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DIESEL ENGINES
NEW EURO 7 DIESEL ENGINE UNVEILED - A PRACTICAL ROUTE TO EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Cummins has unveiled a new Euro 7 diesel engine which reflects its Destination Zero corporate strategy. “We have to act now,” explains Jennifer Rumsey, Cummins president and CEO. “Carbon once emitted to the atmosphere can’t be taken back and we can make the greatest impact by focusing on a dual path approach. Our estimated impact of doing just that is an additional 1.4 gigatons of cumulative carbon reduction – the equivalent of removing all trucks from the road for three years.” Cummins said it will continue to advance its current internal combustion engine technology with further advancements in efficiency, as well as compatibility with cleaner fuels like hydrogen, biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The company has also made it clear it will continue to innovate zero-emissions solutions like hydrogen fuel cell and battery technology. “We power some of the world’s most demanding and economically vital applications,” reports Rumsey. “There is no single technology that will work for all of our customers. We must advance solutions in a way that secures a sustainable future for the industries that keep the world running. That’s why we have developed a company with the broadest range of ultra-low and zero-emission technologies dedicated to commercial industry.” In effect, Cummins’ next-generation advanced diesel platform, the X10, embodies a practical route to emissions reduction and decarbonisation for applications which cannot be easily switched to alternative power solutions. The X10 is an ultralow emissions, 10-litre diesel engine. Designed to meet the Euro 7 emissions regulations, the engine is expected to be available in ratings from 235 to 331 kW (320 to 450 hp) with torque ratings up to 2300 Nm (1696 lb. ft.). In a further development, at the IAA Transportation show, the world’s largest mobility show held in Hannover, Germany, Cummins last month showcased its fourth-generation hydrogen fuel cell engine. Designed to meet the duty-cycle performance the fuel cell technology is available in 135 kW single and 270 kW dual modules. Scania in Europe and Daimler have each announced collaborations with Cummins to develop and integrate these next-generation fuel cell engines. The systems use fourth-generation variable pressure technology to provide higher power density, power nodes and and operating temperatures for easier system integration. They also have strong operating cycle efficiency and durability for a lower total cost of ownership. “We know our customers have diverse needs and complicated duty cycles to support, which is why we focus on continued innovation and improvement,” said Amy Adams, Vice President of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies at Cummins. Visitors at IAA also a drivetrain assembled with a newly introduced Cummins lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack, Meritor’s 17xe ePowertrain and Meritor’s Power Control and Accessory System (PCAS). Cummins recently added the ePowertain and PCAS solutions to its portfolio through its acquisition of Meritor. The ePowertrain leverages market-leading technologies in the axle, motor and inverter, delivering performance, efficiency and packaging advantages at a competitive cost. Additionally, the PCAS provides power where needed and control of necessary sub-systems while reducing packaging size and simplifying integration. Cummins is adding an LFP battery to its line of lithium-ion battery products. The LFP solution gives customers access to faster charging and longer-life batteries. By using a multi-chemistry strategy, Cummins is positioned to expand its manufacturing capacity further and diversify its supply chain, providing customers with more cost-effective electrification solutions. “We are giving customers options to enable them to adapt to a zero-emissions future faster,” said Brian Wilson, General Manager of Electrified Components at Cummins. “With the recent acquisition of Meritor and our new multi-chemistry approach, we will be able to tailor our solutions and offer a one-stop-shop for customers’ powertrain needs.” Cummins’ portfolio includes four batteries, each of which targets a different duty cycle and use case and complement each other. In addition to the LFP option, this includes three nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries – the BP95E, BP74E and BP30E.
www.cummins.com
ADE: FLEXIBLE ENERGY CONSUMERS TO BE PAID MORE – AND RIGHTLY SO!
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 National Grid ESO’s (Electricity System Operator) 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 blackouts, will pay households to voluntarily reduce their energy usage at specified times, boosting the country’s energy security by ensuring demand never outstrips 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.”
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 Construction 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 biodiversity goals, the next generation delivery, 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 collaboratively with the CLC for the greater good of the sector.”
Establishing investment zones in the UK
Stephen Marcos Jones further comments: “We have called for an assured programme of projects from the public sector to drive growth and support jobs across the UK. “This is why we were pleased to see positive steps announced last month on expediating 100 infrastructure projects and the establishment of new investment zones. “While we await more detail of how the planning process will be simplified for significant infrastructure projects in forthcoming legislation, the announcement that 100 projects have been earmarked for construction to start by the end of 2023 will be welcomed by our members and the wider industry.”
