Worldwide Independent Power – Nov. 2022

ISSUE #242

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Taking place on 8th December, 2022, at the prestigious Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster, London, PowerEx Live 2022 is organised by the Power Media International Group Ltd.

The event has attracted 45+ leading companies and 25+ key power speakers from the Critical Power sector. This is a free-to-attend conference with refresh ments and lunch provided. Register free today for your entry to PowerEx. Visit: http://www.powerexlive.co.uk

Exhibitors from the Critical Power sector include: Generator Power, Bergen Engines UK, Wernick Power, STAMFORD AvK, Clarke Energy, Aksa, Crestchic, Durr Universal, HMS Industrial Networks, Industrial Power Systems, IPU Group, Leroy Somer|NIDEC, Mecc Alte, BGG UK, Scania, MHM Group, Volvo, YorPower, Edina, Eminox, Teksan, Lister Petter Engine Co, MEMS, AMC, WEG, Moteurs Baudouin - and many more.

Register for free: attendees have the chance to learn from energy experts within several key fields: Gen-Sets, CHP, District Energy, Engines, Emissions, Rental, Hydrogen, Distributed Energy, Fuels, Grid Codes, Data Centres, Batteries, Energy Storage, Fuels, Noise Reduction, Gen-Set Statistics and Industry Consultants. PowerEx Live will feature a display of all the key elements from today’s power sector – also on hand will be many industry professionals who can discuss all your standby power & CHP needs.

Opening time: 9.30am – 16.00pm.

The two conferences take place under one roof in one day, with 25+ quality speakers. Lunch & refreshments are provided free to all attendees.The AMPS Awards for Excellence (black tie) event is also being held in the evening at the same location, the Park Plaza Hotel - this is another great reason to spend the day and evening at Westminster.

PowerEx Live has won a solid reputation as a quality networking and industry event held at a Covid-secure venue in the heart of London, with excellent rail, tube and road links. PowerEx itself is organised by one of the leading pub lications companies in the field of power generation and energy today, the Power Media International Group Ltd. The Claverton Energy Group is providing additional speakers for the PowerEx Live event taken from from academia, consultancies and the public and private sector and has engaged other industry experts involved with the broader energy spectrum]. We look forward to you joining us on 8th December, 2022, in London. For free registration & attendance visit: www.powerexlive.co.uk

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p. 16 | GENSETS

BACKUP POWER GENSETS SHOULD ALWAYS BE READY

TO START

UK-based JS Power believes it has found the solution to this issue with the Netbiter remote management solution from HMS Industrial Networks. A Netbiter communication gateway is installed in each power generator connected to the control panel via the internal Modbus network. The Netbiter monitors around 50 different parameters from the generator and sends these via a LAN/Ethernet connection to a secure server called Netbiter Argos.

p. 19| MARKET REPORT

POWER GENERATION MARKET KEEN ON USING BIOMASS SYSTEMS

According to the World EnergyInvestment Report, 2021 by International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy for new power generation capacity is estimated to attract 70% global energy investment in 2021, with most of the investment flowing towards power and end-use sectors, shifting out of traditional fossil fuel production.

p. 20| CHP

1,700 KW CHP INSTALLATION AT MEMMINGEN AIRPORT, GERMANY

INNIO has been involved in the supply and installation of a 1,700kW CHP unit to a construction site at Memmingen Airport (FMM). The project involved installing a new biogas CHP and installing the 7.6 m high and 7.6 t chimney. The CHP plant has an electrical output of 1498 kW, as well as a thermal output of 1,702 kW. In addition, it features exhaust gas cooling up to 90°C and has an unladen weight of 17 tonnes. Memmingen Airport, is in the town of Memmingerberg near Memmingen.

p. 23| GAS TURBINE

RESERVE POWER PLANT TURBINE ORDER FROM BRAZIL

GE has secured a H-Class gas turbine order from Eneva, the largest private natural gas operator in Brazil. GE will supply a 7HA.02 gas turbine for Eneva’s new 350 MW Azulão reserve power plant to help stabilize the grid. GE’s 7HA high efficiency air-cooled gas turbine is one of the industry leaders among advanced class gas turbine offerings.

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p. 24 |

GAS GENERATOR SETS

REMOTE ASSET MONITORING

The new online status monitoring system MWM RAM (Remote Asset Monitoring) is now also available for MWM gas generator sets with the digital power plant control TPEM (Total Plant & Energy Management). Gas generator sets are delivered ready for MWM RAM activation. Existing plants can easily be upgraded with a retrofit kit. Secure digital monitoring of the CHP plant operation in real time around the clock from any location is now possible. MWM RAM enables the generation of reports with the output, operating hours.

p. 26 | COMBINED CYCLE

FUJAIRAH F3 COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT PURCHASES NEW GAS TURBINES

Mitsubishi Power, an arm of MHI, has installed three M701JAC gas turbines to the Fujairah F3 combined cycle power plant in the UAE - the turbines come from its Takasago Machinery Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The 2.4 GW plant will be the largest natural gas fired GTCC facility in the UAE, playing a crucial role in the country.

p. 28 | UPS

RIGA AIRPORT NOW RELIES ON THE LATEST UPS TECHNOLOGY

Piller Uniblock UPS with integrated Powerbridge Flywheel Energy Storage Back Up Technology is helping aircraft land safely and keep moving smoothly on the ground at Latvia’s international airport. Riga Airport (RIX) is a fast-growing Northern Europe transport hub with rapidly expanding passenger and freight turnover. It signed a contract with Piller for the delivery of a UBTD+ 1000 kW Diesel UPS unit and 1x UBTD+ 560 kW Diesel UPS unit plus accessories.

P.31|

GENERATORS

MDK GENERATOR POWERS THE ‘FIRE ISLAND MAID’ VESSEL

The newest passenger vessel for Fire Island Ferries, the “Fire Island Maid” is powered by Cummins QSL9’s, with electrical power provided by a Cummins Onan MDK generator. The vessel operates primarily from Sayville to the fire island pines, taking passengers on an efficient and comfortable journey. The new vehicle ferry is Tier III compliant.

P.32| POWER PLANTS

ANALYSIS OF THE LINE PROJECT IN SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia has recently broken ground on The Line mega project at Neom, confirm news reports. The Line, in the kingdom’s north-west Tabuk province, is a 170-kilometre-long, 500-metre-tall city designed to house nine million people. It will have a mirrored facade. It is one of a series of projects which makes up the $500 billion Neom project.

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DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BEST ENERGY EVENT LONDON HAS TO OFFER - POWEREX LIVE

AN IMPRESSIVE LINE UP OF KEY POWER SPEAKERS PRESENTING NEW PAPERS AT POWEREX LIVE

GEN-SET Live

Starts 10.00 – 16.00

With conference speakers at the top of their respective fields alongside premier display space - there is simply nowhere else in London where you can find an event of such a high technical standard.

Attending PowerEx Live should be a priority for all those who want to succeed in today’s power and energy markets.

The event will be hosting some of the finest minds with the most advanced and cutting-edge content within the industry.

The venue - the Park Plaza hotel - is easily accessible by car: 200 Westminster Bridge Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 7UT, UK. It can also be reached simply by tube/train and is just a short walk from London Waterloo Station and from the Houses of Parliament.

There is a 250+ guest space In the exclu sive Park Plaza where PowerEx Live will be held. Five restaurants and bars are available within the hotel for attendees.

There will be two Conferences held under one roof with buffet and bar area for all visitors. Conference moderator Dave Andrews of Claverton Energy comments: “Governments in different regions are promoting cogeneration & hyrbid technol ogy through various long-term policies, and financial incentives which drive the market in the future.

“Important events like PowerEx Live - which are discussing these topics - really are es sential to attend.”

More information: www.parkplaza.com/ westminsterbridge Event Location: Park Plaza, 200 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7UT.

Free lunch and refreshments will be provided for everyone attending the Exhibition & Conference area.

Don’t forget the event is only open between: 09:30 - 16.00pm.

*10.00 - 10.30 - FUELSRed Diesel – Changes to rebated fuels - Bernard Gospel *10.30 - 11.00 - DIESEL & GAS GENERATOR MARKET OUTLOOK - 2024 -Romain Mocaer *11.00 - 11.30 - DATA CENTRES – Emergency standby generators for applications - Ian Bitterlin

*11.30 - 12.00 - HYDROGEN - UK Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Technology Supply ChainsDr Michaela Kendall *12.00 - 12.30 - EMISSIONS – The Application of Emissions Legislation - Richard Payne *12.30 – 13.00 - ENERGY STORAGE – Tech for large scale applications ie. Batteries - Ian Bitterlin

*13.00 - 13.30 - STAGE V COMPLIANCE AND CONSIDERATIONS - Dave Phillips

*13.30 - 14.00 - NOISE REDUCTION – Reciprocating Engines Noise – Power Generation -John D. Kerr *14.00 - 14.30 - STORED FUELS - The challenges relating to stored fuels in critical stand by applications. Are existing OFTEC regulations really suitable for our industry? -Mike Benzies/Nathaniel Fuller

*14.30 - 15.00 - SUSTAINABLE CRITICAL POWER SYSTEMS -Keith Maclean-Martin *15.00 - 15.30 - G99 PROTECTION AND G99 GENERATOR COMPLIANCE - Ian Wassman

