La flessibilit dei cicli combinati di

tecnologia ALSTOM
D. Pezzella/A. Guizzetti

Convegno Animp (Sez. Energia) / ATI (Sez Lombardia)

S.S. Giovanni 26 Giugno 2012

Agenda

Introduction

Page 3

Flexible Combined Cycle Power Plant (KA26 example)

Page 7

CO2 capture ready solutions

Page 24

Fleet Experience

Page 26

Summary

Page 34

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CCPP Operating Regime Past & Present

In the past .....

Today .....

24 hr

24 hr

MSL or Shut-down during night/weekend

7000 8300 OH/y

~25 starts/y
CCPP Load Profile

3000 - 7000 OH/y

~100-200+ starts/y
Grid Load Profile (Typical)

Shift from base-load expectation to high cycling

Operational Flexibility today a key requirement for CCPPs
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The Winds of Change!

GW

By 2020 wind capacity is

11% of installed base in
Europe, and 20% in China

600

Forecast
500

LAM50
Asia
Russia CIS

400

MEA
Oceania

300

India
China

200

Europe
100

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Source: Alstom 2011

CCPPs expected to called upon more and more to balance

intermittent power sources in the future
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Hourly Price Zones (IT) 2011 & 2012

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Key Drivers of Product Development

#1: Lower Cost of Electricity (CoE)
Initial CAPEX investment + O&M costs
Net plant output, efficiency at full- and part-load
Plant reliability & availability
#2: Increased Operational Flexibility
Large turn-down capability
Fast start-up & load changes
Fuel flexibility (composition changes)
#3: Lower Emissions
Under full- and part-load conditions

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Gas Turbine Product Portfolio

GT26

296 MW
>320

GT24

>230
193 MW

GT13E2

>200 MW

GT11N2

115 MW

GT gross electrical output at the generator terminals, including gearbox (where applicable) and generator losses but excluding duct and auxiliary losses.
Calculated with 100% methane at ISO conditions, GT cooling air cooler contribution included where applicable

50 Hz
60 Hz
60 & 50 Hz

Gas turbines with unique combustion technologies

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KA26-1 SS Reference Plant

1-on-1 Single-Shaft Power Train configuration on common foundation level

Alstom GT26 Gas Turbine with sequential combustion for high performance/flexibility
Alstom drum-Type HRSG as standard
Alstom hydrogen-cooled (TOPGAS) generator
Alstom Plant Control System (ALSPA)
Alstom Steam Turbine with both axial and lateral LP-exhaust
SSS-clutch between ST and GTG (no auxiliary boiler)
Alstom patented moveable generator foundation
Turbine Building dimensions: ca. 30m(w) x 60m(l) x 25m(h)
3PRH water-steam cycle (conventional water-steam conditions)
1 x GSU-Transformer

CL = Shaft Centre-Line
SSS = Self-Shifting Synchronous
3PRH = Triple Pressure Reheat
GSU = Generator Step-Up

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KA26-2 MS Reference Plant

2-on-1 Multi-Shaft Power Train configuration

2 x Alstom GT26 Gas Turbines, each with TOPAIR (air-cooled) Generator
2 x Alstom drum-type HRSG as standard
Alstom Steam Turbine with air-cooled (TOPAIR) or hydrogen-cooled (TOPGAS) Generator
Alstom Plant Control System (ALSPA)
3PRH water-steam cycle (conventional water-steam conditions)
3 x GSU-Transformers

3PRH = Triple Pressure Reheat

GSU = Generator Step-Up

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Nominal Performance KA26(2011)

KA26-1
Single Shaft
1-on-1

KA26-2
Multi Shaft
2-on-1

MW

467

935

% (LHV)

59.5

59.5

kJ/kWh (LHV)

6055

6050

Btu/kWh (LHV)

5739

5735

KA26-1
Single Shaft
1-on-1

KA26-2
Multi Shaft
2-on-1

MW

473

947

% (LHV)

>60

>60

kJ/kWh (LHV)

<6000

<6000

Btu/kWh (LHV)

<5688

<5688

Plant performance data at ISO ambient conditions,

methane fuel with Indirect (WCT) Cooling

Plant Net Output

Plant Net Efficiency
Plant Net Heat Rate

Plant performance data at ISO ambient conditions,

methane fuel with Direct Cooling

Plant Net Output

Plant Net Efficiency
Plant Net Heat Rate

Capable of more than 500 MW* (gross)

