Contents 10 13 16 20 29


Front cover: Phase IV of the MBR


(Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum) solar park (aka Noor Energy 1). It includes 700 MW of CSP (concentrated solar power). See pp 36-39


Regulars


04 World news 46 Power plant products 50 Contacts


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Green hydrogen World first for Lhyfe at Saint- Nazaire


Hydrogen production on a floating platform 13


People in power: Mary Quaney


Taking on the world Chief executive Mary Quaney wants to grow Mainstream Renewable Power to be a renewables version of the oil and gas ‘majors’. The company is stepping up, but the industry faces some headwinds


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Carbon capture and storage


What lessons can we learn from past projects?


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How basic precautions can greatly reduce the risks of technical failure for future power CCS projects


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Power from waste & biomass


Making distributed generation future-proof


How Siemens Energy’s steam turbine transformed AVR’s waste-to-energy capabilities


Recent Mitsubishi successes: incinerator rebuild and compact carbon capture


Waste-to-wheels in Germany


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Jenbacher engines drive sector coupling at US landfill Waste-to-H2


in Rome’s hydrogen valley


Doosan Skoda finds sweet spot on La Réunion


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Transmissions & distribution


Peterhead switching role Peterhead in Scotland is the planned site for an innovative multi-vendor, multi-terminal HVDC switching station


Synchronous condensers restore power grid inertia in two major European projects The global transition to renewable energy is reducing the availability of system inertia. Synchronous condensers can help


HVDC Light makes connections in North America and Germany


Hitachi Energy’s HVDC Light has been selected for the Champlain Hudson Power Express link and Suedlink DC 4 in Germany


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Middle East DEWA focuses on solar and gas


HRSGs and boilers John Cockerill HRSGs for Poland and USA


Mitsubishi modernises Västhamnsverket Jämtkraft warms to bubbling fluidised bed


43 O&M and upgrade


Supporting legacy equipment in the absence of OEM support The case of Eskom’s boiler feed pump gearboxes with variable speed fluid drive couplings


Wärtsilä to provide automation upgrade plus long-term service for iconic Cameroon power plant…


…and wins O&M contract renewal in Timor-Leste


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