*15.30 – 16.00 - THE COST OF CONTAMINATION - Matthew Hide

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CHP Live – Starts at 10.15 – 16.15 *10.15 - 10.45 - DISTRICT HEATING FOR MOST OF THE UK - Far Better than Hydrogen -Gordon Taylor *10.45 - 11.15 - ENGINES & TURBINES IN WIND AND SOLAR DROUGHTS - 100% zero carbon energy for the UK - Cost and feasibility? - Professor Mark Barrett *11.15 - 11.45 - GREEN HYDROGEN - Wake up to the hype around green hydrogen for heating – where might it realistically have an application – engine power generation in wind and solar droughts? -Richard Lowes. *11.45 - 12.15 - ENABLING A ZERO CARBON FUTURE - Hydrogen & future fuels as an engine-based power plant installation can supply reliable power for over 30 years, machin ery chosen today must be able to operate on the least GHG intensive fuel that is available now and be able to transition to the green fuels as they become available. - Terje Eriksen *12.15 - 12.45 - ON-DEMAND LOW PRESSURE HYDROGEN GAS – a perfect feed gas for engines and Fuel Cells. - Dave McGrath

*12.45 - 13.15 - DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF CO2 - for methanol engine and turbine fuel – is this the way forward? - Andy Erlam

*13.15 - 13.45 - HEAT PUMPS WITH DISTRICT HEATING, CHP AND HEAT PUMPSrunning the BEIS SRBI project to deliver open control systems for renewables including a number of field trials from domestic installs through to heat networks - Richard Hanson-Graville

*13.45/14.15 - RENEWABLES AND FLEXIBILITY MARKETS - Colin Mallett *14.15/14.45 - HOW TO INSTALL HEAT PUMPS CORRECTLY - so they work properly and have a good winter and seasonal COP - Brendon Uys *14.45/15.15 - HEAT NETWORKS: recent progress and their future potential as part of decarbonising heat and the role of engines CHP in the transition - Dr Andrew Cripps *15.15/15.45 - BEYOND SPACE HEATING & COOLING - Dr. Bill Bordass 1*5.45/16.15 - CHP AND COGENERATION MARKETS - Dave Andrews

The two conferences take place under one roof in one day, with 25+ quality speakers. The AMPS Awards for Excellence (black tie) event is also being held in the evening at the same location, the Park Plaza Hotel.

PowerEx Live has won a solid reputation as a quality networking and industry event held at a Covid-secure venue in the heart of London, with excellent rail, tube and road links. PowerEx itself is organised by one of the leading publications companies in the field of power generation and energy today, the Power Media International Group Ltd.

To register and attend as a delegate, please visit: www.powerexlive.co.uk

Some of the world’s key energy equipment manufacturers are represented at Powerex Live. Here are just a few:

* Leroy Somer|NIDEC is a world leader in electromechanical and electronic drive systems and the world leader in industrial alternators. Founded in 1919, Leroy-Somer is a French company employing 6,200 people in 28 production units and 470 points of sale and service worldwide.

* Mecc Alte - as an alternator supplier, the company has proven expertise and experience in research, design, low-cost manufacturing and development capabilities. With manufacturing taking place in Italy, the UK, India and China, coupled with high market capabilities and a powerful worldwide capacity, it offer a fast and reliable alternator solutions service to customers all over the world.

*BGG UK is a Bruno Group company. Bruno Generators Group (BGG) is recognised as one of the leading man ufacturers of high specification rental diesel powered generators. Ranging from 6.5 kVA to 2000 kVA prime power, with a full range of super silent canopies and containers.

* Scania - used as primary or back-up power for every thing from events, remote locations and construction sites to critical functions in data centres and hospitals, Scania power generation systems deliver reliable power where clients need it, when they need it.

* MHM Group is a leading supplier of power generation, advanced solar-hybrid-gensets, fluid storage, lighting towers and engine drive welders and product-related accessories for the UK and Ireland.

* Generator PowerLtd, the Yorkshire based generator hire and purchase specialist, has celebrated a successful milestone - 25 years in business. MD Stephen Cardwell said:“ There is no secret to the success of Generator Power. It’s all about monitoring competition and ensuring you can offer the best service and innovation.”

* Bergen Engines UK provides iconic medium-speed liquid fuelled and gas-fuelled reciprocating engines for marine and land based applications. Its engines can be found operating in some of the most demanding and hostile environments on earth, both on land and at sea. The company says not only does it build the finest medium speed engines available, Bergen also supplies generator sets and provides modular power generating plants.

* Wernick Power Solutions says it can cater for any temporary power need. It has a fleet of over 1,600 generators ranging from 6 to 500kVA and the company can supply loadbanks, distribution boards, fuel tanks, cabling, and storage.

POWEREX - DECEMBER 8TH, LONDON: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

PowerEx Live 2022

Register for free: Attendees have the opportunity to learn from energy experts within several key fields: Gen-Sets, CHP, District Energy, Engines, Emissions, Rental, Hydrogen, Distributed Energy, Fuels, Grid Codes, Data Centres, Batteries, Energy Storage, Fuels, Noise Reduction, Gen-Set Statistics and Industry Consultantancy.

The two conferences take place under 1 roof in 1 day, with 24 + high quality power speakers. The Claverton Energy Group has provided additional speakers for the event from academia, consultancies in the public and private sector and has engaged other industry experts involved with CHP and the broader energy spectrum.

Comments about last year’s show

Here is feedback from attendees at PowerEx Live 2021 also held at the Park Plaza venue:

* Ian Wilcoxson Data Centre Channel Manager (EAME) for Kohler Power: “Visitors to PowerEx Live certainly showed an interest in learning more about reg ulatory and technological changes in gensets.”

* Paola Nardi, Marketing and Communication Co-ordinator, Soga SpA: “Great event! My colleagues were very thrilled, very well-organised and a positive business atmosphere.”

* Romain Mocaer, Power Gen Statistics: “It was a really really great event, the best PowerEx Live that I ever attended. Great audience, great exhibitors and great organization. PowerEx Live 20201 was a great show for PowerGen Statistics with many visitors attending the single presentation on projections for the future energy sector.”

* Dave Andrews, Chairman of Claverton Energy: .”Some attendees at the Conference were highly-placed individuals, running large base-load power stations at executive level.

“Others were involved in the topmost levels of energy utilities e.g. National Grid, Centrica, within the Civil Service or on the boards of other National Transmission systems etc. If you only attend one energy conference in 2022 - make sure it this London-based one.”

The Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster, - a Covid-secure site and excellent Conference location

The GEN-SET LIVE and CHP LIVE conferences will run parallel with prime exhibitor displays available in adjoining rooms. The event undoubtedly presents a unique opportunity for companies to present their products to their customers directly.

PowerEx covers the CHP, Gas & Renewables sectors which includes looking at alternators & Gen- Sets. Leaders in the energy field - such as Clarke Energy & Edina are exhibiting. More than 12 of the speakers are especially dedicated to the specific CHP area of the market. How to gain entry

To register for free entry as a delegate all you have to do is visit: the website and log in with your details so we can prepare a badge for you: www.powerexlive.co.uk

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YOUR CHANCE TO TALK SOME OF THE WORLD’S TOP POWER EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS

IN BRIEF

BIOGAS GROUNDBREAKER AWARD FOR 2022 WON BY ANAERGIA

NEW 49.9MW BIOMASS PLANT WILL BE BUILT IN THE EXTREMADURA REGION OF SPAIN

ACCIONA Energía will build a 49.9MW biomass plant in the municipality of Logrosán (Cáceres, Extremadura) in Spain. The project has been assigned by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge in the third auction for the renewable energy economic regime, which guarantees a sale price for the electricity produced by the plant for 20 years.

The biomass plant is located 10 kilometres from the municipality’s urban centre and it has already received a favorable Environmental Impact Declaration from the Regional Ministry for Ecological Transition and Sustainability of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura.

ACCIONA Energía expects to start the plant’s construction in the second quarter of 2023, with the aim of producing energy in the second half of 2025.

The 2022 Award from the European Biogas Association recognizes the Company’s growth and dedication to research activities as well as its ambition to accelerate biogas production at scale in Europe and across the world.

The award was presented last month at a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium. Anaergia has created one of the continent’s largest organic waste-to-biomethane platforms and by 2023 will have completed the construction of six new facilities in Italy. These plants will process about 230,000 metric tons of organic waste each year and use it to produce pipeline-quality bio methane (renewable natural gas). This means a 50,000 tCO2e of greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions per year.

The estimated production of the Logrosán plant will amount to 376GWh/year, which will reduce annual CO² emissions into the atmosphere by 165,000 tons, the equivalent to the effect of removing 65,000 cars from the road or planting 300,000 trees.

The project includes the construction of a 90,000 square meters plant and a 110,000 square meters storage area. The annual consumption of the plant is estimated at 261,000 metric tons per year of agricultural and forestry biomass, mainly from the surrounding area. The plant will boost the economy of the region by promoting activities for the use of agricultural and forestry waste, says the company.

POWERING A SPACE-AGE RING TO CIRCLE ONE OF THE GULF’S TALLEST BUILDINGS

The architecture company ZNera Space has proposed a design featuring a massive five-storey circular structure wrapped around the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa - which towers at a staggering 829.8 metres (2,723 feet), almost double the height of the Empire State Building.

The concept, known as Downtown Circle, combines community, luxury, and futuristic urban planning in a wildly ambitious design. from ZNera Space’s principal architects, Najmus Chowdry and Nils Remess.

The structure, intended to perch 550 meters (1,804 feet) above street level, would have a circumference of more than three kilometers (1.8 miles). The ring would be supported by five huge pillars -- with their bases located in empty lots -- that could potentially serve an additional purpose.

