GE Wins Gas-Fired Projects in U.K. and Romania

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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) (Fairfield, Connecticut) has secured a number of key European gas-fired power projects in the U.K. and Romania.

The company has been contracted by RWE in the U.K. for the modernisation of its Great Yarmouth power station in Norfolk and by the Duro Felguera (DF Energy) consortium for the construction a new gas-fired plant in Iernut in Romania.

At the 400-megawatt (MW) Yarmouth plant, GE will deploy its Fleet360 total plant solutions to upgrade the existing GE 9F.03 gas turbine and a GE D10 steam turbine and generator. The company will also supply its Dry Low NOx 2.6+ combustion system, Advanced Gas Path solution, Asset Performance Management advanced digital solution, Mark VIe integrated control system and associated gas and steam turbine generator maintenance. GE claimed the modernisation will see efficiency boosted by 2% and its power output by 21 MW. The plant will then be able to power approximately 330,000 homes.

"When first commissioned in 2002, the Great Yarmouth facility was one of the U.K.'s most efficient power stations. Since then, the power industry has grown and evolved, with newer power plants--like our stations at Pembroke and Staythorpe--allowing for more efficient and reliable power generation," said Steve Glover, director of hard coal and gas power plant U.K., RWE Generation. "At RWE, we contemplated multiple operating scenarios for our Great Yarmouth plant. Ultimately, we decided to implement GE's technologies and digital solutions to improve plant performance, output, efficiency and flexibility in a cost-effective manner."

Michael Rechsteiner, vice president for GE's Power Services business in Europe, added: "We will inject our advanced technologies in both the combustion and hot gas path sections and implement digital solutions to help RWE's Great Yarmouth power station meet future U.K. energy consumption targets and emissions thresholds."

In Romania, the proposed 430-MW Iernut power plant is Southeastern Europe's largest gas project in five years. The plant will feature four of GE's 6F.03 gas turbines, two steam turbines and four heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) as part of expanded scope solutions from GE's portfolio following the acquisition of the former Alstom Power business. It will increase the plant's gross efficiency to 56.4%, an increase of 18%, and reduce CO2 emissions by 38% compared to the current levels. It will be located on the site of the existing gas-fired power plant, with work kicking off later this year. It will replace the old plant when commissioned in 2019.

"This project will result in one of the largest and most efficient gas power plants in Southeastern Europe and will change the way power is delivered in Romania," said Joe Mastrangelo, president and CEO of GE Power's Gas Power Systems.

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