r es a
consi der abl e amount of pr e-pl anni ng,
ext ended out age t i me and a si gni f i cant
f i nanci al i nvest ment .
Of t en i gnor ed dur i ng gener at or upgr ades
ar e t he l ess mai nt ai ned, obsol et e and out -
dat ed auxi l i ar y syst ems; e. g. , seal & l ube
oi l , hydr ogen cool i ng, gas suppl y &
cont r ol s, st at or cool i ng wat er (i n
appl i cabl e l i qui d cool ed gener at or s) and
gener at or moni t or i ng syst ems.
An unr el i abl e auxi l i ar y syst em coul d
pot ent i al l y l ead t o a gener at or pr obl em
t hat coul d l ead, i f not det ect ed, t o a
cat ast r ophi c gener at or f ai l ur e. A pr oact i ve
appr oach t o upgr adi ng cr i t i cal auxi l i ar y
syst ems at t he t i me of a st at or r ewi nd
wi l l hel p secur e t he r et ur n on i nvest ment
i nvol ved i n r ewi ndi ng a gener at or.
Gener at or owner s and oper at or s of t en
base t he deci si on f or gener at or st at or,
f i el d r ewi nds and r ef ur bi shment s based on
a pr obl em r at her t hen on equi pment t i me
i n l i f e cur ve (age). Many t i mes t he f ocus
on 'f i xi ng i t ' i nvol ves j ust a st at or r ewi nd
or r ef ur bi shment . Not i ncl uded or pl anned
f or ar e t he auxi l i ar y syst ems. Moni t or i ng
syst ems ar e not t ypi cal l y consi der ed a
Upgrading auxiliary generators
Upgrading generator components can be a complicated process which requires a
considerable amount of pre-planning and investment, reports Steve Kilmartin, Director
of Products & Markets - Utility Systems Business - for Environment One Corp.
gener at or auxi l i ar y. However, wi t h t he
ext ended t i mes bet ween mai nt enance
out ages, pr oper gener at or moni t or i ng has
become i ncr easi ngl y i mpor t ant .
In t he past , t ypi cal gener at or moni t or i ng
devi ces wer e pr ot ect i ve r el ays and OEM-
i nst al l ed RTDs & TCs, mai nl y l ooki ng f or
hot spot s i n t he st at or bar s or t hr ough t he
cool i ng medi um, e. g. hydr ogen or wat er.
Mul t i pl e moni t or i ng syst ems, l ooki ng at a
br oader r ange of machi ne condi t i ons, can
pr ovi de an oper at or wi t h t he addi t i onal
i nf or mat i on needed t o ensur e saf e and
r el i abl e oper at i on of t he gener at or.
Seni or execut i ves at most maj or ut i l i t i es
ar e put t i ng mor e emphasi s on pr of i t abi l i t y
and r el i abi l i t y and encour agi ng seni or
management t o mor e ef f ect i vel y manage
capi t al pr oj ect s, e. g. gener at or r ewi nds.
In t hi s r espect , cor por at e management i s
wor ki ng t owar d decr easi ng pr oj ect dur a-
t i on (t i me) and i ncr easi ng r et ur ns on
i nvest ment (money).
Cur r ent l y, management phi l osophi es
empl oy a t r adi t i onal wat er f al l pr oj ect
devel opment met hodol ogy whi ch seems
l i mi t ed i n i t s abi l i t y t o del i ver pr oj ect s on
t i me and wi t hi n budget . They al so f ocus
on a need f or not onl y a st at or r ewi nd but
al so t he upgr ade of gener at or syst ems.
A mor e agi l e/ adapt i ve devel opment and
pl anni ng appr oach f or combi ni ng t he
upgr ades of t he auxi l i ar y equi pment i nt o
t he st at or r ewi nd needs t o be used. Al l
l ar ge gener at or s r equi r e auxi l i ar y syst ems
t o handl e such t hi ngs as l ubr i cat i ng oi l f or
t he r ot or bear i ngs, hydr ogen cool i ng
appar at us, seal i ng oi l , demi ner al i sed
wat er f or st at or wi ndi ng cool i ng and
exci t at i on syst ems f or f i el d cur r ent
appl i cat i on.
Not al l gener at or s r equi r e al l t hese
syst ems and t he r equi r ement depends on
t he si ze and nat ur e of t he machi ne.
Upgr adi ng gener at or component s can be
a compl i cat ed pr ocess t hat r equi r es a
consi der abl e amount of pr e-pl anni ng,
ext ended out age t i mes and a si gni f i cant
f i nanci al i nvest ment . To hel p secur e t hi s
si gni f i cant i nvest ment , a pr oact i ve
appr oach f or eval uat i ng and upgr adi ng
cr i t i cal auxi l i ar y syst ems shoul d al so be
consi der ed. Usi ng a 'f l exi bl e phi l osophy'
f or pr i or i t i si ng auxi l i ar y syst em up-gr ades
shoul d pr ove t o be a val uabl e t ool i n
t hi s pr ocess.
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GEN-SETS
T
oday, t hr ee i ndust r i al par ks i n
Af ghani st an ar e r ecogni sed as bei ng
model f aci l i t i es whi ch wi l l ser ve a
wi der pur pose as a spur t o economi c
gr owt h i n pl aces such as Kabul , Kandahar
and Mazar i Shar i f .
One of t hese, t he Gor i mar Indust r i al
Par k i s l ocat ed 7 km nor t h of downt own
Mazar -i -Shar i f , and about 12-15 km f r om
t he ai r por t . It cover s an ar ea of 36 ha or
89 acr es.
Mazar -i -Shar i f Ci t y i t sel f i s t he f our t h
l ar gest ci t y i n Af ghani st an and i s t he
capi t al of Bal kh pr ovi nce whi ch has a
popul at i on of about 375, 000.
Pr ovi di ng ef f ect i ve 24/ 7 onsi t e power
gener at i on has pr oved absol ut el y key t o
meet i ng t he el ect r i ci t y needs of t enant s
and pr of essi onal management ,
t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems, 24-hour si t e
secur i t y, f ul l pr essur e wat er syst ems and
cent r al sewage syst ems.
Exper t s cal cul at ed t hat t he si t e r equi r es
r oughl y 8 MVA of power. AEPC (Af ghan
El ect r i cal Power Cor por at i on) was sel ect -
ed t o pr ovi de t hi s 8MVA power pl ant i n a
t ur nkey manner. The pr oj ect or i gi nal l y
st ar t ed i n 2007 and has been f unct i oni ng
successf ul l y f or ei ght mont hs now.
Backed by t he Gover nment of
Af ghani st an and USAID, t he devel oper s
had t hr ee gener at or st i pul at i ons:
The sel ect ed pl ant had t o be abl e t o
oper at e i n a cost -ef f ect i ve manner.
The gener at or s used had t o be made
by a r eput abl e manuf act ur er and be of a
qual i t y whi ch met al l i nt er nat i onal s
st andar ds.
The gener at or s had t o be sel f -
Afghanistans new gen-sets
Its not all bad news coming out of Afghanistan. The development of the Gorimar
industrial park in Mazari Sharif - the fourth largest city in the country - depends on
gen-sets provided by AKSA Power Generation. The gen-sets provided for the site have
been key to providing security, energy and most basic services.
cont ai ned, weat her pr oof and sound-pr oof .
The Tur key-based manuf act ur er, AKSA
Power Gener at i on, was ul t i mat el y chosen
t o pr ovi de t he equi pment .
A spokesman t ol d WIP: "Fuel sel ect i on
f or t he si t e was a key consi der at i on.
Choosi ng bet ween di esel and nat ur al gas
i nvol ved t r ade-of f s bet ween compet i ng
f uel s. The l ack of i nf r ast r uct ur e
el i mi nat ed consi der at i on of nat ur al gas as
f uel f or t he gener at or s. Thi s deci si on
r equi r ed desi gni ng and i nst al l i ng above-
gr ound st or age t anks (ASTs) f or f uel
st or age.
"The AST syst em i s made up of t he t ank,
a cat ch basi n t o t r ap f uel - i n case a t ank
shoul d l eak or r upt ur e - a concr et e pad t o
r et ai n f uel spi l l ed dur i ng vehi cl e
ser vi ci ng, and a r oof st r uct ur e t o r educe
evapor at i on and t o keep wat er f r om
col l ect i ng i n t he cat ch basi n. The f uel
st or age f aci l i t y i nst al l ed was consi st ent
wi t h Nat i onal Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Associ at i on
(NFPA) r ecommendat i ons, " he sai d.
The cur r ent power pl ant syst em
consi st s of 10 set s of 800kVA AKSA di esel
f uel -power ed gener at or s, 5 set s 1700kVA
st ep-up t r ansf or mer s, 0. 4/ 20kV and 2 set s
20/ 0. 4 kV, 630kVA auxi l i ar y t r ansf or mer s,
12 set s 20kV swi t ch gear panel , 1 set
0. 4kV di st r i but i on panel , 4 f uel t anks
wi t h 50m3 capaci t y and pi pi ng syst em.
Recei vi ng a si gnal f r om l ow vol t age
panel s t he syst em can al so be
aut omat i cal l y t ur ned on and of f .
"Impl ement i ng t hi s pr oj ect pr oved a
chal l enge, " comment ed Omer M. Moni r,
Commer ci al & Legal Di r ect or of t he
Af ghan El ect r i cal Power Cor por at i on.
"We compl et ed t he pr oj ect wi t h t op
qual i t y wor kmanshi p and on t i me wi t h no
acci dent s.
He concl uded: An excel l ent audi t and
qual i t y-cont r ol syst em was empl oyed t o
pr ovi de checks and bal ances t hr oughout
t he pr ocesses, ensur i ng t hat mat er i al s
wer e del i ver ed and pr ocesses
i mpl ement ed. We made sur e t hat qual i t y
wor kmanshi p i n a t i mel y manner was
pr ovi ded t o t he cust omer s sat i sf act i on.
Gorimar Industrial Park, Afghanistan, powered by gen-sets from AKSA.
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was used in the Gorimar project.
The gen-sets had to be self-contained,
weatherproofed and soundproof.
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t i s common f or t he i ndust r y t o r ef er
t o noi se i n t er ms of f r equency, whi l e
t he sci ence of noi se cont r ol
engi neer i ng i s mor e a f unct i on of t he
wavel engt h of noi se. Low f r equency noi se
i s char act er i sed by l ong wavel engt hs t hat
ar e di f f i cul t t o at t enuat e by convent i onal
noi se cont r ol t echni ques. The hi gh gas
t ur bi ne exhaust t emper at ur es exacer bat e
t he pr obl em - wavel engt h i ncr eases as t he
speed of sound i ncr eases, whi ch i ncr eases
wi t h t emper at ur e. Addi t i onal l y, t hese
t echni ques cr eat e an ener gy l oss (pr essur e
dr op) t hat r esul t s i n t he l oss of power
capaci t y. The t ask, t her ef or e, i s t o
pr ovi de t he r equi r ed noi se at t enuat i on
whi l e cr eat i ng t he mi ni mum pr essur e dr op
possi bl e.
Reduci ng l ow f r equency noi se wi t h l ong
wavel engt hs r equi r es a gr eat deal of
ef f or t . Some of t he key par amet er s t hat
must be anal ysed i n t he desi gn phase ar e
gap vel oci t i es, st ack exi t vel oci t y,
acoust i c pack densi t y, f l ow r esi st i vi t y of
t he mat er i al , baf f l e t hi ckness and l engt h.
Al l of t hese par amet er s must be set whi l e
mai nt ai ni ng pr essur e dr op at t he l owest
val ue possi bl e. Many of t hese par amet er s
ar e i nt er dependent and/ or cont r adi ct or y.
Tur bi ne exhaust noi se i s t ypi cal l y
domi nat ed by l ow- t o mi d-f r equency noi se
(31. 5Hz t o 1kHz) wi t h cor r espondi ng
wavel engt hs of appr oxi mat el y 57-1. 5 f eet .
Fl ow r esi st i vi t y i s one of t he most
i mpor t ant mat er i al acoust i c pr oper t i es.
The desi gner must chose a mat er i al
pr oper t y t hat has a l ow enough f l ow
r esi st ance t o al l ow sound t o penet r at e
i nt o t he acoust i c mat er i al but have a hi gh
enough f l ow r esi st ance wher e sound i s
di ssi pat ed bef or e i t can exi t t he acoust i c
mat er i al .
