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Framo secures contract for Ørsted’s offshore wind project in Taiwan
Framo is to supply suction bucket pumping systems for the foundations of Ørsted’s Greater
Changhua Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan. In collaboration with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, for its geotechnical expertise, Framo will oversee and manage the operation at sea. Ørsted´s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind projects are located 35 - 60 km from the Changhua coast in Taiwan. The suction pump spread systems will be produced at the Framo factory at Flatøy near Bergen, Norway. Delivery is scheduled for early 2025. The technology of suction bucket foundation has secured and safely anchored platforms and offshore installations around the world for
many years. Larger wind farms are using this technology on jackets to overcome difficult and variable soil conditions, whilst gaining faster installation speed and avoidance of pile driving noise.
Compared with installing monopiles, suction bucket technology has a more environmentally friendly footprint. Besides the increased installation speed compared to traditionally piled jackets, the concept provides for easier decommissioning. In 2018 Framo and NGI successfully installed 20 suction bucket jackets at Ørsted’s wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2.
Modernisation of GTs at Sabiya PP, Kuwait
Kuwait’s ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy has announced the successful completion of the upgrades of four 9F.03 class gas turbines at the 2 GW Sabiya Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kuwait. The upgrades are part of a broader effort by the ministry to modernise the country’s power generation infrastructure. This project is expected to increase the power plant’s output by up to 6.3% and reduce heat rate by as much as 1.8%, leading to a combined increase in power production of up to 70 MW, without increasing fuel consumption or carbon dioxide emissions.
The upgrades were completed as part of a multi-year service agreement between Alghanim International (a prominent engineering, procurement, construction contracting company in Kuwait) and GE Vernova,
which followed the signing of an Operations & Maintenance agreement between Alghanim and the ministry for all three combined-cycle power blocks at Sabiya. The goal was to boost power production, increase the duration between planned maintenance cycles, drive fuel efficiency,
and reduce costs, and carbon dioxide emissions, per megawatt of power generated.
Under this service agreement GE Vernova has provided Advanced Gas Path (AGP) upgrades for the four 9F.03 turbines in Blocks 2 and 3 at the Sabiya plant, and will maintenance services of the units for 7 years.
Located in Al Jahra, 52 km from Kuwait City, Sabiya power station has a total of six of GE Vernova’s 9F.03 gas turbines and three D11 steam turbines and is the biggest power station in Kuwait. It is owned by the ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy. Previously, GE Vernova had successfully upgraded two gas turbines in the power plant’s Block 1. The upgrade increased the output by up to 6%, leading to a combined increase in power production of more than 35 MW without increasing fuel consumption.
New turbine sets for Plock CHP plant
Orlen refinery, in Plock, Poland, has signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Doosan Škoda Power for the modernisation of two TG-4 and TG-5 turbine
sets each with a capacity of 55 MW at the company’s combined heat and power plant, as well as a long-term service agreement. The new generating units are said to be characterised by significantly higher energy efficiency. The project, whose total value will exceed €125 million (540 MPLN) is scheduled for completion in mid-2029. Tomáš Winkler, project manager of Doosan Škoda Power, said: “Thanks to the EPC formula contract, we will carry out the investment on a turnkey basis including design, production, assembly, commissioning and long term service agreement. The new turbine sets and their auxiliaries will have an energy efficiency
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approximately 9% higher than the current [machines], which will improve the efficiency of electricity generation.”
In order to maintain the continuity and safety of operation of the CHP plant, the TG-4 turbine generator will be modernised in the first stage, and after its commissioning, the second one, TG–5 will be upgraded. The LTSA contract covers a period of 10 years for each of the modernised turbine sets, starting after completion of the 3 years warranty period. The CHP plant already operates a 70 MW TG-7 turbine generator set, which was manufactured and commissioned in 2017 by Doosan Škoda Power.
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