THE ENERGY INDUSTRY TIMES - JUNE 2018 stability,” Klockow emphasised. With Poland’s continued interest in coal, Kozienice 11 is an important project for both the country and MHPSE. Poland has expressed an interest in coal gasification, which could present other opportunities for MHPSE. In the meantime, the company is continuing to build and bid on projects that will further improve the efficiency and lower the environmental impact of the installed base. Construction of the Turow 11 lignite fired power station is ongoing, and in June last year it signed a contract to build the Żerań gas fired combined cycle CHP plant. According to MHPSE, this plant will be the most modern combined cycle power plant in the country. It will be equipped with a F-class gas turbine with a operational level and went without complication.” Rainer Klockow, MHPSE’s Project Director, added: “There were many interfaces between several internal departments – with our Japanese colleagues, the turbine team, the FGD part and a number of sub-contractors. Polimex also had sub-contractors for engineering as well as for supply and erection. All of these interfaces had to be coordinated.” “We all had a common interest – between us, the client and our consortium partner – in achieving the PAC target and obtaining all the permits from the various authorities and the grid company, PSE. This is the biggest and most modern coal fired unit in Poland and close cooperation with PSE is needed to coordinate any rapid change in load to maintain grid HRSG and a steam turbine. Following the construction, the exhausted coal fired boilers will be taken out of service. The new generating unit will increase the facility’s electricity generation by about 80 per cent, while ensuring heat supply to the Warsaw district heat system and keeping heat prices competitiveness for the inhabitants of Warsaw. Although Poland’s interest in coal runs counter to the direction of its EU neighbours, MHPSE believes that the large installed generating base there will also continue to offer opportunities. “It is still a very promising market because most of the older coal fired power plants must be updated to meet the new BREF regulations on emissions,” said Schulz. MHPS also sees good opportunities for new build, and is already having discussions with potential Polish clients with regard to next-generation clean coal technologies such as integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC). The company is currently constructing two 540 MW IGCC in Japan, and it says the same design can be applied in Poland. MHPS’ IGCC technology utilises an air-blown coal gasifier and desulphurisation system linked to a gas turbine combined cycle to deliver much higher efficiency and environmental performance than a conventional coal plant. Uchida concluded: “We want to contribute environmentally friendly power systems to the Polish market, even when utilising coal. This way, Poland can again be a technological front-runner in Europe.” Special Project Supplement “Kozienice 11 was MHPS’ first step in accessing the Polish power plant market… and is an important reference for us,” says Satoshi Uchida Inside the turbine hall. Following a three-month period of tuning and testing, the unit was handed over for commercial operation on December 19, 2017 The Żerań gas fired combined cycle CHP plant will be the most modern in the country
Energy Industry Times June 2018
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