Fl ow r esi st i vi t y i s af f ect ed by many
var i abl es. Temper at ur e and pack densi t i es
ar e t he t wo most si gni f i cant par amet er s
t hat af f ect f l ow r esi st i vi t y f or t ur bi ne
exhaust syst ems. Fl ow r esi st i vi t y shoul d
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have t he gas t emper at ur e val ue def i ned
when val ues of f l ow r esi st i vi t y ar e
speci f i ed. Compr essi on of acoust i c
mat er i al al so has a si gni f i cant i mpact on
t he f i nal val ue of f l ow r esi st ance.
Compr essi ng acoust i c mat er i al can be a
t ool t o achi eve a desi r ed acoust i c
per f or mance or be a const r ai nt i f not
account ed f or pr oper l y i n t he desi gn and
manuf act ur i ng phase.
Tur bi ne exhaust noi se i s t ypi cal l y
domi nat ed by l ow- t o mi d-f r equency noi se
t hat has l ong wavel engt hs. At t enuat i on of
t hi s t ype of noi se gener al l y r equi r es
hi gher f l ow r esi st i vi t y mat er i al t han a
noi se f i el d domi nat ed by hi gher
f r equency/ shor t er wavel engt h noi se. It i s
t ypi cal t o speci f y mat er i al s wi t h f l ow
r esi st i vi t y val ues bet ween
20, 000-40, 000 mks
r ayl s/ m at ambi ent
t emper at ur e when
st r i ngent l ow f r equency
noi se at t enuat i on i s
r equi r ed.
Ther e have been many
i nst ances wher e t wo set s
of par al l el baf f l es i n
ser i es have been used t o
obt ai n t he needed
si l encer i nser t i on l oss.
Typi cal l y, we wi l l desi gn
t he baf f l es cl osest t o t he
t ur bi ne t o at t enuat e t he
l ow f r equency noi se, and
t he second set of baf f l es
t o at t enuat e t he hi gh
f r equency noi se. It i s
common pr act i se f or
Uni ver sal Si l encer t o
desi gn t he l ow
f r equency baf f l es t hi ck
and l ong wi t h a hi gh f l ow
r esi t i vi t y mat er i al . Hi gh
f r equency baf f l es ar e
t hi nner, shor t er, and have
acoust i c mat er i al wi t h an
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UPS
A
t i t s si mpl est , a UPS i s a box wi t h a
bat t er y i nt o whi ch pr ot ect ed
equi pment such as PCs ar e pl ugged.
In t he event of a mai ns power f ai l ur e, t he
UPS suppl i es dc power f r om i t s i nt er nal
bat t er y so t hat pr ot ect ed equi pment can
keep r unni ng unt i l mai ns power i s
r est or ed or f or a suf f i ci ent amount of
t i me t o per f or m a cont r ol l ed shut down
(t hus pr ot ect i ng i t f r om t he damagi ng
ef f ect s of a syst em cr ash). Thi s t ype of
ent r y l evel UPS i s pr i mar i l y used t o pr o-
t ect a si ngl e pi ece of equi pment and f or
appl i cat i ons r equi r i ng no ext ended r un-
t i me.
Par t of a power pr ot ect i on st r at egy i s t o
cat egor i se l oads i nt o cr i t i cal , essent i al
and non-essent i al . In t he power i ndust r y,
i t may be t hat power t o mi cr ogener at i on
equi pment must be mai nt ai ned at al l
cost s, wher eas back of f i ce PCs (not
essent i al t o cont i nuous oper at i on) can be
shut down i n t he event of a power cut . In
t hi s case, t he f or mer woul d be cl assed as
cr i t i cal and t he l at t er non-essent i al .
Lar ger UPS syst ems, r equi r i ng r esi l i ence
and ext ended r unt i me, can compr i se t he
UPS modul e i t sel f (or mul t i pl es t her eof i f
r un i n par al l el conf i gur at i ons) swi t chgear,
bypasses, bat t er i es, gener at or s pl us al l
Uninterruptible power supplies
Uninterruptible power supplies play a key role in protecting internal and external
systems and equipment out in the field . Robin Koffler, general manager of Riello UPS,
presents an overview of UPS protection and the role it plays today.
t he cabl i ng i n bet ween and management
and mai nt enance sof t war e and exper t i se
t hat goes wi t h i t .
A secondar y (but equal l y i mpor t ant )
f unct i on of a UPS i s t o condi t i on mai ns
power and f i l t er out power pr obl ems
associ at ed wi t h r aw mai ns ener gy such as
sags, sur ges, br ownout s, har moni cs (i f
i nst al l ed wi t h a f i l t er ) and vol t age
f l uct uat i ons, whi ch coul d pot ent i al l y
damage equi pment and r esul t i n cost l y
br eakdown, r epl acement or r epai r.
Di f f er ent Types of UPS i ncl ude:
On Line or Double Conversion UPS - t hi s
t ype i s vol t age and f r equency
i ndependent . The out put power i s
mai nt ai ned i r r espect i ve of f l uct uat i ons i n
mai ns suppl y. It can al so oper at e as a
f r equency conver t er and i s i deal f or
net wor ked i nst al l at i ons, l ar ge ser ver s and
net wor k pr ocesses.
Off Line - t hi s t ype of UPS t r acks mai ns
power suppl y f or vol t age and f r equency
var i at i ons and condi t i ons i t so t hat out put
i s const ant .
Line Interactive - t hi s t ype has a bui l t -i n
el ect r oni c r egul at i on devi ce t hat st abi l i ses
and r egul at es vol t age f l uct uat i ons. It i s
desi gned f or smal l or conf i ned
i nst al l at i ons.
Whi l e many UPS ar e t r ansf or mer l ess,
or gani sat i ons r el i ant on l ar ger dat acent r e
and voi ce net wor ks, i ndust r i al pr ocesses,
secur i t y or hospi t al appl i cat i ons, of t en
r equi r e t r ansf or mer -based uni nt er r upt i bl e
power suppl i es, whi ch of f er gr eat er
r obust ness i n har sher envi r onment s.
On t he downsi de, t hey ar e l ower i n
ef f i ci ency and gener at e gr eat er heat and
noi se emi ssi ons (t hi s, however, may not
be an i ssue f or power gener at i on
busi nesses i n r emot e or non-ur ban ar eas).
Fl oor space i s unl i kel y t o be an i ssue
ei t her, so t he f act t hat a t r ansf or mer -
based UPS i s l ar ger t han i t s t r ansf or mer -
l ess count er par t wi l l not mat t er.
Hi st or i cal l y, power pr ot ect i on has been
over si zed as a r ul e of t humb t o pr ot ect
agai nst over l oad when oper at i ng at f ul l
capaci t y. Under -si zi ng a UPS, especi al l y i n
dynami c envi r onment s, i s i nadvi sabl e.
Whi l st an on-l i ne uni nt er r upt i bl e power
suppl y has a bui l t -i n aut omat i c bypass f or
emer genci es, r unni ng cl ose t o desi gn
l i mi t s wi t h r egul ar over l oads i s bad
pr act i ce.
An under st andi ng of t he i mpor t ance of
'r eal power ' i s cr uci al f or power pr ot ect i on
si zi ng. Ki l owat t s ar e a measur e of t he r eal
power dr awn by t he l oad wher eas ki l o-
vol t -amps ar e a measur e of appar ent
power. The di f f er ence bet ween t he t wo i s
t he power f act or and i t s si ze can pr esent
chal l enges when speci f yi ng
uni nt er r upt i bl e power suppl i es.
The gr eat est ef f i ci ency comes f r om
oper at i ng at a power f act or of 1. 0 or
'uni t y'. Speci f yi ng an uni nt er r upt i bl e
power suppl y wi t h as hi gh an out put
power f act or as possi bl e - wi t h a power
f act or of 0. 9 t he desi r ed st andar d - i s a
good sol ut i on. UPS manuf act ur er s have
set t he bar at t hi s l evel wi t h new ener gy
ef f i ci ent pr oduct s.
As wel l as bei ng cor r ect l y si zed, power
pr ot ect i on syst ems shoul d consi st of uni t s
of f er i ng an i nput power f act or of not l ess
t han 99%. Thi s shoul d enabl e user s t o cut
ener gy wast age by up t o 40%.
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UPS operating in parallel.
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GAS TURBINES
I
t s congr at ul at i ons al l r ound as t r i al
oper at i ons i nvol vi ng t he new Si emens
SGT5-8000H gas t ur bi ne at t he Ir schi ng
4 power pl ant near Ingol st adt have been
successf ul l y concl uded.
Ingol st adt wi l l be especi al l y r el i eved.
Locat ed al ong t he banks of t he Danube
Ri ver, i n t he cent er of Bavar i a, i t has
121, 801 r esi dent s. It i s par t of t he Muni ch
Met r opol i t an Ar ea wi t h a l ocal popul at i on
of mor e t han 5 mi l l i on.
Ongoi ng ener gy demands r emai n hi gh i n
t he r egi on - as you mi ght i magi ne - and
t he next st age has al r eady commenced.
The gas t ur bi ne power pl ant i s bei ng
r ebui l t i nt o a f ul l combi ned cycl e power
pl ant . The new CCPP wi l l ul t i mat el y have
a t ot al out put of 530 MW and an ef f i ci en-
cy of over 60%.
Handover of t he compl et ed CCPP t o
E. ON Kr af t wer ke, a subsi di ar y of E. ON
Ener gy, i s pr oj ect ed f or 2011. The t est i ng
phase i nvol vi ng t he SGT5-8000H - sai d t o
be t he l ar gest gas t ur bi ne i n t he wor l d -
was onl y compl et ed i n Jul y 2009.
Cur r ent l y, t he gas t ur bi ne pr ovi des enough
ener gy t o ser ve t he ener gy demands of a
ci t y t he si ze of Hambur g or Bar cel ona -
whi ch i s i mpr essi ve enough. However, t he
new combi ned cycl e pl ant power ed by t he
SGT5-8000H i s pr oj ect ed t o meet t he
el ect r i ci t y demands f or a much l ar ger
Biggest gas turbine goes CCPP
Bavaria's Irsching 4 power plant has reached a crucial stage with the new Siemens
SGT5-8000H gas turbine - one of the biggest in the world - forming the nucleus for a
new 530MW combined cycle power plant being developed around it.
ci t y, such as Madr i d or
Ber l i n.
Accor di ng t o Si emens, t he
i ncr ease of ef f i ci ency by 2-
per cent age poi nt s,
compar ed t o a st at e-of -t he-
ar t combi ned cycl e power
pl ant , wi l l r esul t i n ar ound
40, 000 t ons l ess C02 per
year bei ng pr oduced.
The successf ul f i r st f i r i ng
of t he new SGT5-8000H gas
t ur bi ne i n December 2007
mar ked a maj or
devel opment mi l est one i n
Si emens pr oj ect t o cr eat e
t he wor l d's most power f ul
gas t ur bi ne. The 340+ MW
gas t ur bi ne SGT5-8000H
of f er s a number of speci al
f eat ur es, says Si emens, such as hi gh-ef f i -
ci ency, l ow l i f e-cycl e cost s, hi gh r el i abi l i -
t y and avai l abi l i t y, oper at i onal f l ex-
i bi l i t y and l ow emi ssi ons.
The gas t ur bi ne wi l l i ni t i al l y t ar get t he
50Hz mar ket s i n Asi a and Eur ope. Whi l e
t he engi ne was devel oped f or use wi t h
nat ur al gas and f uel oi l , an ongoi ng
r esear ch pr ogr amme i ncl udes speci al f uel
needed f or appl i cat i ons such as IGCC.
The gas t ur bi ne has a number of
r adi cal l y new devel opment s i ncor por at ed
i nt o i t . It cur ent l y f eat ur es a si ngl e t i e-
bol t r ot or wi t h i ndi vi dual compr essor and
t ur bi ne di sks wi t h hi r t h ser r at i on and
hydr aul i c cl ear ance opt i mi sat i on (HCO).
The Axi al 13-st age compr essor of f er s a
hi gh mass f l ow, hi gh component
ef f i ci ency, cont r ol l ed di f f usi on ai r f oi l s
(CDA) on f r ont st ages and hi gh
per f or mance ai r f oi l s (HPA) on i t s r ear
st ages, pl us var i abl e gui de vanes and
cant i l ever ed st at or vanes.
