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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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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
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.
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EDITORS LETTER
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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 sub- cont 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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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
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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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.
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
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
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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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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
Solar Maintained
7 Units (Gen 1) & (Gen 2)
All Natural Gas
Mobile PCR U.G. Switch gear
Low Nox 25 ppm
60 Hz 13.8 kV
50 Hz Conversion Available
205-590-3505 Tel
205-590-3885 Fax
Wesley: wtuggle@maegen.com
Art: asigler@maegen.com
Greg: gposey@maegen.com
Keith: kcoleman@maegen.com
MOBILE GEN SETS
5. 2 MW
Solar Taurus T60
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W
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
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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
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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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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.
A Crestchic 11kV, 1100kW resistive loadbank package en route to the North of
England.
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 .
Rental over purchases issues
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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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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DRING
power plant limited
*HQ&DW
0URIFIERSFORDIESELPOWEREDPLANT
Tel: +44 (0j20 8450 6160
Fax: +44 (0j20 8452 2822
Web: www.gencat.co.uk
e-mail: info@gencat.co.uk
Stop Smoking
$IESEL0ARTICULATE&ILTERS
?Engine Air Pre-Cleaners
?Spark Arrestors
?VERT Approved Soot Filters
?Partial Soot Filters
?Catalytic Purifiers
?Diesel Tank Decontaminators
?Heat & Sound Insulation Products
?Turbo Guard
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
www.hillstone.co.uk sales@hillstone.co.uk
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
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
Portable
Grid
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
V
OLSPEC
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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GLOBAL
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
powergenregion3@mtu-online.com
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
e-mail engines@scania.com
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
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
powergenregion3@mtu-online.com
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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