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October 3rd’s free-to-

enter Combined Heat &Power (CHP) and ‘Green’Renewable Energy industryConference & Exhibitionrepresents the culmination ofa whole year’s worth ofwork, research and industryreports.

This event is being held atPrince Philip House, London -home of the Royal Academyof Engineering - on October3rd, 2013. The venue isaccessible via an easy walkfrom 3 Tube Stations -Picadilly Circus, CharingCross and The Embankment.For more information onwhat’s being featured, pleasesee inside. [see pages 2 & 3inside].

A truly impressive and

ful series of Conferences atPrince Philip House will serveas a platform for around 30key speakers who have beenspecially handpicked fromevery sector of the Europeanenergy industry.

He continues: “They canoffer information you won’tfind anywhere else. These aretop professionals who haveaccrued key information.

Concludes Andrews: “Infact, you could say - ourspeakers are here so youdon’t have to read the booksor reports. They are able tooffer crucial insights into theenergy issues affecting theCHP and Renewables worldtoday.

The May 2013 CHP &Green Renewable EnergyConference proved a majorsuccess, attracting 200+visitors, delegates, speakersand exhibitors. With around40 speakers from 9 nations, itwas a key event for London’senergy professionals andselected exhibitors/OEMs.

commanding structure basedin the elegant surroundings ofCarlton Square, Westminster,Prince Philip House overlooksSt James’s Park & The Mall.On October 3rd it will serve asthe location for the last of the2013 series of GMP’sExhibitions. The ConferenceOrganiser, Dave Andrews,comments: “This final event ofthe year in the highly success-

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Thursday, October 3rd, 2013, is a key date for any energy industry diary. The concluding show inthe series the CHP/Renewables Conference and Exhibition will once again be held at PrincePhilip House, London. It is backed by the Claverton Group and sponsored by the chpa. Should your company want to exhibit, nearly all of the stands have already been allocated only 4

stands remain, at a cost of just £1,250 each, reveals GMP. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Don’t miss Autumn 2013’s lastCHP/Renewable Energy

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Prince Philip House - the CHP/Renewables Conference was verywell attended.

Three Conference rooms offering cutting-edge lectureson the CHP/Renewables sectors.

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Other important companiesappearing at the showinclude:* RAMBOLL UK LTD hasextensive experience workingon energy and climate relatedprojects, creating sustainablesocieties and minimisingreliance on fossil fuels.* TURNER EPS is one ofEurope’s largest single sourceproviders of solutions,systems and services forpower generation involvingdiesel and gas engine recipro-cating engines - and more.* CLARKE ENERGYprovidesflexible solutions for gasengine power plants. Itsservices range from thesupply of a gas engine,through to the completeturnkey installation of a gas-fuelled combined heat andpower plant.

* FINNING is the No.1provider for Cat® equipmentfor the UK and Ireland andpart of Finning InternationalInc, the world's largest Catheavy and general equipmentdealer.* CELLCARE is Europe’sleading independent supplierof advanced Battery monitor-ing systems, Battery testequipment, full Batteryconsultancy and on-siteservices.* FIRST ENERGY designs,builds, installs and operatespower plants ranging from 70KW modules to 50MWstations.

From traditional CHP andTrigeneration to distributed‘peaking’ plant, national gridreserve and advanced bio-fuel generation, First Energysays it takes a fully indepen-dent approach which offerstruly tailored solutions. to

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12 majormanufacturersexhibiting atthe Roadshow

As well as a team ofinternationally regardedspeakers, the Roadshowwill features a number ofexhibition presentations bythe following companies:* EDINA UK LTD is one of

the key leading Europeanrenewable power &generation companies. Itprovides full internationalcoverage from bases inDublin, Lisburn, Cork andManchester.* GEN C has been workingin the generator serviceindustry for 20 years, with12 years involved directlywith complex powersystems and switchgear.* TURBINE CONTROLS isone of the leading UK-based suppliers & manu-facturers. It specialises inpower engineering servicesand control equipment forall types of rotatingequipment. * DURAPIPE UK is a lead-ing manufacturer of highperformance, thermoplasticpipework systems. * POWER CAPACITORShas been a leading special-ist in power factor correc-tion and associatedequipment since 1973. It isthe sole manufacturer ofTRANSWAVE® Converters(Britain’s Favourite PhaseConverter) for the operationof new 3-phase equipmentwhere only a single phaseelectricity supply isavailable.

* ENER-G providesbusinesses across theglobe with a wide range ofenergy services and sus-tainable technologies tohelp them generate, buyand manage their energy.

Energy &ClimateChange MPspeaks at MayConference One of the key speakersmost appreciated andapplauded at May’s leadingC H P / R e n e w a b l e sConferencein London wasAlan Whitehead MP.

Currently a member ofthe key Commons SelectCommittees on Energy andClimate Change, and onEnvironmental Audit, MrWhitehead is also the Chairof PRASEG, the AssociateParliamentary Renewableand Sustainable EnergyGroup and Co-Chair ofAPSRG, the AssociateParliamentary SustainableResource Group.

GMP’s editor, AidanTurnbull, commented: “MrWhitehead currently chairsthe PLP Energy and alsothe Climate ChangeBackbench Group. Hiscomments on vital nature ofthe UK’s future energydemands, and the need forfurther Grid upgrades werethough-provoking.

He concludes: “AlanWhitehead MP was one ofour most interesting andcharimsatic speakers - outof a team of highly-qualifiedand polished professionals.The attendees at theLondon show certainlyappreciated all he had tosay.” Mr Whithead represents

the PLP on Labour's LivingStandards and onthe Sustainability PolicyCommission.

He is a Fellow of theInstitute of WasteManagement, and memberof the current Board forThe Environment Centre(Southampton) and theCentre for the Third Age(Southampton). He is aVisiting Professor in theFaculty of Media, Arts andSociety at SouthamptonSolent University.

According to Conferenceorganiser, Dave Andrewsof the Claverton Institute,he has already been invitedto participate once again atthe CHP & Renewablesevent in London onOctober 3rd.

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More than 250attendeesexpected at theLondon show

CHP/Renewable Show returnsto a successful venue ‐ Prince

Philip House ‐ on Oct 3rd

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The biogasexperience ‐ a key

energy source?There are around 88 biogasplants currently in the UK, butmost are small-scale and areused to generate electricity orprovide heating for factoriesor farm estates.

Roughly 100 million tonnesof material is produced in theUK each year which could beused to generate biogas, butplants are extremely expen-sive to set up. The October 3rd Conferencein London will consider keyfacilities such as the Prince ofWales’ biogas plant justoutside Poundbury. This isprojected to use around41,000 tonnes of maize, grasssilage and food waste eachyear. Among those sendingwaste to this plant are DorsetCereals and the popularHouse of Dorchesterchocolate factories. Around a fifth of the gas whichis generated onsite will alsobe used to create electricityfor around 500 homes and forthe plant itself, which is beingrun by a consortium called JVEnergen.

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The world's largest offshore wind farm, capable ofgenerating enough electricity for half a million homes, was

officially opened off the UK's south-east coast last month. Prime Minister David Cameron opened the 630-megawatt

London Array project, which was developed by E.ON, DONGEnergy and Abu Dhabi's Masdar and produced its firstelectricity from all its turbines in April 2013.

The £1.5 billion wind farm, built 12 miles offshore, contains175 turbines and solidifies Britain's position at the top of theworld's offshore wind league table. Britain is banking onoffshore wind technology to help it reach legally-bindingtargets to cut carbon emissions. It is aiming to develop 18gigawatts (GW) of power from wind by 2020.

The project will be one of the topics under discussion at theCHP/Renewables Conference & Exhibition on October 3rd.The venue is located at Prince Philip House at 3 Carlton

House Terrace, anhistoric Grade I listedbuilding, overlooking TheMall and St James’s Parkand a short walk fromTrafalgar Square.

Located less than 10minutes’ walk fromCharing Cross station,St. James's Park Tubeand Piccadilly CircusTube, Prince PhilipHouse is at the heart ofCentral London inprestigious St James.

Fracking issuesThe Chief Secretary to theTreasury, Danny Alexander,has revealed details from aBritish Geological Surveyreport which states that UKshale gas reserves aredouble the level previouslythought. However, Britain is unlikelyto proceed with harvestingthese resources for theimmediate future, withenvironmental groups tyingup drilling projects in law-suits, and communitiesuneasy at the prospect offracking. The latest research from

Harvard on America’s shalerevolution claims that outputthere could almost triple,bringing almost incalculableeconomic benefits.

The £1.5bn 630MW LondonArray windfarm is operational

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: To register FOR FREE as a delegate to listen to anyof the lectures during the October 3rd, 2013, CHP, Renewables & Power RoadShow simply go to the official website at www.gmp.uk.com and click on the boxmarked ‘REGISTER FREE’ ‐ it’s as easy as that.

If you wish to reserve a booth/space on the exhibition floor email us on: [email protected]

Stand sizes will be available in units of 3m x 1.5m only, with discounts available totrade associations ‐ or for companies supporting more than one event.

Prince Philip House‐ key London venue

UK Government Energy Bill will be under fireat London’s leading CHP/RenewablesConference on October 3rdOne of the burning issues under consideration at October's Conference is the controversy

surrounding the Government's latest energy policy. As Claverton's Head of EnergyResearch, Dave Andrews, puts it during a recent interview with UK Power News:

"The UK Government's Energy plan involves a combination of subsidising big users toreduce their demand, and to get the power generating companies to bring mothballed gasplants back into service to deal with any spikes in energy consumption.“The fact is - large sections of the UK's coal-fired and nuclear capacity are slated to be closedover the next five years, but the margins are too small and the uncertainties too great to persuadethe power sector to build the necessary replacements. It is widely reckoned that £110bn of newinvestment will be required to put things right,” he explains.

“The establishment of a minimum price for wind farm generation should lead to the constructionof some new capacity, offshore at least. But deep-seated opposition continues to make furtheronshore development almost prohibitive.” He concludes: “In the UK suppliers have extracted a heavy price – at £155 per megawatt hour,it is three times the going rate for electricity generation, falling to only £135 in today’s prices by2018-19. This explodes the myth that a new ‘renewables regime’ would deliver affordableenergy, and indeed a lower price than current arrangements. In fact, this fixes high prices into thesystem for years to come.” Right now the Energy Bill attracts considerable criticism. The private sector is being asked to

finance not a market opportunity but a politically determined goal – decarbonised electricitysupply. The consequent tensions are proving impossible to reconcile. Ministers have admitted arisk of power shortages in the UK within three years had been identified, but have insisted theGovernment will not let that happen. The power industry regulator Ofgem warned last month that the chances of Britain experiencinga blackout had risen sharply and that industrial users could be asked to shut down factories atpeak times. “Things look serious,” concludes Dave Andrews.

IBERDROLA, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has successfullycompleted the expansion of Whitelee wind farm in Scotland, which has become one of the

most iconic in Europe. Located south of Glasgow, before its expansion Whitelee already hadthe largest installed capacity of any wind farm in Europe, and has now increased its capacityfrom 322 MW to 539 MW, thus consolidating itself as one of the largest wind power facilities inthe world.

This rise in capacity has been achieved through the installation of 75 wind turbinesmanufactured by the French company Alstom: 69 ECO 100 wind turbines, each with a capacityof 3 MW and 6 ECO 74 turbines, each with a capacity of 1.67 MW. Annual output at Whiteleewill be equivalent to the electricity consumption of more than 300,000 Scottish households andwill prevent the emission of 840,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.

This facility has become a symbol throughout Scotland of the acceptance of wind power asan engine for progress and job creation. Some 350 IBERDROLA and local suppliers’employees have worked on the expansion of the wind farm and the full-time workforceassigned to operation and maintenance has reached 49 people, making it one of the largest inthe world. A key factor in Whitelee becoming a benchmark wind farm in the UK is the successof the Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre which has been visited by 270,000 people since it wasfirst opened in 2009. Built within the wind farm complex, the centre includes a range ofinteractive displays and exhibitions. A separate learning hub, staffed by Glasgow ScienceCentre experts, caters for school visits.

539 MW comes onlineat Whitelee

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Edina suppliesengines to Oz

Edina is to supply systemsand equipment to meetAustralia’s technical needs indeveloping its AnaerobicDigestion market. As the sole UK and Ireland

distributor of MWM gasengine generation units,Edina is the market-leadingsupplier of power generationequipment to the Waste andAD Industry. “The specific development forbiogas utilisation, proventrack record, and leadingelectrical efficiency of theMWM range made Edina theobvious choice for supply andsupport to the AustralianAD sector,” a companyspokesman told UKPN.

In collaboration with a lead-ing Australian AD developer,Edina is set to despatch thefirst 600kWe containerisedunit imminently and is lookingforward to delivering sixfurther units to Australia laterin 2013.

Edina provides dieselgenerators ranging from10kVA to 25MVA. A plant maycomprise a single set ormultiple set configuration,operating in parallel with theutility or running in islandmode.

Turner Groupbuys Iceni MarineThe Turner Group Main Boardihas announced a deal toacquire Iceni Marine ServicesLimited. The transaction is due to becompleted by early July 2013.A spokesman for Iceni MarineServices said: “We are pleased to announcethe agreement at SeaworkInternational and see theintegration of Iceni MarineServices into the TurnerGroup as an important step tostrengthen our position withinthe Renewable EnergySector.” He concludes: “Together withthe Turner Group's businessexperience and financialbacking Iceni Marine Servicescan continue its plans to growalongside the UK andemerging European Offshorewind industry.”


Help to weed outpot growers,

energy suppliersare asked

Energy suppliers are beingenlisted into Britain's war ondrugs, with new proposalscalling on them to hunt downillegal cannabis farms costinghouseholds £70m a year in ‘stolen’ electricity.

Proposals by Ofgem havesuggested that UK energycompanies could be fined oreven lose their licence if theyfail to investigate cases in theUK. The industry detects 25,000

cases of electricity theft ayear, and estimates it costsconsumers a total of £200mor £7 per household. Ofgem reports that a third of

all stolen electricity is used forcannabis farms across thecountry.

The ‘farms’ use up to 40times more electricity thannormal households, with atypical farm of 500 plantsneeding around 80 lightsswitched on for at least 12hours. Between 2011 & 2012 arounda million cannabis plantswere seized by theauthorities. Police analystsreport that organised crimegangs now see growing thedrug as a low risk, highlyprofitable business.

Powertecniquewins £750k dealUK-based Power specialist,Powertecnique, has beenawarded a £750,000 contractby main M&E contractorsRelabond and consultantsElementa to supply an emer-gency power package to thenew Women’s and Children’sCentre and Retained Estateat North Middlesex UniversityHospital NHS Trust. The new building forms part

of an £50m+ redevelopmentat the hospital, procuredunder the P21+ scheme,which is being delivered byPrincipal supply chain partner(PSCP) Kier. Powertecnique will supplythree fully automated1.25MVA generators to oper-ate in n+1 configuration inparallel with the mains, a60,000 litre fuel tank,silencers and attenuation.

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Distributed energy storage (DES) is set to become a major growth sector according to MoixaTechnology, an EU pioneer of smart direct current (DC) technologies and MASLOW smart

storage systems for powering peak demand.Maintaining electricity supplies during peak demand presents grid operators with severalchallenges aimed at keeping the lights on in the UK.

In a bid to help maintain grid stability, by matching power generation to energy demand, theUK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is currently reviewing UKenergy storage demonstrator proposals in a £17m procurement competition. Moixa hassubmitted a bid to install MASLOW storage technology across 750 homes.

Leading the way in UK energy storage systems, MASLOW is a DES meter attached storagesystem developed by Moixa. The technology helps reduce peak demand and lower energy billsby shifting DC (direct current) loads from lighting, communications and electronic devices, to bat-teries charged during low tariff times, from local renewable sources such as solar PV, or at timesof excess wind supply.

With the continued growth of DC demand, MASLOW has the potential to improve the businesscase and commercial opportunities for deploying grid-scale battery systems, and deliver enduser efficiencies and resilience.

Simon Daniel CEO Moixa commented: “The volatility of solar and wind resources has creatednegative electricity prices and renewable curtailment in parts of Europe. UK distribution networkoperators face similar issues and considerable infrastructure upgrade costs, to reduce voltageissues caused by rising solar PV adoption, which could otherwise lead to local blackouts.”or lost renewable revenue.”

The UK currently has a fifth ofthe electric generator exportmarket globally, marginallyahead of its nearest rivalChina. Diesel or bi-fuel generating-sets are often used as backupor emergency power whenthe mains system fails, or toprovide energy in remoteareas off-grid.

In 2012 the UK generatormarket shipped £1.29bnworth of sets around theworld, with the majority ofthose exports coming fromthe sale of diesel-poweredgenerators, according to theAssociation of Manufacturersof Power generating Systems(AMPS). This is the key tradeassociation which representsthe manufacturers.

The figures are the latestboost to the manufacturingindustry, which has seen amost welcome and “stunning”resurgence, according toeconomists.

Componentry remainsimportant. Overall salesinclude systems such as thefuel supply unit, a constantengine speed regulator(governor) and a generatorvoltage regulator, cooling andexhaust systems, andlubrication systems.

Aggreko’s newLinkTower deal

The lighting tower manufacturer, Italy-based TowerLight S.r.l., has confirmed an initial order for twelve ofits LinkTower lighting sets from the temporary powerrental giant Aggreko.

The LinkTowers will be used for perimeter lighting atAggreko’s power plant project in Mozambique. The powerplant is located on the Mozambique & South African border atRessano Garcia, 90 kilometres north-west of Maputo.

It is powered by natural gas from the Temane gas fields inMozambique and its output is injected into the national grids ofMozambique and South Africa. The power plant beganoperations in 2012, and will continue to supply power until July2014.

Aggreko selected the LinkTower principally because up tofour units can be safely connected together – resulting in a rowof powerful lighting systems all from a single power source,mains or generator, resulting in a wide area can beingproperly illuminated from just one generator.

Commenting on this purchase, Aggreko’s Ray McElhinneytold UKPN: “We have, in the past, installed street type lightingpoles around the perimeter. As we are a temporary powerprovider we were looking for something that we could installquickly and also remove and reuse after we decommissionedour plants.