Capable of more than 61% efficiency (gross)
* With GT Power Augmentation
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FLEXIBILITY

PERFORMANCE*
PERFORMANCE

GT26/KA26 (2011)
The Pioneer in Operational Flexibility
2012
2006
2002
1999

Compressor Upgrade +
Exhaust Housing
Upgrade
Standard EV-burner +
LP-Turbine Upgrade
Superior Part-Load Efficiency
Start up <60 min
High fuel flexibility

>10 x GT26 engines

1999 features plus:

Increased mass flow
Improved all-round
performance (base-load and
part-load)

>15 x GT26 engines

Compressor +
Turbine + Combustor
Upgrade +
Staged EV-combustion
2002 features plus:
Increased mass flow
Improved cooling and
leakage
Start-up optimization
Lower Emissions
Low Load Operation option
Fast Hot Start (< 30 min)
option

>50 X GT26 engines

Compressor +
SEV Burner +
LP-Turbine Upgrade
2006 features plus:
Increased mass flow
High all-round performance
Unprecedented
part-load efficiency (virtually
constant from 100% to 80%
load)
Switchable Operation Modes
(PO and MCO)

Continuous evolutionary upgrade of a proven platform

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GT26/KA26 (2011)
2011 Engine Overview
SEV-combustor
EV-combustor
22-stage compressor

4-stage LP-turbine
Solid Rotor
1-stage HP-turbine
4 rows VGVs

GT26 (F-class) same engine platform since mid 1990s

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Superior CCPP Part-Load Performance

CCPP Load

CCPP Relative Efficiency, rel

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

KA26
2%-4% abs.
Single Combustor GT
single combustor engine

Typical MSL Range

MSL = Minimum Stable Load

Absolute difference at 50% part-load possibly >2%-4%

CCPP efficiency virtually constant from 100% to 80% load
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Flexible Operation Modes

One Common Hardware - Two Operation Modes

Performance Optimised
(PO)
Maximum Power and Efficiency
Normal Inspection Intervals

Normal Availability
Normal Maintenance Costs

On-line
switch
over

Maintenance Cost Optimised

(MCO)
Extended Inspection Intervals
of up to 30%
~3% lower Output
~0.3% higher heat rate
Higher Availability
Lower Maintenance Costs

Perfect for volatile power markets

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Start-up times capabilities for KA26

100% Load

Hot Start

Warm Start

Cold Start

(max. ~8 hrs shutdown)

(~60 hrs shutdown)

(>120 hrs shutdown)

GT Ignition
~30 min

~100 min

~150 min

No auxiliary boiler needed to assist start-up times

No sparging steam needed to keep boiler warm in downtime
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LLO 3 operational options instead of 2!

110%

Combined Cycle Relative Load

100%

Typical Minimum Stable Load

for Single Combustor technology

90%
80%

KA26 Low Load Operation

with entire CCPP online
and emission compliant

70%
60%

ca. 40% less fuel consumed

compared with operating
at 50% CCPP load

50%
40%
30%
20%

Shut-down

10%
0%
1

10

11

Time

Spinning / Minute Reserve from below 20% CC plant load

350 MW available in 20 min per block
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GT26s Superior Fuel Gas Flexibility

C2+ flexibility
High tolerance to gas
variations without
hardware changes
or gas preheating
Fast-acting fuel composition
measurement with on-line
control
C2+ varied by more than factor 10 in few hours!

Ready for changes in fuel

gas supply (i.e. LNG)

C2+ variation tolerance of more than 18% by volume.

Wobbe index tolerance 15%.
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Types of GT Inlet Cooling

Evaporative Cooler or Fogging Nozzles

compressor

airin

filter

High
Fogging
Nozzles
combustor

Silencer

Inlet Air Cooling

Fogging
High Fogging

turbine

Evaporative Cooling
-

Cooling by water evaporation through cooling pads

Fogging
-

Cooling by water injection with GT inlet humidity close to saturation

High Fogging
-

Compressor inter-cooling by water injection with inlet humidity above saturation

Optimised power augmentation

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GT Inlet Cooling Options

Air Inlet Cooling at 20% relative humidity

Power Output off-set

Indicative Not Project Specific

EOH: Equivalent Operating Hours

EOH-neutral on-line power augmentation

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NOx Emissions Clean Power

NOx Emission (mg/Nm3)