“We wanted to create a microclimate in Downtown and create a sort of envelope around the area to control the temperature and make it more liveable in hot weather,” said Chowdry. “You can use those vertical pillars as urban air purifiers.

“The ceilings will be a stretch of solar panels,” he comments. “What we also want to do is implement a technology which we have already used in a previous project, solar hydrogen cells.”

This technology uses solar energy to convert water into hydrogen which can then power the air conditioning and provide energy for the building.

ANDRITZ

RECEIVES FINAL ACCEPTANCE

FROM ELDORADO FOR BIOMASS PLANT IN BRAZIL

A final Acceptance Certificate for a biomass handling plant has been issued to ANDRITZ for the Eldorado Onça Pintada site in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul.

This plant is now part of the first thermoelectric power plant in Brazil to consume eucalyptus stumps and roots.

The plant will be able to generate 50 megawatts of electricity from an innovative source – eucalyptus stumps and roots, the parts of the trees not used in the pulp manufacturing process.

This expands the capacity to generate energy from waste material originating from reforestation crops

that are maintained by the company itself in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo.

The daily processing ca pacity is 1,500 tons of material that formerly went to waste in the forest. This represents enough fuel to generate the electricity needed to light up a city of 700,000 inhabitants in a fully sustainable way, and this power will also be fed to the Brazilian national grid.

ANDRITZ has played a key role in the project – from the EPC model to design and supply of the unique solutions and technologies required to implement a generating system for renew able energy.

IN BRIEF

COMBINED-CYCLE GAS TURBINE (CCGT) POWER PLANTS IN THE US GET A BOOST

There are eight new natural gas-fired combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants which have recently been established in the US during 2022. These new plants will boost the US grid by 7,775 MW, based on estimates and data from the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The eight projects reverse four years of decline in CCGT plant start-ups. EIA said it expects CCGT electric generating capacity to reach almost 290 GW by year-end, or 24% of total U.S. generating capacity.

CCGT plants are one of four major sources of natural gas-fired power generation and the single largest source of both electric generating capac ity and electricity generation.

HIGH-VOLTAGE GRID TECH WITH ACQUISITION OF POWER SYSTEM DYNAMICS

DNV, the global independent energy expert and assurance provider, has acquired Power System Dynamics (PSD Consulting Engineering Pty. Ltd) a grid consulting company.

It provides worldwide specialised services for highvoltage power systems from South Africa, recognised as a world-leading expert in grid dynamic behaviour modelling. This acquisition, which follows collaboration on anterior projects, will be essential to DNV’s service offerings in the area of power system planning and flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS), supplementing its offers to the global power market.

CCGT plants use both a natural gas and a steam turbine. EIA said that output from the CCGT fleet will likely rise from the 1,326,278 GWh it generated in 2021, which was 32% of total electricity generation. Shares of coal-fired generation (22%) ranked second, and nuclear sources (19%) ranked third.

About half of the existing U.S. CCGT fleet entered service between 2000 and 2006. Although annual capacity additions have risen steadily during the past two decades, EIA said this year’s additions are about 80% below the record additions in 2002 and 2003.

Seven of the eight CCGT plants opening this year are located either in the upper Midwest or in Florida. The new plants are being built in these areas to meet rising demand for electricity and to replace retiring coal-fired power plants. In the PJM Interconnection region, three new CCGT plants are opening this year, totalling 3,918 MW of capacity.

THE MARS SPACE SIMULATION CITY IN THE UAE DESERT NEEDS ENERGY

The government of Dubai has announced that Bjarke Ingels will build the largest ever space simulation city in the UAE desert, a facility which will mimic the conditions of life on Mars. Covering 1.9 million square feet, ‘Mars Science City Project’ will provide a realistic model to simulate life on the surface of the red planet. A series of monumental domed structures will host laboratories for food, energy and water, agricultural testing and studies about food security, and a museum displaying humanity’s greatest space achievements. the walls of the museum will be 3D printed, using sand from the Emirati desert. ogies that benefit humankind ... and that establish the foundation of a better future for more generations to come,” UAE’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, said at a recent meeting of government officials.

Authorities in Dubai are looking at several solar power plants concepts which could supply power to the Mars City electricity grid. Insolation (solar radiation) in the UAE is among the best available in the region and some significant population centres are located in the area for grid connections. These plants can generally be built in a few years because solar plants are built almost entirely with modular, readily available materials.Nevada Solar One is considered a a good example worthy of further study: this is a solar thermal plant with a 64 MW generating capacity, located near Boulder City, Nevada.

Kiewit Industrial and Babcock & Wilcox have combined their efforts to build Fidelis New Energy’s planned netnegative carbon impact biomass power facility.

The development site is at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 200-megawatt electric plant will be the largest of its kind in the world once completed.

The planned facility, called Project Cyclus, will provide power for Fidelis’ state-ofthe-art, 73,000-barrel-perday Grön Fuels facility, which will produce sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, green hydrogen, and bio-plastic feedstock with a net-negative carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint.

Fidelis will sequester the biogenic CO2 in a carbon sink developed and secured by its subsidiary Capio Seques tration pursuant to the pre viously announced operating agreement between Capio and the State of Louisiana. B&W will provide full

engineering, design, equipment, and technology services to support develop ment of the biomass-fuelled plant. The company’s B&W Renewable business segment will design and supply a 200-megawatt electric, biomass-fuelled bubbling fluidised bed (BFB) boiler, while its B&W Environmen tal segment will provide its OxyBright™ oxy-combustion technology to isolate and capture CO2 for long-term sequestration.

Also provided will be a full suite of environmental technologies to control other emissions, including nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides, and particulates.

KIEWIT INDUSTRIAL & B&W WILL DEVELOP LARGEST NET-NEGATIVE CO2 BIOMASS-TO-ENERGY FACILITY

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JAPANESE COMPANY WILL BUY BIOCOAL FROM THE US - MADE FROM FSC CERTIFIED WOOD AND FIBRE - TO GENERATE ENERGY

An un-named a Japanese trading company has signed a Letter of Intent, (LOI) with Biomass Secure Power Inc to purchase Biocoal from the US-based BSP. Around one million tons a year will be produced at BSP’s first plant in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

BSP will produce thirteen hundred and fifty (1350) metric tons of Biocoal at its Laramie Wyoming plant. These samples will be used to confirm Biocoal is hydrophobic and contains more than twenty-one point five (21.5) GJ/MT. BSP will commence construction of line one at Natchitoches, Louisiana, pro ducing one hundred thousand tons (100,000) per year of Biocoal. The first eight thousand 8,000 tons, subject to the potential end-customers’ acceptance will be shipped to Japan for burn tests in several power plants. Biocoal will be produced using FSC certified wood and fibre only. Biomass Secure Power Inc. owns patented processes for the manufacture of Biocoal, a replacement fuel used in coal fired power plants. Biocoal is said to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 96% compared with other coal firing applications. The BSP process produces Biocoal containing 21.5 GJ/T at a cost to the market, similar to whitewood pellets containing 17.4 GJ/t. The company has also produced samples - available publicly - up to 26.5 GJ/t for clients interested in metallurgical applications.

Seventeen European Union countries joined in helping the energy sector of Ukraine which has been severely damaged as a result of Russia’s attacks.

“Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been severely damaged. To sustain access to elec tricity and heating, 17 EU countries have sent 500 power generators to Ukraine via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism,” the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations recently posted on Twitter.

In particular, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ireland, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Poland, and France have provided assistance to the energy sector of Ukraine.

Earlier, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal stated that Ukraine had already received 700 power generators from foreign partners and another 900 would be delivered in the very near future.

WIBA, one of Italy’s top independent producers of generators, recently provided more than 30 diesel generators – ranging from 20 to 400 kVA – to help with humanitarian efforts in the Ukraine conflict. The complete assortment of diesel power generators supplied is : 20 kVA, 40 kVA, 80 kVA, 150 kVA, 350 kVA and 400 kVA. The generators have been assembled in Italy with various different engines such as Perkins, Baudouin, FPT and Doosan and various alternators such as Meccalte, Leroy Somer, Linz. All units are Silent and with AMF Automatic control panels mounted onboard.

WIBA’s company CEO, Carlo Ucciero, commented: “WIBA is proud to provide Emergency Power Gener ators to help the humanitarian organizations which are supporting Ukraine to maintain power supplies in their hospitals and refugee centres. This nation is suffering from this conflict, with 5.3 million refugees, 7.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs), plus an estimated 13 million civilians stranded in combat zones and unable to leave - and around 15.7 million people in need of humanitarian aid. Having a working power supply to cook food and maintain heat, light, warmth - and to power communications and medical care - is absolutely essential. All of our technical expertise and experience has gone into ensuring the equipment we have provided is the best.”

IN BRIEF

CUMMINS AWARDED US MILTARY GENSET PROJECT

Cummins Inc. has been selected as one of two awardees to develop, manufacture, test and produce generator sets in both the 500 kilowatt (kW) skid (MEPGS-10001) and Power Plants (PP) (MEPGS-35001) configurations to meet the electrical power needs for the Large Tactical Power System (LTPS) and the Department of Defense (DoD).

LTPS is a modernisation program managed by the Product Lead, Large Power Systems (LPS), that will provide more mobile, reliable and logistically supportable tactical electric power sources for the DoD’s 21st century digitised forces. The LTPS consists of dual 500 kilowatt (kW) generators, in a power plant configuration with distribution and switching to allow a single generator to be on while the other generator is off. In Phase I (2023), two contractors will deliver four (4) PP configurations for testing.

