GE Jenbacher to Supply 22 Cogeneration Systems to Ukrainian Coal Mine Gas-to-Energy Project; World's Largest Mine Gas Project in Terms of Total Power Output.Energy Editors/Business Editors JENBACH, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004 GE Jenbacher, a division of GE Energy, has received a multi-million dollar contract to provide 22 complete gas engine cogeneration systems for a Ukrainian coal mine gas-to-energy project. Each system will include the cooling system cooling system: see air conditioning; internal-combustion engine; refrigeration. cooling system Apparatus used to keep the temperature of a structure or device from exceeding limits imposed by needs of safety and efficiency. , silencer, control system and heat recovery unit. Upon completion, the project will be the largest of its kind in the world in terms of total power output. The contract was awarded by the Lease-Holding Company Coal Mine Named After A.F. Sasyadko, headquartered in Donezk, in southeastern Ukraine. Coal mine gas will power 22 GE Jenbacher JMS (Java Messaging Service) A programming interface (API) from Sun for connecting Java programs to messaging middleware such as IBM's MQSeries and TIBCO's Rendezvous. JMS is part of Sun's J2EE platform. See J2EE. JMS - Java Message Service 620 GS-S.LC cogeneration systems to generate 131 megawatts of electrical and thermal output. The heat and power will support operations at three Sasyadko sites inside and near Donezk. "This project is strategically important for GE Jenbacher's growth. The Sasyadko plant will serve as a reference plant in the region, particularly for large coal mine gas projects," said Barry Glickman, GE Jenbacher's General Manager. The Sasyadko project will prevent the release of methane gas that would otherwise have been vented vent 1 n. 1. A means of escape or release from confinement; an outlet: give vent to one's anger. 2. An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam. 3. into the atmosphere. The 22 cogeneration systems will safely consume coal mine gas, which contains at least 25 percent methane. Methane has a global warming potential Global warming potential (GWP) is a measure of how much a given mass of greenhouse gas is estimated to contribute to global warming. It is a relative scale which compares the gas in question to that of the same mass of carbon dioxide (whose GWP is by definition 1). that is 21 times greater than that of CO2. Per installed megawatt meg·a·watt n. Abbr. MW One million watts. meg  a·watt and based
on 8,000 operating hours a year, a GE Jenbacher engine can reduce
emissions at an amount equivalent to approximately 35,000 to 40,000 tons
of CO2 per year. At the Sasyadko sites, the total reduction will equate e·quate v. e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing, e·quates v.tr. 1. To make equal or equivalent. 2. To reduce to a standard or an average; equalize. 3. to approximately 2.3 to 2.7 million tons of CO2 per year. GE Jenbacher's power density and efficiency were key criteria for the Sasyadko project, as the calorific value calorific value n. The calories or thermal units contained in one unit of a substance and released when the substance is burned. of the coal mine gas is four times less than that of natural gas. Electrical efficiency The efficiency of an entity (a device, component, or system) in electronics and electrical engineering is defined as useful power output divided by the total electrical power consumed (a fractional expression).  ) is a dimensionless performance measure of a thermal device such as an internal combustion engine, a boiler, or a furnace, for example. 41.3%. The total efficiency of the project
will therefore be 84.2%.
Sinapse is the engineering company responsible for the entire project, and will provide the engine service. Sinapse has an office in Donezk, ensuring rapid response and replacement parts availability. The equipment is being manufactured at GE Jenbacher's facilities in Jenbach, Austria and will be delivered to Sasyadko in 10 stages, beginning in June 2004. The facilities are expected to begin commercial operation no later than the fourth quarter of 2004. The Austrian energy agency, E.V.A. Energieverwertungsagentur, provided assistance for this project. About GE Jenbacher Based in Jenbach, Austria, GE Jenbacher is a global manufacturer of gas-fueled reciprocating engines, packaged generator sets and cogeneration systems for power generation. About GE Energy GE Energy (www.gepower.com) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technology, with 2003 revenues of nearly $18.5 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy provides equipment, service and management solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, transmission and distribution, distributed power and energy rental industries. |
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