The f our -st age ai r -cool ed t ur bi ne has a
hi gh-t emper at ur e can annul ar combust i on
syst em and an advanced, var i abl e
secondar y ai r syst em (SAS). It f or ms a
vi t al el ement of t he advanced, hi ghl y-
ef f i ci ent hi gh pr essur e and hi gh
t emper at ur e combi ned cycl e pr ocess wi t h
a Benson boi l er whi ch i s based on t he hi gh
mass f l ow and exhaust gas t emper at ur e of
t he new engi ne. As a cor ol l ar y t o t hi s, t he
SCC5-8000H pl ant i ncl udes an advanced
power desi gn i n a si ngl e-shaf t combi ned
cycl e ar r angement , a Benson boi l er f or
st eam gener at i on (HRSG), a wat er -cool ed
gener at or and a t wo-casi ng st eam
t ur bi ne.
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SHAREWATCH
Can we afford to save the world?
based l iquid f uel s and CCSf or bot h bio-
mass and coal . Coal / biomass-t o-l iquids
t echnol ogies woul d be depl oyed f irst in
coal -rich count ries, t o be f ol l owed by bio-
mass-t o-l iquids t echnol ogies in coal -poor
but biomass-rich regions.
T
hings have cert ainl y got t o change -
and right now. Cl imat e change
cont ribut ors and gl obal greenhouse
gas emissions must be reduced t o 50%of
2005 l evel s by 2050, wit h indust rial ised
count ries cut t ing t heir emissions by as
much as 80%.
What t his means is t hat considerabl e
increases in bot h energy ef f iciency and
renewabl e energy wil l be needed.
As a corol l ary t o t his, more pressure wil l
be put on ut il it ies and ot her businesses t o
invest in environment al l y-f riendl y
t echnol ogies. But t his l evel of invest ment
is bound t o come sl owl y.
However, t he recession has not onl y cost
j obs but it has al so inhibit ed
environment al spending by bot h publ ic
and privat e concerns. Companies, in
ef f ect , f eel l ess immediat e pressure t o
invest in carbon-f ree t echnol ogies.
Government s across Europe has been
l ooking int o providing st imul us packages
f or indust ry, mainl y f ocussed on energy-
rel at ed vent ures.
Crit ics of such pol icies say t hat t he excess
spending is harmf ul in t he l ong run. They
add t hat increased government def icit s do
not inspire t o consumer conf idence - t he
key ingredient t o a l ast ing recovery.
Product ion subsidies and t ax credit s
provided f or renewabl e energy proj ect s
represent one which in which economies
can be kick-st art ed.
It 's t hought t hat ut il it y spending wil l
ref l ect t he broader economy. Companies
wil l remain caut ious and t heir invest ment s
in green t echnol ogies and carbon
reduct ion wil l t end t o be gradual . Some
t echnol ogical devel opment s wil l be adding
prof it t o t he bal ance sheet s. The expert s
cl aim t o have ident if ied a credibl e bio-
based l iquid f uel suppl y st rat egy f or
sol ving t he carbon probl em f or
t ransport at ion, even wit h l imit ed biomass
suppl ies and wit hout abandoning crude
oil . The key concept s are gasif icat ion-
Cutting global greenhouse gas emissions involves increased technology investment - but
what will be the true cost? WIPs Christopher Hopkins has the figures.
Does t his sound f ar too good to be true?
Let s wait and see.
Company
(Currency)
Monthly
share price
52 week
high/low
Change over
month
Change
over year
Change since
Jan. 2008
ABB (CHF)
19.52 11.01/
27.39
+14.29% -29.89% -30.04%
Ansaldo (EUR)
14.21 7.71/
14.69
+8.31.41% +48.31% +64.47%
Atlas Copco (SEK)
76.50 40.70/
87.00
+9.68% -10.79% -13.31%
Caterpillar (USD)
44.06 21.71/
74.50
+33.35% -36.62% -38.60%
Chloride (GBX)
142.25 107.25/
259.75
-5.95% -43.94% -19.75%
Cummins (USD)
43.01 17.70/
74.00
+22.15% -35.17% -8.37%
Doosan Heavy
Industries (KRW)
70100 37300/
104000
+14.36% -29.90%
Foster Wheeler
(USD)
23.10 12.73/
59.41
-2.74% -59.31% -67.83%
GE (USD)
13.40 5.73/
30.39
+14.33% -52.63% -62.94%
John Deere (EUR)
1500 1450/
1500
0.0% +2.04% +21.46%
Kirloskar (INR)
117.05 31.50/
119.75
+42.74% -21.08%
MAN (EUR)
48.50 26.37/
68.99
+10.98% -25.04% -40.66%
Mitsubishi (JPY)
1890 923.00/
3340
+5.70% -42.04% -30.51%
MTU (EUR)
25.50 12.87/
28.28
-1.92% +28.14% -24.11%
Rolls-Royce (GBX)
414.25 231.14/
418.25
+14.59% +15.63% -14.81%
Siemens (EUR)
56.00 33.05/
79.80
+13.91% -28.90% -37.35%
Volvo Penta (SEK)
52.75 29.10/
83.00
+10.82% -28.23% -41.23%
Wrtsil (EUR)
25.61 15.53/
39.30
+7.74% -34.80% -40.83%
Monthly figures taken at end July 2009
www.gmp.uk.com/power
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TESTING
R
esi dual st r esses ar e t he i nt er nal
st r esses cr eat ed i nsi de a
component dur i ng manuf act ur i ng.
Har mf ul r esi dual st r esses can l ead t o
st r ess cor r osi on cr acki ng, di st or t i on,
f at i gue cr acki ng, pr emat ur e f ai l ur es i n
component s, and i nst ances of over desi gn.
Techni ques, such as heat - t r eat i ng, ar e
appl i ed t o hel p manage pot ent i al l y
har mf ul r esi dual st r esses cr eat ed dur i ng
manuf act ur i ng.
Ot her t echni ques, such as shot peeni ng,
ar e used t o i nt r oduce benef i ci al r esi dual
st r esses i nt o a component t o hel p
i ncr ease f at i gue l i f e. Knowl edge of t he
r esi dual st r ess st at e i s r equi r ed t o ensur e
t hat t hese pr ocesses have been cor r ect l y
appl i ed.
The nondest r uct i ve nat ur e of t he x- r ay
di f f r act i on t echni que has made r esi dual
st r ess char act er i sat i on a usef ul t ool f or
pr ocess opt i mi sat i on, desi gn
i mpr ovement s and f ai l ur e anal ysi s.
Resi dual st r ess i s def i ned as t he st r ess
r esi dent i nsi de a component or st r uct ur e
af t er al l appl i ed f or ces have been
r emoved .
Compr essi ve r esi dual st r ess act s by
pushi ng t he mat er i al t oget her, whi l e
t ensi l e r esi dual st r ess pul l s t he mat er i al
apar t . Mat hemat i cal l y, compr essi ve st r ess
i s negat i ve and t ensi l e st r ess i s posi t i ve.
St r esses can al so be char act er i sed as
nor mal st r esses whi ch act per pendi cul ar
t o t he f ace of a mat er i al and shear
st r esses t hat act par al l el t o t he f ace of a
Are you feeling the effects of stress?
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mat er i al . Ther e ar e a t ot al of si x
i ndependent st r esses at any poi nt i nsi de a
mat er i al ( 3 nor mal and 3 shear st r esses) .
Resi dual st r esses ar e gener at ed, upon
equi l i br i um of mat er i al , af t er pl ast i c
def or mat i on caused by appl i ed
mechani cal l oads, t her mal l oads or phase
changes. Mechani cal and t her mal
pr ocesses appl i ed t o a component dur i ng
ser vi ce may al so al t er i t s r esi dual st r ess
st at e.
The t ot al st r ess exper i enced by t he
mat er i al at a gi ven l ocat i on wi t hi n a
component i s equal t o t he r esi dual st r ess
pl us t he appl i ed st r ess. TOTAL STRESS =
RESIDUAL STRESS + APPLIED STRESS.
A knowl edge of t he r esi dual st r ess st at e i s
i mpor t ant t o det er mi ne t he act ual l oads
exper i enced by a component . In gener al ,
compr essi ve r esi dual st r ess i n t he sur f ace
of a component i s benef i ci al . It t ends t o
i ncr ease f at i gue st r engt h and f at i gue l i f e,
sl ow cr ack pr opagat i on, and i ncr ease
r esi st ance t o envi r onment al l y assi st ed
cr acki ng such as st r ess cor r osi on cr acki ng
and hydr ogen i nduced cr acki ng. Tensi l e
r esi dual st r ess i n t he sur f ace of t he
component i s gener al l y undesi r abl e as i t
decr eases f at i gue st r engt h and f at i gue
l i f e, i ncr eases cr ack pr opagat i on and
l ower s r esi st ance t o envi r onment al l y-
assi st ed cr acki ng.
Resi dual st r esses can be char act er i sed by
t he scal e at whi ch t hey exi st wi t hi n a
mat er i al . St r esses whi ch occur over l ong
di st ances wi t hi n a mat er i al ar e r ef er r ed
t o as macr o- st r esses. St r esses whi ch exi st
onl y l ocal l y ( ei t her bet ween gr ai ns or
i nsi de a gr ai n) ar e cal l ed mi cr o- st r esses.
Ther e ar e t hr ee t ypes of st r esses:
* Type I St r esses: Macr o- st r esses
occur r i ng over di st ances whi ch i nvol ve
many gr ai ns wi t hi n a mat er i al .
* Type II St r esses: Mi cr o- st r esses caused
by di f f er ences i n t he mi cr ost r uct ur e of a
mat er i al and occur over di st ances
compar abl e t o t he si ze of t he gr ai n i n t he
mat er i al .
* Type III St r esses: Exi st i nsi de a gr ai n as
a r esul t of cr yst al i mper f ect i ons wi t hi n
t he gr ai n.
Resi dual st r ess ef f ect s i ncl ude: Low
Cycl e and Hi gh Cycl e Fat i gue
per f or mance; di st or t i on; Peen f or mi ng
( cont r ol l ed di st or t i on) ; Fr et t i ng;
St r ess Cor r osi on Cr acki ng ( SCC) and
Hydr ogen Ini t i at ed Cr acki ng ( HIC) .
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DIESEL ENGINES
D
iesel engine can be t ricky beast s
t hanks t o t heir f uel inj ect ion
f eat ures, t urbocharging, governing,
val ve t iming and so on. Their variat ion
inf l uences t he combust ion process and
hence power out put , f uel consumpt ion
and t he f ormat ion of exhaust emissions.
Amaj or emphasis of al l combust ion
engine emissions l egisl at ion is oxides of
nit rogen (NOx). Since t emperat ure peaks
during combust ion are responsibl e f or
over 90%of NOx f ormat ion, MAN s Diesel s
work wit h primary measures t arget s t he
el iminat ion of such areas in t he
combust ion chamber wit hout incurring
f uel consumpt ion penal t ies or, if possibl e,
at improved f uel ef f iciency.
Hence, in recent years, on engines wit h
progressivel y l ower NOX emissions, t he
primary approaches have t arget t ed t he
combinat ion of cool er combust ion per se,
making t emperat ures in t he combust ion
chamber more homogeneous and cool ing
t he combust ion air ent ering t he cyl inder.
To improve f uel -air mixing t he measures
incl ude improved re-ent rant pist on bowl s;
l ow swirl inl et port s; higher compression
rat ios; higher f uel inj ect ion pressures and
improved inj ect or nozzl e spray pat t erns.
Measures t o reduce combust ion
t emperat ures incl ude revised f uel
inj ect ion t iming, improved charge-air
Diesel engines- cleaner & tougher
MAN Diesel is achieving high power density and considerable reductions in both fuel
consumption and exhaust emissions on its latest four stroke, medium speed engines using
only primary measures. How is this done? WIP has the answers
cool ing and t he combinat ion of revised
Mil l er Cycl e val ve t iming and high
ef f iciency, high pressure t urbocharging.