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REMEDIAL WORK OFTEC INSPECTIONS

The whole idea of a backup power generator is that it always should be ready to start whenever it is needed. But how can you make sure that the generator is operational without having to physically visit it every day?

UK-based JS Power found the answer to that question in the Netbiter remote management solution from HMS Industrial Networks.

JS Power is a British company selling, installing and maintaining backup power generators. The generators run on diesel or biodiesel and provide business-critical backup power for data centres, hospitals and commercial buildings - operations which need power at all times.

The problem

Although JS Power uses sturdy and reliable power generators based on engines from Scania and Sisu, the innate remoteness of backup power generators makes it hard to constantly keep track of critical operation parameters such as fuel levels, battery voltage, oil pressure etc.

With installations all over Europe, it is a great challenge to be sure that each generator always is ready to start.

“One of the inherent problems of our industry is gen erator maintenance,” says Jonathan Searby, Director at JS Power. “We are constantly working to reduce client maintenance costs, while always making sure that the generators are ready to start 24/7. This is where a remote management solution is a big help.”

The solution

A Netbiter communication gateway is installed in each power generator connected to the control panel via the internal Modbus network.

The Netbiter monitors around 50 different parameters from the generator and sends these via a LAN/Ethernet connection to a secure server called Netbiter Argos.

JS Power can log into Netbiter Argos over the web and access parameters such as operation status, oper ating hours, fuel levels, oil pressure etc.

It is also possible to remotely start and stop the power generators, which is critical to make sure the engine will be ready to start when needed.

This is done once a week to make sure that each unit is operational.A surveillance IP camera ensures that JS Power sees the power generator starting up and that nobody is working on the generator at the moment. A large screen at the office constantly displays the status of all generators, and operators go in every

day to check that each generator is ready to start. The Netbiter solution is not only used to monitor the actual power generator.

It is also used to monitor, for example, the power in a building. This means that preventive maintenance becomes much easier since it is possible to detect a power failure before the backup power generator starts.

“I would say, that the issue of preventive maintenance is one of the greatest benefits of a remote management solution,” says Jonathan Searby.

The effects

The obvious effect of a remote management system is not having to physically visit each site as often which generates savings in both time and money. There are also other benefits such as more efficient maintenance and the ability to offer a more reliable service to customers.

“With Netbiter, we always know what we have to look at when we make a maintenance visit. This makes maintenance work much faster and easier,” says Jonathan Searby.

Getting started

Getting started with Netbiter was quick. The recommendation to use the solution came from a generator builder, AJ Power, and JS Power was quick to adopt the new technology.

“We have gained better control of our generator sets with Netbiter and I must say that the service back-up from the Netbiter team has been excellent.

“We have received answers to all our questions, and all issues we have encountered have been solved quick ly,” concludes Jonathan Searby. “With Netbiter we spot potential problems beforehand which means improved uptimes and better service to our customers.”

What does it do?

A Netbiter communication gateway connects to the power generator by using a serial, Ethernet or I/O connection.

The gateway sends information via the Internet or the cellular network (GSM/GPRS/3G) to the cloud-based Netbiter Argos data center. The data is encrypted both to and from the Argos server.

What

can you do with the online connection?

With Netbiter you can: monitor health and readiness; access common genset parameters (read/ write) like oil pressure, engine temperature, battery voltage, power output, diesel levels, engine run time and engine RPM.

A Netbiter communication gateway allows remote operation and control.

You can remotely start and stop your generator in the field from any location.

You can also remotely acknowl edge generated alarms and reduce expensive on-ite service visits.

Netbiter offers an alarm management facility. You can receive alarm notification when the fuel level reaches a preset level or fuel theft attempts. There are direct alarms to service personnel via SMS or email, RSS feeds.

Netbiter allows you to manage large-scale genset rental fleets with inbuilt GPS functionality. Track the current position of the generator in real-time. It also offers a facility for Remote configuration of genset controllers. You can combine standard remote monitoring capabilities (View and Control) with remote configuration (Remote Access) using the vendor’s own utility/ configuration software. Or combine the two services for multiple sites and users. (Manage and Analyze). www.hms-networks.com

THE WHOLE IDEA OF A BACKUP POWER GENSET IS THAT IT ALWAYS SHOULD BE READY TO START

BIOMASS MARKET GROWTH PROMOTED BY GROWING INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE POWER

The rapid growth in investments in renewable power generation capacities is expected to drive the biomass electricity marketover the next 10 years.

Recent biomass electricity market analysis suggests that a large number of power generation companies are investing in renewable energy sources, especially in the USA and European countries.

For instance, according to the World Energy Investment Report, 2021 by International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy for new power generation capacity is estimated to attract 70% global energy investment in 2021, with most of the investment flowing towards power and end-use sectors, shifting out of traditional fossil fuel production.

India has set a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022 through thermal, hydro, nuclear, wind and biomass power projects.

The increasing investments in renewable power generation is expected to drive the biomass electricity industry growth in the forecast period.

The biomass electricity market size is expected to grow from $33.11 billion in 2020 to $50.26 billion in 2025 at a rate of 8.7%. The biomass electricity market share is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.0% from 2025 and reach $73.33 billion in 2030.

Companies are focusing on utilising bioenergy with carbon capture for improving decarbonization which is shaping the biomass electricity market outlook. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is the process of capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide (CO2) from biomass (organic matter) energy generation.

BECCS uses a post-combustion carbon capture process, where solvents isolate CO2 from the flue gases produced when the biomass is combusted.

The captured CO2 is pressurized and turned into a liquid-like substance so it can then be transported by pipeline.

Major players covered in the global biomass electricity industry are Drax Group, EPH, Engie, EDF, Iberdrola. TBRC’s biomass electricity market report is segmented by feedstock into solid biomass, biogas, municipal solid waste, liquid biomass, by end-user into household, industrial, government, others, by technology into anaerobic digestion, combustion, co-firing, gasification, landfill gas.

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THE GLOBAL BIOMASS POWER MARKET SIZE WAS VALUED AT US$ 121,340.76 MILLION IN 2021 AND IS PROJECTED TO EXHIBIT A COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE (CAGR) OF 6.0% FROM 2022 TO 2030.

In its most recent market analysis Grand View Research suggests that the global biomass power market size was valued at US$ 121,340.76 million in 2021 and is projected to exhibit a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.0% from 2022 to 2030.

The rise in environmental concerns has forced various countries to increase the share of renewable energy in their power mix.

Countries, such as India, China, Germany, the UK and France have announced renewable energy targets and are aiming at becoming carbon-neutral nations in the future. Moreover, rising adoption owing to favorable policies and regulations drives the market.

European Union countries are looking for a coal phase-out, which is expected to boost the demand for biomass power. In addition, in

countries, such as India, the US, and China, co-firing of coal-based power plants is done with biomass feed stock to limit carbon emissions from the plants.

These factors will boost the growth of the market in the forecast period.

The US has witnessed biomass power capacity addition of 177 MW in 2019 through 14 projects.

The new projects have been com missioned in Florida, Georgia, Califor nia, and Hawaii. More than 384 MW of biomass power projects are under completion in the country. These factors are anticipated to boost the market growth in the country over the forecast period.

The recent discovery of shale gas reserves in the US has resulted in gas-based power generation, which is gaining higher growth over coalbased power generation in the region in the past decade.I

1,700 KW CHP INSTALLATION AT GERMANY’S MEMMINGEN AIRPORT, BAVARIA

INNIO has been involved in the supply and installation of a 1,700kW CHP unit to a construction site at Memmingen Airport (FMM).

The project involved installing a new biogas CHP and installing the 7.6 m high and 7.6 t chimney. The CHP plant has an electrical output of 1498 kW, as well as a thermal output of 1,702 kW. In addition, it features exhaust gas cooling up to 90°C and has an unladen weight of 17 tonnes.

Memmingen Airport, also known as Allgäu Airport Memmingen, is an international airport in the town of Memmingerberg near Memmingen, the third-largest city in the Swabia region of Bavaria.

It is the smallest of the three commercial airports in the state after Munich Airport and Nuremberg Airport and has the highest altitude of any commercial airport in Germany. It is operated by Flughafen Memmingen GmbH, a limited partnership of mostly local, medi um-sized companies and public shares.

Located about 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Memmingen and 110 km (68 mi) from the city centre of Munich, it serves Memmingen and the Allgäu. It provides a low-cost alternative to Munich Airport and therefore is sometimes referred to as Memmingen/ Munich-West Airport. It serves as a base for Ryanair and features flights to European leisure and some metropolitan destinations and handled over 1,7 million passengers in 2019.

Cogeneration or CHP (Combined Heat and Power) solutions from INNIO are designed to generate both heat and power increasing overall power plant efficiency up to 90% and even more.

This efficient and economical method of energy conversion achieves primary energy savings of roughly 40% by using a gas engine cogeneration system instead of separate power and heat generation equipment. Transportation and distribution losses also are reduced or eliminated as the decentralized energy supply is aligned where it is needed.

INNIO Cogeneration solutions are used by our customers across the globe, powering applications in variety of economy segments, for example - industrial manufacturing, commercial, municipal applications, greenhouses and many more.

Jenbacher onsite cogeneration solutions can help customers to achieve economic targets thanks to one or several of factors, such as: -Decrease of Energy-related OPEX compared to centralised energy sources, or - Launch/extend company’s operations due to new power access in energy-deficit areas, or

-Minimise downtime thanks to improved quality of the electricity supply in regions with unstable grid infrastructure, and much more -Type 4 B-Version Upgrade (INNIO)

The basic structure of INNIO’s Jenbacher CHP systems includes a gas engine/gas generator unit and heat exchangers that use waste heat. A wide range of heat sources - from gas engine cooling water and oil to an air/fuel gas mixture and exhaust gas - is configured to give each individual customer the greatest possible benefit.