11th International Power Conference
Power Technologies for the Energy Transition
Monday 07 November - Workshop Tuesday 08 November to 09 November - Conference Tuesday 08 November - Conference Dinner VENUE: MeetPoint Midlands, Kegworth, Derby, DE74 2DA This Conference - Power Technologies for the Energy Transition - builds on the established and acclaimed international IDGTE biennial Gas Turbine conference events first held 21 years ago. This IPowerE conference offers a unique opportunity to hear and discuss the latest developments relating to conventional technologies and innovative solutions set in the context of operation, development, and project execution CPD - Attending will not only give you access to industry leaders, it will also make a notable addition to your CPD. Monday afternoon’s workshop will be an interactive session led by industry professionals, including the Carbon Capture and Storage Association and AECOM, that will explore the update of the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness (CCR) regulations which will ultimately be transformed into two ‘legs’ of either demonstrating carbon capture or hydrogen readiness. Please register your details using the link - https://ipowere.org/2022powerconference.html
Keynote Address: -A Net Zero Grid - Requirement and Challenges - National Grid
Papers to be Presented:
- Novel Testing Methods of a Full Hydrogen Combustor - Thomassen Energy -Realising a Hydrogen Society - Mitsubishi -Battery Energy Storage: How Much is there in GB and What is it Doing? - Modo Energy -Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Supporting the Journey to Net Zero - Clarke Energy -Water Electrolysers as Commodities for Decentralized Hydrogen Production - Plug Power -Synchronous Condensers with Flywheel for Supporting Power Grid Inertia: - Achievements and Experience After First Year of Commercial Operation - Ansaldo - Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Developments in the Power Sector - AECOM -Heat Recovery from Hydrogen Production - Ramboll -Offshore Wind – Haliade-X - GE Renewables -Hinkley Point C: Helping Britain Achieve Net Zero - EDF -The Value of Flexible Fuel Mixing in Hydrogen-Fuelled Gas Turbines – a Techno-Economic Study - Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) -Carrington - the 50 MW/300 MWh Renewable Energy Power Station - Highview Power -Hynet North West - Unlocking a Low Carbon Future - Vertex
DON’T MISS THE AMPS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE - NOMINATIONS
ARE STILL OPEN There are only 40 tickets left for the Awards Night.
Black Tie Event - December 8th, 2022 Park Plaza Hotel, London
Nominations are still 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 employees, 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 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 development 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 implemented 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 installation, 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 sustained 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/cmpdoc/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 Meadows AMPS Honorary Member, Chris Whitworth, AMPS Technical Committee Honorary Member, Stan Archer.
NEW BATTERY SOFTWARE HAS AI
Flash Battery has developed a new product called Flash Data Center 4.0. which is designed to be integrated into a virtual environment with Containerized Architecture, harnessing the power of latest-generation artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to ensure the interconnection of the over 15 000 Flash Battery systems currently operating in 54 countries across the world. The system learns from the analysed data and improves battery performance. This gives customers the opportunity to perform advanced analyses of the big data coming from their battery systems in real time. In addition a new graphic interface is designed to offer a simpler and even more intuitive and interactive navigation experience. Company CEO Marco Righi comments: “Flash Data Center analyses every parameter having to do with the battery’s operation, the most important of which is the battery’s State of Health (SOH), to get an accurate picture of the condition of every single battery out there in the market. Other parameters taken into account include voltage, current, temperature, and analysis of charge/discharge times, standing watch over the peaks and lows reached during these activities.” Righi reports that this solution offers some advantage: allowing users to know ahead of time where and how to act to extend a battery’s life cycle or improve its performance. “Ever since 2012, we have produced batteries for many very different contexts and which have been subject to an ample mix of stresses. For example, in the automated logistics sector, where AGVs and LGVs operate non-stop 24 hours a day in industrial plants with a temperature range of -30 to +45°C.” www.flashbattery.tech
NEW HYDROGEN ENGINES UNVEILED BY SWISS MANUFACTURER
Two hydrogen engine prototypes featuring radically new injection technologies have been unveiled by Liebherr Component Technologies AG, the Liebherr Group’s components division in Switzerland.