“Towerlight was chosen as thei LinkTower was exactly whatwe were looking for as most other suppliers could only providea standard lighting tower with a generator installed which wedidn’t require as we have enough generation”.

Aggreko plc is the world's largest temporary powergeneration company and a major supplier of temperature con-trol equipment, with its headquarters located in Glasgow. Ithas a fleet of more than 17,500 power generators and 194service centres in 47 countries and customers in over 100countries..

Gen‐sets ‐ in 2012the UK shipped£1.29bn worth ofequipment

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CHP forGrangemouthForth Energy, a joint venturebetween Forth Ports Ltd andSSE plc, is the developerbehind a CHP project ocatedat the Port of Grangemouth.Fuelled by wood refuse it willgenerate 200 MW of heat and120 MW of power.Extra power will go to the

national grid, while the heatwill be supplied to industrialusers in the surrounding area,which include chemical andoil refining facilities.There is also the potentila forthe plant to involve a districtheating network in theGrangemouth area.The facility will need around

three years to construct, andwill involve at least 12 monthsconsultations involving thecreation of detailed design &engineering, specification. Adate of 2017 is the earliest itcould be operational andgenerating heat and power,says the developer.

According to Forth Energy,around 300 jobs will becreated during the buildstage, followed by a further 70permanent operational jobsbased at the port.


A rapidly growing number ofcompanies are now set onindependently generatingrenewable energy each year,says a new report bySmartestEnergy.

Businesses with projectsboasting at least 50kW ofcapacity increased by 24% to2,011 last year.

These commercial scaleprojects now have acombined capacity of morethan 4.7GW, generating£768m worth of power.Alaysis show that thisaccounts bfor 12% of allrenewable energy generationin the UK.Specifically, the number of

onsite projects developed bybusinesses on manufacturingor retail sites increased by53% and generated morethan £80m worth of electricity,suggest figures from Ofgem.

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Alstom has been awarded a contract to retrofit intermediate pressure (IP) turbines at WestBurton and Cottam coal-fired power stations. The retrofit will improve the efficiency and extendthe life of turbines at the two EDF Energy power stations.West Burton and Cottam power stations are both rated at 2,000 MW and are located in

Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands.The contract entails replacing the inner cylinder and fitting a new rotor and blades on Cottam 2and West Burton 1. The work will improve the heat rate, reset the life of the major IP turbine com-ponents, and ensure lower maintenance costs for the remainder of their life.Steve Jones, Vice President Alstom Power Thermal Services, said: “We’ve already successful-ly carried out retrofits on both low pressure and high pressure turbines at both stations and lookforward to continuing our relationship with EDF as we help make their turbines more efficient andreduce their maintenance costs.”The work is due to be completed in Spring and Summer of 2014, with both turbines being

installed within existing planned outage windows. The West Burton power stations are a pair ofpower stations on the River Trent near Retford, in Nottinghamshire, England, located betweenBole to the north and Sturton le Steeple to the south. One is a coal-fired power station, which wascommissioned in 1968, and the second is a combined cycle gas turbine power station, due to becommissioned in 2011. Both stations are owned and operated by EDF Energy.

The site is the furthest north ofseries of power stations in the Trentvalley, being 3.5 miles downstreamof the Cottam power stations. TheSheffield to Lincoln Line suppliesthe station with coal. A £600 million1,270 MWe CCGT powerstation,running on natural gas, hasbeen built next to the coal-fired sta-tion.

The site supplies electricity toaround 1.5 million homes. A new 12mile-long gas pipeline is being builtto link to the local National GasTransmission System based atGrayingham in Lincolnshire.Around 1,000 people are involved

in the construction. The plant willconsist of three 430 MW gasturbines each with a heat recoverysteam generator.

UK companies feel that torenewable generation isdelivering strong growth forthe onsite renewables sector.Their primary aims are todrive down energy bills andtake advantage of feed-intariff incentives.

The biggest increase inindependent generation lastyear came from agriculturalbusinesses, where 347 newenergy projects represented a74% increase on 2011,generating more than £22m ofrevenue for the agriculturalsector.

An analyst forSmartestEnergy commented: "For businesses and organi-

sations faced with steep risesin energy costs, investing intheir own renewable energyprojects can generatesignificant savings and helpthem remain competitive."

Alstom wins contract to retrofit IPturbines at Nottinghamshire plants

The power behindthe lights at the F1Singapore GrandPrix

If you were lucky enough to see the 2012 F1 SingaporeGrand Prix - then you owe ComAp a debit of gratitude. Itsequipment provide key illumination for all the participants.

Genpower generators installed with ComAp controlsystems were there shining the spotlights on the world’s topdrivers through three nights of practice, qualifying andthroughout the race. The 60-lap race, which took place last September 2012,

was located in the busy Marina Bay Street Circuit inSingapore. Around the track were 24 individual 500 kVA Genpower

generators, powering 1,500 special light projectors aroundthe 5-km track. The power generated by the fleet ofgenerators fitted with electronic Volvo Penta engines waswas the same as that needed to illuminate 15 full sizefootball pitches. The generators were located in pairs at strategic points

around the track, working in parallel with each otheroperating at 60% of the gen-set nominal power, soregardless of what drama was occurring on track nothingcould knock the show off-course. A spokesman told UKPN: “An event of this magnitude

doesn’t just need lighting. Beyond the track 12 further 50kVA, InteliLiteNT AMF25 controlled Genpower generatorswere used to supply monitoring system along the trackwhile the 500 kVA generators were not running during theday-time.”To control the power required, Genpower’s Managing

Partner Bahadir Celim and his event team chose ComAp’ snew InteliGenNTC BaseBox and InteliVision 8 combination.ComAp produces an extensive family of gen-set, generatorand engine controllers providing comprehensive control.Cutting-edge communication modules allow detailedinformation from every generator to be received andevaluated remotely, whether on a PC or smartphone. Bahadir Celim explained the importance of reliability:

“When the world’s spotlight is on us we need to be certainthe light’s stayed on! ComAp provides a complete andreliable service so that we’re always in control of the powerbeing generated. “The reliability of the paralleling capability and the overallcontroller flexibility, including the ability to customize screeninformation are invaluable tools in the successful delivery ofkey infrastructure for one of the most logistically challengingevents in the world of sport.”

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Vitol announcesplans to buyImminghampower plant

Swiss-based trader Vitol hasannounced that it will buy theImmingham combined heatand power plant whichsupplies about 2% of the UK’selectricity supplies. Thefacility is located in NorthLincolnshire.The 1,220 megawatt plant,

one of Europe's biggestco-generation electricityproducers, using water andgas to produce power, fuelstwo nearby oil refineries aswell as supplying power to thenational grid.The deal marks the first forayinto power station ownershipfor Vitol. The companyalready owns oil terminals inseveral countries, as well asthree refineries in Belgium,Switzerland and the UnitedArab Emirates.

Trading companies haveincreasingly begun to acquirephysical assets connected totheir trading businesses.


New CHP plantfor KentRenewable energy company,Estover Energy, hasannounced plans to develop a£65m CHP plant in the SouthEast, making a positiveimpact upon the region’srenewable energy sector.The specialist company is

proposing to develop the localscale biomass plant onDiscovery Park; a scienceand technology park based inSandwich, Kent, and willsupply renewable heat andelectricity in park. The planned CHP plant will

also supply low carbonelectricity to the national grid,supporting the UK’s nationaltarget to generate 15% of itsenergy demand from renew-able sources by 2020.

The project represents aninward investment ofapproximately £80m to thearea and will significantlybolster the local economy.

Around 100 jobs will becreated during theconstruction period and up to40 permanent jobs, inpositions at the plant and afurther 20 jobs in the forestryand transport sector.

The proposed facility woulduse conventional CHP steamturbine technology - proven tobe reliable and clean - togenerate approximately 11MW of power and 8MW ofheat, which would be enoughenergy to supply theequivalent of 21,000 homeswith electricity. The biomass plant will use

locally sourced low-gradewood fuel to generate renew-able heat and power for thePark.

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CHP/District Heating is at the heart ofthe Ibroxholm Development at GovanDue for completion on August 12th, 2013, the Ibroxholm Oval tower block development at Govanin Glasgow, Scotland will employ an advanced CHP system. Once completed it will form the UK’slargest mid-market rental project.A combined heat-and-power system will warm the homes through a network of underground

pipes. District heating involves distributing heat generated in a centralised location for residential and

commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating. The heat is oftenobtained from a cogeneration plant burning fossil fuels but increasingly biomass, although heat-only boiler stations, geothermal heating and central solar heating are also used. District heatingplants can provide higher efficiencies and better pollution control than localised boilers. Districtheating with combined heat and power (CHPDH) is the cheapest method of cutting carbonemissions, and has one of the lowest carbon footprints of all fossil generation plants.

George Kirk, currently Cities Director at ScottishPower Energy Networks, tells UKPN:“Pioneering projects like this also allow our engineers to gain greater insight and understandingof the way combined heat and power systems will integrate with the electricity distributionnetwork in the future.”

This significantly reduces itscarbon footprint and relianceon imported fossil fuel. Thewood fuel comes solely fromlocal forestry and woodland,typically within an averagedistance of 80 miles.

Discovery Park, Europe’sleading science & technologypark, was chosen as theoptimum location for the plant.Following an extensivereview, Estover Energylocated potential sites in theSouth East with suitableindustrial heat partners.

The site covers about 10acres of surplus industrialland within the energy centrethat currently providesDiscovery Park with heat andelectricity produced fromburning fossil fuels.

The location was chosenbecause of its EnterpriseZone status and also due to itsexisting infrastructure, whichthe CHP plant can use to sup-ply power to the whole ofDiscovery Park as it currentlystands and as it continues toevolve and expand.Estover Energy is intending

to submit a key planningapplication for the CHP plantto Dover District Council inJuly, and if granted, workwould begin on site in 2014.

Emperor cablecleats for RWW

Emperor cable cleats from Yorkshire manufacturer, Ellisare being installed on RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt

y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, which is under constructioneight miles off the North Wales coast.

The two billion euro development is currently one of thelargest offshore construction projects anywhere in Europeand when operational in 2014 will feature 160 turbines,which will generate enough energy to meet the annualdemands of 400,000 homes.

Ellis’ Emperor cable cleats were specified by RWEthrough its UK distributor, ETS Cable Components.

Paul Nolan, Ellis’ UK sales manager, told UKPN: “This isthe kind of project that as soon as it’s announced itbecomes imperative you secure the specification for it.”

He said: “Not only is it one of the biggest constructionprojects in Europe, but I strongly believe it will play a majorrole in placing wind power at the forefront of renewableenergy source for years to come.”

Based in London, ETS is a specialist distributor of powercable components, accessories and equipment. Thecompany was a founder member of Ellis’ worldwidenetwork of distributors and has recently helped to securespecifications on projects such as London Array and WestBurton Power Station.

“Our network of distributors plays a vital role in thesuccess of Ellis, and in ETS we have a partner that hasbeen opening doors and helping us to secure importantcontracts for over 20-years,” concludes Nolan.

Ellis’ cable cleats are designed and manufactured whollyin the UK and are used to secure electrical cables in amanner that can withstand the forces generated by thecables, including those generated during a short circuitfault.

Its Emperor cleats not only provide ultimate corrosionprotection, even in the harshest of environments, but theyare quick and easy to install, and feature an integral LSFzero halogen polymeric liner and base pad that protectsand cushions cables during short circuit conditions.

Estover ‐ artist’s impression.

RWE npowerrenewables’ Gwynt yMôr Offshore WindFarm, which is underconstruction eight milesoff the North Walescoast.


Wood Group inKazack dealKTRWG Turbine ServicesLLP, a new joint venturecompany set up by the UK’sWood Group and the Kazakcompany KazTurboRemont(KTR) has been announced.The joint venture (JV), has

been established to focus onmajor maintenance servicesfor turbomachinery and itsassociated key rotatingequipment, including newcompressors and industrialgas turbines used inapplications in a number ofCaspian Projects.

Under the agreement, thejoint venture will be namedKTRWG Turbine ServicesLLP with Wood Group GTSand KTR holding an equalshare of 50% each. With a potential investment ofalmost €4m in people,equipment and training, theJV will enable the transfer ofboth knowledge and technology into the region.“By collaborating with Wood

Group GTS we are strength-ening our capabilities, whichallows us to develop andexpand,” says the company.


We might runout of power inthe UK? saysOfgemThe danger of powershortages in the UK by themiddle of the decade hasrisen, according to industryregulator Ofgem.

Spare power productioncapacity could fall as low as2% in two years' time,increasing the risk ofblackouts.

More investment in powergeneration and other action isneeded to truly protectconsumers, Ofgem said.

Andrew Wright, theregulator's chief executive,said: "Britain's energyindustry is facing anunprecedented challenge tosecure supplies."The global financial crisis,tough emissions targets, theUK's increasing dependencyon gas imports, and theclosure of ageing powerstations were all contributingto the heightened risk ofshortages, Ofgem argues.

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ElectraTherm, a leader in small-scale, waste heat to power

generation, has just installed a GreenMachine at a biogas plant in Slapanov,Czech Republic, in its secondcollaboration with biogas plantconstructor EnviTec.

ElectraTherm and its distributor, GBConsulting, recently commissioned anElectraTherm Green Machine in togenerate additional power and to increase energy efficiencyonsite, and the machine has accrued more than 2,500 hours withgreater than 98% availability, as of May 2013.

The Green Machine was added at a biogas power facility witha GE Jenbacher 700kWe internal combustion engine running offmanure and corn biogas. The Green Machine gets its heat from awater loop extracted from the Jenbacher’s jacket water andexhaust gas at 100°C. The machine produces 25-35kWe, andexcess heat is also used to supply heat to local buildings, assistin the digestion process and to dry wood.

ElectraTherm’s patented Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)technology begins with hot water entering the Green Machine,where it heats a working fluid into a pressurised vapour. The highpressure vapour expands through ElectraTherm’s patented twinscrew power block, spinning an electric generator to producefuel-free, emission-free power. After turning the expander, thevapour is condensed back into liquid through the use of a liquidloop radiator.“GB Consulting has more Green Machines installedin the Czech Republic than any other OR technology that weknow of,” comments Lok Selveraj, CEO of GB Consulting.

Recycling Technologies, amanufacturer of energy-from-waste equipment capable ofgenerating electricity frommixed plastic waste, has beenrunning its testing andmanufacturing plant for thepast three months at theSouth Marston IndustrialEstate in Swindon.The company was spun out

of the University of Warwick in2011, with assistance fromWarwick Ventures Ltd, theuniversity’s leading researchcommercialisation company.The plant is currentlymanufacturing a fuel calledWarwickFBR, which isdesigned to produce heat andelectricity from plastic -normally destined for landfill -using a process calledPyrolysis.According to the waste giant

Viridor, 85% of plastic in theUK is still landfilled. RecyclingTechnologies say that itstechnology can eliminate thisloss of a valuable fuel sourceby turning it instead intoelectricity and heat.

Plastic waste is akey fuel for today’s

power plants

Electricity storage facility atLeighton Buzzard gets go‐ahead

Plans for a cutting-edge electricity storage facility atLeighton Buzzard have been granted planning permission,and could pave the way for others across the UK.UK Power Networks, which distributes electricity in the

East of England, London and the South East, last monthreceived consents to build the energy storage facility at asubstation site in the town.The company liaised closely with the council and local

residents over the last year in order to reach the agreementand ensure the development meets local requirements.Nick Heyward, UK Power Networks’ project director for

Smarter Network Storage, said: “The granting of consentsfor the storage facility is an important milestone for theSmarter Network Storage project, and ensures that we canmove forward by deferring or avoiding the significantrebuild of the electricity network which would have other-wise been needed at Leighton Buzzard. “This innovative installation will also provide a leading testbed for exploring the capabilities and economics of high-voltage energy storage, which is very useful for theindustry.”The project is due to install a 6MW/10MWh ‘big battery’ atone of the town’s main substation sites by the end of 2014.The device will be the largest of its kind located on adistribution network in the UK. The project aims to helpdecrease the future costs of energy storage in the UK andincrease network investment efficiency, supporting theadoption of more low carbon technologies on the electricitynetwork.The project will involve a range of commercial and techni-cal trials to explore and improve the economics of electricalenergy storage, allowing storage to benefit the electricitysystem in a number of sustainable and flexible ways.The big battery will be used as an alternative method to

traditional network reinforcement; reducing the immediateneed for upgrading the electricity network to accommodatelow carbon technologies and add flexibility to reduce thecapacity constraints at the site.The project secured £13.2 million of funding from the

regulator, Ofgem, through the Low Carbon Network Fund inNovember 2012.This will be the first time that big battery of this size has

been used in this way by a UK distribution networkoperator. The significant knowledge and learning from thetrials, which will be shared with other network operators,trade associations, the Government and Ofgem, willsupport the industry in assessing the full potential of electri-cal storage, enabling more efficient use of storage in thefuture and reducing overall costs for customers.UK Power Networks wants to keep the local community

informed of developments, before and throughoutconstruction on site, which is likely to start in the autumn.The company will be working closely with CentralBedfordshire Council and the community to minimisedisruption - for example, by ensuring adequate trafficmanagement for the project duration.

Project Director Nick Heyward said: “We want to take thelocal community along with us on what will be an excitingand important innovative development for the distribution ofelectricity. This project will have an impact not only forLeighton Buzzard but also nationally. What we learn herewill be vital for future similar schemes.”

Alstom in €16mVietnam dealAlstom has signedtwo important contractswhich are wortharound €16 million, with thekey company, the NationalPower & TransmissionCorporation (NPT), asubsidiary of VietnamElectricity Group (EVN).Alstom will supply primary

equipment and materials forthe 500/220 kV My Tho andVinh Tan substations inSouth Vietnam. Alstom willprovide all electrical materi-als and equipment, as wellas supervisory services forthe 500/220 kV air-insulatedsubstations.