The subst ant ial reduct ions in NOx -
combined wit h improved power out put
and f uel consumpt ion are f urt her
improvement s in t he int eract ion of
separat e measures t hanks t o advanced
el ect ronic cont rol . There s been a f urt her
int ensif icat ion of t he Mil l er Cycl e made
possibl e by t he int roduct ion of t wo-st age
t urbocharging giving pressure rat ios up t o
7: 1.
The Mil l er Cycl e invol ves t he earl y
cl osure of t he inl et val ve, causing t he air
ent ering t he cyl inder t o expand and cool
and hence reduce t emperat ure peaks
during combust ion. However, t he short er
inl et val ve opening
period woul d mean a
l ower mass of air
combust ion air ent ering
t he cyl inder and hence
reduced engine power
and t orque.
To count er t his ef f ect ,
higher pressure
t urbocharging ensures
t hat an equal or
great er amount of air
can ent er t he cyl inder
in t he short er t ime
avail abl e.
During t rial s using an
int ensive Mil l er Cycl e
under f ul l l oad
condit ions and
t urbocharger pressure
rat ios of 6. 5 t o 7,
t echnicians have
recorded reduct ions in
NOx of over 30%,
reduct ions in f uel
consumpt ion as great as
8%and a 15%increase
in specif ic power
out put . The company is
current l y devel oping
t wo versions of Mil l er
Cycl e engine based on
dif f ering t echnol ogy
packages.
(Above) Miller Cycle test engine
(diesel). Reducing NOX is a main
objective.
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R
r ecl oser s and sect i onal i ser s ar e
l ocat ed al ong di st r i but i on l i nes t o
r educe t he ar ea and number of
cust omer s af f ect ed by a pr obl em on t he
syst em.
The new di gi t al cont r ol l er s ar e desi gned
t o t r i p and/ or cl ose 1, 2 or 3 phase modes
dependi ng on t he f aul t t ypes and t he l ogi c
set t i ngs.
Thi s means t hat onl y t he f aul t ed phase
may be set t o t r i p. They can det ect an
evol vi ng f aul t and change t hei r oper at i ons
when a f aul t evol ves i nt o a mul t i -phase
f aul t . They can al so det ect a def ect i ve
pr i mar y swi t ch, t hen act i vat e l ogi c t o
bl ock r e-cl osi ng.
The l at est appl i cat i ons i ncl ude a var i et y
of aut o-r est or at i on syst ems used i n l ooped
and/ or under gr ound syst ems. Wi t h t hese
ADR (aut omat i c di st r i but i on r est or at i on)
syst ems comes t he need f or checki ng
synchr oni sat i on of each phase bef or e t he
ci r cui t i s aut omat i cal l y cl osed.
Test s per f or med on el ect r omechani cal
cont r ol l er s, such as f i ndi ng t he pi ck-up
wi t h a 3 t o 5%accur acy t est syst em, do
A testing time for reclosers &
sectionalisers in Smart Grid systems
A Smart Grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology to
save energy, reduce cost and increase reliability. This means that reclosers and
sectionalisers not only isolate the problem or fault but they can now be set to reconfigure
the circuit to automatically re-energise customers not directly connected to the problem
area of the circuit, reports Omicron.
l i t t l e t o ensur e pr oper oper at i on of a
di gi t al cont r ol l er or f i nd pot ent i al
pr obl ems. Ther ef or e we need t o est abl i sh
new appr oaches t o t est i ng di gi t al
cont r ol l er s.
The USA s 2003 bl ackout - and
subsequent bl ackout s - have r esul t ed i n
t he NERC changi ng t he oper at i ng r ul es f or
t he US r el i abi l i t y counci l s. They ar e
audi t i ng al l ut i l i t i es f al l i ng wi t hi n t he
gui del i nes of bei ng abl e t o make an
i mpact on t he r el i abi l i t y of t he bul k
power gr i d.
If t he t r ansmi ssi on ut i l i t i es depend on
t he di st r i but i on ut i l i t i es f or l oad sheddi ng
t hen t hey may have t o show how t hese
di st r i but i on ut i l i t i es pr act i ces meet t hese
gui del i nes. NERC audi t or s r equi r e t he
ut i l i t y t o show det ai l ed document at i on t o
pr ove t hei r mai nt enance pr act i ces ar e
bei ng f ol l owed and bei ng kept on
schedul e. New ut i l i t y syst emt est i ng pr o-
gr ams r equi r e shor t er t i mes bet ween
schedul ed t est i ng cycl es.
Thi s r equi r es i ncr easi ng compl exi t y of
t est i ng; hi gher accur acy t est equi pment
t han has been used bef or e, and t he
chal l enge t o per f or m al l of t hi s wi t h a
gr owi ng l ack of exper i enced peopl e. Some
of t he f unct i ons r equi r ed of a new t est
syst em i ncl ude:
* Si mul at e any and al l si gnal s & cont act s
t hat t he devi ce bei ng t est ed woul d see
when i n ser vi ce, and moni t or al l cr i t i cal
si gnal s gi ven by t hen devi ce bei ng t est ed;
* Set up pr ogr ams t o aut omat i cal l y
pr ovi de r eal wor l d syst em condi t i ons and
sequences f or al l t est speci f i cat i ons;
* Repr oduce t he same exact t est
condi t i ons and r esul t s year af t er year
f r om one devi ce t o anot her ;
* Accur aci es bet t er t han 0. 1%f or
vol t ages and cur r ent s;
* Var i abl e f r equency wi t h accur aci es
bet t er t han 0. 001 Hz;
* Oper at e sever al t est syst ems i n a
synchr oni sed mode t o per f or m ADR syst em
t est i ng & t r oubl e shoot i ng (f or many
syst ems at l east 4 t est set s);
* Easi l y updat e t he t est s wi t h t he act ual
r ecl oser or sect i onal i ser set t i ngs bei ng
used.
You al so need t o oper at e t est s i n t he
f i el d when suppl i ed f r om a por t abl e
gener at or, or f r om t he i nver t er i n t he
vehi cl e, wi t hout l oss of capabi l i t y or
accur acy.
In shor t , you need t o know ever yt hi ng
about how t he devi ce i s i nt ended t o
oper at e f or each set of syst em pr obl ems.
The t est must conf i r m t he devi ce
oper at es when t her e i s a pr obl em and t he
t est must al so conf i r m t he devi ce does
not f ai l when t her e i s no pr obl em or onl y
par t of t he i nt ended condi t i ons exi st .
DPU 2000R polemounted recloser.
Reclose system being tested with an
OMICRON CMC356.
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RENEWABLES
M
er kspl as, Bel gi um, i s t he l ocat i on
of t he US$11. 1 mi l l i on (7 mi l l i on)
Koekhoven 9MW combi ned heat
and power pl ant f r om Wr t si l whi ch has
been desi gned t o r un on j at r opha oi l .
Pr oj ect ed t o begi n f ul l commer ci al
ener gy pr oduct i on next mont h, t he pl ant
i s t he f i r st i n t he wor l d t o pr oduce bot h
el ect r i ci t y and heat pur el y usi ng j at r opha
oi l as f uel .
"Jat r opha oi l i s a l i qui d bi of uel whi ch
has gr eat pot ent i al si nce i t can al so be
har vest ed out si de t he wor l d's r ai nf or est
ar eas, even near deser t s, " Ronal d
West er di j k, busi ness devel opment
manager f or War t si l a i n t he Benel ux
count r i es, t ol d WIP.
It i s a st ep t owar ds usi ng CO2-neut r al
f uel s t hat do not compet e wi t h ot her
val uabl e f ood cr ops, he sai d.
Owned by Gr eenpower NV, t he pl ant i s a
j oi nt vent ur e bet ween Thener go (50%),
f our l ocal agr i cul t ur al compani es (40%)
and a pr i vat e i nvest or 10%).
Wr t si l has al r eady si gned a deal wi t h
Gr eenpower f or a 10-year oper at i ons and
mai nt enance agr eement f or t he pr oj ect .
Facts about the facility
Bui l t under a t ur nkey cont r act , t he CHP
pl ant uses a Wr t si l 20V32 engi ne wi t h
an el ect r i cal out put of 9MW, desi gned t o
ser ve appr oxi mat el y 20, 000 househol ds.
The f aci l i t y al so i ncl udes exhaust gas
cl eani ng equi pment and heat r ecover y
syst ems and has a gr oss el ect r i cal
ef f i ci ency of 44. 2%and an over al l
ef f i ci ency of mor e t han 85%.
Heat f r om t he pl ant i s used pr i mar i l y f or
f ar mi ng pr ocesses, i n near by gr eenhouses.
Ot her uses f or t he heat i ncl ude a dr yi ng
pr ocess, whi ch i s par t of a l i vest ock
f ar mi ng manur e di gest er pl ant t hat
pr ocesses bi ogas and dr y f er t i l i ser
mat er i al . El ect r i ci t y wi l l al so be sol d t o
t he gr i d.
Jat r opha oi l i s ext r act ed f r om t he seeds
of t he j at r opha pl ant . The seeds ar e a
non-edi bl e, hi gh-ener gy f r ui t gr own on
CHP plant running on jatropha oil
- the ultimate in renewable energy?
Autumn 2009 marks the official start date for Wrtsils 7m Koekhoven 9MW
combined heat and power plant in Belgium. It is the first in the world to produce both
electricity and heat using just jatropha oil as fuel.
semi -ar i d or wast el and. As i t i s not a f ood
or f or age cr op, i t pl ays an i mpor t ant r ol e
i n det er r i ng cat t l e, and t hus pr ot ect s
ot her val uabl e f ood or cash cr ops.
Jat r opha seeds ar e pr essed i nt o veget abl e
oi l whi ch can be used t o r un di esel
engi nes.
The pr essed r esi due of t he seeds i s a
good f er t i l i ser and can be ef f ect i ve f or
el ect r i ci t y and heat pr oduct i on.
The At r opha cur cas shr ub pr oduces oi l -
r i ch f r ui t whi ch has been t r adi t i onal l y
used as a heat i ng and l i ght i ng f uel by
communi t i es i n t he devel opi ng wor l d.
But i t s val ue as a f eedst ock f or l ar ge-
scal e bi of uel pr oduct i on i s l ar gel y
unt est ed.
It i s now t he subj ect of r esear ch and
devel opment wor l dwi de i nt o i t s pot ent i al
f or use i n t he pr oduct i on of bi odi esel .
A r ush has begun i n r ecent year s t o
pr oduce bi of uel s as a subst i t ut e f or f ossi l
f uel s i n or der r educe dependence on oi l
and cut gr eenhouse gas emi ssi ons i n
t r anspor t .
In Januar y 2009, t est s conduct ed at t he
VTT t echni cal r esear ch cent r e i n Espoo,
Fi nl and, saw a Wr t si l Vasa 4R32 engi ne
oper at i ng ef f ect i vel y on j at r opha oi l , f i sh
oi l and chi cken oi l .
"Li qui d bi of uel s r epr esent an emer gi ng
mar ket . We see t hat f uel suppl y i nf r a-
st r uct ur es f or cr ude veget abl e oi l s ar e
bei ng devel oped at an i ncr easi ng pace,
suggest i ng t hat t he avai l abi l i t y of such
f uel s wi l l be vast l y ext ended dur i ng t he
next 5 t o 10 year s, " comment ed Vesa
Ri i hi mki , vi ce pr esi dent , Power Pl ant
Technol ogy.
Hi s company per f or med t he t est s t o
demonst r at e t he abi l i t y of i t s engi nes t o
r un on a r ange of veget abl e and ani mal -
based oi l s.
Ri i hi mki added: In addi t i on t o
commodi t y f uel s, we see a si gni f i cant
pot ent i al i n i ndust r y pr ocess si de st r eams,
such as, f i sh and chi cken oi l s, whi ch can
used f or gener at i ng r enewabl e ener gy. "
Si nce 2003 Wr t si l engi ne power pl ant s
have been i n commer ci al oper at i on usi ng
pal m oi l as t he f uel sour ce but t he ai m of
t he r eent t est s has been t o assess t he
capabi l i t y of engi nes t o oper at e on r enew-
abl e f uel s whi ch do not compet e
wi t h agr i cul t ur al uses.
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The biofuel cycle: from plant to seed to oil to run this Wrtsil 20V32 engine at
the Koekhoven facility in Merksplas, Belgium.
