12 NEWS IN BRIEF
ABB signs US$90m order from DEWA in
the UAE ABB has won a US$90m order from the UAE-based utility Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to build the Shams 400kV substation at Mohammed Bin Rashid (MBR) solar park. The substation will be integrating
power generated by the MBR solar park into Dubai’s electricity grid. This is the second substation built
by ABB for the solar park and is expected to strengthen the city’s power grid, as well as help in reducing the area’s carbon footprint. ABB Power Grids Division president
Claudio Facchin said: “We are proud to work with DEWA and continue to contribute to this landmark project with our state-of-the-art technolo- gies which will boost capacity and bring cleaner solarpower to the people.”
Hydropower plant in Tajikistan developed
by EBRD and GCF The European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have agreed to provide an US$88m financing package to upgrade the Qairokkum hydropower plant (QHPP) and improve electricity supply in Tajikistan.
The $88m financing package comprises a US$38m EBRD loan, a US$27m GCF loan and a US$23m GCF grant to state-owned power utility Barki Tojik. Created in 2010 by 194 countries who are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF supports the efforts of developing countries to respond to the challenge of climate change.
ABB’s PowerStore™ is said to be a reliable containerised plug-and-play microgrid solution, available in various ratings.
Canadian company builds cogen plant ATCO, Canada’s energy giant, is building a 26 MW cogeneration plant in Mexico.
ATCO subsidiary Canadian Utilities will build the plant in partnership with Mexican energy infrastructure developer Ranman Energy on the site of the Chemours Company Mexicana’s chemical facility in Durango state. The La Laguna cogeneration plant is planned to use gas and steam byproducts of the Chemours facility’s chemical processes to produce power and heat. Power not used at the facility will be sold back to the grid. ATCO said the total investment in the project was around US$54 million. The new plant is expected to come online in 2019. “Industrial customers in Mexico are increasingly looking for creative solutions that
allow them to capitalize on the country’s energy market reforms,” comments Wayne Stensby, ATCO’s Managing Director, Electricity. “Our latest project ensures Chemours has access to the reliable electricity and steam it needs to run its operations, while also providing low-carbon electricity back to the market.”
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ABB microgrid technology is now powering an offshore gas platform in Australia
ABB has provided Woodside,
Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company, with a PowerStore™ Battery storage system capable of being remotely managed. Oilfield Technology reports that the system will be installed on the Goodwyn A platform, reducing carbon emissions and helping to lower cost of operations and maintenance. The Goodwyn A offshore production
platform is located about 135 km north- west of Karratha in Western Australia and has been operating commercially since 1995. ABB’s containerised, plug-and-play
ABB Ability PowerStore battery storage system will support Goodwyn A’s existing gas turbine generators. The battery will replace one of the six existing gas turbine generators and will also reduce the need for using the emergency diesel generator. Short term backup will be provided via the new battery energy storage system incorporated within the microgrid, to provide a ‘spinning reserve’. A dedicated ABB Ability Microgrid Plus
control system will act as the brain of the solution and it will also be possible to remotely operate the microgrid if the
need arises or the platform has to be de-manned for any reason. Massimo Danieli, head of ABB’s Grid Automation business within the company’s Power Grids division said, “Microgrids and energy storage are key focus areas of our Next Level strategy and this innovative solution reinforces ABB’s position as a partner of choice in enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid.” PowerStore™ has been exclusively designed to ensure reliable power availability, grid stability, highest possible penetration of renewable energy together with intelligent control system for both grid connected and off-grid systems, reports ABB. PowerStore™ is said to be a reliable
containerised plug-and-play microgrid solution, available in various ratings with a standardized specification for installations including remote villages as well as industry and utilities. An ABB spokesman said: “PowerStore is the heartbeat of any microgrid and its ‘Virtual Generator’ can form the grid, integrating up to 100% of renewable energy - enabling affordable and reliable power whenever and wherever it is needed.”
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