One prototype employs direct injection (DI), which injects hydrogen directly into the combustion chamber, with the second incorporating port fuel injection (PFI), in which hydrogen is blown into the air intake port.
Hydrogen-based powertrains are an important part of Liebherr’s open technology approach to alternative drive concepts, the company said, noting its component product segment has made significant investments in hydrogen engine development and test facilities. Liebherr points out that prototype engines have been in testing since 2020, and have shown encouraging results in terms of performance and emissions on test benches and in the field with both PFI and DI technologies assessed as part of the process.
Prototype machines equipped with the engines have been in operation since 2021, with the first machine running with a 100% hydrogenfuelled internal combustion engine (ICE) - the Liebherr R 9XX H2.
www.liebherr.com
ELECTROLYZER PRODUCTION TO BEGIN
Cummins Inc. has announced that it will begin manufacturing electrolyzers in the United States.
Production will take place at the company’s Cummins Power Systems facilities in Fridley, Minn., starting at 500 MW of manufacturing capacity annually, scalable to 1 GW in the future. Cummins announced it will begin manufacturing electrolyzers at its Fridley, Minn., facilities. (Photo: Cummins) Alexey Ustinov, vice president of Electrolyzers at Cummins, comments: “Expanding Cummins’ electrolyzer manufacturing footprint to the United States is a milestone not only for our company but an important step in advancing global decarbonisation efforts. “This is a reflection of increasing government support through the Inflation Reduction Act, Hydrogen Hubs and a blossoming hydrogen economy in the states. “Cummins’ ability to leverage our manufacturing, engineering and sourcing knowledge to build capacity will help us meet increased customer demand and continue to accelerate the clean energy transition.” Cummins plans to dedicate 89,000 sq. ft. of its existing Fridley facility to electrolyzer production. Initially, the facility will manufacture its HyLyzer 500 and HyLyzer 5000 proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, with the potential to manufacture other electrolyzer products in the future. This range of products can accommodate power needs from 1.25 MW to more than 200 MW for both small- and large-scale hydrogen generation projects. An electrolyzer separates water into oxygen and hydrogen. When the electrolyzer system is operated using renewable electricity – such as solar, wind or hydropower – the hydrogen it produces is “green” and carbon free. This green hydrogen can be stored as a compressed gas or a liquid and used as an energy-dense, clean power source to help decarbonise a variety of hard-to-abate sectors, such as heavy-duty transportation and industrial processes.
www.cummins.com
THE ECO40 C -NEW FEATURES OF THE ALTERNATOR
Mecc Alte’s C-Type Series of alternators is said to represent a completely new approach to design, both inside and out - one which brings various advances and benefits to both customers and end users.
The ECO40C series is CSA 22.2 certified by means of the cULus, on the top of the UL 1004 certification. The cULus does include, as per existing rules, UL and CSA marking The main innovations of the ECO40C series is a new PMG system, retrofittable at any time on option. The new PMG system is called PMG2C: assembly time has been vastly reduced compared to the previous PMG3 model, says the company. Parallel device PD500 available as optional with the drooping kit. There is a new design of the terminal box with new AVR access and with improved air cooling, easier to connect power cable from users. There is also a new design of the terminal board with reduced length and fast-link reconnection. A new foot (same flange to foot distance of the previous B type) makes the product mechanically interchangeable.
www.meccalte.com
ECO40B ECO40C
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 engines with 1,200 rpm please contact GE Energy’s Jenbacher product team.
TAD1242GE 352 409 TAD1640GE 393 462 TAD1641GE 433 509 TAD1642GE 485 570
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.
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 exceptionally low fuel consumption. All models are available to meet current emissions 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 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 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
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
Perkins® 5008
Perkins® 5012
Optimised electric power generation has arrived
The new Perkins® 5000 Series engines are designed to optimise electric power delivery for prime and standby applications. With a power potential ranging from 750 to 2500 kVA, the 5000 Series is capable of reliable all-day performance, and its reconfigured turbochargers help backup power achieve full recovery after first load step within 13 seconds. It’s comprehensive electric power that’s future proofed for global emission standards, whilst still lowering your total cost of ownership through optimised fuel consumption and extended service intervals. The 5000 Series achieves it all in a compact footprint that maximises its power density wherever it’s deployed around the world.