INNIO cogeneration plant solutions deliver flexible power generation and a high degree of reliability and availability.

Jenbacher CHP modules can be installed inside buildings or pack aged into ready-to-use containerized CHPsolutions.

Containerised cogeneration power plants allow our customers to start using the benefits of onsite power generation quickly.

Cogeneration systems can be sup plemented with a boiler system for bridging peak heat demand periods.

The connection of a heat storage medium makes it possible to increase system operating time and efficiency. Cogeneration power plant electrical switch and control systems distribute electricity and manage the engine,

while hydraulic equipment ensures heat distribution. Generated power is used by a facility or fed into the public power grid.

The thermal energy can be used to generate heating water and steam production as well as for various types of process heat.

Gas engine cogeneration systems also are used for CO2 fertilization in greenhouses and trigeneration systems (combined generation of heat, cooling and power).

Cogeneration systems can be sup plemented with a boiler system for bridging peak heat demand periods.

The connection of a heat storage medium makes it possible to increase system operating time and efficiency. Cogeneration power plant electrical switch and control systems distribute electricity and manage the engine, while hydraulic equipment ensures heat distribution. Generated power is used by a facility or fed into the public power grid.

The thermal energy can be used to generate heating water and steam production as well as for various types of process heat. Gas engine cogeneration systems also are used for CO2 fertilization in greenhouses and trigeneration systems (combined generation of heat, cooling and power).

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RESERVE POWER PLANT H-CLASS TURBINE ORDER FROM BRAZIL

GE has secured a H-Class gas turbine order from Eneva, the largest private natural gas operator in Brazil. GE will supply a 7HA.02 gas turbine for Eneva’s new 350 MW Azulão reserve power plant to help stabilize the grid.

“The use of renewable energy sources is continuously being expanded in many countries around the world, but the grid infrastructure still requires highly efficient gas turbine technology to stabilize and support these variable technologies,” said Eric Gray, president and CEO of GE Gas Power.

“Rapid renewable energy growth presents system operators and energy providers with the increasingly difficult task of continuously ensuring stability of the grid and a reliable power supply.

“GE’s H-Class gas turbine technology has earned a reputation for flexibility, output, environmental per formance and high efficiency that has led to its rapid growth and maturation as a fleet worldwide, and we’re honored to add a new customer to our HA fleet.”

GE’s 7HA high efficiency air-cooled gas turbine is one of the industry leaders among advanced class gas turbine offerings and is available in three models - the 7HA.01 at 290 MW, the 7HA.02 at 384 MW, and the 7HA.03 at 430 MW.

The economies of scale created by the 7HA gas turbine, combined with its 64% combined-cycle efficiency, enables the most cost-effective conversion of fuel to electricity to help power plant operators meet increasingly dynamic power demands.

GE’s DLN family (DLN 2/2.6/2.6+/2.6e) of combustion systems enables GE’s F-Class and H-class gas turbines to reduce NOx emissions while enabling high plant efficien cy plus extending outage intervals.

The DLN 2.6e maintains many of the elements of GE’s DLN 2.6+ combustion system but introduces advanced premixing to the 7HA gas turbine combustor.

The GE 7HA gas turbine portfolio facilitates easier installation with 10,000 fewer labor hours compared to F-class turbines.

Additionally, its modular configuration also helps streamline maintenance with quick-removal turbine roof, field-replaceable blades, and 100% borescope inspection coverage for all blades. Its simplified dual-fuel system uses less water, eliminates recirculation, and utilizes enhanced liquid purge for improved reliability and dependability.

The 7HA combined cycle plant ramps up to full load in less than 30 minutes and features a novel configuration that supports simplified installation and maintenance.

A 15% park mode enables custom ers to lower fuel burn and plant shut down/startup costs during periods of low demand while providing a faster ramp to full load.

For the Azulão power plant, GE’s 7HA.02 gas turbine will power a H65 generator to give Brazil extra flexibility to manage its renewable-rich grid and its growing utilization of nondispatchable energy sources. The construction of the new reserve power plant, located near Manaus, will start in late 2022, targeting the start

of commercial operation by 2026. The installed capacity will be available to the National Grid Operator to help ensure grid stability with high efficien cy. In addition, the increased power available on the open electricity

The 7HA suite of gas turbines’ flexibility enables increased dispatch and ancillary revenue, while enhanced fuel flexibility accommodates a wide range of gaseous fuels (shale gas, high ethane, H2) and liquid fuels (#2 diesel, crude oils).

The 7HA gas turbine ramps up to full load in 10 minutes and features a novel configuration that supports simplified installation and mainte nance. marketplace could help reduce average cost of electricity in the country.

Eneva turned to GE based on a longtime collaboration between the two companies, built on more than half a dozen of GE 7F gas turbines being used at Eneva’s power plants across Brazil for almost a decade. GE said it has a longstanding presence of 100 years in Brazil, helping to power approximately 30% of the energy pro duced in Brazil and about one-third of all energy generated throughout Latin America.

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“THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IS CONTINUOUSLY BEING EXPANDED IN MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, BUT THE GRID INFRASTRUCTURE STILL REQUIRES HIGHLY EFFICIENT GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY TO STABILISE AND SUPPORT THESE VARIABLE TECHNOLOGIES. RAPID RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH PRESENTS SYSTEM OPERATORS AND ENERGY PROVIDERS WITH THE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TASK OF CONTINUOUSLY ENSURING STABILITY OF THE GRID AND A RELIABLE POWER SUPPLY.”

- ERIC GRAY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GE GAS POWER

RAM (REMOTE ASSET MONITORING) FOR GAS GENERATOR SETS WITH TPEM

The new online status monitoring system MWM RAM (Remote Asset Monitoring) is now also available for MWM gas generator sets with the digital power plant control TPEM (Total Plant & Energy Management). The MWM gas generator sets are delivered ready for MWM RAM activation. Existing plants can easily be upgraded with a retrofit kit.

Secure digital monitoring of the CHP plant operation in real time around the clock from any location - this is possible with the MWM online status monitoring system. MWM RAM enables the generation of reports with the output, operating hours, as well as the current and historical performance. This saves the user a lot of work.

All plant parameters, such as the engine and genera tor data as well as information about plant peripherals, appear on a display. Up to 1,000 parameters can be logged and displayed.

The user interface provides access to the data collect ed over a period of 13 months, enabling the operator to conduct detailed analyses. MWM RAM is suitable for all gas types and gas applications.

“The combination of MWM RAM with the digital power plant control TPEM enables our customers to improve the operation of their plants. Using this solution, they can optimize the maintenance and servicing of the gas generator set, even remotely.” explains Uwe Sternstein, Head of Service & Spare Parts.

To gain access to all benefits, all that needs to be done is to activate RAM online. No additional installation work, hardware, or complex wiring is required. Multi-layer security mechanisms enhance protection against unauthorized access. Regular online updates make sure the entire system is secure and up to date.

Connectivity options include the existing TPEM Eth ernet connection or a cellular connection. In this way, several gas generator sets or the entire fleet can easily be remotely supported and monitored.

MWM gas generator sets are delivered RAM-ready, equipped with TPEM CC (Control Cabinet) Factory Fit. By default, the TPEM CC is equipped with the needed PLE telematics device. As it is fully integrated in the TPEM control cabinet, no further wiring is required. By default, the TPEM Ethernet connection is used for the communication with the RAM servers; a cellular module is available optionally. The easy online activation of RAM eliminates the need for work on site and additional travelling.

is available optionally. The easy online activation of RAM eliminates the need for work on site and additional traveling. Even existing TPEM control cabinets can easily be upgraded with a retrofit kit. The retrofit kits are suitable for all existing TPEM control cabinets and contain all required cabling and terminals.

What does MWM RAM offer

Users?

•More efficient operational workflows

•Optimised maintenance and servic ing of the gas engine

•No separate condition monitoring system and no special IT architecture required

Higher Plant Performance

•Supports higher availability of your cogeneration/trigeneration plant

•Reduction and/or better scheduling of downtime

•Improved dispatching of technicians

Reduced Risk

•Early detection of possible operating issues and malfunctions of the gas engine

•Automatic notification in the event of alerts

Increased customer satisfaction

•Proactive customer approach

•Proactive solution offering for the customer

More Transparency

•Up-to-date information on the historical performance of the gas en gine and of the entire site including peripherals

Push Notifications

•Notifications in the event of unforeseen problems and issues

RAM at a glance

Technical benefits of

•Customizable event notifications (e.g. alerts, warnings, threshold violations, site stop, etc.)

•Historical time series

•Alerts, warnings, error messages

•Extensive data analysis functions (data discovery, customisable time series view)

•Automatic generation of reports (e.g. output, operating hours)

•Provide proactive service and main tenance with the help of algorithms and automatic analysis

•Map view of the entire fleet (in cluding traffic light view for alerts, warnings, notifications)

•Push notifications

•Unlimited number of users

•Integration of external data sources possible

•Display of all plant parameters (en gine, generator, plant peripherals)

•Logging of up to 1,000 parameters

•Sampling rate of up to [1 Hz]/1 value/second

•Access to 13 months of historical data via user interface

•Suitable for all gas types and gas applications

With its two brands, MWM and Cat, Caterpillar Energy Solutions stands for highly-efficient & eco-friendly solutions for distributed power generation and manufactures gas engines, electricity power plants, as well as combined heat and power (CHP) plants.

