27.05.2010 Press-centre of Siemens
Siemens Energy has handed over the MaasStroom Energie combined cycle power plant (CCPP) formerly known as Rijnmond 2 ahead of schedule. Owner and operator of the plant is InterGen, the leading IPP developer in the Netherlands. The natural-gas-fired plant has an installed capacity of 428 megawatts (MW). With a very high efficiency level of more than 59 percent, maximized flexibility and low nitrogen oxide emissions, it will supply ecofriendly electricity for approximately 400,000 Dutch households.
The picture shows an aerial view of the MaasStroom Energie combined cycle power plant. Source: InterGen
MaasStroom Energie (MECV) located in the Port of Rotterdam is after Timelkam in Austria, Sloecentrale in the Netherlands, Pont sur Sambre and Emile Huchet in France, Irsching 5 in Germany, another advanced high-efficiency project with fast start and fast cycling features. Thanks to the state-of-the-art burner technology and SCR (selective catalytic reduction) the plant’s nitrogen oxide emissions are very low at <15 ppm. MECV is designed for 250 starts per year and is capable of supplying power to the grid within a mere 30 to 40 minutes. It thus backs up the capacity provided by CO2-free wind farms.
MECV makes use of advanced turbine technology and its combined-cycle design even with air cooled condenser makes the plant 25% more efficient than older gas-fired facilities currently in operation in the Netherlands. “We are very pleased to be bringing MaasStroom online. With this project, InterGen is now meeting 7.5% of the country’s total electricity demand, further reinforcing our commitment to power development in this country,” said Neil H. Smith, President and CEO of InterGen.
Siemens built the MECV plant as a turnkey project and supplied the main components – one SGT5-4000F gas turbine, one SST5-3000 steam turbine, one hydrogen-cooled generator, and the entire electrical and SPPA-T3000 instrumentation & control equipment, allowing the integration of several special features for fast start and fast cycling capabilities. “Siemens is proud to have joined with InterGen in bringing the state-of-the-art MaasStroom plant online ahead of schedule and with a progressive safety culture,” said Lothar Balling, Vice President of Siemens Energy Solutions. “At MECV Siemens’ advanced gas turbine and SCR technologies, coupled with the integrated air cooled condenser and fast start, will reduce emissions like CO and NOx, and greatly reduce the amount of water consumed without hampering performance or flexibility.”
High-efficiency combined cycle power plants are part of Siemens’ Environmental Portfolio. In fiscal 2009, revenue from the portfolio totaled about EUR23 billion, making Siemens the world’s largest supplier of ecofriendly technologies. In the same period, the company’s products and solutions enabled customers to reduce their CO2 emissions by 210 million tons. This amount equals the combined annual CO2 emissions of New York, Tokyo, London and Berlin.
The Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. In fiscal 2009 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR25.8 billion and received new orders totaling approximately EUR30 billion and posted a profit of EUR3.3 billion. On September 30, 2009, the Energy Sector had a work force of more than 85,100. Further information is available at:www.siemens.com/energy