INDUSTRY NEWS
NEW AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS TOOL
Having recognised the potential of agricultural and forestry waste for commercial use, the Rehap project has recently developed a unique tool that can forecast their future availability. To ensure the biomass demand is met with supply, the EU-funded project Rehap has recently developed this innovative tool at a time when questions are beginning to be asked about the availability of sustainable biomass in Europe. Rehap partners at the University
of Ausgburg used the project’s own analysis of the current availability of agroforestry waste in Europe to create a tool that can forecast on a regional basis the future availability of lignocellulosic feedstock (a natural building block substitute for petrochemicals) from agricultural residues in Europe. The aim is to enable future enterprises to securely produce sustainable bio-products from high quality renewables.
Uninterrupted power for Pakistan
National Power Parks Management Company Limited (NPPMCL), Harbin Electric International (HEI) and GE have announced the completion of the Balloki power plant, following the successful conclusion of all commissioning works and tests. Rashid Mahmood, CEO of NPPMCL
said, “I am proud to announce that the Balloki project is now able to supply up to 1,223MW of uninterrupted power to the national grid, the equivalent electricity needed to supply up to 2.5 million Pakistani homes. This is the second regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) power project developed by NPPMCL, the first being the Haveli Bahadur Shah power plant, which entered full-fledged combined cycle commercial operations in May 2018. Together, the HBS and Balloki plants have already added over 5.5 billion kw/h of power to the national grid while in the commissioning phase and they will continue to deliver efficient, low cost power for up to 30 years.
6
www.engineerlive.com
INVERTERS DELIVERED FOR JAPAN SOLAR PLANT
GE has successfully delivered and commissioned its Brilliance inverters for the 96.2MW DC Hosoe solar plant. The project, developed by Pacifico Energy, is the biggest solar farm in the Kyushu region in Japan. As part of the Japanese
government’s target to achieve renewable energy power generation at between 22-24% of the energy mix by 2030, the Hosoe photovoltaic solar plant is expected to generate clean energy for up to 30,000 households, delivering annual carbon dioxide (CO2
) emissions savings of 68,200 tons.
New software predicts lifespan of critical assets
DNV GL has released Cascade Foresight, software that enables electric utilities to assess the health and risk of critical assets. Operators can now reliably predict the remaining life of transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, cables and virtually any other asset. Electric utilities will no longer have
to rely on fragmented systems and spreadsheets or black boxes to assess the health of critical asset fleets.
Accurate assessment of the health of assets is essential when scheduling maintenance and replacement of equipment, and when demonstrating regulatory compliance. Cascade Foresight allows operators to monitor and maintain critical assets more effectively, for example, carrying out transformer preventive maintenance using an asset health index. This supports utilities to gain the best understanding of their critical assets.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52