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SOFTWARE
I
t i s now becomi ng mor e i mpor t ant t o
push mor e cust omer s on t o cont r act ,
gener at e guar ant eed r ecur r i ng
r evenues and manage ser vi ce busi ness i n a
mor e pr of essi onal way.
As a r esul t ser vi ce depar t ment s need
dedi cat ed ser vi ce and mai nt enance
management sof t war e packages r at her
t han bi t s of ERP (Ent er pr i se Resour ce
Management ) or Fi nanci al packages t hat
ar e Jack-of -al l -t r ades but mast er s of
none .
At Hami l t on Hal l we have been sel l i ng
t he LEO Ser vi ce Management sol ut i on f or
over 25 year s. Just l i ke a power st at i on
sof t war e must be bui l t on a sol i d
f oundat i on, we bel i eve t hat t he hear t of a
good sol ut i on i s t he dat a model .
The LEO dat a model [right] f ocuses on
t he asset dat abase - t he t hi ngs i nst al l ed
on si t e and t hei r conf i gur at i on. Ever y
i nst ance of an asset such as a gen-set i s
def i ned down t o any l evel of det ai l -
usual l y j ust t o t he mai n ser i al i sed
component s. Thi s model l i nks al l t he
busi ness f unct i ons t oget her suppor t i ng day
t o day chal l enges such as get t i ng t he r i ght
ser vi ce engi neer on si t e, on t i me, wi t h
t he r i ght par t s and t hen bi l l i ng accur at el y
agai nst cont r act . Fr om t he asset dat a-
base t her e ar e l i nks t o:
* Pr oduct Dat a - dr awi ngs, document s,
i mages, phot os, t ech specs, si t e pl ans et c.
* Ser vi ce Sal es - t hi s f ocuses on t he sal es
of spar es, r epai r s and ser vi ce cont r act s
t hr ough t o quot at i ons f or bui l d t o or der
and management of i nst al l at i on and
Computerised service &
maintenance management solutions
Service departments are now becoming profit centres as management realise that the
recurring revenue of extended warranty and service contracts are propping up
the rest of the business, reports Tim Bealby of Hamilton Hall.
commi ssi oni ng.
* Cont r act s
Management - t hi s
manages t he war r ant y
st ar t i ng f r om t he
i ni t i al i nst al l at i on
dat e, but t hi s al so
moni t or s t he
embedded OEM
war r ant i es of t he
sub-component s.
Ser vi ce l evel
agr eement s (SLAs) ar e
def i ned down t o days
per week, hour s per
day, r esponse and f i x
t i mes. Ever y si ngl e
asset on a si t e can
have a di f f er ent SLA.
* Hel p Desk - we encour age ever y
cust omer communi cat i on t o be l ogged t o
bui l d up a f ul l cust omer r el at i onshi p
hi st or y. When a f aul t i s l ogged t he
sof t war e l i st s al l known si t e asset s (wi t h
t he abi l i t y t o add new ones).
* Fi el d Repai r / Pl anned Mai nt enance -
f i el d r epai r s ar e r out ed vi a t he hel p desk.
Asset based pl anned mai nt enance wor k i s
gener at ed and opt i mi sed i n advance. The
ai m i s t o use t he sof t war e t o smoot h out
peaks i n ser vi ce engi neer ut i l i sat i on.
* Mobi l e Dat a - mobi l e dat a sol ut i ons
i mpl ement ed as par t of a ser vi ce
management sof t war e package ar e used
t o r epl ace paper based j ob sheet s wi t h
el ect r oni c PDAs or l apt ops.
The success of any mobi l e dat a
i mpl ement at i on hi nges on a st r ong back
of f i ce ser vi ce management syst em t o
suppor t i t .
Incr easi ngl y, mobi l e t el emat i cs i s bei ng
used i n t he power i ndust r y t o moni t or not
j ust t he per f or mance of t he asset s f or
pr edi ct i ve mai nt enance, but t o al l ow
t hem t o phone home when si ck e. g.
when somet hi ng i s out of t ol er ance or i s
l ow on f uel .
* Wor kshop Repai r - when a f aul t y i t em
i s swapped out a war r ant y r epai r j ob i s
cr eat ed f or t he f aul t y i t em. The swap on
t he asset dat abase i s al so updat ed
aut omat i cal l y.
* Pur chasi ng and Logi st i cs - Int egr at ed
pur chasi ng and l ogi st i cs enabl e ser vi ce
st ock t o be managed i n t he same syst em.
Ser vi ce l ogi st i cs t r acks i t ems down t o
ser i al number l evel l i nked t o f ul l ser vi ce
hi st or y.
* Por t al s - The key di f f er ent i at or f or
most ser vi ce busi nesses i s t he abi l i t y t o
of f er web access t o i nf or mat i on.
Cust omer s wi t h l ar ge f l eet s of
gener at or s can now l og on vi a a secur e
web page and vi ew equi pment under
cont r act , equi pment st at us, pl anned
mai nt enance, wor k st at us, out st andi ng
i nvoi ces, or der spar es and even l og cal l s.
Wher e ser vi ce i s key f or a busi ness i t
needs t o be under pi nned by an i ndust r y
l eadi ng ser vi ce and mai nt enance
management sof t war e sol ut i on.
A moder n package shoul d be abl e t o l i nk
al l f acet s of a ser vi ce busi ness t oget her
wi t h t he asset as cor e enabl i ng a f ul l y
col l abor at i ve wor ki ng envi r onment
bet ween cust omer, equi pment suppl i er,
ser vi ce pr ovi der and subcont r act or.
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Emerson wins
Pakistan contract
Emer son Pr ocess
Management has won t he
cont r act t o i nst al l i t s
Pl ant Web di gi t al pl ant
ar chi t ect ur e at t he
Paki st an Engr o Qadi r pur
Ener gy Power Pl ant ,
l ocat ed i n east -cent r al
Paki st an.
The pl ant i s owned by
Engr o Ener gy Li mi t ed, and
i s one of t he f i r st f ew
pr oj ect s commi ssi oned as
par t of a new i ni t i at i ve by
t he Paki st an gover nment
t o i nvol ve pr i vat e f i r ms i n
t he count r y's power
gener at i on i ndust r y. When
i t begi ns commer ci al
oper at i on l at er t hi s year,
t he 240-MW combi ned-
cycl e pl ant wi l l pr ovi de
el ect r i ci t y t o t he gr i d and
st eam f or a near by
f er t i l i zer pl ant owned by
Engr o Chemi cal Paki st an
Li mi t ed, one of t he
l ar gest pr oducer s of ur ea
f er t i l i zer i n Paki st an.
Cape Town, SA,
contracts for ABB
ABB wi l l suppl y el ect r i cal
sol ut i ons i n t wo pr oj ect s
f or t he Ci t y of Cape Town
El ect r i ci t y Ser vi ces
Depar t ment , t o hel p
i mpr ove r el i abi l i t y of
power suppl i es i n t he
r egi on.
For one of t he pr oj ect s,
ABB wi l l r epl ace and
mai nt ai n i nt er l ocki ng
equi pment whi ch ensur es
t he saf e oper at i on of
swi t chgear at t hr ee
subst at i ons and a power
st at i on i n Cape Town. ABB
wi l l al so pr ovi de REF 545
f eeder t er mi nal s f or t he
pr ot ect i on, cont r ol and
super vi si on of a hi gh-
vol t age t r ansmi ssi on
net wor k. ABB wi l l al so
del i ver medi um-vol t age
equi pment i ncl udi ng
compact gas-i nsul at ed
swi t chgear (GIS), r at ed at
12 kV, 24 kV and 36 kV.
The company i s al so sup-
pl yi ng anci l l ar y equi pment
f or ni ne subst at i ons i n t he
Cape Town ar ea.
Aggr eko Int er nat i onal , one of t he wor l d
l eader s i n t he pr ovi si on of t empor ar y
power and t emper at ur e cont r ol ,
headquar t er ed i n t he UAE, has si gned a
cont r act wor t h over $30 mi l l i on wi t h t he
Kenya El ect r i ci t y Gener at i ng Company
Lt d t o suppl y al l 140 MW cal l ed f or i n a
publ i c t ender. Thi s wi l l i nvol ve t he
i nst al l at i on of an addi t i onal 80 MW at
Aggr eko's exi st i ng si t e at Embakasi ,
out si de Nai r obi and 60 MW at a new si t e
near Nai vasha. The mi ni mum per i od of
t he cont r act i s 12 mont hs.
Kenya's r equi r ement f or addi t i onal
power i s a r esul t of l ow r ai nf al l i n par t s
of t he count r y. Thi s dr ought has r esul t ed
i n r educed out put f r om t he count r y's
hydr o el ect r i c power st at i ons l eadi ng t o power
shor t ages whi ch ar e havi ng a damagi ng ef f ect on
t he count r y's economy. A cr i t i cal consi der at i on i n
t he t ender eval uat i on pr ocess was speed of del i ver y
and Aggr eko has under t aken t o suppl y t he f i r st
t r anche of 40 MW wi t hi n f i ve weeks of t he cont r act
becomi ng ef f ect i ve and t he bal ance a f ew weeks
l at er.
Aggr eko i s al r eady suppl yi ng KenGen wi t h 150 MW
of t empor ar y power f r om si t es at Embakasi and
El dor et and once t he addi t i onal capaci t y i s i nst al l ed
Aggr eko wi l l be abl e t o despat ch 290 MW t o t he
nat i onal gr i d. Aggr eko oper at es a t r ai ni ng cent r e and
engi ne r ef ur bi shment f aci l i t y at Embakasi bot h of whi ch
hel p t r ai n and t r ansf er val uabl e ski l l s and knowl edge
t o t he 137 l ocal l y empl oyed Kenyan wor kf or ce. In addi -
t i on, Aggr eko suppor t s t he l ocal communi t y by pr o-
vi di ng books f or school s, sponsor i ng st udent 's educa-
t i on and hel pi ng t o f und wor k i n t he Aber dar es
Nat i onal For est whi ch suppor t s wat er conser vat i on.
Aggr eko i s cur r ent l y suppl yi ng ar ound 1, 000 MW of
t empor ar y power i n 20 count r i es t hr oughout Af r i ca.
Ruper t Soames. Chi ef Execut i ve of Aggr eko, sai d:
"We ar e del i ght ed t o have been sel ect ed by KenGen
t o pr ovi de t hem wi t h t hi s addi t i onal t empor ar y
power, whi ch i s a t est ament t o t he good exper i ence
t hey have had wi t h Aggr eko as a suppl i er over t he
l ast f ew year s. A 140 MW per manent power pl ant
woul d t ake sever al year s t o f i nance, bui l d and com-
mi ssi on, but Aggr eko can del i ver t hi s capaci t y i n a
mat t er of weeks, and t hi s f l exi bi l i t y means t hat cus-
t omer s can r espond qui ckl y t o mai nt ai n power sup-
pl i es. "
Aggr eko pl c pr ovi des 24/ 7 avai l abi l i t y and ser vi ce
suppor t wi t h appr oxi mat el y 3, 500 empl oyees
oper at i ng f r om over 133 l ocat i ons. In 2008 i t ser ved
cust omer s i n over 100 count r i es, and had r evenues
of appr oxi mat el y 950m (USD1. 8bn or 1. 2bn).
A U G U S T 2 0 0 9 W O R L D W I D E I N D E P E N D E N T P O W E R
Kenyas emergency power from Aggreko
Citec Engineering gets 3.4m order from
Kraftanlagen Mnchen
Kr af t anl agen Mnchen GmbH, one
of t he l eadi ng Eur opean
compani es i n t he pi pi ng syst ems
and pl ant const r uct i on sect or, has
pl aced an ext ensi ve or der t o Ci t ec
Engi neer i ng Oy Ab. Incl udi ng al l
opt i ons, t he deal amount s t o
appr oxi mat el y 3. 4 mi l l i on.
Ci t ec Engi neer i ng wi l l del i ver t he
det ai l ed pi pi ng desi gn f or
i nt er medi at e and l ow pr essur e
st eam syst em t o t he har d coal -
f i r ed combi ned heat and
power pl ant i n
Moor bur g, Ger many.