The 500 kV My Tho andVinh Tan substations arekey projects for infra-structure development inSouthern Vietnam. Oncecompleted, the My Tho sub-station will provide keyelectricity for the MekongDelta region. The 500 kV Vinh Tan sub-

station will connect the VinhTan Thermal PowerComplex, the biggestthermal power complex inVietnam, to the nationalpower grid, with a plannedtotal capacity of 5,600 MW.

The 500 kV My Tho andVinh Tan substations will bethe first in Vietnam to use arated short circuit current of63 kA - 3s for primaryequipment - as per the newrequirement set by theMinistry of Industry.

ElectraTherm installsGreen Machine at aCzech biogas plant

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Sustainable windprojects handled

by AECOMAECOM has been appointedby PNE WIND UK, the UKsubsidiary of German windfarm developer PNE WINDAG, to provide EnvironmentalImpact Assessment andplanning services for thedevelopment of sevenonshore wind farms inScotland. AECOM’s multi-disciplinary

team will be led from theEdinburgh office and willinclude technical specialistsfrom its environment,transportation and energybusinesses, reports thecompany.

James Smith, director ofpower and energy withinAECOM’s key Europeanenvironmental & energyoperations comments:

“Currently AECOM’s windenergy EIA and planning teamis providing technical adviceand solutions on 25developments across the UKtotaling more than 850MW.We have the capability toprepare seven EIAsand planning applicationssimultaneously.”


Boulton Groupprovides energysupport for STWThe North-West basedEngineering Services &operations company, BoultingGroup, is providing highquality technical support forseveral Severn Trent Water(STW) power resilienceschemes at a number of theirwater treatment works.The work ranges from the

provision of a generatorconnection point to enable aquick connection to the switchboard from a mobilegenerator, to the installation oflarge permanently installeddiesel generators operatingunder Short Term OperatingReserve (STOR) agreementswith the National Grid.

Projects vary in scopeaccording to the size of thesite and the geographic areathat is being served.

Boulting Group’s maininvolvement has been to workdirectly with STW’s AssetCreation team, and theircontractor NMC Nomenca, toprovide engineering andtechnical support for thekey installation of largepermanent generators and aturnkey solution for theintegration of these into theexisting distribution systems.

The aim of this project is toensure STW customerscontinue to receive water sup-plies in the event of a majorpower failure at any particularwater treatment works.Boulting has been working

directly with STW for over 11years and were recentlyawarded a third consecutiveframework for ICA.

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Atkins in £2m DONG Cumbria contractAtkins has won a contract with DONG Energy Wind Power worth £2 million to extend one of theirexisting wind farms.

The Walney Offshore Wind Farm consists of 102 turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6MW, mak-ing it one of the biggest of its kind in the world. The extension will cover an area of 145 km2 andis fully owned by DONG Energy.Located approximately 15km off Walney Island, Cumbria, in the UK’s Irish Sea, the farm

provides clean electricity for approximately 320,000 UK households.Atkins’ role in this extension programme, which will run until 2016, will involve the concept

design, detailed design and support during fabrication and final installation of two offshore sub-stations including both the jackets and topsides. Atkins’ technical expertise and experience in off-shore engineering factored heavily in securing this contract.Brian Lauritsen, engineering manager, DONG Energy, told UKPN: “As a market leader DONGEnergy has always used high class consultancies for our work. Atkins’ deep pedigree in offshoreengineering from their 40 years of oil and gas experience, combined with their sector knowledgeof our offshore renewable, meant they were our first choice for the extension of Walney Offshorewind farm.”Dave Parkin, head of power and renewable at Atkins, concludes: “This contract will further

demonstrate our design capability to the offshore substation market and cements our position asa leading engineering and design consultancy in the offshore renewables sector.”

The Jacobs EngineeringGroup Inc. has announcedthat its VELA alliance withAMEC was awarded acontract by Magnox Limited toprovide project managementresources in support ofMagnox’s UK decommission-ing program.Officials did not disclose the

contract value, but noted thatthe Project ManagementResource Partnershipagreement is an extension ofthe Magnox ResourceTransfer Protocol which wasfirst established with Jacobsand AMEC in 2011.

Black Hole particlesimulator needsjust 10 Watts

What does the world ofindependent power

gensets & batteries haveto do with black holes andquantum mechanics?

Well, thanks to a newunit based on 10-wattcapacitor banks, themysteries of Deep Spacecan now be replicated in arelatively small area notmuch bigger than acricket-pitch.

An innovative devicedeveloped in collaborationbetween the University of

Michigan and Queen's University Belfast, it is just 10square metres in size. It can produce energetic bursts ofpositrons as dense as those produced by the giant particle-factories at CERN. Best of all, it take absolutely minimalpower.

Dr Gianluca Sarri told UKPN: “The laser energy was ofabout 1J per shot. Since the electrical energy to laserenergy efficiency is of the order of 1%, a laser shotrequires approximately 100J of electrical energy. Thisenergy is released by capacitor banks which charge up ona time-scale of ten seconds; the electrical power neededfor a laser shot is thus, in our system, of approximately 10Watts. “

Dr Sarri’s smaller, cheaper machine might help labsaround the world study deep-space objects such as thepowerful radiation jets emitted by black holes.

Antiparticles annihilate on contact with ordinarymattermaking it hard to produce and study them on Earth.

The vast particle physics project at CERN near Geneva,Switzerland, has been successfully creating antimatter fbutit has proved costly for the teams at CERN and hasrequired an 190-metre-long track.

A breakthrough came when a team headed by DrGianluca Sarri at Queen's University Belfast, UK, found away to generate rapid laser bursts to make positrons intheir smaller, budget device. The laser pulse ionises inerthelium gas, generating a stream of high-speed electrons.This electron beam is directed at a thin metallic foil so thatit crashes into metal atoms, releasing a jet of electrons andpositrons.

Christened the ‘antimatter gun’ because it produces‘bullets’ of positrons lasting just 30 femtoseconds(quadrillionths of a second). Although they are only short induration, the beams contain a quadrillion positrons percubic centimetre, says Sarri. This means they offerpositron densities as good as the ones created at CERN.

Dr Sarri feels his equipment is more practical andcheaper than others in operation around the world: "Theyproduce streams of positrons which are extremely broad,whereas our jet is a hundred times narrower and remainspencil-like as it propagates", he concludes. "This is similarto the powerful streams of matter-antimatter observedoutside pulsars and black holes."

Magnox decomcontract won byVELA alliancewith AMEC

Black hole: now availablein a tabletop versionthanks to Dr. Sarri and histeam at Queen’sUniversity, Belfast.

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Leading on-site power equipment supplier, Morris Site Machinery, celebrated two momentous milestones this week, the40th anniversary since the business formerly known as Arc-gen Ltd, was founded and an impressive 25 years tradingrelationship with its main supplier from Japan, Denyo. Customers, suppliers and employees gathered at the VIP event tounveil its refurbished state of the art Head Office premises at Four Ashes in Wolverhampton.

Chris Morris, Chief Executive told UK Power News: “Todaymarks a significant milestone in our company’s history. We are

very proud of our trading heritage and our continued commitment toinnovation within the site machinery sector.

He said: “We are equally proud of our relationships and today’scelebrations are testament to this as we welcome Denyo'sPresident Koga San and Director & Chief Executive forInternational Sales & Marketing, Mizuno San, who have travelled5,000 miles from Tokyo to join us."

Chris Morris represents the fifth generation of the familybusiness Morris & Company which acquired the business, formerlyArcGen Hilta, in 2006. Today, the business supplies market leadingand global brands for the UK hire, construction, oil and gas, rail andevents industries and is rapidly expanding its international reachacross Australasia, South America and Africa.

The refurbished premises were officially opened by the DenyoPresident, Koga San, who underlined the value and trust whichmarks the 25-year partnership between the two companies.

However, the day of celebration didn’t stop there, with three ofMorris Site Machinery’s long standing employees also celebratingkey milestones in their career history: Debbie McCormack, JohnBrogan and Mick Collins have amassed over 95 years of servicebetween them.

Phil Winnington, Commercial Director, said: “It's so good to seeso many of our valued customers and suppliers here today tocelebrate 40 successful years. We are equally proud of theoutstanding achievement from three of our much valued anddedicated colleagues - a great reflection of the passion we sharefor customer service, quality and professionalism."

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Isle of Wight getsnew CHP systembased on sewageA project to use gas producedby Southern Water’sSandown sewage plant togenerate electricity is in finaltesting.The new £700,000 CHP plantbeing installed at the works,could produce enough powerfor 750 homes, by capturingand burning biogas producedas part of the treatmentprocess.

The gas provides up to2.5GWh to power and heatthe works, with any surplusexported to the National Grid.

The CHP plant, which isbeing installed by Cogencounderwent its final testing lastmonth.The treatment works serves

more than 138,000 peopleacross the north of the Island,dealing with wastewater flowsof 840 litres a second.


Agrivert's new Wallingfordanaerobic digestion facility ishelping to deliver a sustain-able solution to both wastetreatment and renewableenergy production inOxfordshire.The anaerobic digesterprocesses food waste collect-ed from Oxfordshire CountyCouncil and other localsources and produces biogas,which is used in a combinedheat and power (CHP) plant,achieving fuel efficiency inexcess of 84%.

The anaerobic digestionfacility delivers a number ofbenefits including:• Food waste is diverted fromlandfill and is used to createenough renewable electricityto power 6,000 average UKhomes• Agrivert's digester producesbiogas, a key renewable fuel

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Clarke Energy has won a series of major orders with Tamar Energy, a developer ofanaerobic digestion projects in the UK, to supply combined heat and power systems for its

biogas plants.Tamar Energy is a renewable energy business which focuses solely on anaerobic digestion.

Tamar Energy has the long-term aim of building a UK network of 40 plants and producing100MW of renewable base-load electricity.

The UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Department for Energy Foodand Rural Affairs (Defra) recently presented their Anaerobic Digestion Strategy and Action Plan.This plan outlines a road map for increasing energy from waste through anaerobic digestion aspart of their commitment to be the ‘greenest Government ever’ with a target of supporting up to 3-5 Terawatt hours of electricity from anaerobic digestion by 2020.

Tamar Energy has placed initial orders with Clarke Energy for four of GE Power & Water’s J420and two J416 containerised Jenbacher gas engines. GE Jenbacher gas engines are renownedfor their electrical efficiency and robust performance on challenging gases such as biogas. Thegas engines are fitted with heatexchangers to facilitatecogeneration, and recoveringheat as hot water for use in theheating of the digesters and inpasteurisation.The gas engines’ performancewill be supported by ClarkeEnergy’s service networkwhich is the largest network ofdedicated gas engine serviceengineers in the UK.Anaerobic digestion plants thatutilise gas engines are able togenerate base-load renewableelectricity. This contrasts withwind turbines and photovoltaicpanels which typically generateonly when the wind blows orthe sun shines.

In addition, their ability toproduce digestate a soilimprover that is pasteurised bythe heat from CHP engines canbe used to offset energyintensive chemical fertilisers.

which is converted at highefficiency to electricity andheat using a gas engine CHPplant installed by ClarkeEnergy• Clarke Energy installs,commissions and testsengine's connection to thegrid in record time. Thenew Wallingford AnaerobicDigestion facility is able totreat 45,000 tonnes of foodwaste which are collected inOxfordshire each year. Itutilises two GE Power &Water, state-of-the-art high-efficiency JGMC416GS-BLJenbacher gas engines.

The biogas engines arecapable of producing a com-bined output of 4.7MW ofrenewable energy in the formof 2.4MWe electricity and2.30MWth heat. The heat isused to keep the digesters atthe correct temperatures.

Clarke Energy wins orders from Tamarfor biogas & CHP systems

New biomass plantfor Kent, UK

MVV Energie has begun work building a new biomass powerplant close to Sittingbourne in Kent. The project is being

implemented by MVV Environment Ridham Ltd, an Englishsubsidiary of MVV Energie.

Located at Ridham Dock, an industrial port on the riverSwale, this power plant will use old and waste timber togenerate electricity and heating energy.

“This represents our first investment in biomass-basedenergy generation abroad,” Dr. Georg Müller, CEO of MVVEnergie, tells WIP. “We will be drawing on the same wealth oftechnological and operating expertise that has already madeus one of the market leaders in the biomass business inGermany.”

The company is investing around €140 million (approx.£118 million) in the power plant. MVV Energie alreadyoperates three biomass power plants in Germany with athroughput of 370,000 tonnes of waste timber a year.

“Building the power plant in Ridham Dock will enable us tobenefit from the attractive conditions on offer in the UK,”reports Paul Carey, Managing Director of MVV EnvironmentRidham. “The plant will have a high energy efficiency rate,absolutely state-of-the-art technology and make a valuablecontribution towards ecological energy generation.”

The power plant at Ridham Dock will use old timber togenerate both electricity and heating energy. The powerplant has a net capacity of 23MW and will generate almost188 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity a year. Theplant will be able to supply neighbouring industry withenvironmentally-friendly heating energy, says MVV Energie.

Wallingford’s newCHP plant has an84%+ fuel efficiency

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ETI commissionsthree consortia in£2.8m contractThe Energy TechnologiesInstitute (ETI) has recentlycommissioned three consortiato design an advanced wastegasifier capable of achievinghigh electrical efficienciesbeyond existing technologies.These consortia will compete

to develop a plant todemonstrate the highestpossible efficiencies for plantsoperating at a commercialscale of between 5 and 20megawatts (MWe) output.The winning plant could bedesigned, built, tested and inoperation by 2016.

Royal Dahlman is one ofthree companies that havebeen commissioned to delivera full Front End EngineeringDesign study.

Royal Dahlman hasassembled a consortium ofBritish, American, Swiss andDutch development partnerswho each plan to bring theirindividual and specialist skillsto the team which together willpave the way for a forwardthinking and exciting piece oftechnology.


Weltec Biopower customer,Eco Sustainable SolutionsLtd. were awarded with theThe AD Output Award at theprestigious REA OrganicsRecycling Awards for theirAnaerobic Digestion facility inPiddlehinton, Dorset. TheWeltec Biopower biogas plantimpressed the jurors with thebest overall concept.

Weltec Biopower plannedand built the facility, whichwas commissioned in 2012.The plant utilises 20,000 tonsof food waste a year andgenerates an electrical outputof 498 kilowatts per hour. Theplant is fed by local authoritycollected food waste as wellas out-of-date food productswhich prior to digestionunpackaged, sorted and

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An 8 strong team from Burtonwood Generator & Switchgear Services joined 100 riders frommajor customer Integral; some of its key suppliers and customers in a sponsored bike ride

following a circular route from Integral's Bristol office. Altogether, £1,000 was raised insponsorship.The one-day event held last month, on 8th June 2013, involved a choice of two routes riding

either a total of 100 or a slightly easier 30 miles.The 100-mile route (via Slimbridge and Symonds Yat through the Forest of Dean to Tintern

Abbey then back across the Severn Bridge) followed miles of country lanes, canal tow paths andquiet roads along an undulating route split into five stages to allow the teams of riders toparticipate in as much or as little as they could over the total 100 mile distance. The 30 mile routealso provided an option for the less athletic to participate.Taking part again, and leading from the front, Managing Director Keith Littler tells UKPN: " We

enjoyed the event so much last year that we had to get involved again this year. We managed toget 5 out of our 8 riders to complete the whole distance. A significant achievement both for theindividuals and the team!" He concludes: “We raised £1,000 for St Rocco's Hospice at Warrington, our chosen charity."

pasteurised at the site.The energy usage of this

plant is exemplary. The heatgenerated from the process isrecovered and sent via apipeline to be used at anadjacent feed mill. Electricitygenerated at the Weltec plantis also fed to the neighboringmill, when this is not opera-tional, the power is fed to theNational Grid. The digestate produced by

the plant, which is in theprocess of gaining PAS 110accreditation, is collected andused by local farmers. Thejury of the award emphasisedthe innovative use of theplant’s output by localbusinesses.

A spokesman said: “EcoSustainable Solutions Ltd. isdelighted with winning theaward. “

Team Burtonwood raises £1,000 forThe 2013 Integral Cyclearoundabit

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Butlins Skegnessgets CogencoDalkia CHP system

Cogenco, Dalkia's specialist CHP provider, has supplied anew CHP system to the famous Butlins holiday resort in

Skegness. The 120kWe CHP plant will provide heating and electricity forthe resort, which caters for 1.5 million holiday makers eachyear. Cogenco's CHP is a packaged system designed for smaller

commercial sites, and has been sized to deliver significantsavings compared with electricity supply from the grid andrunning separate heating systems – as well as reducing CO2emissions.

In this application, waste energy from the electricitygeneration plant is fed through an exchanger to provideheating for showers, pools and rooms. Mike Crowther, operations director at Butlins, told WIP that

the new system is curently allowing the Butlins resort toprovide electricity and heating to the indoor health spa andSplash Waterworld pool complex, while considerably reducingits costs. Crowther explains: "Dalkia's CHP technology has enabled us tolower our energy bills and maintenance costs, whilstcontinuing to reduce carbon emissions significantly." He says: "With long-term commitments to energy efficiency

and carbon reduction, we required an efficient on-site CHPsystem that could provide a heating solution to our swimmingfacilities, which are in constant use throughout the day."

As part of Dalkia’s cogeneration plant managementpackage, the company is pledged to provide clients with:

* Uninterrupted Energy Supply at Reduced Cost* Guaranteed total energy efficiency reducing the amount of

primary energy used by up to 40%. * Local energy management based on an ongoing optimum

choice of available energy sources, including gas, power, hotwater, steam and other primary energies.

* Secure heat and power supply to the site.Dalkia’s CHP technology is said to create a significantly

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New island forthe North SeaTractebel Engineering’s keysubsidiary company IMDC(International Marine &Dredging Consultants) iscurrently a leading support forBelgium’s top electricitytransmission system operatorElia in the full design,development and realisationof the Artificial Island, calledAlpha in the North Sea, off theUK.The island will serve as an

offshore connection for thefuture offshore windmill farmsto the Belgian Offshore Grid(BOG). This grid consists of 2 OHVSplatforms and the necessarysubmarine interconnectioncables to bring the offshorewind energy to the onshoreelectrical grid in Zeebrugge.IMDC will evaluate different

options for the construction ofthe island and prepare areference design and tenderdocuments. Finally, it willassist Elia with selecting aproper contractor for thesechallenging marine works.


