Alstom, E.ON Benelux Sign Contract For Supply Of Steam Turbine Unit At Power Plant

Published: 27-May-2009

By: Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer

Alstom SA (Alstom) and E.ON Benelux have signed a contract for the supply of a steam turbine unit for the new fossil-fuel power plant at the Maasvlakte power station in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Alstom will provide 1,110 MW steam turbine generator package and will carry out transport to the site, full erection, commissioning and trial runs. This technology will contribute to a net efficiency of 46%, compared with a European average of 36%, thus improving the environmental performance.

The steam turbine generator package includes 1 steam turbine with heat extraction, generator and condenser, HD5X8 + MD5X + 3XND49AU/B + 50WT25E-160, and 1 x boiler-feed-pump-turbine (BFPT 245) + condenser.

Guy Chardon, senior vice president of Alstom Power Thermal Products, said “This new generation of steam turbine generator technology, resulting in high plant efficiency, is key to significantly reducing CO2 emissions in coal-fired power plants while considerably improving power plant economics.”

Aris Blankenspoor, general project manager of E.ON’s Maasvlakte Power Plant 3 project, said “New boiler technology, with super critical steam parameters of 285 bar and 620°C, is key to an efficiency improvement of about 20% per Kilowatt. We need less coal for the same amount of energy. Our flue gas treatment results in the lowest possible specific emissions e.g. for dust, SO2, CO2 and NOx. Thus realizing a coal-fired power plant with emissions, comparable with gas-fired units.”

The new Maasvlakte power plant is scheduled to start commercial operation from 2013.

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