GE 6FA Gas Turbine to Power New Cogeneration Plant in the Netherlands.Business Editors BELFORT Belfort (bāfôr`, bĕ–, bĕl–), city (1990 pop. 51,913), capital of the Territory of Belfort (a department), E France, in Alsace. An important industrial and transportation center, it has large cotton mills and metalworks. , FRANCE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2002 A GE MS6001FA (Frame 6FA) gas turbine-generator will be the heart of a new cogeneration cogeneration In power systems, use of steam for both power generation and heating. High-temperature, high-pressure steam from a boiler and superheater first passes through a turbine to produce power. plant to be built in the Netherlands. Under a contract of approximately US$18 million, GE Power Systems is supplying the gas turbine turbine, rotary engine that uses a continuous stream of fluid (gas or liquid) to turn a shaft that can drive machinery. A water, or hydraulic, turbine is used to drive electric generators in hydroelectric power stations. for the facility, to be located in the Maasvlakte industrial area of the Rotterdam harbor. The cogeneration plant is being constructed by Lurgi Energie und Entsorgung GmbH of Ratingen, Germany (www.mg-technologies.com) on behalf of Lurgi Nederland B.V. of Utrecht. It will be owned and operated by Utilities Center Maasvlakte Leftbank B.V. of Voorburg, the Netherlands, a company of E.ON E.ON Energy On (German energy company) Benelux Services B.V., Rotterdam. Scheduled to begin commercial service in December of 2002, the plant will produce nearly 70 megawatts of electricity plus steam for industrial use. The Frame 6FA gas turbine will be manufactured at GE Power Systems' facilities in Belfort, France and will be shipped to the Maasvlakte site in May of 2002. Natural gas will be the primary fuel, and a GE Dry Low NOx combustion combustion, rapid chemical reaction of two or more substances with a characteristic liberation of heat and light; it is commonly called burning. The burning of a fuel (e.g., wood, coal, oil, or natural gas) in air is a familiar example of combustion. system will be used to limit NOx emissions. The 70-megawatt-class, Frame 6FA is the mid-sized member of GE's family of F technology gas turbines. Its output range, high exhaust Exhaust may refer to: In mathematics:
This project further expands GE Power Systems' strong presence in the Netherlands. To date, 95 GE-technology gas turbines have been committed for projects in the country, representing a total output of 4,304 megawatts. About GE Power Systems GE Power Systems (www.gepower.com) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation technology, energy services and management systems, with projected 2001 revenues exceeding $20 billion. The business has the largest installed base of power generation equipment in the global energy industry. Based in Atlanta, Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. , GE Power Systems provides equipment, services and management solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, distributed power and energy rental industries. |
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