The const r uct i on and
t he oper at i on of t he
Moor bur g power pl ant
i s made by Vat t enf al l
Eur ope AG,
Vat t enf al l 's Ger man
subsi di ar y. The
Moor bur g power pl ant
pr oduces 1640
Megawat t el ect r i ci t y
and up t o 800 MW
di st r i ct heat i ng, whi ch makes i t
one of t he l ar gest har d coal power
pl ant s bui l t at t he moment . In
2012, when t he new power pl ant
i s put i nt o oper at i on, Vat t enf al l
wi l l pr ovi de di st r i ct heat i ng f or
mor e t han 4 mi l l i on homes i n
Hambur g.
"Thi s i s a ver y si gni f i cant deal f or
us", says Mar t i n St r and, CEO of
Ci t ec Engi neer i ng. "The wor k
i ncl udes t he desi gn of t he
ext r act i on st eam syst em and an
opt i on f or desi gni ng t he di st r i ct
heat i ng syst em.
Our t eam i s cl osel y i nt egr at ed
wi t h Kr af t anl agen's desi gn t eam i n
Ber l i n wi t h t he obj ect i ve t o make
t he wor k as smoot h and i nt ense as
possi bl e, says St r and.
Temporary power units from
Aggreko installed in Kenya.
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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Sipos actuators for lignite plant
SIPOS Akt or i k has ent er ed t he commi ssi oni ng phase of t he l ar gest
or der t o dat e f or i t s var i abl e speed act uat or s. The cont r act f or over
2, 500 act uat or s has been pl aced by Si emens f or Neur at h, t he wor l d's
l ar gest l i gni t e power pl ant owned by t he RWE Power Gr oup. SIPOS
has now al so r ecei ved t he or der f or commi ssi oni ng and cont r ol
syst em i nt egr at i on
of t he act uat or s.
The or der was f or
uni t s BoA 2 & 3 at
t he pl ant
www.sipos.de
Deep Sea Electronics launches the new Automatic Transfer
Switch (ATS) Controller, the DSE332.
The DSE332 i s t he f i r st modul e t o become avai l abl e f r om wi t hi n t he
company's new dedi cat ed ATS modul e r ange, wi t h f ur t her pr oduct
l aunches pl anned l at er i n t he year. The DSE332 i s desi gned f or si ngl e
genset appl i cat i ons and of f er s an advanced r ange of bui l t - i n f eat ur es
and f unct i onal i t y. The modul e bel ongs t o DSE's l at est gener at i on of
cont r ol l er s, such as t he DSE61xx ser i es. The modul e moni t or s t he
vol t age and f r equency of t he i ncomi ng AC mai ns ( ut i l i t y) suppl y and
i n t he event of a f ai l ur e wi l l i ssue a st ar t command t o t he gener at or
cont r ol syst em. Once
t he gener at or i s
avai l abl e and i s
pr oduci ng an out put
wi t hi n chosen l i mi t s,
t he DSE332 wi l l cont r ol
t he t r ansf er devi ces
and swi t ch t he l oad
f r om t he mai ns ( ut i l i t y)
t o t he genset .
www.deepseaplc.com
BEARINX from Schaeffler
Schaef f l er has devel oped sophi st i cat ed sof t war e, BEARINX, whi ch
can be used t o model and cal cul at e al l bear i ng t ypes, compl ex shaf t
syst ems and even compl et e gear boxes f or wi nd t ur bi ne st r uct ur es.
The suppor t r eact i ons, bear i ng i nt er nal l oad di st r i but i on and cont act
st r esses, as wel l as det ai l s of t he l ubr i cat i on f i l m, ar e al l t aken i nt o
account i n or der t o det er mi ne t he cal cul at ed bear i ng l i f e. For even
mor e det ai l ed
anal yses, FEA ( Fi ni t e
El ement Anal ysi s) can
be used t o det er mi ne
t he i nf l uence of
adj acent st r uct ur es
( i . e. shaf t and housi ng
on bear i ng l i f e) , says
t he company.
www.schaeffler.co.uk
Kittiwakes new particle sensor movie now online
Ki t t i wake has unvei l ed t he l at est addi t i on t o www. ki t t i wake. com - an
ani mat ed par t i cl e sensor movi e. A spoksman f or t he company t ol d
WIP: It i s now wi del y r ecogni sed t hat onl i ne sensor s ar e t he f ut ur e.
Wi t h onl i ne and r eal t i me t r end dat a avai l abl e on scr een f r om
r emot e machi nes, or i n
r emot e l ocat i ons, t her e
has never been a bet t er
t i me t o consi der movi ng
your moni t or i ng onl i ne.
He sai d: Anal ysi s of
machi ner y wear by
moni t or i ng of t he oi l
qual i t y and cont ami nat i on
i s def i ni t el y becomi ng
i ncr easi ngl y wi despr ead
and i mpor t ant i n t he f i ght
agai nst unnecessar y downt i me and cr i t i cal f ai l ur e.
The new ani mat ed movi e f r om t he company vi sual l y demonst r at es
t he par t i cl e sensor i n a t ypi cal oi l f l ow, pr ovi di ng t r end dat a about
t he par t i cl es i n your oi l . The Ki t t i wake Par t i cl e Cont ent Sensor goes
beyond t he nor mal wear debr i s sensor s t o of f er unpar r al l ed si ze
r esol ut i on. Thi s pr ovi des a debr i s count f or bot h f er r ous and non-
f er r ous met al s whi ch you can moni t or i n r eal - t i me.
Ki t t i wake has devel oped a r ange of i nnovat i ve and pr act i cal on- l i ne
sensor s f or wear met al debr i s and oi l condi t i on det ect i on and
moni t or i ng - put i n t he l i nk bel ow t o vi si t t he onl i ne sensor pages.
www.kittiwake.com
AVEVAs new approach to engineering design
The AVEVA P&ID i s a pr oduct whi ch i s f ocussed on al l owi ng power sys-
t em desi gner s t o pr epar e Pi pi ng & Inst r ument at i on Di agr ams ( P&IDs) ,
whi l st wor ki ng wi t hi n t hei r f ami l i ar Aut oCAD dr af t i ng envi r onment . It
al l ows t hem t o use t hei r exi st i ng Aut oCAD t r ai ned wor kf or ce t o
cr eat e P&IDs qui ckl y and easi l y - usi ng a f ocussed pr oduct t hat has
been cr eat ed speci f i cal l y f or t he cr eat i on of P&IDs. Not onl y i s i t
qui cker t o cr eat e t he P&IDs t hi s way - but t he P&ID dr awi ngs ar e al so
much mor e i nt el l i gent . The user dr af t s t he P&ID, t he syst em
aut omat i cal l y bui l ds a dat abase of al l t he component s, l i nes et c.
whi ch ar e r epr esent ed on t he P&ID - t oget her wi t h key i nf or mat i on
about t hese component s ( bor e, speci f i cat i on et c) .
Thi s means t hat t he syst em can aut omat i cal l y check f or cer t ai n t ypes
of common dr af t i ng er r or s or dat a i nconsi st enci es on t he P&IDs. It
can gener at e r epor t s or bi l l s of quant i t i es f r om t he compl et e set of
P&IDs t hat make up t he whol e pl ant . It can al so gener at e dat a whi ch
can be f ed i nt o ot her engi neer i ng syst ems
- t o bot h speed up engi neer i ng & desi gn
act i vi t i es and al l ow checks t o be made
bet ween - f or exampl e - t he schemat i c
P&ID di agr am and t he det ai l ed pi pewor k.
www.aveva.com/plant
Samson Controls unit works with a NAMUR signal
A sel f - di agnost i c val ve posi t i on moni t or whi ch can be used on on/ of f
val ves i s t he l at est addi t i on t o t he SAMSON CONTROL r ange of val ves
and accessor i es. The Type 3738 el ect r oni c val ve posi t i on moni t or,
whi ch i ndi cat es end posi t i ons and cont r ol s act uat or s, i s a cont act -
l ess, magnet o- r esi st i ve sensor syst em wi t h an i nt egr at ed mi cr o-
pr ocessor. It enabl es t he val ve
posi t i on moni t or t o be conf i gur ed
at t he push of a but t on. Thi s
i nnovat i ve devi ce wor ks wi t h a
NAMUR si gnal i n compl i ance wi t h
IEC 60947- 5- 6 and i s power ed by
a t wo- wi r e suppl y.
www.samsoncontrols.co.uk
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DIRECTORY OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
BRADGATE CONTAINERS LTD,
Leicester Road, Shepshed, Longborough,
Leicestershire LE12 9EG, UK.
Tel +44 (0)1509 508678
Fax +44 (0)1509 504350
E-mail: sales@bradgate.co.uk
www.bradgate.co.uk
Contact: Malcolm Cropley/ James Bexon
Design, manufacture, fitting out, and site
installation of purpose built modules (On
shore and off shore), and acoustic containers
for the electrical and allied industries
Airfield Industrial Estate,
Hixon, Stafford, Staffordshire ST18 0PF
Tel: 01889 272200
Fax: 01889 272220
Email: info@broadcrown.co.uk
Standard and bespoke
Complete Power
Generation Solutions
including full turnkey solutions.
Single units from
6.2kVA to 50MVA .
Full aftersales service
www.broadcrown.com

Manufacturersofbespokeandstandard
Diesel/gasgeneratorcontrolpanels
Lowvoltageswitchboards
PLCcontrol&monitoringsystems

Control&PowerSystemsLtd
3DBurnistonIndustrialEstate
ScarboroughEnglandYO130HG
Tel:+44(0)1723871112Fax:+44(0)1723870625
www.controlandpower.co.uk
Manufacture, InstaIIation,
Commissioning & Servicing
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Sir Henry Parkes Road
Canley, West Midlands
Coventry, CV5 6BN
UK
Tel: +44(0)2476 675 544
Fax: +44(0) 2476 676 029
e-mail: sales@covrad.co.uk
www.covrad.co.uk
Cranfield
UNIVERSITY
SPECIALISED COURSES IN
GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
FOR ENGINEERS IN THE
POWER INDUSTRY
For information please contact:
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School of Engineering
Cranfield University
Tel: +44(0) 1234 754683
Fax: +44(0) 1234 751566
E-mail: c.bellis@cranfield.ac.uk
Foam Techniques Ltd, manufacturer and
specialist in producing acoustic and thermal
insulationfoamproducts. Acomprehensiverange
of insulation materials offer a solution to almost
any problem, specification and budget. As a
market leader, we export our sound insulation
products and services globally to the Gen-Set
and Acoustic Enclosure Markets
Foam Techniques Ltd, 39 Booth Drive, Park Farm South,
Wellingborough, Northants NN8 6GR UK
Tel: 01933 400096 Fax: 01933 400095
www.foamtechniques.co.uk
THE ULTIMATE IN ACOUSTIC FOAM
For further information, samples, specs, brochure
and pricing, please call Neil Blythe quoting WIP
Office: 01933 400096 Mobile: 07801 469997
Email: nblythe@foamtechniques.co.uk
ISO 9001
Tel.: +34 976 107 332
export@gesan.com
www.gesan.com
GENERATOR SETS
GRUPOS ELECTRGENOS
Manufacturer of Gasoline,
Diesel and Natural Gas/ LPG
Generating Sets
2.2 to 3000 kVA
Aksa International (UK) Ltd.
Unit 6, Pine Court
Walker Road
Bardon Hill
Coalville Leicestershire
LE67 I52 UK
Tel: + 44 1530 837 472
Fax: + 44 1530 519 577
E-mail: sales@aksa-uk.com
www.aksa.com.tr
Call: +44 (0)1780 480033
Builders of bespoke generator systems up to
3,000kVA, single or multiple units.
Control and Distribution Panels.
Power Packs and Welding Sets.
Frequency Changers and Load Banks.
Commissioning and Full Service/Maintenance.
James Dring Power Plant Ltd,
8 Eagle Road, Quarry Hill Industrial Park,
Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 4RB, UK
Contact
Mr J. Martindale or Mr D. Walker
Tel: +44 (0)115 9440072 Fax: +44 (0)115 9440235
email: james.dring@talk21.com
website: www.jamesdring.co.uk
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Tel: +44 (0j20 8450 6160
Fax: +44 (0j20 8452 2822
Web: www.gencat.co.uk
e-mail: info@gencat.co.uk
Stop Smoking
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Supplier of Engine Protection & Performance Design
Engineering Products
World Wide Delivery
Agriemach Ltd, Wayfarers, Old Domewood, Copthorne,
West Sussex, RH10 3HD
Tel: (01342) 713743 Fax: (01342) 719181
e-mail: info@agriemach.com
www.agriemach.com
Turbochargers UK
Spare parts, replacement
turbochargers, overhauls
check, clean, balance and
reconditioning.
