United States : Alstom signs a contract worth 450 million with Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG to supply innovative steam turbine and boiler technology.Byline: rakshali03 Alstom has signed two contracts, worth a total value of approximately 450 million euros, known as the Mannheim 9 project, to supply Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG with new boiler and turbine units at the company s Mannheim power plant in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The new unit* will have an electrical output of over 900 MW and will supply 25% of the Rhein-Neckar region s electricity, the equivalent of approximately 600,000 households. It will replace the existing units 3 and 4 (with an output of only 220 MW each), which will be taken out of service after the commissioning of the new unit in 2013. Grosskraftwerk Mannheim is a coal-fired cogeneration plant with an installed base of 1675 MW which produces up to 1000 MW of heat as well as electricity, and has been supplying both heat and power to the region for over 85 years. District heating District heating (less commonly called teleheating) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements. applications such as these help save 200,000 TCE TCE trichloroethylene. TCE Environment A volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon that boils at 88ºC and is highly soluble–1000 ppm in water, with various industrial uses Toxicity Peripheral neuropathy, carcinogenic. (ton of coal equivalent) primary energy and 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The new unit will help increase this figure. The combined heat and power production significantly contributes to reduce emissions. The new unit will use less coal, reducing the power plant s overall CO2 emissions by about 1 million tonnes per year and conforming to the objectives of the German government, with a strong focus on reducing the country s greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions. Innovative technology such as that installed at Mannheim 9 is essential for reducing CO2 emissions in our customers coal-fired plants, commented Guy Chardon, Senior Vice President Thermal Products, Alstom Power, and we look forward to further supporting the implementation of cleaner power generation on the German market . *The scope of the Mannheim 9 project includes a STF STF Supremo Tribunal Federal STF Summary Tape File (US Census) STF Special Task Force STF Svenska Turistföreningen STF Saskatchewan Teachers Federation STF Save the Tiger Fund STF Sony Talk Forum 100 5 casing steam turbine Steam turbine A machine for generating mechanical power in rotary motion from the energy of steam at temperature and pressure above that of an available sink. By far the most widely used and most powerful turbines are those driven by steam. , a Gigatop 2-pole turbogenerator and a condenser condenser Device for reducing a gas or vapour to a liquid. Condensers are used in power plants to condense exhaust steam from turbines and in refrigeration plants to condense refrigerant vapours, such as ammonia and Freons. , and has been completed by a Tower Type Boiler island with SCR (Sequence Control Register) See program counter. and preheater, including coal bunkers, mills, and auxiliary systems. Alstom will also carry out transportation to the site, full erection, commissioning, trial -run and performance tests both for the steam turbine generator set and the boiler island. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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