Foster Wheeler wins $174.4 million contract to supply boilers for Chinese Power project.CLINTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1996---Foster Wheeler Energy Corp, a subsidiary of Foster Wheeler Energy International Inc. signed a $174.4 million contract with Hebei Electric Power Corp. (HEPC HepC Hepatitis C HEPC Handloom Export Promotion Council (India) HEPC Historical Electromagnetic Propagation Conditions HEPC High Energy Proportional Counter HEPC Hispanic Employment Program Coordinator ) to supply two 660 MW anthracite-fired boilers and auxiliaries for a Chinese power plant, it was announced here today. The owner of the plant, Hebei Hanfeng Power Generating Co., Limited, is a joint venture company that includes HEPC, the operating power company; Hebei Construction and Investment Corp.; North China Power Co.; and Siemens Power Development Hanfeng GmbH, a power plant investment subsidiary of Siemens AG Siemens AG German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. . Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (FWEC FWEC Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation ) is a consortium partner with the Siemens Power Generation Group for the supply of the main power block equipment, including turbine generator, boiler, instrumentation and controls, ash handling and other related components for each of the two units. FWEC will supply the arch-fired boilers; the firing systems including bunkers, coal feeders and pulverizers, coal burners with oil igniters; boiler and mill bay structures and enclosures; air/flue gas duct system including fans/air heaters; and electrostatic precipitator Noun 1. electrostatic precipitator - removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation Cottrell precipitator, precipitator electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity . Because the plant is to burn a pulverized pul·ver·ize v. pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing, pul·ver·iz·es v.tr. 1. To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust. 2. To demolish. v.intr. blend of very-low- volatile anthracite anthracite (ăn`thrəsīt'): see coal. anthracite or hard coal Coal containing more fixed carbon than any other form of coal and the lowest amount of volatile (quickly evaporating) material, giving it the with low-volatile "lean" coal, Foster Wheeler's recognized leadership in the design and fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of boilers capable of burning anthracite efficiently was a critical factor in its selection for this project by HEPC. The plant will be located in Yijing, a town near Handan City in Hebei Province, about 420 km southwest of Beijing. The power generated at the facility will serve the growing industrial cities of Hebei Province. Foster Wheeler Energy International Inc. designs and fabricates steam-generating equipment for electric utilities, industrial users and public authorities globally. Foster Wheeler Corp. is a global company offering a broad range of design, engineering, construction, manufacturing, project development and management, research, plant operations, and environmental services. The Corporation's headquarters are at Clinton, N.J. CONTACT: Foster Wheeler Corp., Clinton Harry Levy, 908/730-4448 or Richard C. Kroll, 908/730-4444 |
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