Hortonwood 37, Telford
TF1 7XT. Great Britain
Tel: + 44 1952 607200 (24hr)
Fax: + 44 1952 677179
Email: turbo@gb.abb.com
Web: www.abb.com/turbocharging
CLASSIFIED
Second Avenue, Centrum 100
Burton-on-Trent
Staffs DE14 2WF
Manufacturers of
Load banks for sale or hire
AC/DC Resistive/Reactive
2kVa6000kVa
Contact: David Gould Sales Director
Tel: 01283 531645
Fax: 01283 510103
E-mail: sales@crestchic.co.uk
Website: www.crestchic.co.uk
Europes leading energy
equipment and service
suppliers
T: +44 (0) 161 432 8833
www.edinauk.com
Specialists in: Coal Mine
Methane, Combined Heat
& Power, Landfill Gas,
Sewage Gas, Bio Gas.
Tel: +44 (0)1926 466700
Fax: +44 (0)1926 450473
sales@fozmula.com
www.fozmula.com
control : gauge : monitor
sense : switch
fuel, oil and coolant tanks
specialists in all areas of
liquid level controls
Your CHP partner for :
Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger
Heat Recovery Steam Generator
APROVIS Energy
Systems GmbH
D-91746 Weidenbach
Tel. +49 9826 6559 - 0
Fax: +49 9826 6559 - 19
e-mail :
info@aprovis-gmbh.de
www.aprovis-gmbh.de
APROVIS
Energy Systems GmbH
Load banks for Sale or Hire
AC ratings: 10kW to 1000kW
with new controllers for parallel connection & control
DC range from 12V to 650V
available with low cost stock units,
and microprocessor PC data logging
UK hire from regional depots
Contact Paul Smethurst or visit on line for full
data sheets & product details
Tel +44 (0)161 763 3100
Fax +44 (0) 161 763 3158
Langenthal - Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)62 916 50 30
Fax: +41 (0)62 916 50 35
sales@huegli-tech.com
GAC Electronic Governors
Gen-set Automation
Engine Starters
Gasengine Controls
www.huegli-tech.com

Need Power?

Generator Supply 10kVA - 2MVA
Full Installation Projects
Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Control Systems
Service & Repair
Load Bank Testing
Parts Sales

ICEL Group Ltd
Tel: 01622 S5S200
Email: powersystems@icel-group.co.uk

www.icel-group.co.uk
DIRECTORY OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
INTERPOWER INTERNATIONAL
LTD
PO Box 70,
Pickering,
England YO18 7XU
Tel: +44 (0) 1751 474034
Fax: +44 (0) 1751 476103
Email: intpower@aol.com
Website: www.interpower.co.uk
Manufacturers of diesel and gas
generator sets, containerised sets,
chp systems, marine sets and
bespoke systems
MECC ALTE S.p.A.
Via Roma,
20-36051 Creazzo, Vicenza, Italy
Tel: +39 0444 396111
Fax: +39 0444 396166
E-mail: mecc-alte-spa@meccalte.it
Website HTTP://www.meccalte.com
Contact: Mr Lino Pravato
Leading independent manufacturer of AC
Alternators from 1kva to 1560kva, 2 & 4
Pole, 50 & 60Hz. Welders from 150Amp to
500Amp AC & DC
Design, manufacture, service & distribution
of standard & bespoke AC alternators to the
World!
MHI Equipment Europe B.V.
PO Box 30101,1303 AC Almere
Netherlands.
Tel: +31-36-5388311
Fax: +31-36-5388342
Web: www.mhimee.nl
European sales and service subsidiary
of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd,
Japan.
Contact: G. G. de Wit
Mitsubishi diesel engines from 3.5 to
approx 3677kW and S.I. gas engines
from 245 to 2100kW.
Power
Electrics
www.powerelectrics.com
GENERATOR SOLUTIONS
RENTAL SALES
SERVICE PARTS
Bristol London
Cambridge Stoke South Wales
Tel: 0870 850 0858
NATIONAL DEPOT NETWORK
Distributors for:
ENGINE GENERATOR
CONTROLS AIR &
HYRAULIC STARTERS
Installation, commissioning,
breakdown service, repair,
site survey, technical support
and training.
Contact:
Susan Campbell
Tel: +44 (0)161 476 4606
Fax: +44 (0)161 476 5639
sales@precisioncontrols.co.uk
www.precisioncontrols.co.uk
Precision Controls Ltd
Advanced Generator Control,
Protection and Monitoring
Engine Control and Protection
Alarm Monitoring and Processing
Signal Indication
Arc Detection
Since the origin in 1960 SELCO

technology has provided the Power
Generation market with high class
equipment living up to international
standards and approved by the
major classication societies.
www.selco.com
Generating
Silence
iso containers, acoustic &
weatherproof enclosures,
CHP and
plant room equipment
Powerplus Engineering
School Road, Langham
Colchester, Essex CO4 5PB
T: +44 (0)1206 271266
F: +44 (0)1206 271208
enquiries@powerpluseng.co.uk
www.powerpluseng.co.uk
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PANOTO Radyatr Makine San. Ve Tic. A.S.
Bakr ve Pirin Sanayicileri Sitesi
Mustafa Kurdoglu Cad. No:18 34910
Bykekmece Istanbul / Turkey
Tel: +90 212 8750990
Fax: +90 212 8753223
e-mail: info@panoto.com.tr
web: www.panoto.com.tr
PANOTO is a major designer and producer of
radiators to the world generating set market. We
have developed a reputation as an innovative
supplier of a wide range of Heat Transfer solutions.
No request is too big or too small for us.
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of industry dedicated electrical distribution
equipment from portable power clusters
through 3200A automatic changeover panels.
With over 50 years combined experience in
electrical engineering, our qualified engineers
have a high level of technical knowledge to
find solutions for your electrical distribution
requirements
ide Systems Ltd
Unit 6 Swaffield Park, Hyssop Close,
Cannock, Staffs WS11 7FU
T: 01543 574111 F: 01543 571444
www.idesystems.co.uk
The single source for diesel & gas engine products
T: +44 (0) 121 511 0400
www.ipu.co.uk
ENGINE STARTING
ENGINE CONTROL
ENGINE HEATING
ENGINE SILENCING
ENGINE FILTRATION
SINGLE SOURCING
INDUSTRIAL & MARINE SILENCERS LTD
Charnwood Edge, Syston Road, Cossington,
Leics. LE7 4UZ, UK.
Tel: +44(0)116 260 4985
Fax: +44(0)116 260 5151
E-mail: sales@silencers.co.uk
Website: www.silencers.co.uk
Contact: Dan Gallacher, Phil Wroe.
Design and manufacture of industrial exhaust gas
silencers, combined catalytic silencers and heat
recovery silencers for diesel and gas turbines up to
10MW. Specialist supplier of wet and dry silencers
and combined silencer/spark arrestors for the marine
industry. Product range includes oval and boxed type
variations for difficult installations, expansion bellows
and rain caps. Supplier of vent, purge, blow down
silencers for air, gas or steam.
Designers and Manufacturers
of A.C. Voltage Stabilisers
and Power Conditioners
Watford Control
For Further Information contact
Tel: +44(0)1536 401345
Fax:+44(0)1536 401164
E-mail: sales@watfordcontrol.co.uk
www.watfordcontrol.com
SELCO is a pioneer within generator
control, alarm and indicator panels as
well as arc fault detection equipment.
Our solutions are used in hazardous
applications onboard ships, at oil rigs,
at power stations, in windmills, etc.
Since the establishment in 1984 we
have continuously expanded our
activities worldwide.
Our products have been approved and
certified by the major marine
classification societies and we are ISO
9001 certified.
POWER MODULES
Enginuity Portable Grid, Inc.
3511 Silverside Road
Suite 105
Wilmington , DE 19180, USA
1.301.691.4900
1.800.410.3610
www.EPGinc.us
info@EPGinc.us
New CQ 2000 KW EPA-TIER II compliant
Environmental compliance in a world
class U.S.A. built product
Cummins engine based
Utility class and comfortably-quiet
Enginuity
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Generator Specialists
Volvo Penta Sales & Service
WOODROLFE ROAD
TOLLESBURY ESSEX
TEL: 01621 869756
FAX: 01621 868859
www.volspec.co.uk
email: sales@volspec.co.uk
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MARINE&INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS
WB Power Services Ltd
Sales, Design, Installation, Commissioning
of standard or bespoke Diesel Generators 5- 3300kVA
Service, Hire, Load/Power Monitoring
Projects Management

Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, Derby DE7 8EF
Tel: 0115 944 4422 E-Mail: sales@wbpsltd.co.uk
Web: www.wbpsltd.co.uk

SDMO Authorised Gold Dealer
RASA Radyator Sanayi A.S
Beylikduzu, Akcaburgaz Mevkii, San.
Bir 4. Bolge 11. Cad. No. 23 Buyukcekmece,
Istanbul Turkey
Tel. +90 212 886 85 81 (pbx)
Fax. +90 212 886 80 78
E-mail : eyerlikaya@rasa.com.tr
Contact person : Ms. Ebru Yerlikaya
RASA designs, manufactures and supplies
cooling radiators for water, air and oil in
various shapes and sizes to meet the
specifications of the gen-set industry. Under
certification of
ISO 9001: 2000
T + 4 4 ( 0 ) 1 4 5 4 2 2 7 2 7 7
F + 4 4 ( 0 ) 1 4 5 4 2 2 7 5 4 9
ADR APPROVED DOUBLE SKIN DIESEL
TRANSPORT IBCS: 959-3000 LITRES
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Innovative access hardware for
canopies & large enclosures
Flush-fit latches, locks, grab handles,
hinges, fuel caps & plant-on container
hardware.
Full catalogue on web-site
www.wbh.co.uk
Weston Body Hardware Limited,
P.O. Box 309, Redditch B98 7SN
Tel: 01527 516060 Fax: 01527 526060
E-mail: lockmaster@wbh.co.uk
P.O. Box 546, 1970 AM IJmuiden
The Netherlands
T +31 255 530304 F +31 255 521587
E-mail info@zwartijmuiden.nl
www.zwarttechniek.com
To advertise in the
Classified Section
please contact
our Sales
Department on
+44(0)1403 220750
or
email
power@gmp.uk.com
GE Energy
Jenbacher gas engines Headquarters
A-6200 Jenbach (Austria)
T +43 5244 600-0
F +43 5244 600-527
jenbacher.info@ge.com
www.gejenbacher.com
Manufacturer of gas driven generator
sets and cogeneration systems in a
power range from 0.25 to 3 MW.
Model Fuel rpm Pel Pth
JMS 208 GS g 1,500 330 358
JMS 208 GS g 1,800 335 406
JMS 312 GS g 1,500 625 731
JMS 312 GS g 1,800 633 808
JMS 316 GS g 1,500 834 988
JMS 316 GS g 1,800 848 1,079
JMS 320 GS g 1,500 1,063 1,190
JMS 320 GS g 1,800 1,060 1,313
JMS 412 GS g 1,500 844 892
JMS 416 GS g 1,500 1,131 1,194
JMS 420 GS g 1,500 1,415 1,492
JMS 612 GS g 1,500 1,820 1,792
JMS 616 GS g 1,500 2,433 2,399
JMS 620 GS g 1,500 3,041 3,020
Ratings natural gas standard, NOx 500
mg/m
3
N
. Dry exhaust gas; based on 5%
O
2
. For engines with 1,200 rpm please
contact GE Energys Jenbacher product
team.
TAD1242GE 352 409
TAD1640GE 393 462
TAD1641GE 433 509
TAD1642GE 485 570
MAN Nutzfahrzeug AG
Business Unit Engines
Dept. MVL, PO Box 44 02 58
D-90207 Nuernberg, Germany
Tel: +49-911-420-1745
Fax: +49-911-420-1932
E-mail:
engines.components@de.man-mn.com
http://www.man-mn.com
Contact: Dr. Ing. Marko Dekena, sales
manager
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, Business Unit
Engines develops
and manufactures high speed diesel
engines for gensets with ratings 225 up
to 798 kW and gas engines for
cogeneration with ratings 54-420 kW.