The Avantha Group CompanyCG has been awarded acontract worth €3.5m for thedesign, engineering, supply,installation & commissioningof a “WINDSUB” (wind farmsubstation) at the 75 MWSeine Rive Gauche Nord windfarm in France, located in theAube department on the leftbank of the river. CG will also be responsible

for upgrading/building theoverall electrical system.The project scope includes allelectrical, mechanical andcivil engineering works,supply of two 45 MVA step-uppower transformers, mediumvoltage and high voltage AirInsulated Switchgear (AIS),key Substation AutomationSystem (SAS), buildings andancillaries.The substation will help to

integrate wind energy and

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UK-based Aggreko plc, a worldleader in the supply of temporarypower and temperature control,has brought on-line two gas-firedpower plants in Africa with anaggregate capacity of 220 MW.

In Côte d'Ivoire, Aggreko hassuccessfully commissioned 100 MWof additional generation, taking thetotal capacity of the Vridi plant to 200MW. On 1 July, 2013, the newcapacity was officially inauguratedby the Prime Minister of Côted'Ivoire, His Excellency, DanielKablan Duncan, during a ceremonyat the project site in the capitalAbidjan. The event was also attended by theUK Minister for Africa, The RightHonourable Mark Simmonds MPand the Côte d'Ivoire Minister ofMines and Energy, The HonourableAdama Toungara. Seniormanagement of CI-Energies andAggreko were also in attendance.

On June 15th Aggreko alsocompleted the commissioning of 122MW of gas-fired plant at RessanoGarcia in Mozambique. This secondphase of what is the world's first

cross-border interim power plant is now supplying 90 MW to NamPower, the Namibian stateutility and 32 MW to EDM, the Mozambican electricity supply utility. The total capacity installed in Ressano Garcia now exceeds 230 MW, and the capacity is being

shared between Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. The additional 122 MW was broughtonline 13 weeks from the date contracts were signed with NamPower and EDM.With these two plants coming on-line, Aggreko now has around 1,000 MW of gas-fired power

plants operational. Rupert Soames, Chief Executive of Aggreko told UKPN: "We have investedsome £300 million in gas-powered technology over the last five years, and it now accounts foraround 40% of our Power Project's revenues. For those customers who have access to gas, it issignificantly cheaper and cleaner than liquid fuel alternatives".

boost power supplies to meetthe growing residentialdemand besides reinforcingthe transmission grid andimproving reliability, efficiencyand power quality. The total 150GWh of installedcapacity will produceelectricity for over 55,000households with an estimatedreduction in emissions of130.000 tons of CO2 per year.The project is scheduled for

completion by mid-2014.Substations include newequipment to protect andcontrol the flow of electricpower, transform voltagelevels.

CG secured this secondproject in the French renew-able sector after the 225kVwind substation wascommissioned in 2011 forVALECO’s wind farm “Lesmonts de Lacaune”.

BREAKING NEWS: Aggreko brings220MW of gas powered plants online

Last turbine issuccessfullyinstalled at

Thornton Bank

July 4th, 2013: the last turbine at the offshore wind farmThornton Bank was successfully installed. This means that

the installation of all 48 wind turbines off the UK coast, witha combined capacity of 325 megawatts (MW), is nowcomplete. With the generated electricity the power plant can supply

around 600,000 Belgian households every year. In the thirdand final phase of the wind farm, a total of 24 turbines of thesix-MW-class have been erected, which together have aninstalled capacity of 148 MW. Six of these had already beenconnected to the grid in 2012. Around 18 turbines areplanned to be commissioned in the upcoming weeks.

Thornton Bank offshore wind farm is situated 30 kilometresoff the coast in waters up to 30 metres deep. The first phaseof the wind farm, comprising six 5 megawatt plants, firstcame into operation in 2009.

Thornton Bank wind farm is one of the largest project-financed offshore wind farms in Europe. In all, eightcommercial European banks, the European Investment Bankand the German and Danish export credit agencies haveprovided approximately 900 million euros in finance and ven-ture capital. The total investment amounts to approximately€1.3 billion . With 27%, RWE Innogy is the biggest shareholderof the Thornton Bank Wind Farm.

Due to the strong prevailing winds, countries on the NorthSea, particularly Germany and Denmark, have used the shorefor wind power since the 1990s. The North Sea is the home ofone of the first large-scale offshore wind farms in the world,Horns Rev 1, completed in 2002. Since then many other windfarms have been commissioned in the North Sea, includingThanet in the UK and Horns Rev 2 in Denmark.

The expansion of offshore wind farms has met with someresistance. Concerns have included shipping collisionsandenvironmental effects on ocean ecology and wildlife such asfish and migratory birds, however, these concerns were foundto be negligible in a long-term study in Denmark released in2006 and again in a UK government study in 2009.

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Broadcrown’s search

for sustainable solutions

Broadcrown Renewable Energy Ltdspecialises in the design of waste toenergy power systems - theconversion of renewable feedstock

into electricity and high value fuels.These systems are based on a power

generation technology known as gasification.Gasification converts many types of biomass,municipal, industrial and agricultural wasteinto a clean synthetic gas (syngas).The broiler poultry sector in Northern Irelandis a significant part of the local economy.However, approximately 260ktpa (thousandtonnes per annum) of poultry litter is createdand this could rise to 400ktpa within 5 - 10years.

Traditionally, the industry has relied onspreading the litter on agricultural land, butthis practice is no longer sustainable. Poultry litter has a relatively high phosphoruscontent and phosphate losses via run-off,contributes to nutrient enrichment of streams,rivers and lakes. Action to address nutrient enrichment is

required by EU legislation and further action isrequired in relation to the management ofpoultry litter before the next Nitrates ActionProgram is agreed with the EuropeanCommission in 2014.The challenge therefore, is to find innovative,

appropriate, economic and sustainablesolutions to reducing phosphorus surpluses;end-to- end solutions which will be capable ofbeing delivered whilst maintaining on-farmbiosecurity and will be fully compliant with allrelevant legislation and regulations.

Broadcrown proposes to develop andtangibly demonstrate a commercially viableand environmentally acceptable concept for adistributed co-generation power plant. The plant process will use gasification to

extract the energy content in poultry litter andconvert it into a fuel gas. The char byproductwill be refined to extract phosphates.This first phase contract has been awarded

to several companies. Phase 1 stage will takesix months. Robust and viable proposals shallthen be selected for Phase 2 prototypedevelopment.

This project follows on the heels ofBroadcrown securing a contract with theEnergy Technologies Institute in April 2013.Along with two other companies Broadcrownwas selected to design and develop acommercially viable demonstration plant inthe UK.The aim of this ETI commissioned / funded

£2.8m project will be to demonstrate how a

plant can create energy from municipal wasteat efficiencies higher than previouslyproduced in the industry at this scale.

The challenge is that the plant mustdemonstrate an industry leading net overalloperational efficiency of at least 25%.Stage one of this project (the design phase)will continue for 10 months and phase two(construction phase) will be awarded to theselected winning design. This would then betaken forward to build and be operational by2015, operating as a demonstration site for upto two years.This project is thought to be the first time a

total system approach for a waste to energygasification facility of this size has beenconsidered in an R&D project.

Broadcrown will design a high-efficiencydemonstration facility with an electrical outputbetween 2 and 3 MWe using a robust yethighly scaleable concept that promotes wastemanagement and power generation at a locallevel rather than large scale centralisedpowerplants.Broadcrown Ltd will be partnering with majorEuropean and American technologycompanies including a gas enginemanufacturer to demonstrate a combinedcycle with unprecedented efficiency usingsyngas.David Borgman, Managing Director, told

UKPN: "We have always looked for a betterway of doing things, reducing energyconsumption, increasing power outputs and meeting the demands of tomorrow.”

He concludes: “These commissions are awelcome endorsement of our commitment toproviding the best engineering expertise anddelivering systems to the highest standard."

Broadcrown Ltd designs and manufacturesstandard and bespoke power generationsystems from 6kVA to +30MVA for a diverserange of applications up to 30MVA.Established in 1976 in Hixon, Staffordshire,

the Broadcrown Group now comprises twomanufacturing plants in the UK and aninternational network of offices on allContinents.

For further information on BroadcrownRenewable Energy contact: Chris Connors,Business Development Manager , tel +44 (0) 1889 272239, email: [email protected]

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"We havealways

looked for abetter way ofdoing things,

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poweroutputs,

meeting thedemands oftomorrow .”

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Broadcrown Renewable Energy Ltd has won a contract forresearch into the development of a sustainable solution forthe utilisation of poultry litter. Northern Ireland Enterprise

Minister Arlene Foster and Agriculture Minister MichelleO’Neill have just announced the research deal.

Poultry litter is at the heart of Broadcrown Renewable Energy ‘s new gasification project.

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Centrax to

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Two CX501-KB7 units have beenordered by DALKIA. One is for theOmnitherm district heating plant inValence, near Lyon, where the new

5.2MW package is replacing two existingKB7s that have been in service since 2000and have reached the end of their 12-yearEdF contract. The second unit will equip the Gie Evry districtheating plant in the south-west of Paris,replacing a Turbomeca TM5000 that Centraxhas maintained for the past seven years. The second French customer to select the

CX501-KB7 is the energy company COFELY.Its new KB7 is destined for the Chamberyplant of gypsum producer Placoplatre, whereit will be used for direct drying of gypsum. Itreplaces a TM5000 with 12 years of pastservice.Centrax will deliver all three units this summerfor installation and commissioning in time forthe start of the French winter heating seasonon November 1ST, 2013.

The CX501 package has been hugelysuccessful using the Rolls-Royce 501-K gasturbine. The engine is a single-shaft designutilising a 14- stage axial flow compressor andsix combustion chambers.

The 501-KB5 aero-derivative engineshares commonality with the other single-shaft 501-K engines. Its low mass flow andhigh exhaust temperature, giving high thermalefficiency, make the KB5 ideal in co-generation. The 501-KB7 builds on the provenKB5 engine with the addition of a zero stage tothe compressor inlet of the turbine. Thisincreases mass flow and pressure ratio by upto 31%, increasing performance & efficiency.The CX501 range offers:- 3.9 MW to 5.2 MW power options- Rolls-Royce 501 Gas Turbines- Aero-derivative engine- Full service support network- Full load testing on gas or liquid- In-house engine repair facility- Turnkey capabilities- "On-skid" control panels- Multi-fuel capability

Delivering up to 32MW of electrical power,the aero derivative industrial design of theRB211 has demonstrated outstandingreliability, with hundreds of gas turbinesinstalled and over 15 million operating hours.Centrax’s Trent 60 is said to deliver up to

64MW of electric power with simple cycleefficiency of 42%, the Trent 60 hasestablished a new benchmark for fuel efficientgas turbine power.

In February 2013 Centrax completed one ofits highest-profile installations in recent yearswith the commissioning of its first SiemensCX400 package.The 12MW unit is now meeting 40% of the

hot water demand of the French city ofVersailles, on the outskirts of Paris, while alsoproducing electricity for sale to French powerutility EDF. The Versailles sale also further enhances theimpressive Centrax track record with powercompany COFELY, which now operates 23Centrax units at installations in France and theUK.The combined heat and power installation atVersailles is the first Siemens gas turbine tobe packaged by Centrax since the two com-panies forged an agreement that enablesCentrax to market the SGT-300 and SGT-400gas turbines. Centrax completed the installa-tion and commissioning well within a tightschedule, reports the company.Seven months ago, in November 2012,

Centrax won a significant new order for thesupply of two CX501-KB7 generator setpackages to Nobel Oil in Russia. The two outdoor packages are being locatedat an oil and gas facility in the Yuzhno-Oshkoye Field which is in Russia's KomiRepublic, approximately 1,000km North Eastof Moscow. The 5.2 MWe generator sets will each be

used to power the oil extraction plant at thesite and will be powered by associated gasfrom the oil production process, significantlyreducing quantities of gas flared at site.

“This is a significant order for Centraxbecause it is for an important new customer inRussia.” Regional Sales Manager Nick Royaltells UKPN. “It will further develop our positionin the Russian market, establishing anexpanded customer base for our products”.Working closely with St. Petersburg-based

engineering contractor, Zvezda Energetika,Centrax was selected for the project becauseit offered competitive delivery and installationtime and, importantly, have proven equipmentat similar installations in Russia with other oilcompanies such as TNK-BP.The end user for the equipment will be NobelHoldings, a privately-owned oil and gasexploration company. Nobel Oil require theequipment in order to achieve new targets forreduced flaring which came into effect inRussia at the beginning of 2013. This recentorder brings the total number of Centrax unitsin Russia to 33.www.centraxgt.com

In addition to this latest order, Centrax' St.Petersburg service centre is preparing for itsbusiest year yet in 2013, with installation andcommissioning scheduled imminently for 17new CX501-KB7 gas turbine packages atTNK-BP's Ust Tegusskoe andVerhnekolikieganskoe oil production facilitiesin Siberia.


“Two CX501KB7 unitshave beenordered by

DALKIA. Oneis for the

Omnithermdistrict

heating plantin Valence,near Lyon,where the

new 5.2MWpackage is

replacing twoexist ing KB7s

that havebeen in

service since2000.”

Centrax, the leading UK power generation packagingspecialist, has expanded its major presence in the French

power generation market with the sale of three moregas turbine packages, reports UKPN.

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First unveiled at the Hannover Fair2013 the Bowman type 15 heatexchanger generated a huge level ofinterest, reports the manufacturer.

Designed specifically to address marketdemands for a high efficiency unit for enginesup to 1MW typical power, the type 15 iscapable of recovering around 600kW of wasteheat through the engine’s exhaust stream atan exhaust gas mass flow rate of 70kg/min.

The unit is perfect for larger independentgenset applications, where high levels ofwaste heat that would otherwise be lost to theatmosphere can be recovered and used toprovide either hot water or heat thermal oil forORC systems at no extra cost in terms of fuelusage.

Commenting on the launch of the unit,Kevin Howell of Bowman, told UKPN: “Thelaunch of the type 15 heat exchanger is asignificant step forward into larger scale powergen applications for Bowman. It also givesgenset manufacturers the opportunity to offertheir customers CHP solutions that combineexceptional efficiency with a competitiveprice.”

As well as for heat recovery, these units canalso be used to reduce the exhausttemperature in engines operating inhazardous environments where for safetyreasons it is necessary to reduce thetemperature of the exhaust gases

In common with all standard BowmanExhaust Gas Heat Exchangers, the new type15 unit is suitable for use with enginespowered by Biogas, Diesel Gases and NaturalGases.

Bowman Exhaust Gas Exchangers aremanufactured to a standard range of sizes,they are competitively priced and offered on aquick delivery to meet clients’ buildschedules.

Bowman can also now offer severalexhaust gas heat exchangers withright-angled end covers, which are fitted witha removable plate on each end, allowing easyaccess to the heat exchanger tubes forcleaning and maintenance without the need todrain the system.

When Bowman exhaust gas heatexchangers are used in conjunction with otherBowman units such as: Header Tank HeatExchangers, Charge Air Coolers andBowman Oil Coolers, it is possible to reclaimover 90% of lost heat from the engine.

Bowman heat exchangers are tested to thelimit and proven in the most demandingapplications, the world over – including the

British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) new researchstation, Halley VI. In winter, temperatures onthe Brunt Ice Shelf plunge to - 50ºC and snowfalls for half the year.

Bowman units are critical to the combinedheat and power system (CHP) which suppliesenergy for space heating, hot water, lighting,ventilation and electrical power.

Without this CHP system, the people on theresident BAS team who live and work at thebase could not survive.

The units met the demands of this uniqueartesian water supply, a variety of pool sizes,heating methods and the massive fluctuationin outside air temperatures – from belowfreezing in winter up to 40ºC in summer.

Bowman heat exchangers are also centralto three CHP power plant units at a Finnisheco residential project.

The units are fitted to Sisu Gensets forrecovering waste heat from the exhaust andjacket water systems. The power plantsupplies heat and power to 10 houses.

EJ Bowman is a worldwide, ISO9001:2008certified OEM manufacturer of HeatExchangers and Oil Coolers for industrial andcommercial applications.

Bowman occupies a purpose-built factorywhich is ideally situated centrally in the heartof the UK, from where it directly exports over70% of its production worldwide.www.ejbowman.co.uk


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recovering waste energy from engines rated up to 1 MW. Thetype 15 heat exchanger means Bowman can now cater for

larger scale power generation applications.

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New energycentre for Kodak

The Kodak Harrow site operates acombined heat and power (CHP)plant that delivers steam to the factoryproducing colour negative paper for

world-wide use, and to maintain buildingconditions, using a 50 ton Water Tube Boiler. Built during the heyday of film processing, theplant is sized for a historically larger factoryoperating seven days a week. With changing patterns of usage, the currentsite now operates weekdays only. Runningthe existing CHP plant through the weekendwhen demand for steam is low is bothinefficient and costly.

Kodak launched a project in 2011 to look atways of reducing its energy consumption atthe weekends and other periods of low energydemand.

As a result of this study Kodak decided toinstall a steam generator able to supply 8000kg/h of steam to maintain the steam servicefor non production needs, allowing the CHPplant to be switched off at the weekend andrestarted on Sunday night in readiness formanufacturing operation on Monday morning.As space in the existing boiler house was at

a premium, Babcock Wanson designed aseparate ‘Energy Centre’ for Kodak, basedaround its ESM8000 Steam Generator.A coil type Steam Generator, the ESM 8000

provides high operating efficiency coupledwith low emissions. It utilises modern controlsto maintain a close ratio between the burnerfiring rate and water input with inverter drive ofboth the combustion air and feed waterpumps. This ensures close control of both steam

output and steam quality and lowestpracticable consumption of both fuel andelectrical power. In addition to its operating efficiency, the ESM

was chosen because of its quick Autostartfacility which enables the Generator to bebrought on line in a very short timeframe ifsteam demand fluctuates. This can be controlled remotely from the

Kodak main process control centre formaximum convenience.Construction of the new energy centre hous-

ing the ESM required careful planning due tospace and access restrictions.