Typical NOx Emission

80

Average GT26 NOx Emission

70

Typical GT NOx Emission

60

50

EU Limit

40
30

LLOC
20
10

Actual NOx emissions depending on fuel composition

0
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Relative CCPP Load

Lowest NOx emissions over CCPP load range

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CO Emissions Clean Power

CO Emission (mg/Nm3)

Typical CO Emission
100

EU Limit
Average GT26 CO Emission

80

Typical GT CO Emission
60

Actual CO emissions depending on fuel composition

40

20

LLOC
0
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Relative CCPP Load

Very low CO emissions over wide load range

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KA26-1 ecoHEATTM
Capable of
> 300 MWth

Heat

With bypass
& duct firing
(Option)

Condensing-Heating
Mode

Capable of
> 500 MW

Low Load
Operation

Condensing Mode

Power

> 300 MW thermal for District Heating

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GT26 Inspection Concept

Equivalent Operating Hours (EOH)
EOH-based Inspection Regime (Intermediate Dispatch)
EOH*
Visual
Inspection
A

9000
7000

27000
21000

63000
49000

45000
35000

(3-4 days **)

Boroscopic GT Inspection
(no burner/cans exchange foreseen,
no combustor tuning)

Visual
Inspection
B
(incl. Control
System Insp.)
(4-5 days**)

Hot Gas Path

Inspection
C
(30 days**)

18000
14000

54000
42000

GT Opening
36000
28000

72000
56000

(no shipment of rotor for

refurbishment or maintenance
foreseen during service life of
rotor)

* For High Intermediate-Load Operation - actual intervals may vary depending on operation regime
** Actual inspection duration may vary depending on operating conditions,
outage scope, parts availability, and staff qualification
** From generator breaker off to breaker on
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KA26 Capture Ready

Concept of KA26 with CCS

Future Flue Gas

Recirculation (FGR)

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Alstom activity on demonstrations

1st and 2nd Generation CCS
Tests complete

Large-scale projects-under development

Operating

NER300

AEP Mountaineer
US - 58 MWth
Chilled Ammonia, coal

Dow Chemical Co.

US -2 MWth
Adv. Amines - coal

EoN Karlshamn
Sweden - 5 MWth

WE Energie
US - 5 MWth
Chilled AmmoniaFuel oil Chilled Ammonia, Coal

Under construction

TCM Mongstad
EDF Le Havre
Norway - 40 MWth
France 5 MWth
Chilled Ammonia - Gas Adv. Amines - Coal

Vattenfall SchwarzePumpe Germany30 MWth Oxy - Lignite

Total Lacq
France - 30 MWth
Oxy - Gas

Alstom Labs Vxj

Sweden 0.25 MWth
Post C. multi purpose

Alstom BSF Windsor

US - 15 MWth
Oxy - coals

PGE Belchatow
Poland 260 MWen
Adv. Amines - Lignite

NER300

Getica - CET Turceni

Roumania >250MWen
Chilled ammonia - Lignite
NER300: Applied for EU ETS

2nd

Gen

NER300

New Entrant Reserve funding

Datang- China
Oxy 350 MWe lignite,
Post 350 MWe eq. coal
Selected for receiving
EEPR funding

2 Gen

DOE/Alstom Windsor RFCS EU -Darmstadt

US 3 MWth
Germany 1 MWth
Chemical looping - coal Chemical looping - coal

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Gas Power Plants

KA26 & KA24 References
BESOS
BESOS
SAN ROQUE
SAN ROQUE
CASTEJON
CARTAGENA
CASTEJON 2
MALAGA
SOTO DE RIBERA

1x KA26-1
1x KA26-1
1x KA26-1
1x KA26-1
1x KA26-1
3x KA26-1
1x KA26-1
1x KA26-1
2x KA26-1

GILBERT
BURGIN
AGAWAM
MIDLOTHIAN
ISLAND COGEN
LAKE ROAD
MILFORD
BLACKSTONE
BAYSIDE
HAYS
MIDLOTHIAN II
BELLINGHAM
LA PALOMA