As part of the Caterpillar Electric Power Division, Caterpillar Energy Solutions today commands a leading market position in the field of highly efficient, ecologically advanced dis tributed energy solutions.

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FUJAIRAH F3 COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT PURCHASES NEW GAS TURBINES

Mitsubishi Power, an arm of MHI, has installed three M701JAC gas turbines to the Fujairah F3 combined cycle power plant in the UAE - the turbines come from its Takasago Machinery Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

The 2.4 GW plant will be the largest natural gas fired GTCC facility in the UAE, playing a crucial role in the country’s power generation sector, while also contributing to the GCC’s power grid.

The M701JAC operates at an efficiency greater than 64%, is given a reliability rating of 99.6%, and is said to be the lowest emitter of carbon-dioxide emissions per unit of power when used in combined cycle.

It is capable of operating on a mixture of up to 30 % hydrogen and 70 % natural gas and can be converted to 100 % hydrogen firing. This is a cutting-edge high-capacity gas turbines for 50 Hz power generation incorporating state-of-the-art technologies

The J Series gas turbines are an integration of the proven G Series and elemental technologies for temperature increase as a result of the Japanese national project for development of 1,700°C class gas turbines. They operate at a turbine inlet temperature of 1,600°C.

Developed as a model with a similar design, the M701J Series for 50 Hz power generation began com mercial operation at the beginning of 2016.

The M701JAC Series gas turbines adopt air cooling for combustors instead of steam cooling. With performance equivalent to the M701J Series gas turbines, they produce a high level of operability including a shorter startup time.

Overall Design: the gas turbine unit is based on the basic structure adopted in the early 1970s that has accumulated a track record of at least 40 years.

Its main features are as follows:

-A compressor shaft end drive reduces the effect of thermal expansion on alignment

-A rotor with simple single-shaft two-bearing support

-A rotor structure has bolt-connected discs with the torque pins in the compressor section and CURVIC couplings in the turbine section to ensure stable torque transmission

-An axial flow exhaust structure advantageous in com bined cycle plant layouts

-Horizontally-split casings that facilitate field removal of the blades with the rotor in place

Compressor: Advanced three-dimensional design techniques are used to improve performance while reducing the shockwave loss in the initial stages and frictional loss in the intermediate and final stages.

The inlet guide vanes and variable stationary vanes at the first three stages are controlled to ensure stable operation at the start-up and enhanced performance at

partial load in combined cycle operation.

Combustor: The J Series combustor is based on the steam cooling system proven with the G Series.

An improved fuel nozzle is used to help produce a more homogeneous mixture of fuel and air. Despite the rise in turbine inlet temperature, the combustor attains NOx emission concentration equivalent to that of the G Series.

Incorporating air-cooled combustors, the JAC series adds operational flexibility by eliminating any need for steam cooling from the bottoming cycle.

Turbine: The turbine inlet temperature is 100°C higher than that of the G Series.

However, the application of high performance cooling technologies developed in a Japanese national project for the development of 1,700°C class gas turbines and advanced thermal barrier coating (TBC) helps to maintain the metal temperature of the turbine blades at the level of conventional gas turbines. These generators will be the core units of the F3 plant, owned and operated by Fujairah Power Company F3 LLC, a special purpose company (SPC) jointly owned by Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA), Mubadala Investment Co, Marubeni

Corp Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

The plant is being built by the South Korean firm Samsung C&T Corporation.

The 2020 order included the core equipment for the new plant, along with auxiliary machinery and accessory equipment, which is being built in a coastal area of Fujairah (Qidfa), approximately 300 km NE of the UAE capital Abu Dhabi.

Its generation capacity of 2400 MWe will be the highest output ever for a gas- fired GTCC plant in the UAE. Full commercial operation is scheduled for 2023.

Mitsubishi Power is also dispatching engineers to provide support until the start of commercial operations, and, under a Long-Term Service Agreement for the project, will handle maintenance and repair of the generating facilities.

Commenting on the contract, Khalid Salem, president of Mitsubishi Power MENA (Middle East & North Af rica) and GTCC Business Unit Leader for EMEA, said:

“This project is the first in the Middle East to utilise our advanced JAC-Series gas turbines which boast the world’s highest level of generating efficiency”.

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RIGA AIRPORT RELIES ON THE LATEST UPS TECHNOLOGY TO MAINTAIN POWER SUPPLIES

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Riga Airport (RIX) is a fast-growing Northern Europe transport hub with rapidly expanding passenger and freight turnover. Prior to the pandemic 7.8m million passengers used RIX in 2019 and through its “ Medium-Term Strategy 2021-2027” the airport is investing for growing passenger numbers and freight tonnage over the coming decade.

Development projects include a new 30,000m2 passenger terminal, the RIX Cargo City terminal, and an Airport Business Park. As a vital part of Latvia’s critical transport infrastructure and national economic growth driver RIX is building a strategy on openness, transparency, and sustainability.

Piller was contracted for the delivery of a UBTD+ 1000 kW Diesel UPS unit and 1x UBTD+ 560 kW Diesel UPS unit plus accessories (Exhaust silencer, front mounted radiator, starter batteries, day tank, Diesel control batteries.

The UBTD+ 1000kW was delivered at the end of 2021 to site for installation and commissioning over a twoweek period with the 2nd unit scheduled for installation and commissioning during the end of Q2 in 2022.

Success for any uninterruptible power project that involves deployment in a live environment, and which involves multiple stakeholders and operations teams requires a combination of expertise, close collaboration, and trust. Following successful commissioning the equipment was ready to be used in line with clients needs and project schedule.

An airfield does not shut down during a change process. This means all people and companies involved had to work in partnership in order to deliver on the mission being executed in sometimes challenging circumstances – such as working through nights.

Piller worked closely with the RIX engineering team but also with third parties with responsibility for ventilation, fuel, and supply systems. For example, all civil works, underground storage tanks, acoustics were provided locally, as was mechanical and electrical installation.

. To the RIX team it was clear that Piller experts worked on UBTD+ UPS and Powerbridge flywheel technologies over decades. The co-ordination between those involved setting up the DRUPs unit saw Piller technicians work and educate local RIX personnel on

technical aspects of the unit operation. This provided the local team, who were unfamiliar with integrated DRUPS and flywheel back up, with confidence.

Working to tight time constraints the system was implemented, commissioned, and tested with no interruptions to any flights. Piller continues to provide support to the RIX engineering team with the time, energy, and technical knowledge on the UBTD+ units and Powerbridge flywheel technology. “They always pick up the phone,” says Ģirts Pelīte, Head of the Electrotechnical Team at RIX.

From the outset the team worked closely with RIX to provide assurances about the technology, commitment, and engagement they could expect from Piller to ensure that all objectives were met. Both RIX and Piller understood that project success required building a long-term partnership that would extend to ongoing maintenance and continued engagement that would guarantee a sound investment for the airport.

Pelite concludes: “We see it as a long-term partnership which will expand in the future. The ultimate benefit that RIX has gained from the project and its choice of solution is the technical reliability of the units on site. Achieving the lowest possible risk of failure of systems is exactly

what is needed for us.”

The airport operator says it is committed to the development of safe and sustainable infrastructure that meets future demands. Riga Airport is a participant in the Sustainability Index of the Institute for Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility. In 2019, the Sustainability Index awarded RIX a Platinum sustainability rating, the highest available.

To continue to operate efficiently and meet its future targets while best serving its airline customers, RIX must ensure safe landings, and keep aircraft moving safely and smoothly once on the ground. The site’s lighting systems require 100% uptime. Therefore, any changes to the power back up infrastructure on which AGL operating airport.The team at RIX recognise that power in frastructure decisions are long term.

As early as 2018 RIX identified a load issue related to power generation and AGL energy consumption. Left unaddressed this could potentially have resulted in overdemand on the available power of the existing UPS and back-up infrastructure.

Thanks to Piller and its integrated DRUPS solution with flywheel energy storage, the potential issues at RIX have all been overcome.

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Uniblock UPS with integrated Powerbridge Flywheel Energy Storage Back Up Technology is helping aircraft land safely and keep moving smoothly on the ground at Latvia’s international airport.

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A NEW MDK GENERATOR NOW POWERS THE ‘FIRE ISLAND MAID’ VESSEL, NEW YORK

The newest passenger vessel for Fire Island Ferries, the “Fire Island Maid” is powered by Cummins QSL9’s, with electrical power provided by a Cummins Onan MDK generator.

The vessel operates primarily from Sayville to the fire island pines, taking passengers on an efficient and comfortable journey in Suffolk County, New York, USA.

The new Tier III compliant vehicle ferry designed by Elliott Bay Design Group is a 70-by-23-foot vessel in build at Metal Shark, Alabama. Featuring a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, a hydraulically operated bow ramp and reinforced deck support for fully loaded concrete trucks and general cargo.

The Cummins QSL9 engines combine high strength with a compact footprint for one of the best power-toweight ratios in its class, with minimal impact on the cooling package.

The engine and exhaust system are totally integrated for optimized fuel economy above the five percent achieved with Tier 4 Interim engines, achieving near-zero emissions simultaneously.

The single, higher-capacity Electronic Control Module (ECM) provides seamless integration of all components to optimize engine performance, controlling everything from air intake to exhaust aftertreatment.

Cummins Xtra-High Pressure Injection (XPI) fuel system provides more efficiency for the 400-hp heavy-duty output of the QSL 9-liter engine, increasing power output and lowering fuel consumption while reducing noise and engine vibration.

Equipped with electronic controls, Cummins Fleetguard fuel filters feature nanotechnology-based media, removing 98.7 %of all particles.