Babcock Wanson designed a dedicatedvented steel frame boiler house with aseparate self supporting flue for the ESM. The latter proved particularly challenging due

to the height requirements of the flue – 14mabove the factory roof - requiring 8m deepfoundations and a cruciform pile.

According to Abid Khalil, Project Manager,Paper Manufacturing Operations, the key tothe success of this project has been the closeworking relationships created betweenKodak, Babcock Wanson and thesubcontractors.

The result is a system that puts Kodak inposition to control and monitor its steamrequirements on a more precise basis andenable significant energy cost savings. “The new plant set up has driven anestimated 18% reduction in total energy costfor the site. Reduced energy consumption isalso driving a reduction in greenhouse gasemissions of NOx, CO and CO2,” commentsAbid Khalil,It is anticipated that the new Energy Centre

with the ESM Steam Generator will offer a fullpayback to the company within six months. Babcock Wanson offers a complete range of

products and services for boiler houses andother process heating needs.It can also provide steam boilers, thermalfluid heaters, rapid steam generators and hotwater boilers to VOC and odour treatment bythermal oxidation, water treatment or processair heating solutions.

The company’s aim is to help optimisecustomer’s energy production with high quali-ty products and efficient service.In 2012 Babcock Wanson UK was awardedthe status of Carbon Trust ImplementationServices Accredited Supplier for its ThermalFluid Heating solutions. The accreditation scheme uses the CarbonTrust's ten years' experience advising UKbusinesses and public sector organisationson means of reducing their energyconsumption. It makes energy efficiency easyby matching customers that need to imple-ment energy efficiency projects with goodquality, established, equipment suppliers whohave a track record of delivering energy sav-ing projects.

Babcock Wanson applied for accreditationas an independent verification of itscommitment to providing energy efficientprocess heating solutions.

The company provides a comprehensiverange of Thermal Fluid Heaters withintegrated gas, oil or dual fuel burner to meetthe needs of modern industry. A Thermal FluidHeater is a closed circuit, no-loss system, soheat loss is minimal which makes it highlyenergy efficient. A typical energy saving whenusing a thermal fluid system can be as high as20-50%.www.babcock-wanson.co.uk


“The newplant set up

has driven anestimated

18%reduction intotal energycost for the

site. Reducedenergy

consumptionis also drivinga reduction in

greenhousegas emissions

of NOx, COand CO2.”

Abid KhalilProject

Manager

Babcock Wanson UK has completed the design andconstruction of a new ‘energy centre’ for Kodak Limited’s

Harrow site in North West London, based around itsESM8000 steam generator, reports UKPN.

CHPCHP

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Bender is a global technology leader inelectrical safety and monitoring systems, andthe products emerging from its Germanresearch and manufacturing centres ensurethe protection of people and the safeoperation of machines, plants and systemsaround the world.

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Bender components protect the complexsystems on board Royal Navy surface shipsand the Astute class submarines, protectsensitive manufacturing systems and datacentres where unexpected power shut downcan be hugely costly, and ensure the integrityof signalling systems which control Britain’srailways.

The lifesaving role is even more acute in themedical sector where Bender has an enviabletrack record in maintaining power to vitalequipment used for life support, diagnosis andtreatment. This year Bender formed a UKpartnership with Steris Surgical Products, aworld leader in healthcare and operatingtheatre equipment.

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He tells UKPN: “There is a huge market forBender products because of the vast range ofelectrical systems which cannot be allowed tofail or shut down – even for a few seconds.Customers rely on our equipment to monitorthe performance of their equipment, and

protect their unearthed (IT) power systemsand uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), towarn them of potential faults or power leak-ages, and to help them plan maintenance andmaximise the efficiency of their systems.”

He continues: “Much of our equipment isdesigned to make customers aware ofproblems before they become critical so thatthey can instigate preventative maintenance.We also manufacture equipment whichprovides a failsafe to ensure that if one powersource ceases to operate, it switches over soquickly to an alternative power source that theinterruption is imperceptible.”

In medical installations performance can bethe vital difference between life or death.Performance can be equally critical insensitive manufacturing operations, powergeneration and management and processingsites – again, even a brief interruption ofpower supply can be disastrous.

“Part of our job is to ensure that neverhappens and to maximise the operationalperformance and availability of the systemswe support,” confirms Mason.

A new range of power quality monitoringequipment now available from Bender UK hasbeen designed to protect data centre powerdistribution systems against risks rangingfrom reduced service life and increasedenergy consumption, through to systemfailure and the prevention of fires in cabling.

The new Bender power quality monitoring(PQM) units ensure high availability and apower supply free from interference causedby frequency converters, switched-modepower supplies, uninterruptible power supplysystems (UPS) and electronic ballasts.

These units distort the sine wave of theelectrical power and superimpose differentfrequencies on it – causing the power supplyto become ‘dirty’. Systems interactions canalso cause interference in neighbouringequipment.

The most frequent problems are caused byharmonic components on the electrical supply– typically produced by other items ofelectronic equipment. These third orderharmonics build up in the neutral conductorresulting in overload and if the situation goesunnoticed there can be a risk of fire.

The conventional solution to a detectedoverload is a protective device that trips out toprotect the neutral conductor. However, thissafety measure causes reduced availabilitydue to frequent downtime.

Bender’s monitoring equipment enablesearly detection of a potentially dangerous


“ Customersrely on our

equipment tomonitor the

performance oftheir

equipment,and protect

their unearthed(IT) power

systems anduninterruptiblepower supplies(UPS), to warn

them ofpotential faults

or powerleakages.”

Steve MasonMD of

Bender UK

Bender is a global technology leader inelectrical safety and monitoring systems. Itsproducts ensure the protection of people & thesafe operation of machines, plants and systemsworldwide, reveals this UKPN profile.

Bender-in the businessof saving lives

Company Profile

RCM S460 Residual Current Monitor.

Isolated power supply for use in medicallocations.

LINETRAXX VME420

Bender RS3 Rail Earth Fault Detection System.

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situation – allowing enough time to correctthe problem without the need to shut downequipment; for example, less importantloads can be shut down via switchingsignals before the protective device trips out.

Power quality monitoring is particularlyeffective when combined with Bender’srange of residual current monitoring units(RCM) which detect degradation in the levelof insulation in an installation or component– again improving availability by signallingthe problem at an early stage before safetyshutdown.Information gained from the early warning ofdeveloping faults allows shutdowns to beplanned, enhancing asset uptime andmaking it ideal for applications where powerfailure cannot be tolerated.

Bender’s power quality monitor device alsoacts as an energy meter while checking thesystem quality, determining the energyconsumption per cost centre and reducinghigh overhead costs.

The dual function of monitoring energyconsumption and energy quality cantherefore assist in reducing energy costswhile at the same time delivering highavailability of supply.

Linetraxx PQM units are available along-side Bender’s advanced on-line earth faultlocation systems as part of a product rangedesigned to meet the needs of itscustomers across sectors from healthcare,rail and marine engineering through toelectric cars, data handling centres andsolar power generation.

Bender is well-known for specialising in thedevelopment of innovative solutions for safehandling of electrical power specifically andits products are designed to predict andavoid unexpected interruption of powersupply.

Bender UK supports Drayson inWorld Land Speed record winIn a recent achievement Drayson RacingTechnologies has broken the world landspeed record for a lightweight electric car.Its Lola B12 69/EV vehicle, which uses

electrical protection devices supplied byBender UK in Ulverston, hit a top speed of204.2mph (328.6km/h) at a racetrack atRAF Elvington in Yorkshire.

Chief executive Lord Drayson, who wasbehind the wheel, said the achievement wasdesigned to highlight electronic vehicletechnology's potential.

Bender UK supplied Drayson RacingTechnologies with Bender IR155-3204devices to protect the Drayson B12/69EV.Angus Lyon, Chief Engineer of drivetrain at

DRT explained: “Working closely withBender UK, DRT integrated its isolationmonitoring system into the B12 drivetrainusing it as a key component in the safetycase of the vehicle. Throughout thisprocess, Bender UK and Germany providedinvaluable support allowing the quick andseamless integration of its products.”

The previous 175mph record was set byBattery Box General Electric in 1974.

Drayson Racing was founded in 2007 byPaul Drayson, who was then a minister inthe Labour government. The firm, based inKidlington, Oxfordshire, works with others todevelop more sustainable automotivetechnologies and uses motorsport competi-tions as a means to focus its efforts.In order to qualify for an attempt on the

Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's(FIA) world electric land speed record it hadto make its vehicle weigh less than 1,000kg(2,204lb) without the driver.

To do this it adapted a Le Mans Series carit had previously designed which originallyhad a bio-ethanol fuel engine and replacedthe part with a lightweight 20 kilowatt hourbattery offering 850 horsepower.It also adapted the vehicle's chassis, which

is made out of recycled carbon fibre, tominimise air friction."What it, I hope, shows to people is just whatthe future potential of electric cars is," LordDrayson said shortly after his record-breaking time was confirmed.“Obviously this is a very special racing car,

but by setting this new world record here inBritain we say two things. One it is a pointerto the future - the technology that wedeveloped for this car will filter down to thecars we use every day. “And secondly it's a message about how

here in the UK we're a world leader with thistechnology. We've led motorsportengineering, now we're also leading withelectric motorsport engineering."Drayson Racing's attention will now switch

to the launch of the FIA's Formula Echampionship, which is due to begin inSeptember next year. London will host the first electric car race.

Rome, Miami, Beijing and Rio de Janeiroare among the other seven locations.

A different vehicle - similar to a FormulaOne machine - is being developed for thefirm by Singapore's Spark and Surrey-basedMcLaren for the first year of the competition.However, Drayson Racing plans to build its

own machine for the 2015 competition usingsome of the same components used in itsrecord-breaking Lola B12 69/EV.www.bender-uk.com


The universal measuring device PEM533 is used to record and indicateelectrical quantities of a public electricity network. The scope ofmeasurements ranges from currents and voltages through energyconsumption and performance to total harmonic distortion and voltagequality assessment. The active energy measurements are in compliancewith the DIN EN 62053‐22 class 0.5 S accuracy standard.

Company ProfileBender’s technology ensures that medicalcentres can minimise the risk of poweroutages.

Parts from the record breaking car will now beadapted to fit an F1‐designed vehicle due to bebuilt in 2015

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Landfill gas &CHP systems

ENER-G is investing £1.5 million in thelandfill gas generation project, whichwill capture the methane gas emittedfrom 1.5 million tons of waste and

convert it into one megawatt (MW) ofrenewable energy. This is sufficient to supply1,000 homes with renewable electricity.

The facility is expected to begin powergeneration towards the end of 2013 and it isprojected to reduce carbon dioxide emissionsby 40,000 tons of CO2 equivalent per year,equivalent to the environmental benefit ofcarbon sequestered annually by 29,744 acresof forest.

Celaya's City Mayor, Mr. Ismael PerezOrdaz commented: "We are proud toannounce this partnership with ENER-G,which will use advanced technology to createrenewable energy from waste.

“This will help the city to reduce its carbonfootprint, while creating an important source ofclean energy. The project will be fundedentirely by ENER-G, but provide an income tothe City from royalty payments."

Hugh Richmond, Managing Director ofENER-G Mexico, told UKPN: "This is our thirdrenewable energy venture in Mexico and weare pleased to partner with the Municipality ofCelaya to open the new biogas generationfacility. “

He continued: “We will design and build thefacility and manage operation and landfill gasmonitoring over the 15 year contract. Wecongratulate the municipality on its vision andcommitment to clean energy."

ENER-G's other Mexican projects include apartnership with the Municipality ofAguascalientes to open a 2.45 MW landfill gasgeneration facility at the San Nicolás landfillsite in Aguascalientes, supplying green powerto Nissan. ENER-G is also set to open a1.5MW facility in partnership with theMunicipality of Durango.

The landfill gas generation projects will helpMexico to deliver on its new Climate ChangeAct, which commits Mexico to cutting its car-bon dioxide emissions by 30% by 2020, andby 50% below current levels by 2050, and togenerate 35% of electricity from renewablesources by 2024.

ENER-G Mexico specialises in biogasgeneration - utilising methane from landfillgas, anaerobic digestion and mines togenerate renewable electricity.

ENER-G designs, builds, operates andowns the landfill gas generators, but can alsosell, lease or hire power generation packages.

In the UK, ENER-G has installed four CHP

units to provide efficient generation at thelargest newly-built national museum in the UKfor more than a hundred years.

The prestigious £72 million Museum ofLiverpool now has an advanced combinedheat and power (CHP) system, guaranteeingannual energy savings of more than£500,000.

The trigeneration technology, which createshighly efficient heat, electricity and cooling,will also reduce carbon emissions by 884tonnes each year - equivalent to the eco-benefit of taking 295 cars off the road.

ENER-G was commissioned by NationalMuseums Liverpool (NML) to design andinstall the new CHP system at the MannIsland site - part of the famous Pier Head atthe core of the World Heritage Site onLiverpool's famous waterfront. ENER-G willalso operate and maintain the plant for 17years.

The CHP system is split between a plantroom in the new building and the historicGreat Western Railway (GWR) Goods Shedon Liverpool's picturesque waterfront.

ENER-G is converting the Goods Shed intoa state-of-the-art energy centre withsophisticated remote monitoring and fulldiagnostic facilities.

ENER-G has designed and manufacturedtwo 385kWe bio-diesel CHP units, two768kWe natural gas CHP systems andinstalled two 850kWe boilers, an 1000kWeabsorption chiller and a 998kWe conventionalcompression chiller which will serve all thenew museum's energy needs.

Challenges faced by ENER-G included pre-serving the GWR building exterior in line withplanning conditions as the site is part of a pro-tected view and designing the energy centreto operate independently of the utility electri-cal supply.

The CHP system generates electricity andrecovers the majority of the heat created inthe process. In conventional power stationsthis heat is simply wasted into the atmospherethrough power station cooling towers, muchenergy is also lost along the many miles ofelectrical distribution cables needed to bringthe power to site.

Instead, by using CHP to generate electric-ity on site the heat is used to provide heatingand hot water for the museum in the winter,and air conditioning and chilled water via theabsorption cooling system in the summermonths. The utility grid supply will provideadditional back up, if required. www.energ-group.com

The GWR Building housing the CHP plantwill also become an educational resource inits own right with a small visitor facility wheregroups can gain an understanding of the tech-nology and its contribution to the museum'ssustainability.

The complex energy facilities project, whichwas funded by the Co-operative bank wasawarded the Combined Heat and PowerAssociation's Innovation Award for 2009 ishelping NML boost both its cost and carbonperformance.

The museum has been designed to replacethe former Museum of Liverpool Life. It pro-vides 8,000 square metres of public spaceacross three floors and demonstratesLiverpool's unique contribution to the world. Itshowcases popular culture while tacklingsocial, historical and contemporary issues.


“We willdesign and

build thefacil ity and

manageoperation

and landf il lgas

monitoringover the15 year

contract. “

HughRichmond,ManagingDirector of

ENERGMexico

The Mexican Municipality of Celaya has appointed therenewable energy specialist ENERG to build and operate a

landfill gas management facility at its extensive TinajitasLandfill site based in Celaya. This is ENERG's third

successful renewable energy project in Mexico.

In 2012 ENER-G partnered with theMunicipality of Aguascalientes to openMexico's first landfill gas capture facility atSan Nicolás landfill, Aguascalientes.

ENER-G’s Hugh Richmond.

ENER-G’s landfill gas project in Celaya, Mexico.

Landf il l GasLandf il l Gas

ENER-G’ 3.8MW biogas generator.

Typical landfill gas layout.

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Fuel polishing -the way forward

In January 2011 the EU changed the fuelspecification, ensuring all liquid gas oil hasa 7% bio-diesel content (FAME). Due tothe three Biofuel renewable energy and

fuel quality directives, bio-diesel use in fuelhas increased dramatically in Europe. Although the EU aims for more sustainable

fuel, the chemical composition of biodieselcauses a number of fuel quality issues,including poor fuel stability, microbiologicalcontamination and an acceleration of fueldecay. In particular, the hygroscopic nature of bio-

diesel significantly increases the saturationlevel, meaning the water content in fuel is wellabove the maximum specified level. Thiscauses many concerns, which worsen if thefuel tank is outside or not in a temperaturecontrolled environment

Waxing, sludge, bacterial infections,sediments and other foreign matter all causeissues; however it is water in fuel which is atthe root of microbial growth. These microbial contaminations can lead tocorrosion of pipe work, cause fuel blockagesand cause damage to the tanks and theengine’s injectors. Furthermore the lack oflubricant in biodiesel decreases engineefficiency. This increases the temperature, causing

component wear, wasting electricity andpotentially damaging the quality fuel as well.

This can lead to back-up generator failurewhen it’s running during an emergencysituation. All generator suppliers suggesttesting the units on a weekly/monthly basis;however these tests do not pick up on theissue of poor quality fuel. The fuel must be laboratory tested (ideally

every 6 months) and the fuel quality should beclosely analysed. UK fuel testing laboratoriesand companies like WASP offer this service. Ifa test reveals the fuel is out of specification(has contamination), in most cases a fuelpolishing process can resolve the issue. Fuel without biodiesel naturally decays, andcould be out of specification after 6-12months. However, bio-diesel causes fuel todecay much faster than mineral based fuel(with pure biodiesel decaying after a fewweeks). It is therefore recommended blended fuels

are only stored for up to 6 months to reducecontamination issues.

To prevent fuel contamination occurring,WASP PFS Ltd and the CONCAWE groupsuggests applying strict ‘good fuel house-keeping’ practices to ensure these challenges

are controlled and prevented. These practicesinclude purchasing good quality fuel, using afuel polishing process and testing the fuelevery 6 months. Furthermore, using a fuelpolishing process can prolong the usable lifeof fuel. Fuel polishing is the innovative technologicalcleaning process used to remove water,bacterial infection, sludge, and solid andsemi-solid contaminates from diesel andsimilar middle distillate fuels (gas and fuel oil,MDO, etc). The design of the systems aim to maintain

optimum fuel quality in diesel when stored forthe medium to long term; preventing the fuelcausing generator failures during anemergency situation.