1x GT24
2x GT24
1x KA24-1
4x KA24-1
1x KA24-1*
3x KA24-1
2x KA24-1
2x KA24-1
1x KA24-1**
4x KA24-1
2x KA24-1
2x KA24-1
4x KA24-1

MONTERREY
ROSARITO
HERMOSILLO
MONTERREY III
EL SAUZ

2x KA24-1
2x KA24-1
1x KA24-1
4x KA24-1
1x KA24-1**

TERMOBAHIA

1x KA24-1*

TOCOPILLA

1x KA26-1

DOCK SUD

1x KA26-2

RINGSEND
AGHADA

1xKA26-1
1xKA26-1

ROCKSAVAGE
ENFIELD
SHOREHAM
CORYTON
LANGAGE
GRAIN
STAYTHORPE
PEMBROKE

1xKA26-2
1xKA26-1
1xKA26-1
1xKA26-2
1xKA26-2
3xKA26-1*
4xKA26-1
5xKA26-1

FLEVO
CLAUS C

2xKA26-1
1xKA26-3**
CYCOFOS
FOS SUR MER

1xKA26-1
1xKA26-1

RDK
KW EMSLAND

1xKA26-1**
1xKA26-2

TPP26

*
CoGen Projects
** Repowering Projects
(Status: Jan 2012)

1x KA26-1*

Alstom Test Power Plant

1x KA26-1

TERGA

3x KA26-1
GHANNOUCH

SCANDALE
GISSI
MODUGNO
1xKA26-1

2x KA26-1(*)
2x KA26-1
1x KA26-2
FUJAIRAH

UTRAN
1x KA26-1
JEGURUPADU III 2x KA26-1
2xKA26-2; 1xKA26-1*

ALIVERI

1x KA26-1

Tzafit

2x KA26-1

CHIBA

1x KA26-1

PORYONG

4x KA24-2

HAI FU

2x KA24-2

BOWIN
BANG BO
KHANG KHOI

2x KA26-1
1x KA26-1
2x KA26-2

SWANBANK
TALLAWARRA

1x KA26-1
1x KA26-1

TARANAKI

1x KA26-1

SENOKO
SENOKO II
TUAS CCP5
KEPPEL II
Banyan

1x KA26-1**
2x KA26-1**
1x KA26-1
2x KA26-1
1x KA26-1

red & italic = SC

blue = CC single-shaft
blue underlined = CC multi-shaft

80 GT26 and 50 GT24

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Fleet Leaders Operating Hours / Starts

KA26: F-class GTCC technology proven for all duties

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Overall RAM status of KA24/KA26 Plants

Last 5 Years average

ABOVE SLIDE REPRESENTING:

38 KA24 Combined cycle power plants
57 KA26-1 single shaft plants

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Overall RAM status of KA26 Plants

Capacity Factor progress - 12 monthly rolling average

Represents 56% of the KA26 Fleet

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Overall RAM status of KA24/ KA26 Plants

KA24/26 Fleet Operations regime in 2006-2010

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Overall RAM status of KA24/ KA26 Plants

KA24/26 Fleet Operations regime 2011

Overall, reduced hours of operation observed in year 2011.

KA24/KA26 RAM Fleet Status Report - 1st Quarter 2012 - - P 31

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Overall RAM status of one specific KA26 Plant in EU

Capacity Factor progress -12 monthly rolling average

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Overall RAM status of one specific KA26 Plant in EU

12 monthly rolling average

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Key KA26 Features / Customer Benefits

Superior operational flexibility
High full-load performance (capable of >59% efficiency with ACC)
Superior part-load performance (virtually constant efficiency from 100% down to 80% load)
High reliability and availability
Turndown capability down to below 50% load
Fast starting options including <30 minutes hot start capability
Emission compliant parking of entire plant at ~20% CCPP load
offering spinning reserve of more than 350 MW per block in 15 minutes
Superior fuel gas composition flexibility (15% WI tolerance)
Proven GT Inlet Cooling options for power augmentation
On-line choice between Performance Optimised (PO) and
Maintenance Cost Optimised (MCO) operation modes

Reduced emissions
NOx emissions well below EU limits (50 mg/Nm3)
CO capability well below EU limits (100 mg/Nm3)
Low overall CO2 emissions due to high efficiency over full load-range
CO2 Capture Ready solutions already available

Clean Efficient Flexible Reliable - Proven

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