MAN Diesel Engines for Gensets
PRP Prime Power
Model rpm kWm kWe
D0836 LE201 d 1500 225 200
D2866 LE201 d 1500 280 249
D2876 LE201 d 1500 355 318
D2848 LE211 d 1500 405 362
D2840 LE201 d 1500 451 409
D2840 LE211 d 1500 495 452
D2842 LE201 d 1500 543 502
D2842 LE211 d 1500 590 543
D0836 LE201 d 1800 252 219
D2866 LE201 d 1800 322 285
D2876 LE201 d 1800 405 357
D2848 LE211 d 1800 460 407
D2840 LE201 d 1800 515 462
D2840 LE211 d 1800 565 498
D2842 LE201 d 1800 620 566
D2842 LE211 d 1800 695 633
LTP Limited Time Running Power
Model rpm kWm kWe
D0836 LE203 d 1500 248 220
D2866 LE203 d 1500 360 325
D2876 LE203 d 1500 451 410
D2848 LE213 d 1500 495 450
D2840 LE203 d 1500 545 500
D2840 LE213 d 1500 610 560
D2842 LE203 d 1500 633 580
D2842 LE213 d 1500 702 650
D0836 LE203 d 1800 277 240
D2866 LE203 d 1800 400 360
D2876 LE203 d 1800 507 450
D2848 LE213 d 1800 539 480
D2840 LE203 d 1800 585 530
D2840 LE213 d 1800 660 600
D2842 LE203 d 1800 718 660
D2842 LE213 d 1800 798 735
MAN Gas Engines for Cogeneration Plants
Model rpm kWm
E0834 E302 g 1500 54
E0836 E302 g 1500 75
E0836 LE202 g 1500 110
E2876 E312 g 1500 150
E2876 TE302 g 1500 150
E2876 LE302 g 1500 210
E2842 E312 g 1500 250
E2842 LE312 g 1500 400
E0834 E302 g 1800 62
E0836 E302 g 1800 85
E0836 LE202 g 1800 110
E2876 E312 g 1800 170
E2876 TE302 g 1800 150
E2876 LE302 g 1800 210
E2842 E312 g 1800 280
E2842 LE312 g 1800 420
MHI EQUIPMENT EUROPE BV
P.O. Box 30101,1303 AC Almere,
Netherlands.
Tel: + 31-36-5388311
Fax: + 31-36-5388342
www.mhimee.nl
European sales and service
subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Ltd. Japan.
Contact: G. G. de Wit
Mitsubishi diesel engines from 3.5
to approx 3677 kW and S.I. gas
engines from 245 to 2100 kW.
Stand-by Prime
kWm power
kWm
L2E d 3000 9.6 8.2
L3E d 3000 14.7 12.6
S3L d 3000 18.8 16.3
S3L2 d 3000 20.6 17.7
S4L d 3000 25 22.1
S4L2 d 3000 27.6 24.1
S4Q d 3000 36.8 33.5
S4Q2 d 3000 39.7 36
S4S d 1500 30.9 28
S4S-DT d 1500 40.5 36.8
S6S d 1500 45.6 41.2
S6S-DT d 1500 59.6 54.1
S4K-D d 1500 46 42
S4K-DT d 1500 59 54
S6K-D d 1500 69 63
S6K-DT d 1500 88 80
6D16 d 1500 71 65
6D16T d 1500 117 106
6D24 d 1500 125 114
6D24T d 1500 185 168
6D24TC d 1500 204 185
S6B-PTA d 1500 261 235
S6B-PTK d 1500 283 257
S6B3-PTA d 1500 370 335
S6B3-PTK d 1500 390 355
S6A3-PTA d 1500 440 400
S6A3-PTK d 1500 475 430
S6R-PTA d 1500 570 515
S6R-PTK d 1500 600 545
S6R2-PTA d 1500 655 595
S6R2-PTK d 1500 705 640
S12A2-PTA d 1500 746 679
S12A2-PTK d 1500 783 709
S12H-PTA d 1500 1020 930
S12H-PTK d 1500 1080 980
S12R-PTA d 1500 1220 1110
S12R-PTK d 1500 1230 1120
S12R2-PTA d 1500 1315 1195
S12R2-PTK d 1500 1350 1230
S16R-PTA d 1500 1620 1480
S16R-PTK d 1500 1650 1500
S16R2-PTA d 1500 1790 1630
S16R2-PTK d 1500 1945 1765
S6U-PTA d 1000 1259 1143
S6U-PTK d 1000 1351 1220
S6U2-PTA d 1000 1395 1268
S6U2-PTK d 1000 1485 1350
S8U-PTA d 1000 1678 1524
S8U-PTK d 1000 1802 1627
S12U-PTA d 1000 2518 2286
S12U-PTK d 1000 2703 2440
S16U-PTA d 1000 3357 3048
S16U-PTK d 1000 3604 3254
continuous
output kWm
GS6A3-PTK g 1500 243
GS12A2-PTK g 1500 441
GS6R-PTK g 1500 338
GS12R-PTK g 1500 676
GS16R-PTK g 1500 900
GS6U-PTK g 1000 790
GS8U-PTK g 1000 1051
GS12U-PTK g 1000 1581
GS16U-PTK g 1000 2103
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
88040 Friedrichshafen
Germany
Phone +49 7541 90-7006
Fax +49 7541 90-7084
powergenregion1@mtu-online.com
www.mtu-online.com
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc.
13400 Outer Drive West
Detroit, Michigan 48239
USA
Phone +1 313 592 57 08
Fax +1 313 592 51 58
www.mtudetroitdiesel.com
Fuel rpm Hz kWm kWe
Diesel engines
50 Hz"
Series 60 d 1500 50 280 260
Series 60 d 1500 50 298 275
8V 2000 G d 1500 50 303 285
8V 2000 G d 1500 50 336 315
12V 2000 G23 d 1500 50 452 430
12V 2000 G63 d 1500 50 515 490
16V 2000 G63 d 1500 50 655 620
18V 2000 G63 d 1500 50 720 685
12V 2000 G63 (U) d 1500 50 515 485
16V 2000 G63 (U) d 1500 50 655 615
18V 2000 G63 (U) d 1500 50 720 675
8V 4000 G61 d 1500 50 735 700
12V 4000 G61 d 1500 50 1095 1040
16V 4000 G61 d 1500 50 1450 1380
20V 4000 G62 d 1500 50 2000 1900
8V 4000 G61 (U) d 1500 50 735 700
12V 4000 G61 (U) d 1500 50 1095 1040
16V 4000 G61 (U) d 1500 50 1450 1380
20V 4000 G62 (U) d 1500 50 2000 1900
12V 4000 P61 d 1500 50 1140 1085
16V 4000 P61 d 1500 50 1520 1445
Diesel engines
60 Hz"
Series 60 d 1800 60 280 224
Series 60 d 1800 60 354 285
8V 2000 G d 1800 60 370 295
12V 2000 G43 d 1800 60 561 450
12V 2000 G83 d 1800 60 625 500
16V 2000 G43 d 1800 60 743 595
16V 2000 G83 d 1800 60 835 670
18V 2000 G83 d 1800 60 900 720
8V 4000 G81 d 1800 60 750 600
12V 4000 G41 d 1800 60 1020 815
12V 4000 G81 d 1800 60 1120 895
16V 4000 G41 d 1800 60 1360 1090
16V 4000 G81 d 1800 60 1495 1195
20V 4000 G82 d 1800 60 2060 1650
12V 4000 P81 d 1800 60 1380 1105
16V 4000 P81 d 1800 60 1840 1470
1200 rpm / 60 Hz
12V 4000 G71 d 1200 60 870 695
16V 4000 G71 d 1200 60 1140 910
Gas engines natural gas
50 Hz"
12V 2000 L60 1) g 1500 50 450 425
12V 2000 L60 2) g 1500 50 480 450
16V 2000 L60 1) g 1500 50 600 565
16V 2000 L60 2) g 1500 50 640 600
18V 2000 L60 1) g 1500 50 675 635
18V 2000 L60 2) g 1500 50 720 675
12V 4000 L61 2) g 1500 50 1200 1130
16V 4000 L61 2) g 1500 50 1600 1505
NOx emission < 250mg/m3
NOx emission < 500mg/m3"
Series 60 d 1500 50 272 250
Series 60 d 1500 50 313 290
Series 60 d 1500 50 321 295
Series 60 d 1500 50 362 335
Series 60 d 1500 50 411 380
8V 2000 G d 1500 50 330 310
8V 2000 G d 1500 50 365 345
8V 2000 G d 1500 50 409 385
12V 2000 G23 d 1500 50 565 530
12V 2000 G63 d 1500 50 625 590
16V 2000 G23 d 1500 50 720 675
16V 2000 G63 d 1500 50 805 755
18V 2000 G63 d 1500 50 895 840
ENGINE
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Tel +468553 81000
Fax +468553 898 12
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Web www.scania.com
UK Contact Ian Cooper
Scania GB ltd
Tel +441908 329385
Fax +441908 329483
E-mail ian.cooper@scania.com
Diesel engines for power generation
Prime Power 250 to 550kVA
Stand by Power 250 to 600kVA
Engine Range Prime Power 50hz
at (70% load factor)
Model Spec RPM kWm kVA
DC9 65 (10-93) 1500 225 250
DC9 65 (10-94) 1500 247 275
DC9 65 (10-95) 1500 266 300
DC12 59 (10-31) 1500 270 300
DC12 59 (10-32) 1500 313 350
DC12 59 (10-33) 1500 356 400
DC12 59 (10-34) 1500 399 450
DC16 45 (10-25) 1500 400 450
DC16 45 (10-30) 1500 439 500
DC16 44 (10-27) 1500 481 550
Engines are also available for 1800
RPM for 60hz
Bio Diesel
The engine range above can be operated
with bio-diesel providing the fuel meets
the requirements of EN14214 standard
Edina
Unit 13 Rugby Park
Bletchley Road
Stockport SK4 3EF
T +44 (0) 161 432 8833
F +44 (0) 161 975 1499
sales@edinauk.com
www.edinauk.com
Sole distributor of Deutz Power Systems
in the UK and Ireland.
Electrical Electrical
Model Fuel Output Efficiency
TCG2015 V6 g 171 (kW) 35.3%
TCG2015 V8 g 230 (kW) 35.4%
TCG2016 V8 K g 337 (kW) 36.9%
TCG2016 V12 K g 508 (kW) 37.7%
TCG2016 V16 K g 678 (kW) 37.8%
TCG2016 V12 g 580 (kW) 40.8%
TCG2016 V16 g 774 (kW) 41.1%
TCG2020 V12 K g 1021 (kW) 40.1%
TCG2020 V16 K g 1364 (kW) 40.2%
TCG2020 V12 g 1169 (kW) 43.0%
TCG2020 V16 g 1558 (kW) 42.5%
TCG2020 V20 g 2014 (kW) 42.8%
TCG2032 V12 g 2934 (kW) 41.9%
TCG2032 V16 g 3916 (kW) 41.9%
All engines are available for both
Natural Gas and Bio Gas.
12V 2000 G23 (U) d 1500 50 565 530
12V 2000 G63 (U) d 1500 50 625 590
16V 2000 G23 (U) d 1500 50 720 675
16V 2000 G63 (U) d 1500 50 805 755
18V 2000 G63 (U) d 1500 50 895 840
8V 4000 G61 d 1500 50 895 850
12V 4000 G21 d 1500 50 1205 1145
12V 4000 G61 d 1500 50 1330 1265
16V 4000 G21 d 1500 50 1600 1520
16V 4000 G61 d 1500 50 1760 1670
20V 4000 G22 d 1500 50 2200 2090
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
88040 Friedrichshafen
Germany
Phone +49 7541 90-7006
Fax +49 7541 90-7084
www.mtu-online.com
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc.
13400 Outer Drive West
Detroit, Michigan 48239
USA
Phone +1 313 592 57 08
Fax +1 313 592 51 58
www.mtudetroitdiesel.com
Gasturbines
Fuel rpm Hz kWm kWe
LM 2500 d/g 3600 50 22500
LM 2500 STIG d/g 3600 50 27000
LM 2500 + d/g 3600 50 31200
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