Those organisations which invest ingenerators to ensure complete continuity,need to consider backup generator failure aspart of their business continuity plan.

With reports about the 2% slack in thesystem causing unplanned blackouts andpower cuts, it is essential for organisations tostart thinking about ensuring their generator issupported.

Currently blue-chip organisations, datacentres, yacht builders, generator suppliers,hospitals and the military all invest in fuelpolishing to ensure complete continuity.

Furthermore by ensuring the fuel in storageis kept in optimum confusion, a large saving inpotential carbon emissions can be had.

Without fuel polishing, the alternative is todispose of your fuel, at a cost both inmonetary and carbon terms. Moreover, morefuel will need to be produced, purchased anddelivered to your site – again, a largemonetary and carbon emission cost. By utilising the efficiencies of a fuel polishing

system, all of these costs can be avoided.WASP customises their systems depending

on the customers’ fuel flow rate, tank size,required features, specifications and designneeds. A fuel polishing system costs significantly

less than a replacement tank of fuel; itincreases efficiency and power, reducescosts, reduces carbon emissions and benefitsthe environment. With 21 years of experience and expertise,

WASP’s systems are designed using thelatest unrivalled technologies, unique controlsystems and advanced sensing systems toensure simplicity and efficiency as well asmaximum protection against fuel-relatedbreakdowns. www.wasp-pfs.com

To identify which system you need, view theproduct overview on www.wasp-pfs.com orcall WASP on 01923 606600.


“By ensuringthe fuel instorage is

kept inoptimum

confusion, alarge savingin potential

carbonemissions can

be had.Without fuel

polishing, thealternative isto dispose ofyour fuel, at a

cost both inmonetary and

carbonterms.”

Whilst some backup generator suppliers may advise theirclients to simply purchase good quality fuel, here WASP PFShighlights the problems with fuel in storage regardless of its

initial quality, whilst explaining good fuel housekeepingpractices and the latest technologies for saving money.

WASP’s latest FPS.

Classic fuelcontamination.

Fuel pol ishingFuel pol ishing

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As a PPP scheme, the project wasclearly focused not only on qualityand cost at the time of build but onwhole life costs and longevity.

When it came to specifying standby powerfor Victoria Hospital, therefore, the competitivetendering process examined the purchasecost, performance and ongoing managementand maintenance regimes for the proposedgenerator systems.

It was Glasgow-based Dieselec Thistle withits local technical support and proposal tointroduce a SCADA supervisory controlsystem to the standby power set up that wonthe contract and the company worked closelywith both the client to enhance and deliver thespecification.

George Hobbins from Dieselec Thistle tellsUKPN: “While technically this was a hospitalextension, the brief was like that of a new buildand the standby power was to service theentire site and be housed in a completely newenergy centre alongside the hospital’s boilers,biomass plant and CHP.

“For this state-of-the-art hospital our remitwas to design a state-of-the-art solution thatwould minimise cost, disruption andmaintenance while providing a failsafe againstany interruptions to the hospital’s powersupply.”

The power requirements for the newVictoria Hospital called for three 1,250 Kvahigh voltage standby generators to operatesimultaneously with a fourth identicalgenerator also specified as a double standbyto enable any one of the four to be out ofaction for repairs or maintenance.

Dieselec Thistle developed the specificationwhich included 12m long 70dba noiseattenuation enclosures, dual redundant startermotors and dual batteries.

The company also designed a full pro-logiccontrol system (PLC) to ensure seamlessautomatic trigger of the standby power systemif the main power supply should fail and sharethe load efficiently across the three dutystandby generators.

George continues: “The whole configurationwas designed to include as many dual safetyprecautions as possible so that there is alwaysa plan B in place if for any reason the standbygenerators should fail.

“In a hospital environment, particularlywhere there are acute services, this belt andbraces approach is simply best practice.”

The SCADA system integrated with thestandby generators provides a furthersafeguard at Victoria Hospital as this monitors

the equipment at all times, alerting themaintenance team of any warnings andproviding fault diagnostics so that any issuescan be tackled quickly.

Colin Macrae from Consort Healthcaresays: “A system like this not only providespeace of mind in terms of effective standbypower, it also dramatically reduces themaintenance burden. Manual testing is notrequired, routine maintenance is reduced andreactive maintenance is both timely andtargeted.”

The generators were manufactured at FGWilson’s factory in Larne, Northern Irelandand underwent a thorough witnessed loadtest before being dispatched to Fife.

The tests provided Dieselec Thistle withvaluable information about small adjustmentsrequired to the control system so that thesecould be implemented prior to installation onsite in Fife.

Dieslec Thistle carried out the full electricaland mechanical installation for all fourgenerators, including the installation of remotecontrol stations in all the substations aroundthe hospital which are controlled directly bythe PLC via a dual fibre optic network toprovide automatic control of the HV network.

Once the generators were completelyinstalled, they underwent a very rigorous andfully documented testing programme prior tocommissioning.

Commissioning has now been completedready for the transfer of services to the newbuilding in December 2011 and officialopening of the fully operational hospital earlyin 2012.

Dieselec Thistle has been awarded themaintenance contract for the standby powerservices by Consort Healthcare as part of theongoing PPP hospital managementprogramme.

Colin Macrae adds: “Ongoing systemmanagement is just as vital as initialspecification and installation.

“Hopefully our requirements for standbypower will be few and far between but we’reconfident that we have the automated controlsand proven expertise in place to ensure ourstandby generators are completely reliable ifand when that need does arise.”www.fgwilson.comwww.dieselecthistle.co.uk


A major realignment of services byNHS Fife across two of its hospitals Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy and

Queen Margaret Hospital inDunfermline has resulted in a

£170 million build programme atthe Kirkcaldy hospital. The 500

bed extension has effectively seenPPP vehicle, Consort Healthcare,

FG Wilson manufactured the 1,250Kva high voltage standby

generators for Victoria Hospital.Dieselec Thistle is the companywhich has supplied and installed

the new gensets for its emergencypower systems.

New generators for2 NHS hospitals

GensetsGensets

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ETI’s new Fault

Current Limiter

The FCL suppresses the damagingcurrents which result from electricitydistribution network faults therebyincreasing network capability and

reliability.Developed and manufactured by GridON withits Australian partner the Wilson TransformerCompany, this innovative state-of-the-art FCLenables the cost-effective growth andincreased flexibility of electricity distributionsystems.Removing the fault level constraints withoutcostly network upgrades enables theinstallation of more low carbon and otherelectricity generation directly onto thedistribution system, with shorter connectiontimes and reduced connection costs. It also enables smart distribution networks

with increased network efficiency, flexibility,reliability and resilience. The breakthrough in design removes the

need for superconducting components whichresults in a simple, reliable and lowmaintenance solution.

It is fully scaleable for use at all voltagelevels on both distribution and transmissionsystems. This will potentially help minimisethe costs of upgrading the UK’s electricitydistribution and transmission networks overthe next 20 to 30 years.The design is based on combining industry-

standard, proven transformer technology withGridON’s unique and proprietary concept ofmagnetic flux alteration to saturate the ironcore. GridON’s device offers performance benefitsincluding instant, self-triggering response to afault, immediate recovery following clearanceof the fault without network interruption, andsuppression of multiple consecutive faults. It is the first such fully tested, commercially

viable non superconducting presaturated faultcurrent limiter.The FCL has been comprehensively tested

by a certified high power laboratory inAustralia, where it underwent more than 50fault tests, before being shipped to the UK.

The FCL is now in service on the 11kVdistribution network and it will bedemonstrated in operation for two years.UK Power Networks has fully approved the

design and testing, and for the purposes of thedemonstration, is acting as network operationcustomer. E.ON’s New Build & Technologydivision is providing technical assuranceexpertise and network modelling support.Nick Eraut, ETI Project Manager - Energy

Storage & Distribution, tells UKPN:

“Upgrading the UK electricity distributionnetwork to meet radically changingrequirements will potentially cost tens of bil-lions of pounds over the next 20 to 30 years.“This investment is critical to ensuring that wehave a system that is able to support a rangeof energy technologies now in development.This is the first of two FCL developmentscommissioned and funded by the ETI. Webelieve that GridON’s new FCL will offer majoradvantages to distribution network operatorsand suppliers of distributed generationequipment.”

Yoram Valent, co-founder and ChiefExecutive of GridON, said: “The successfulcommissioning of GridON’s fully-tested FCLinto service on UK Power Networks’ systemdemonstrates the potential for increasinggeneration and network connectivity, and forsignificant cuts in system upgrade costs, byproviding operators and network designerswith FCLs as part of their toolkit.” He continues: “The ever-increasing networkcomplexity, competitive power markets,rapidly growing intermittent renewable supplyand aging infrastructure conspire to challengesystem operators daily. “Our use of well-established manufacturing

technology and our product’s inherentsimplicity and minimal maintenance require-ments, combined with its superior fit-to-purpose performance, will significantly cutcapital expenditures and operating costs andextend the useful life of existing networkassets.”Martin Wilcox, Head of Future Networks, UK

Power Networks commented: “High faultlevels impact both how we operate and theconnection offers we are able to provide togeneration customers.GridON’s fault currentlimiter looks to be a good solution to avoidhaving to replace switchgear prematurely orunnecessary interruptions to customerssupplies.

“The similarity in design to our existingtransformer fleet minimises additional impacton our operation and maintenance teams. Itshould also enable us to better work withgeneration customers to provide the bestvalue solution on fault level constrained partsof our network.”

Andrew Ellis, Head of Electrical PowerEngineering at E.ON New Build &Technology, concludes: “Active fault currentmanagement through fault current limiters isan ideal way forward in mitigating the risks,both technically and commercially.”www.eti.co.uk

We expect that the FCL device that hasbeen developed under this project will takeus much closer to the realisation of a viablesolution for our distribution networks and dis-tributed generation projects.”- See more at: http://www.eti.co.uk/news/arti-cle/gridons_fault_current_limiter_commis


“This is thef irst of

two FCLdevelopmentscommissionedand funded by

the ETI. Webelieve that

GridON’s newFCL will offer

majoradvantages to

distributionnetwork

operators andsuppliers ofdistributedgeneration

equipment.”

Nick Eraut

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has installed andcommissioned into service a revolutionary new fault current

limiter (FCL) at a UK Power Networks main substation inNewhaven, East Sussex. The FCL suppresses the damagingcurrents which result from electricity distribution network.

Network substat ionsNetwork substat ions

GridON’s FCL.

FCL being transported in Australia.

FCL installed.

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Contact us at; Turner Engine Powered Services Ltd

Newstead Trading Estate, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8HT

Tel: +44 (0) 1782 657331 Email: [email protected] Website: www.turner-eps.co.uk

Its 2:30am Spot the Turner EPS

engineer......

When most of us are safely tucked up in bed, chances are somewhere, someone’s having power problems. And if that someone happens to be you, isn’t it nice to know that whatever time it is, there is a company you can trust with qualified engineers who is on call 24 hour a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

“Losing your power supply will be a disaster for your business. Losing it in the dark of night will be an even bigger disaster”

Turner EPS, a Turner Group Company, provide a UK-wide 24/7 emergency call-out service to restore essential power supplies or carry out repairs without delay, so for a good nights sleep and peace of mind put your power requirements in our hands.

In addition we also provide a comprehensive Generator Maintenance Service to a wide range of customers in both the public and private sector enabling customers to concentrate on their core business and at the same time have peace of mind and confidence in the knowledge that their power generation assets are being properly maintained. Our tailor made maintenance solutions ensure that your investment is kept in prime condition and ready to power up whenever it is needed. These solutions include; planned preventative maintenance visits, reactive repairs, generator and load bank hire, and fuel contamination removal & polishing services, all fully supported by a dedicated professional Asset Management Team of skilled technicians and service engineers.

Turner EPS are Europe’s largest single source providers of maintenance and repair services, bespoke design & build solutions and systems for power generation equipment involving; diesel and gas reciprocating engines, electrical & mechanical governors, explosion protection systems, low carbon emission microturbines, organic rankin cycle machines and uninterruptible power systems (UPS).

With depots covering the UK we’re here to help providing a ‘One Stop Shop’ solution 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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Energy security has climbed to the topof the business agenda, as shiftinggovernment policies towards otherfuel sources are persuading

industrial users to invest in localised gasgeneration.

The economic case is compelling.Combined Heat and Power (CHP) hasbecome one of the most profitable ways thatcompanies can use to reduce their energybills, providing heat to the site and achievingcost savings of between 15% - 40% overconventional electricity. (Source: CHPA).

Manufacturing plants and major new officebuildings which strive for security from thegrid, can embed gas engines on site,positioned close to suitable heat loads and / orsources of low cost fuel.

It is in Europe where the use of gas enginesfor power generation is growing rapidly.

Andrew Stone, Director of Energy Solutionsat Cummins, says EMEA is their biggest salesregion for gas engines globally.

Stone believes in keeping the proposition tonew customers simple. He says: “We are notselling an engine, we are selling a solution.”

Richard Holdsworth, Global MarketingManager, Lubricants at Shell believes there isa shift towards independent back up powerand a real move away from heavy fueltowards gas. He believes LNG will become analternative option to heavy fuel in many partsof the world.

But the focus of this particular research ison the expanding use of gas engines for thepower generation market in Europe, wheretwo thirds of all gas engines are sold,accounting for some 3800 MW of power.(Source: TSW).

To study whole of market, The StrategyWorks conducted interviews with companiesinvolved in different parts of the supply chainsplit into these defined sectors:

• O&Ms (operating and maintaining fleets ofgas engines);

• OEMs (manufacturers of gas engines)• Gas Engine Oil Manufacturers (selling

lubricating oil for gas engines);• Gas Engine Oil Additives Manufacturers

(selling additives to gas engine oil manufact-urers).

There is no reliable public domain data forsales of gas engines as trade statistics are not(discretely) logged.

Also engine manufacturers are nowunderstandably nervous about sharing data

because recent acquisitions have tended toconcentrated manufacturing capacity,prompting a 2011 EEA monopoliesinvestigation.

Combining desk research with interviewsconducted, TSW estimates that global annualgas engine sales (over 500kW in power)exceed 6,000 MW per annum, of which 64%is in EMEA at over 3,800 MW. (Chart Source:TSW)

In fact Europe, apart from accounting fortwo thirds of global sales, is also the epicentrefor production of gas engines with CAT havingrelocated their excellence centre (for gasengines) to MWM in Mannheim and GEconfirming that 90% of their worldwide salesof gas engines are manufactured byJenbacher in Austria. Another large USAmanufacturer Cummins has 42% of its gasengine sales in EMEA.

Germany is a particularly important marketfor biogas with rapid take up because offeed-in tariff incentives. This is confirmed bySharanie Patterson, Category PortfolioManager for Power Generation, Natural GasEngine Oils at Petro-Canada. She comments:

“Our largest market would be Germany,which is the biggest market in biogas, followedby the UK. Germany has large potential withsome 7,000 gas engines right now running onbiogas. Our focus is going to be on Germany,UK, France, Spain, Italy. Gas Engines is acategory that is growing double digit everyyear”

The growth in biogas is recognised byPhilippe Poudou, Product Line Manager IEOSpecialities EAME at Oronite “In Germany theproduction from biogas increased by almost20% in 2011” Source: Biogas Barometer,EUROBSERV’ER December 2012.

Kirill Chervyakov, Industrial MarketingAdvisor, Mobil Industrial Lubricants, agrees:“Germany, Italy and Benelux are our mainmarkets for gas engine oils in Europe.Germany has developed a strong biogasmarket and Benelux is using gas enginesextensively for their greenhouse operations.”

Frank Merbitz, (Chief) ApplicationsConsultant at Addinol echoes these views in arecent interview:

“Europe is most important to us as thereare more gas engines than in other places,especially in Eastern European countries likethe Czech Republic, Bulgaria or Estonia, butalso in Italy and in Germany”. Nowadays itaccounts for a large share of our total turnover

and it’s growing still.” Michael Wagner, Marketing Director of

leading engine manufacturer Jenbacherexplains: “Western Europe and secondlyEastern Europe are still our traditional seg-ments. Germany and Italy are historicallyamong the important segments for us”

Maxim Donde, LLK (Lukoil) GeneralDirector in Russia also sees the growth in gasengines. “The dynamics of sales is positive.Market volume of these oils around the worldis growing at about 5% per year, which isassociated with an increase in the number ofworking gas engines”

David Burke, Service Director of leadingO&M Clarke Energy who maintain 300engines in the UK and has installed units withover 2,750 MW capacity worldwide, confirmsthe drivers in the UK “The two big marketsnow are natural gas for combined heat andpower and the anaerobic digestion biogasmarkets.”

“In general we see that there is a lot ofgrowth in gas engines and especially on thenatural gas side.” says Mark Hensen, SeniorProduct Line Manager – Energy, of Q8Oils.

TSW estimates that to total installed capac-ity of gas engines in EMEA is 40GW and isgrowing at around 8% per year.

Based on average oil consumption figuresthis equates to over 270 million litres per yearfor gas engine oil within EMEA making theEMEA market alone worth around £500m(US$750m) for lubricant. www.thestrategyworks.com


“The two bigmarkets now

are natural gasfor combined

heat andpower and the

anaerobicdigestion

biogasmarkets. ”

David Burke,Service

Director ofClarke Energy

With gas back in vogue as the fuel of choice for powergeneration, gas engines are newly resurgent as a power

source. Plentiful supplies of natural gas and the increasingavailability of ‘alternative’ gases such as biogas and

anaerobic gas is driving the take up of localised power,reports Michael Herson of The Strategy Works.

Gas engines

Gas engines - outof the shadows

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Edina’s anaerobicdigestion projects

The success of the MWMTCG2016(V12) at Swancote Energy,initially running on a feedstock ofmaize and grass silage helped to

facilitate the expansion of the site to includefood and drink waste and the processing ofCategory 3 animal by-product. This prompted the delivery of the 1.5MWe

MWM TCG2020(V16) with the two enginesnow producing 2.1MWe. Edina offers fullproduct support, keeping downtime to anabsolute minimum through a dedicatednationwide team of engineers. Swancote nowhandles 38,000 metric tonnes food waste peryear [see image at base of page].