Fleetguard fuel filters are said to deliver the best-in-class performance using proprietary StrataPore or NanoNet media which remove harmful contaminants.

Each gradient media layer offers unique properties that tailors performance based on specific applications requirements. Use of Fleetguard diesel and natural gas fuel filters ensures optimal fuel system protection per demanding OEM specifications.

The EcoFit Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) achieves near-zero emissions with fully passive, flow-through operation, beneficial for spaceconstrained installations.

Acoustic shields provide a sound proof enclosure minimising noise, and an optimised mounting system reduces vibration.

The Cummins Onan single phase 17.5 KW marine generator with 1500 rpm motor is super-silent, built with a Cummins 4-stroke diesel-powered

engine.

Ideal for limited space installation, the compact alternator is 4-pole with insulation class H and AVR voltage regulator.

The QD (Quiet Diesel) series digital models are the first marine generators with self-monitoring and network communication capabilities.

Optional digital displays offer user-friendly diagnostics with detailed engine and alternator information, self-diagnostic functions and text displays.

According to Cummins, ‘Fire Island Maid’ is easily serviceable in New York, but no matter where a workboat operates, it can take advantage of the Cummins parts and service network.

It is one of the world’s largest with over 6.600 Cummins distributor and dealer locations. Each authorised location maintains a full inventory of genuine Cummins new and ReCon® parts. It has been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (60 Hz models only).

www.cummins.com

THE LINE PROJECT IN SAUDI AREA WILL REQUIRE SIX POWER PLANTS TO GENERATE 2.5 GIGAWATTS

Saudi Arabia is known for its skyscrapers and architecture, but none of its previous projects have been as ambitious as The Line, a city of the future presented by Crown Prince and Chairman of NEOM Mohammed bin Salman.

The Line is a walled city just 200 metres wide but 170 km long, which will be located at an altitude of 500 metres above sea level.

The city is designed for 9 million inhabitants and is being built on an area of 34 square kilometres. It will be the first city in the world to be powered entirely by renewable energy, including wind, solar and hydrogen power. Residents of The Line will live in interconnected societies run by artificial intelligence designed to coexist with nature.

Saudi Arabia has recently broken ground on The Line mega project at Neom, confirm news reports. The Line, based in the kingdom’s north-west Tabuk province, will have a mirrored facade.

It is just one of a series of projects which makes up the $500 billion Neom project, a futuristic city with a mixeduse development, containing spaces for work, play and living. As of November 2022 excavators can already be seen digging a wide linear trench in the desert at the proposed site.

According to the architects, the small width of the city will reduce the area of infrastructure and create un precedented efficiency of city functions. Residents will have access to all important facilities within a 5-minute walk. A trip from one end of the city to the other by high-speed rail will take only 20 minutes.

The Line will not have traditional highways and vehicle infrastructure, says the designers. Enclosed by glass panels on two sides, the city will have its own climate all year round to ensure that residents can enjoy the surrounding nature while hiking.

The project is being developed by a team of worldrenowned architects and engineers led by NEOM to develop this revolutionary concept for the city of the future.

London, with a comparable population of around 8 million, uses electrical power at an average rate equivalent to the output of around five nuclear power stations.

Dubai, where temperatures regularly reach over 40°C, is home to 3.086 million power-hungry people. They consume it at a rate equivalent to the output of four nuclear power stations – while having barely onequarter the population of London. New York city (19.5 million inhabitants) - by way of comparison - uses 5 gigawatts of power annually.

The Line will have access to 100% clean energy at scale, reports NEOM, with access to unrivalled wind and solar resources, through the world’s largest hydrogen plant, the site ‘will incubate and accelerate renewable solutions’, claims the website.

Saudi Arabia is currently enhancing the capacity of its power sector (electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and smart grid) to meet increasing demand efficiently from residential and commercial consumers for electricity, and to sup port the diversification of its domestic energy mix.

Saudi Arabia aspires to replace the petroleum currently used to generate 42% of the country’s 110-gigawatt daily electricity needs with a mix of 50% natural gas and 50% renewable energy by 2030.

The Ministry of Energy’s spending on power and renewable energy projects is expected to reach $293 billion by 2030.

Additionally, in December 2021 Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister announced the country’s plan to spend $38 billion in energy distribution by 2030.

In March 2022, Saudi Arabia created the Saudi Nuclear Energy Holding Company to spearhead the country’s nuclear ambitions including developing further facilities within the nuclear industry.

To reduce oil consumption in the generation of power, Saudi Arabia plans to upgrade its entire power generation, distribution, and trans mission sector.

In addition, Saudi Arabia has pledged to develop over 58 GW of solar and wind power, and it will phase out all power stations which use petroleum and diesel.

Saudi Arabia will almost double its power generation capacity from 82 GW in 2018 to 160 GW by 2040.

To achieve this goal, the govern ment will invest approximately $5 billion in generation and $4 billion in distribution and transmission annually.

To achieve its renewable energy goals, the Ministry of Energy’s NREP and REPDO continue to rollout new initiatives – including the goal of privatising all electricity generation by 2025. These newly-privatised power generation companies will require substantial investment to increase efficiency, meet environmental standards, and replace ageing power plants.

The Ministry of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Program aims to substantially increase the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix, targeting the generation of 27.3 GW of renewable energy from the previous 9.5GW target.

www.neom.com

FLEXIBLE ENERGY CONSUMERS TO BE PAID MORE

National Grid ESO has increased the amount of money being offered to households and businesses to reduce their non-essential energy demand to help balance the grid over the winter period

The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) notes this increased financial incentive is essential if the Na tional Grid ESO’s (Electricity System Op erator) Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) is to succeed in allowing the ESO to access additional flexibility when national energy demand peaks on cold winter days.

The service, expected to prove a critical tool in the ESO’s arsenal to prevent black outs, will pay households to voluntarily reduce their energy usage at specified times, boosting the country’s energy security by ensuring demand never out strips supply, such as in a situation where the UK is unable to import enough energy from the continent.

The ADE, which helped design the DFS alongside National Grid and industry, has previously called for the amount of money on offer to be increased to drive public involvement in the trial period of the scheme, which is set to launch on the 1st of November and will run for five months.

Sarah Honan, Flexibility Policy Manager at the ADE, said: “The DFS will allow households to take back control of their electricity usage to safeguard the fate of the grid, and be rightly rewarded for doing so. The launch of the service will be a hugely positive development, one that is absolutely critical if the UK is to avoid blackouts and grid interruptions over the course of what is sure to be a difficult winter period.

“Alongside industry, we said the ESO needs to put more money into this and they have listened. It is only right that households will be paid for providing this essential service to maintain the security of electricity supply, and at the ADE, we are happy to hear that the amount being offered has been increased.”

ACE WELCOMES NEW CLC STRATEGY

Welcoming the new strategy from the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), ACE CEO Stephen Marcos Jones said: “Over the last few years the Con struction Leadership Council (CLC) has played an important role in bringing the industry together in the face of some of the most challenging circumstances ever faced.

“We’re pleased to support the new strategy which will help the CLC approach the new challenges we now collectively face. This includes reaching our Net Zero and biodiver sity goals, the next generation de livery, building safety and in people and skills.

“ACE’s three year Blueprint, which we recently published, outlines our own complementary approach to this changing environment. We are looking forward to working collabo ratively with the CLC for the greater good of the sector.”

ACE NorthWest MeetingNovember 25th 2022

The North West group’s committee meetings brings together members from across the region and occur bi-monthly.

They also present an opportunity to hear from industry peers and share best-practice. Attendance is a great way to keep abreast of technical changes, the local policy environment and the consulting and engineering landscape.

Pre-pandemic, meetings took place at members’ offices in Manchester or Liverpool, and have recently taken place remotely.

They provide a platform for local engagement and discussion, ensuring that the specific needs, requirements and interests of member firms in the north west are represented to ACE and provide a platform for meaningful engage ment with local stakeholders.

IPowerE’s Operational

Report - new submissions welcomed

The IPowerE Annual Operational Report is an important report and a unique compilation of data of value to the Power Industry worldwide, including owners, operators, financial bodies, manufacturers and consulting engineers. The report is made available to all Contributing Power Owners/ Operators and all IPowerE members.

Our objective is to encourage the sharing of information within the power industry for improved availability, reliability and safety of op erations in the industry as a whole. Contributors provide data for the report covering engines and all forms of generating plant including recipro cating engines, gas turbines, combined cycle plants, conventional steam plant, hydro plants and renewables including solar, wind, and hydro plants. The IPowerE Operational Report has an international reputation as a definitive docu ment providing an independent comparison and analysis of power plant performance. It is valued by industry consultants, developers and opera tors alike in the pursuit of excellence in terms of plant performance and optimisation.

On behalf of the working group we are now pleased to invite you to submit a return for the 2022 Operational Report. The IPowerE Opera tional Report provides analysis, guidance and benchmark performance indices to users of reciprocating engines, gas turbine plant and combined cycle, Solar, Wind and Hydro power plants worldwide as well as all forms of power generation.

Please visit the website and download the guidance notes and forms. Returns may be sent in at any time. The guidance notes and return forms together with a sample return are available to down load from the IPowerE website: http://ipowere.org/operational_report.html

The Institution of Power Engineers (formerly IDGTE) is delighted to have successfully issued the 2021 Operational Report. On behalf of the working group we are now pleased to invite you to submit a return for the 2022 Operational Re port. All past contributors and new contributors are invited to send in returns for reciprocating engines, gas turbines, combined cycle power plants, renewable energy and energy storage fa cilities for any twelve month period during 20212022. The IPowerE Operational Report provides analysis, guidance and benchmark performance indices to users of reciprocating engines, gas turbine plant and combined cycle power plants worldwide as well as all forms of power generation.