Other projects handle a variety of food,effluent and other waste with similarly highresults of efficiency, reliability and uptime inexcess of 95%.With employees from the farming community

Edina is particularly aware of the challengesfaced by the industry today and the need forsound investment and diversification. With a thorough knowledge of the process

from finance, planning and to grid connectionand beyond Edina can provide experttechnical advice and continuing support.

Edina is delighted to have won the contractto supply the MWM TCG2016(V12) to LeaHall Farm for delivery in the Autumn and lookforward to continuing to work with them ontheir preparation.As the exclusive distributor for MWM in the

UK since 2006 and involved in powergeneration for over 25 years, Edina has aproven track record from design, packaging,and project management to servicing,monitoring and aftercare.

Larger scale waste treatment enterprisesinclude projects with Biffa, Bio-Collectors,Cory Environmental, Shanks and Malaby toname but a few. The MWM range of 500 –2MWe is proving a popular choice withunbeatable longevity and efficiency.

On the UK’s largest waste AnaerobicDigestion facility at Cannock, Edina haveinstalled three 2MWe containerised unitswhich are operating at full output.

Recently, Anglian Water and Edina UKentered into a 5-year contract for the supply ofgas-powered generating equipmentmanufactured by MWM GmbH of MannheimGermany.

A number of fully-containerised generatingsets are being supplied over a five yearperiod. Although initially manufactured in Germany,the actual containerisation of the gensets

takes place in Edina’s key manufacturingcentre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.The first six gensets were delivered and

installed by December 2010 and were fullyoperational by early 2011.

This first order involved the design, build,installation and long term maintenance of 2 xTCG 2020(V16) and 4 x TCG 2016(V12)gensets to meet Anglian Water’s commitmentto the AMP 5 Biosolids programme. The choice of both these engine types was

based on the highly-regarded and marketleading qualities - namely, their efficiency anddurability in biogas operation. Anotherincentive was the through-life supportpackage for which Edina is widely known.

One of Edina’s most renowned energyprojects involved providing a MWM 1.56MWeTCG2020(V16) gas ignition generating set forthe famous Cranfield University [see top rightimage].

The MWM genset was chosen by Cranfieldfor its enviable reputation for durability and forits exceptionally high availability at the lowesteconomic operating cost.

The full turnkey package provided by Edinaincluded not only the generating equipmentbut a new steam boiler, fully integrated controlsystem and total civil construction.

Cranfield University prides itself on its long-established association with providing keyresearch into CHP, and has been linked to the30MWe installation owned by the ManxElectricity Authority. The new facility provided by Edina currentlygives students an important opportunity tocarry out their studies on the actual campus.www.edinauk.com


“Expansion &diversif icationhave been thecornerstone of

the Edinasuccess

together withthe vast

knowledgeand experience

we havegained

throughmeeting ourcustomers’

needs.”

Tony Fenton,Joint MD of

Edina

Edina has been involved with several Anaerobic Digestionprojects throughout the country of late as part of its ongoingcommitment and competitive contribution to the industry.

Gensets have been supplied to Swancote Energy, WykeyFarm, Wigley Farm, and Pancross Farm (S Wales) in the last

two years, reports UKPN.Edina’s manufacturing centre.

The Swancote Energy site.

Anaerobic Digest ionAnaerobic Digest ion

Cranfield project undertaken by Edina.

TCG 2020.

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Medium voltage& Smart Grids

It has been recognised in every countrythat economic growth is heavily dependentupon the reliable delivery of electricity tothe customer, whether that is a bulk

industrial, commercial, or residentialcustomer. Further, efficiently using every source of

generation including "green" sources hasbecome a mandate of many countries.

The utility industry today is challenged toimprove power quality, availability, reliabilityand economics in order to avoid costlyinterruptions of service to all levels ofcustomers. In the USA this started in the 1960s shortly

after the electric grid infrastructure build outcame to the point of interconnecting most ofthe power delivery systems.

It was realized that reliability would beincreased if an operations centre wasmonitoring and controlling the distributionnetwork, the term Distribution Automation wascoined to describe that goal.

Many utilities installed SCADA systems sotheir operations centre could evaluate thestatus of the distribution substation andattempt restoration of the faulted circuits.However, it was quickly realised that moredetailed monitoring was needed andincreased abilities to sectionalise circuit faultswere required. Sectionalisers and Recloserswith control and communications weredeveloped for this task but they too werelimited by the technology available at thattime.One problem the 100+ year old utility industryhas suffered from was the traditional view ofhow the grid is designed to operate instead ofhow it could operate.

The prolonged effect of short circuit faults onsensitive equipment supplied by distributionfeeders can lead to their failure and significantlosses. This is pushing the requirements forthe performance of distribution protectionsystems and making them similarto transmission protection systemsrequirements.

The improvement of power quality duringshort-circuit faults can be achieved in severaldifferent ways. Like any other problem thathas to be solved, we need first to understandthe nature of the problem and its effect onsensitive users. The most common short circuit faults in the

system – single-phase to ground faults – arecharacterised by the fact that they introduce avoltage sag in the faulted phase, and at thesame time they result in a voltage swell in the

two healthy phases. This is clearly seen inFigure 1 which shows the recorded waveformand the voltage phasor diagram for a single-phase to ground fault.

The case of two or three-phase faults is quitedifferent. For three-phase faults all phasesexperience a voltage sag, while for a two-phase fault - the two faulted phases will havelower voltages, with the healthy phase withouta significant change compared to the pre-faultlevels.

Fig. 2 shows a plot of depth vs. duration ofactual cases from a typical high-volumemanufacturing plant, with some of themresulting in process shutdown due to variablespeed drives and vacuum pumps failures.There are several factors that determine the

voltage level during a short circuit fault on thetransmission or distribution system: System configuration Fault location Fault resistanceThe first characteristic of voltage sag – the

depth – is something that we can’t control, butwe have to study in order to be able to predictor estimate the effects of different faults on thesensitive equipment.

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be operated as independent pole or ganged3-pole operator depending on the systemconditions and configuration requirements.

Each reclose operation can be adapted inboth protection element and setting appliedand even change logic based on evolvingfault conditions. One system can even ‘test’ the line segmentfor a persistent fault by applying a reducedcurrent pulse to the line and measuring theresponse. www.omicron.at

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“The f irstcharacterist icof voltage sag– the depth –is somethingthat we can’tcontrol, butwe have to

study.”

BentonVandiver,OMICRON

OMICRON’s Benton Vandiver discussesdevelopments in the field of medium voltage

distribution equipment and the implementationof new technologies which are

driving Smart Grid applications.

Fig. 1 Phase voltages for a single-phase-toground fault (Phase A)

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With forward and backwardsynchronising with the mains orutility supply, the DSE7570 SynchLock enables maintenance or

service work to be carried out on substationsor circuit breakers etc., without interrupting thesupply.

Recent in-depth testing of the new SynchLock product was carried out at two differentlocations in the UK:

DSE’s own manufacturing facility in NorthYorkshire boasts a three-set synchronising &load sharing system that provides power tothe factory in the event of a mains powerfailure.

This live application was used to put theDSE7570 through its paces during a two-daytesting program, where onsite engineers wereable to simulate a wide range of differentapplication requirements.

The second set of testing was performedon-site at a customer location in the UK andagain took place over the course of two days.The testing, once again was performed on alive system that took the DSE7570 through allaspects of its features and functions.

Throughout both testing periods theDSE7570 performed outstandingly well withno issues, reports the manufacturer.

The DSE7570 is contained within aportable, hard-shell, plastic case, and is lightenough to be hand-carried making it easy totransport from site to site [bottom right].

This proven and reliable technology is saidto be ideal for the rental market where

companies are often called upon to providegenerator hire sets, or temporary sets, atshort notice, and also allows them to carry outemergency repairs or maintenance workwithout interrupting the power supply.

The powerful ARM microprocessorcontained within the module allows for theincorporation of a range of complex features:

• Text based LCD display (supportingmultiple languages).

• True RMS Voltage, Current and Powermonitoring.

• Fully configurable inputs for use as alarmsor a range of different functions.

The Synch Lock module can be installed upto a distance of 200m away from the controllerallowing for a high level of installation flexibilityto suit multiple applications where accessmay be awkward or restricted.

Alterations can be made to selectedoperational sequences, timers and alarmsmaking the DSE7570 truly flexible, says DSE.

The DSE7570 forms part of a larger familyof Load Sharing and Synchronising moduleswhich are designed and manufacturedentirely by DSE at its UK facility in NorthYorkshire and supplied throughout the world.

Other modules in the DSE Load Sharingand Synchronising range include manyfeatures, for example: 32-set synchronising;Dead Bus Synchronising; and Multiplecommunication options, including EthernetCommunications & DSEWebNet.

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Deep Sea Electronics plc (DSE)recently performed extensive tests

on its DSE7570 Synch Lockproduct, and the results proved to

be an outstanding success,reports the manufacturer.

This new DSE7570 unit has beenspecially designed to synchronisethe mains power or utility supply

with a generator supply and to holdit in synch for a chosen period of

time until the fuses can bemanually removed, to disconnect

the mains power. UKPN has the story.

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Himoinsa’s

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HIMOINSA’s key product, the Power

Cube Generator, really says it all inthe name in terms of its size andshape. According to its

manufacturer, the Power Cube offers aremarkbly high degree of adaptability.

Where there is reduced space available itcan be easily adapted to suit those projectswhere 20-foot containers cannot be used.

It offers the addition advantage of beingcertified by the International Convention forSafe Containers (CSC), allowing the consign-ment of two units by sea, as though it were astandard 20-foot container.

The Power Cube offers 500kW in 10 feet,with 50kW power/foot, a considerable powerdensity which allows extreme optimisation oflogistics and unit handling, reports HIMOINSA

The set is prepared to be synchronised andgive extra power, always in ISO sizes of 20' ,for 1000kw, 30' for 1500kw, 40' for 2000kw,and upwards. The generating set has an elec-tric fan which allows reduction of acousticemissions and means the unit can be used inresidential areas and events.

In these kinds of scenarios where highpower is required and low noise generation isrequired, there is often little space availablewhich is where this compact unit comes into

its own In addition, self-sufficiency is ensuredby rapid external fuel inlets.

Another of the leading products in theHIMOINSA rental range is the HRTW 1300dual frequency container, said to be ideal foruse in IPP (Interim Power Plant), rental,mining, construction, quarrying and ports,among others. With the efficiency of dualfrequency, the same equipment can generateboth at 50 Hz and 60 Hz, reports HIMOINSA.

The HRTW 1300 dual frequency containeris said to offer considerable advantages incomparison with other types of productswhich also operate in this sector.

It has a variable speed fan to reduce fuelconsumption and noise emission, as well as asystem for interior lighting, which ensures totalaccessibility for cleaning and maintenance.

Earlier in 2013, HIMOINSA’s productioncentres in Spain played host to their NorthAmerican distributors for a few days.

Himoinsa Power Systems (HIPOWER),HIMOINSA’s US unit, held its II Convention inSpain, home of the energy multinational’sheadquarters.

Attending were Canadian entrepreneursfrom Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and BritishColumbia, mainly from the oil industry, alongwith US distributors from states such as

California, Texas, New York,Virginia, Missouri, Dakota,Louisiana, Connecticut,Rhode Island, Masachusset,Illinois, Washington and NewJersey. Himoinsa PowerSystems has grown 900% inthe last four years andexpects revenue to reachUS$100m by 2015. The company used theconvention to show its maindistributors the key featuresof the HIMOINSA productionprocess and the advantagesoffered by the generator setsand those other electricaldistribution products recentlylaunched on the market.HIPOWER Chairman Rafael

Acosta was pleased with thevisit by the company’s maindistributors and took theopportunity to explain thecurrent state of the NorthAmerican energy industry. "We have operations in anumber of markets. Theindustrial standby market, the

main target of this year’s convention, isorganised through distributors, normally oneper state” said Acosta, who added that“HIPOWER is involved in the Rental market,where we sell to National Accounts - i.e. largerental firms in the USA."

HIMOINSA Spain serves Europe, Africaand the Middle East. The production plant inIndia manufactures for the Indian market, andthe one in China for Asia and Australasia.HIPOWER is the production centre set up tocater for the US and Canada," says the CEO,Francisco Gracia.

On the first day of the convention, the 30guests attended a series of conferences,presided over by HIPOWER’s SalesManager, Marcelo Oliveira.

He comments: “The North American powermarket has grown since the economic slumpof 2008, with 80% of this growth driven byemergency-standby power supply,”

The convention also served as a platformfor FPT to unveil its new Tier 4 engines inresponse to the emissions and air qualityrequirements of the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA).

The second or final phase of the Tier 4regulations will come into effect in 2014,specifically Tier 4B, with which “Particulatematter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) will bereduced by 90% compared to Tier 3 levels”explained Fabio Berton, Power Generationinternational OEM's Manager at FPT.

He concludes: “We have been "workingwith HIMOINSA for over 20 years now andthink the company has done an excellent jobcarving out a strategic niche for itself in theinternational power generation market”.www.himoinsa.com


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Loadbanks -

essential for all

Every day across industries worldwide,power failure or disturbance leads toloss of valuable data, waste of rawmaterials, decreases in productivity,

increases in production time.The consequential losses are immense and

the cost to insurers staggering. But thesecould be drastically reduced by making theuse of a loadbank a condition of insurance.

A full test using a loadbank is essential forbusiness continuity planning and should becompleted before any assumption of risk.

This is a very important aspect of overall riskmanagement as most power failures are as aresult of human error, poor maintenance orplanning, rather than war, terrorism or naturaldisasters.

Initially, there should be a witness test of theperformance of the standby system followingits installation and commissioning or anymajor upgrade. The witness test shouldinclude:

“Black starting” to ensure that in the event ofa mains power failure the standby system iscapable of taking up the full load within a timeframe of ten to fifteen seconds of thegenerator starting. This is done by using theloadbank to ‘mimic’ the full operational load ofthe building or process.

* Using the loadbank to simulate power fail-ure under full demand to ensure that the con-trols and switch panels work as expected inreal conditions, and that the automatic transferswitch that regulates the main loads continuesto operate in sequence.

* Testing the generator on full load atoptimum operating temperature to reduce thechances of “wet stacking” which can causeengine failure.

Crestchic recently successfully completed a50MVA test for an onshore oil pumping stationin the Far East.

Commissioning offshore and marinepropulsion turbines using loadbanks is essen-tial, as a failure can be difficult and expensiveto rectify once the platform is at sea.

The testing involves incremental steps up tofull load, to check turbine parameters for bothfuel consumption and different types of fuel. Inaddition, monitoring vibration, temperatureand airflow will ensure peak efficiency oncethe facility is on station and working tocapacity.

At the same time, it is possible to simulatethe effect of a large block load beingintroduced or withdrawn, e.g. a pump orcompressor, measuring the recovery interval(‘transient response’) until the engine speed

returns to normal. This simulation mitigatesagainst the risk that the engine does notrecover and the alternator fails.

* To test at conditions replicating a laggingpower factor and to ensure complete engineand alternator test; a resistive-reactiveloadbank is essential, says the company.

RESISTIVE REACTIVE LOADBANKS:Crestchic designs and manufactures a widerange of fixed or variable power factorresistive-reactive loadbanks in standardframes sizes & containers, from 50kVA to6250kVA, built to a client’s specific voltage,frequency and phase requirements.

All Crestchic loadbanks employ stainlesssteel finned elements for maximum heatdissipation and durability.

AC RESISTIVE LOADBANKS: Crestchicdesigns and manufactures a wide range ofair-cooled resistive loadbanks in standardframes sizes & containers, from 10kW to6000kW, built to specific voltages, frequencyand phase requirements.

AC MEDIUM VOLTAGE LOADBANKS:With footprint size a vital consideration inmany markets, the company’s MV loadbanksprovide higher voltages with integratedtransformers & loadbanks packaged in oneISO container. These are available in widerange of voltages from 600v to 33kV in bothresistive and resistive-reactive configuration.

DC LOADBANKS: Batteries are usedextensively across industry to provide criticalparallel emergency power to essentialsystems. The reliable operation of thesebatteries is vital.

Crestchic’s range of DC loadbanks arespecially designed to provide an accurateload for the discharge of batteries, bothfollowing amps and voltage.

•Range from 24v/100A up to 700v/450A;•Dual & multi voltage units available;•Constant current control;•Multiple 1amp steps;•Choice of control systems & data

acquisition.Crestchic’s Corona control system with PC

or HHT100 interface is Crestchic’s state of theart software based control system for DCLoadbanks.

It comprises a high performancemicroprocessor housed within the loadbankenclosure providing supervisory operation &monitoring, along with real-time dataacquisition direct from the loadbankinstrumentation, coupled with either a ruggedfield tablet controller or a PC-based interface.www.crestchic.co.uk


“Loadbanks can effectively simulate powerfailure under full load demand to ensure that the

controls and switch panels work as expected inreal condit ions.” Paul Brickman, Crestchic

UKbased Crestchic has recently successfully completed a20MVA loadbank test for an offshore platform in the North

Sea. There should always be a witness test of theperformance of any standby system following its installation

and commissioning or any major upgrade, reports UKPN.

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Varnish has historically been used as acatch-all term for deposits, either inthe form of sludge or varnish.Sludge is often described as a soft,

pliable, organic residue that can be easilyremoved by wiping, while varnish refers to thehard, oil insoluble organic residue that is noteasily removed by wiping.

According to a recent ExxonMobil Fuels &Lubricants survey of 192 gas turbine powerplants with a combined total of 626 gasturbines, approximately 40% reported currentor historical varnish issues within six years ofoil service life.

Both varnish and sludge form in differentways and there are many contributing factorsto their formation.

Turbines with common hydraulic andbearing reservoirs are far more susceptible tounit trips or no-starts related to varnish thanturbines with segregated reservoirs.