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE - NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

Nominations are now open for the AMPS Awards for Excellence. We are returning to last year’s venue, the Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster, and have some exciting new categories for this years awards.

Bookings for the event will be opening soon, and we will be contacting all members with details on how to reserve your place.

This year’s award categories are:

1. Apprentice of the Year

This award seeks to celebrate the exceptional contribution made by an apprentice to the workplace, their success and commitment. Judges want to see evidence of how the apprentice is meeting these success criteria.

2. Engineer of the Year

This award seeks to celebrate the exceptional contribution made by an engineer to the workplace, their success and commitment.

3.

Health & Safety Award

This award has been developed to recognise progress in improving the occupational health and safety culture of the workplace by introducing new or developing existing initiatives.

This could include initiatives that tackle work-related illhealth, especially occupational stress, work-related musculoskeletal disorders and occupational lung disease. Other initiatives include promoting broader ownership of health and safety, simplifying risk management, anticipating and tackling new health and safety challenges, and promoting the benefits of an effective health and safety strategy.

Examples include (but are not limited to):

•Implemented programmes looking at occupational stress, work-related musculoskeletal disorders or occupational lung disease

•Implemented programmes to improve employee safety including the reduction of accident rates

•Implemented a programme to reduce sickness absence

•Improved understanding of compliance through an educational programme

4. Contribution to Skills & Training Award

Awarded for outstanding contribution when promoting skills and training. This award is to recognise companies who provide an excellent level of training for their em ployees, pushing them to further their skills and improve their knowledge.

This award can also recognise companies who promote our industry and encourage the uptake of engineering and manufacturing careers. This could be achieved by developing programmes for community engage ment, collaborating with local schools, or implementing schemes to recruit and encourage young talent.

5. Innovation & Technology Award

Awarded for development of an innovative product.

This award can also recognise companies who promote our industry and encourage the uptake of engineering and manufacturing careers. This could be achieved by developing programmes for community engagement, collaborating with local schools, or implementing schemes to recruit and encourage young talent.

5. Innovation & Technology Award

Awarded for development of an innovative product, process, service, or innovative way of working. Entrants must be able to demonstrate the devel opment within the last 18 months of an innovative product, process, service, or way of working.

The entry must include a clear written description of the development and its background, including details of the benefits obtained.

The panel is looking for evidence of the following: Commercial relevance of the development and actual or projected commercial success, benefit of the development to the business or customer, how the idea was imple mented within your business and the impact the idea has made upon your business.

6. Environmental Contribution of the Year

This award aims to celebrate the product, system or service which has done the most to reduce environmental impacts and has played a major role in promoting sustainability.

Nominations for this category should be for products, systems or services that tackle emissions, provide energy savings, or reduce environmental noise.

7. Supplier of the Year

The judges are looking for an exceptional supplier, who has consistently demonstrated commitment to customer service and satisfaction, acted responsibly, and achieved market success.

8. Manufacturer of the Year

For this award we are looking for excellence in manufacturing, whether that’s due to outstanding reliability, exceptional quality control, or innovative techniques. Our judges are looking to celebrate the company that has done the most to standout for the right reasons.

9. Exporter of the Year

This award celebrates the company that has done the most for exporting products and expanding their market.

10. Project of the Year

The judges are looking for details of a project, whether that’s a physical in stallation, nonphysical solution, or similar that has completed in the last year, and which demonstrates great teamwork and/or an innovative solution and/ or overcoming a major difficulty.

11. AMPS Member Company of the Year

More than just a great employer or successful business, the winner of this award will demonstrate stand-out success whether that’s in overcoming business challenges, developing new brands or markets, or outstanding sus tained growth. The Judges are looking for evidence of corporate excellence.

To nominate a company or individual for an award, please fill out our awards nomination form available on https://i.emlfiles4.com/cmp doc/0/4/9/1/5/files/960628_amps-awards-of-excellence-2022---nominationform

Please return the completed form to richard.teasdale@amps.org.uk Judges - There are five judges this year, they are: AMPS Vice President, Richard Teasdale, AMPS Technical Secretary, Bernard Gospel, Richard Mead ows AMPS Honorary Member, Chris Whitworth, AMPS Technical Committee Honorary Member, Stan Archer.

INNIO

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/ m3N. Dry exhaust gas; based on 5% O2. For en gines with 1,200 rpm please contact GE Energy’s Jenbacher product team.

TAD1242GE 352 409

TAD1640GE 393 462

TAD1641GE 433 509

TAD1642GE 485 570

R Schmitt Enertec GmbH

56743 Mendig, Germany T +49 2652 9351810

F +49 2652 9351822

info@rschmitt-enertec.com www.rschmitt-enertec.com

Manufacturer of gas driven engines,generator sets and cogeneration systems in the range from 100 - 500 kW.

RSE Engines for natural gas and biogas

Model fuel Freq. Electric output

M06-G/B T0D41 g 50 140 kW

M06-G/B TID41 g 50 200 kW M06-G/B T2D41 g 50 250 kW M08-G/B TID41 g 50 260 kW

M08-G/B T2D41 g 50 333 kW

M12-G/B TID41 g 50 400 kW M12-G/B T2D41 g 50 500 kW M06-G/B T0D41 g 60 150 kW M06-G/B TID41 g 60 210 kW M06-G/B T2D41 g 60 250 kW M08-G/B TID41 g 60 280 kW

M08-G/B T2D41 g 60 333 kW

M12-G/B TID41 g 60 420 kW

M12-G/B T2D41 g 60 500 kW

RSE engines for LPG M06-PT0D41 g 50 115 kW M06-PTID41 g 50 173 kW M06-PT2D41 g 50 205 kW M08-PTID41 g 50 233 kW M08-PT2D41 g 50 260 kW M12-PTID41 g 50 350 kW M12-PT2D41 g 50 450 kW M06-PT0D41 g 60 130 kW M06-PTID41 g 60 173 kW M06-PT2D41 g 60 205 kW M08-PTID41 g 60 233 kW M08-PT2D41 g 60 260 kW

M12-PTID41 g 60 350kW M12-PT2D41 g 60 450 kW

Perkins Engines Company Limited

Peterborough PE1 5FQ

Contact name:- Simon Gray Tel: +44 (0) 1733 583000

Email: gray_simon_j@perkins.com

Perkins is one of the world’s leading suppliers of off-highway diesel and gas engines, offering dependable cost-effective power up to 2500 kVA in dieselor 1000 kWE prime in gas.

RSE engines for Woodgas M06-HT2D41 g 50 122 kW M08-HT2D41 g 50 166 kW M12-HT2D41 g 50 250 kW M06-HT2D41 g 60 140 kW M08-HT2D41 g 60 180 kW M12-HT2D41 g 60 275 kW

NOTES

SCANIA ENGINES

SE-151 87 Sodertalje Sweden

Tel +468553 81000 Fax +468553 898 12

E-mail engines@scania.com Web www.scania.com

UK Contact – Mark Swindell

Scania GB Ltd

Tel +44 1908 329386

E-mail mark.swindell@scania.com

Diesel & Gas engines for power generation

Prime power 250kVA to 700kVA Stand by power 250kVA to 770kVA

Engine range prime power 50hz & 60hz at (70% mean load factor)

Scania produce diesel and gas powered engines for various Industrial and Marine applications, superior quality and reliability, offering excep tionally low fuel consumption.

All models are available to meet current emis sions requirements, Scania engines are now available to meet both Tier 4F and EU Stage V.

Alternative fuels

Many of our engines can also operate on Bio-diesel conforming to EN14214 and HVO conforming to EN159540

Volvo Penta 405 08 Gothenburg, Sweden Tel +46 31 235460

Model Spec RPM kWm kVA

TAD530GE Diesel 15002) 75 85

TAD531GE Diesel 15002) 88 100

TAD532GE Diesel 15002) 113 130

TAD550GE1) Diesel 15002) 76 86

TAD551GE1) Diesel 15002) 89 101

TAD730GE Diesel 15002) 113 130

TAD731GE Diesel 15002) 132 152

TAD732GE Diesel 15002) 162 186

TAD733GE Diesel 15002) 175 201

TAD734GE Diesel 15002) 213 245

TAD750GE1) Diesel 15002) 114 131

TAD751GE1) Diesel 15002) 13 152

TAD752GE1) Diesel 15002) 158 182

TAD753GE1) Diesel 15002) 173 199

TAD754GE1) Diesel 15002) 217 250

TAD940GE Diesel 15002) 241 277

TAD941GE Diesel 15002) 280 326

TAD1341GE Diesel 15002) 271 315

TAD1342GE Diesel 15002) 303 352

TAD1343GE Diesel 15002) 325 378

TAD1344GE Diesel 15002) 354 412

TAD1345GE Diesel 15002) 388 451

TAD1351GE1) Diesel 15002) 279 324

TAD1352GE1) Diesel 15002) 314 365

TAD1354GE1) Diesel 15002) 328 381

TAD1355GE1) Diesel 15002) 355 413

TAD1640GE Diesel 15002) 392 461

TAD1641GE Diesel 15002) 430 505

TAD1642GE Diesel 15002) 503 591

TWD1643GE Diesel 15002) 536 630

TAD1650GE1) Diesel 15002) 393 462

TAD1651GE1) Diesel 15002) 430 505

Engines are also available for1800rpm/60Hz

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