Mild varnish can also build on journal andthrust bearings with little or no impact onbearing temperatures or shaft rotations. Unittrips or no-starts are rarely, if ever, reporteddue to varnish in turbine bearings.

For these reasons, varnish prevention anddetection should be emphasized on turbineswith common hydraulic and turbine oilreservoirs compared to turbines with separatehydraulic and turbine oil reservoirs.

There are three main mechanisms behindvarnish formation: thermal degradation of oilwhich can take place at temperatures above300°C; oxidation, a reaction that acts todecompose the oil; and contamination of theoil, through either internal or external sources.

While treating the symptoms of varnishthrough mitigation technologies may extendservice life, the important factors for reliableoperation involve starting with a clean systemand using a turbine oil designed to preventvarnish from forming.

In general, higher group base stocksblended with advanced technology additivesoffer the best first line against varnish.

To select a well-balanced gas turbinelubricant, maintenance personnel shouldconsider the following performance areas:

* Deposit Control: As mentioned earlier,varnish can be generated by thermaldegradation, oxidation and contamination.Some oils generate more deposits thanothers, but advanced turbine oils areformulated to limit the generation of sludgeand varnish, while keeping deposits insuspension.

* Oxidation Stability Turbine bearingtemperatures approaching 250°C, incombination with equipment metals,contaminants and entrained air all contributeto the oxidation process, which precedesvarnish formation.

To combat this, operators should look forhigher level turbine oil base stocks andadvanced antioxidants which can provideprotection against oxidation when properlyformulated.

* Air Release and Foam Control: Entrained

air in an oil with inferior air releaseperformance may be compressed in turbinebearings or high pressure hydraulics, causingadiabatic compression (a.k.a. micro-dieseling).

Similarly, excessive surface-level foamingcan accelerate oxidation and lead tooperational issues, such as the inability tomeasure lubricant levels correctly, or reservoiroverflow from vents.

Oils formulated to have rapid air releaseand minimal foam formation will providesuperior protection against the formation ofvarnish.

* Filterability: The filterability of a fluid canbe defined as its ability to pass through a filterwith minimal pressure drop. Oils with poorfilterability will pollute filters faster that thosewith good filterability. This often translates intomore frequent filter changes.

* Anti-Rust and Corrosion protection:Rust and corrosion can also contribute to oxi-dation and the formation of contaminant-based varnish. Oils formulated to minimiserust and corrosion will reduce the likelihood ofvarnish formation.

* Wear on high pressure hydraulics, thegears of the accessory gearbox, generatorreduction gear or turning gear, can have adirect impact on gas turbine performance.Wear material from these components canindirectly be a source of varnish formation,since the wear metals will act as an oxidationcatalyst.

ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants has recentlyintroduced Mobil DTE™ 932 GT, agas turbine oil which can help poweroperators to increase productivity by reducingunscheduled downtime.

Across a wide range of testing procedures,Mobil DTE 932 GT was shown to delivercritical performance benefits such as thepotential for greatly reduced varnishformation, enhanced turbine performance anddurability.

As a result, Mobil DTE 932 GT meets orexceeds the standards for General Electricframe 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 turbines.

Other performance benefits of Mobil DTE932 GT include exceptional high temperatureperformance, outstanding deposit control,excellent foam control and air release.

Once the appropriate lubricant is selected, itis imperative that its in-service performance ismonitored via a proactive oil analysisprogram.

Generally, sampling and testing should bedone at least quarterly, and it is usuallybeneficial to perform it more frequently as theoil condition degrades.

Today’s available historical oil analysis test-ing methods cannot accurately predict var-nish, although the industry has been workingto develop methods to better predict varnish ingas turbine hydraulic systems with acombination of Ultra Centrifuge (UC),Membrane Patch Colorimetry (MPC) andLinear Sweep Voltammetry (RULER) tests.

www.mobilindustrial.com


Varnish can have a significantimpact on the reliability of gas

turbine operations in the powersector. What is varnish and how

much of an issue is it in the powerindustry? James Hannon, Product

Technical Advisor forExxonMobil Fuels, Lubricants &

Specialties Marketing Company,gives us some insights.

Lubricat ionLubricat ion

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Look at what’s inthe pipeline

The growth in interest in hydro-electricpower schemes amongst both energycompanies and private estates overrecent years has been matched by a

new enthusiasm for PE pipe as a penstockmaterial. The fact is that the market is shifting towardsPE penstocks. This is a positive trend for boththe PE pipe sector and the long-term viabilityof hydro schemes. Anecdotal evidence from this year’s British

Hydro Association Conference in Glasgowindicates that there is still some distance to gobefore hydro scheme developers & designersrealise all the potential benefits which can beachieved by working closely with a PEsupplier.

The feedback from the conference was thatspecifiers are still selecting PE pipe based ongeneric calculations and selecting the materialas a commodity item from stock throughbuilders’ merchants. While the merchant supply chain is reliable

and the level of design experience that can beexpected from the specifier is considerable,this specification route can sometimes leaveout one substantial source of expertise: thePE pipe manufacturer. Not only can the manufacturers advise on thesuitability of pipe diameter and thickness forany installation, they can also advise on themost appropriate accessories, variations inpipe size and diameter to match required flowrates and pressure ratings.

Manufacturers may even be able to producebespoke sizes of pipe to meet individualproject requirements. As a result, a PE pipe specialist should be

able to facilitate a successful transition fromconcept to completion by advising on design,specifications and pipeline installation turning‘commodity’ pipe into a tailor-made solution ofmaximum efficiency.In addition to providing a corrosion-free, leak-

free solution, one of the most significantbenefits that PE pipe offers over ductile iron,concrete or stainless steel is that it has theflexibility to bend to fit the contours of theground into which it is laid. Given that many, if not most, hydro schemesare in remote locations where rough anduneven terrain is a key element of the designchallenge, this is a significant installation andintegrity benefit. While there may be some sections of the

penstock that require very high pressureratings greater than PE pipe can offer, it isusually feasible to combine sections of PE

with sections of other materials along thepenstock to match the required head at eachpoint along the route. When we consider the distance that needs tobe covered by most penstocks this canprovide considerable cost savings as - byreducing the wall thickness of the pipe(increasing the SDR) - savings can be madeon material costs. Those savings do not compromise on the

quality of the installation, instead they offertrue value engineering opportunities bydelivering the flexibility benefits of PE andreducing the costs.

A PE pipe specialist should be able toprovide a bespoke pipe/fitting fabricationservice to meet the needs of the installation.

At GPS, for example, we can providecustom-extruded pipe in sizes up to 1200mmOD along with a range of custom fittingsincluding butt fusion change pieces, largeroutlet branch saddles or Y sections. Custom lengths of pipe can also help to

minimise the number of joints needed andensure more efficient delivery and installation.Increasing the length of each section of pipe

can also help to reduce the number ofdeliveries required; a significant benefit whendealing with the logistical challenges ofremote sites and carbon minimisation targets.

While the BIM (Building InformationManagement) approach to constructionprojects is not being applied in any mandato-ry sense to power infrastructure projects, thecore philosophy of deriving the greatest valuewith the least possible waste by workingcollaboratively across the supply, design anddelivery chain is just as relevant. With no strict standard requirements for

hydro penstock pipe and fittings it’s clear tosee how easily they can be reduced to the sta-tus of ‘commodity’. But when the Penstock can often account foras much as 40% of the total project budget,surely specifiers should be expecting morefrom their PE supplier?www.gpsuk.com


“There is st il lsome

distance togo before

hydro schemedevelopers

and designersreal ise all the

potentialbenef its that

can beachieved by

workingclosely with aPE supplier.”

David Hill,TechnicalManager

GPS PE PipeSystems

David Hill, Technical Manager at GPS PE Pipe Systems,discusses the added value that hydroelectric scheme

designers can gain by working closely with PE suppliers andthe value engineering advantages a collaborative approach

can offer, reports UKPN.

HydropowerHydropower

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Marioff has received an extended FM Approval for its gas-drivenpump unit (GPU) and a new FM Approval for its sprinkler pump unit(SPU) for protecting combustion turbines and machinery inenclosures with its HI-FOG® water mist fire protection system.Marioff, the world’s largest supplier of water mist fire protectiontechnology and supplier of system solutions worldwide under thebrand HI-FOG®, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, aunit of United Technologies Corp.

The new and existing system approvals enable Marioff to providewater mist fire protection for a wider range of combustion turbineand machinery configurations in enclosures, while also providingmore flexible system installation criteria.

The maximum ceiling height was extended up to 11 metres,whereas the maximum protected volume is 1375m3. The nozzleinstallation criteria have been simplified because the new approvalseliminate the need for door nozzles in all cases and allow for theinstallation of nozzles at different heights around the turbine, asspecified in the installation guidelines.

In addition to the extended GPU FM Approval, Marioff hasreceived a new FM Approval for its SPU systems. The same designand installation criteria apply to both pump systems so they can beused as backup, if redundancy is required. The new approval enablesMarioff to provide customers with more complete fire protectionsolutions for various commercial buildings, including data centresand other sensitive sites. Spaces housing machinery in thesebuildings can now also be protected with the same pump unit.

“Close co-operation with a gas turbine manufacturer made itpossible for Marioff to optimize the approval parameters to bettermeet specifications and open new opportunities within the sector,”said Dr. Maarit Tuomisaari, senior manager, research, testing &approvals, Marioff.

Marioff is the world’s largest supplier of water mist fire protectiontechnology, with unrivalled experience supplying system solutionsworldwide under the brand HI-FOG.. www.marioff.com

HI-FOG is suitable for most types of fires on land and at sea. Itsafely controls and suppressesfire by discharging a fine watermist at high velocity, usingsignificantly less water thantraditional sprinkler systems.

Metso's new Neles globevalve product linehas beendesigned to play a key role inmany critical processes whereextreme pressures andtemperatures are issues. TheValstone products have beenused widely in suchapplications in the AsiaPacific oil & gas and powerindustries. These customerswill now have convenientaccess to Metso's advancedcontrol and safety systems aswell as its advanced materialsand seal technologies. Metso's new Neles globevalve series is designed forboth general and severeservice applications. The top of the line severe ser-vice valves use the Omega‘Labyrinth’ trim design totackle even the toughestapplications. Neles globevalves are used in varioussevere applications includinganti-surge service. Metso alsooffers a specially designedsteam conditioning valve.Each of the products isavailable with a variety ofseat, seal, trim and actuationoptions to make them adapt-able to a wide range ofprocess conditions.

Neles globe valves featurean innovative, and are of asimple construction. Theiroperation and maintenancefeatures optimise process per-formance at the lowest cost.When paired with the keyand internationally acclaimedNeles ND9000 intelligentvalve controllers, thesedevices are said to provide avery smooth response forexceptional process stabilityand remote diagnostics whichprovide highly cost-effective


With the new UMT-H, SCHURTER is expanding its alreadyextensive offering of SMD fuses. The letter H in the product namestands for the high breaking capacity of 1500 A. This high levelmakes the time-lag fuse ideal for applications with large short-circuitcurrents. Initially having six rated currents from 160 mA to 2 A, andhaving rated voltages up to 277 VAC and 250 VDC, this is truly anall-purpose component, reports SCHURTER. These features andmore make the square-shaped UMT-H a compact alternative tocylindrical fuses, says the manufacturer. www.schurter.ch.

New SMD fuses availablefrom SCHURTER

Temperaturesensors fromOven

New SORENSEN SG 500V DCpower supply from AMETEK

Marioff Obtains ExtendedFM Approvals

Products & ServicesProducts & Services

AMETEK Programmable Power, a global leader in programmableAC and DC power test solutions, has added to its Sorensen SGSeries high-power DC power supply line with the introduction ofthe new Sorensen SG 500V, which can supply up to 500V DC forsuch applications as driving amplifiers, and testing inverters,batteries and even power steering pumps used in electric vehi-cle/hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV). The new 500V DC model of SG Series power supplies can pro-vide up to 15kW in a 3U package and 30 kW in a 6U package.Users also can select from 5 kW, 10 kW, 20 kW, 25 kW and 30 kWmodels. The Sorensen SG Series also offers fast voltage and cur-rent slew rates, exceptional load transient response, and low RMSripple and noise.The complete SG Series includes a new 3U and 6U packageconfiguration with a variety of output and power configurationsthat allow the user to purchase just the right performance neededfor the job. Combinations of these chassis can then be easily paral-leled to achieve power levels up to 150 kW. All of the models inthe SG Series are available with either Sorensen General-purposeIntelligent (SGI) control or theSorensen General purpose Analog(SGA) control. www.programmablepower.com

full predictive maintenance.During recent years, Metso hascompleted a series of keyinvestments in its global valveoffering and presence. In 2012 Metso announced its

acquisition of a globe valvetechnology and servicecompany, Valstone Control Inc.in South Korea, inaugurated anew supply and service centrein India, and completedexpansion of its valveproduction premises in the US.In 2011 Metso opened a valvetechnology centre in Finland,and 2010 in Shanghai. Metsoalso has high-class industrialvalve facilities in Brazil andGermany.

Metso is a leading valvesolutions and services providerto many utilities. Metso's flowcontrol solutions includecontrol valves, automatedon/off and emergency shut-down valves, as well as smartpositioners and conditionmonitoring. Metso's world-leading product brands areNeles®, Jamesbury® andMapag®. www.metso.com

Oven Industries, Inc. offers awide variety of temperaturesensor probes, from thermis-tors and thermocouples, toresistance thermometers. Fromensuring accuracy and ensuringthat the high-quality sensorprobes are easily integratedwith other PID temperaturecontroller systems, OvenIndustries, Inc. is leading theway with temperature sensors. Visitors to the Oven Industrieswebsite can find a useful‘Temperature Sensor SelectionGuide’ which can help withselection of the correct sensorprobe for the right project.

The guide shows the righttolerance level, model number,temperature range and keydetails about the five sensorsthat the company offers. With a wide range of currentapplications and versatility fortemperature sensors, thecompany stands ahead of thecompetition. Sensors fromOven Industries, Inc. have atolerance of up to ±0.1°C. As a full-service temperature

control solution provider, thecompany also offers a completeselection of other temperaturecontrol products.

Capable of meeting everyindustry requirement, eachsensor available can becustomised to suit a widevariety of power applications.

The new Hayden IndustrialProduct Jumbo Series offershigh heat transfer capabilitiesand has been designed for largeliquid-to-air heat transferapplications. Built for a widevariety of high-efficiency,heavy-duty applications, thisseries can be used for centralin-plant hydraulic systems, gasturbines, heat treating andforming and transformer oils.Other features include:

•Full enclosures along withfan shrouds to increase air flowfor optimised heat transferperformance.

•230/460 three-phase TEFCAC motors.

•Square, multi-row heatexchanger cores.

More information: visitwww.haydenindustrial.com

Metso’s new globe valve line

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CHPA Conferenceand AwardsDinner 2013 ‐Wednesday 27thNovember

IDGTE’s 7th International Gas Turbine Conference

Milton Keynes, UK - Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th November, 2013

“New Technological Priorities for Evolving Gas

Turbine Markets Call for Papers

The IDGTE now invites the submission of abstracts for papers to be presented at its7th Gas Turbine Conference to be held on 5th and 6th November 2013 at the HolidayInn East M1, Milton Keynes. This established and acclaimed international eventoffers a unique opportunity to present a paper on the latest developments in gasturbine engineering, technology and application.

Chris Whitworth, AMPS’ Technical Consultant, discusses the implications ofchanges to the grid code with a number of AMPS members.

The requirements for distributed generators embedded within the electricalnetwork systems of Europe are changing. With more and more power being

generated from embedded renewable technologies there has become a need for theNetwork Operators at both transmission (TNO) and distribution (DNO) systemslevels to introduce Grid Codes to ensure a stable and secure electrical supply.The EU policy for member states (MS) to supply consumers from the lowest cost

source introduced the need to ensure cross-border trading of electrical powerbetween neighboring member states will not be restricted by conflicting technicalrequirements. As a result a common pan-European Grid Code was recognized as aprerequisite to creating an ideal electrical supply base for a future supply network tofunction effectively. In response the EU parliament - working through ACER andENTSOe - set the challenge to create a harmonised European Grid Code.Today this work is reaching a critical phase as the European parliament begins a

process to legitimise a family of Network Codes (NC) aimed at unifying theelectrical power system supply policies of MS countries. For those associated withsupplying equipment destined for embedded power generation equipment the mostsignificant is Network Code - Requirements for Generators (NC RfG).There is a progressive time line for the implementation of NC RfG. It is expected

that it will be passed from the European Parliament to MS authorities at the end of2013. Over the following three year period each MS will consider the‘Requirements’ which are expected to be set in terms of three differentimplementation levels, which in simplified terms amount to: Compulsory,Recommended and Optional.Between 2014 and 2017 the TNOs and DNOs, along with various appropriate

authoritative bodies within each MS, must translate the ‘Requirements’ into a set of‘Rules’ to ensure local unique operating conditions are recognised, prevailing powerquality obligations are not compromised, and all connected generators will be ableto support the electrical supply system in a manner that the security and stability ofthat supply network will not be compromised.In the UK (GB region) the route this three year implementation process will follow

is still to be clarified. It could well result in the G59 document no longer existingand being replaced by an encompassing distribution code.

What is certain is that diesel and gas powered generating sets have a place in thesupply networks of the future, based on their ability to provide a dependable andflexible power source. But the governing rules for the performance requirements ofengine or turbine driven generators will become stricter when the ‘Requirements’within NC RfG are applied. It remains to be seen how many subtle variations of the ‘Requirements’ will result

as a consequence of each MS’s local implementation of the various NC’s presentlybeing processed, particularly the most advanced; NC RfG. The final version -which has been in the public domain formany months - has requirements forlevels of performance that will mostcertainly not be satisfactorily met by theconventional products being offeredtoday. The AMPS Technical Committee and

several AMPS Member companies havebeen tracking, debating and feedingback into the channels associated withthe ACER and ENTSOe led objective.This has now

i) extended to finding groups involvedin the stakeholder feedback process ii) discussing specifics to gain clarityand iii) extending our understanding of thestrategy and objectives that instigatedthe Network Codes initiative.

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Problems ahead for the European grid?

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