UKPowerNews January February 2013

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his series of GMP-

organised Shows &
Conferences reflects
a paradigm-shift from
all other previous energy
events held in the UK.
Although relatively small-
scale, the content of the
shows will have far-reaching
consequences, report those
involved.
The key Conference
Organiser, Dave Andrews,
comments: The Conference
Road Show events of 2013
will be radically different from
most energy events -
attendees will hear crucial
analyses of the energy issues
affecting the world today.
These will be well beyond
the normal kinds of over-
simplifications found in the
Conference & Exhibition at
Prince Phillip House, London.
* 25th - 26th September,
2 0 1 3 , G M P R e g i o n a l
Roadshow Conference &
Exhibition at UWE Exhibition
& Conference, Bristol.
GMP has also taken the
decision to extend the spread
of the events due to a
burgeoning interest from both
speakers and attendees.
There will now be Conference
sessions on two days at each
of the venues, explains Dave
Andrews.
Some of the company
stands supporting the
Roadshows include: Clarke
Energy, Turner EPS,
Ramboll UK Ltd, Fuchs
Lubricants (UK) Plc, Edina
UK Ltd, Durapipe PLX,
Mems Power Generation,
Surge Protection Devices
Ltd, Gen-C Ltd, Turbine
Controls Ltd, Iltron, Power
Capacitors Limited, ENER-
G Combined Power Ltd,
Finning UK & Ireland, and
the Claverton Energy
Research Group .
See our full Speaker list
inside, on pages 4 & 5.
media. The shows will give
power professionals direct
access to the latest
power technologies and their
providers. Key technology will
also be showcased.
He says: We have
changed the Scotland venue
only recently to London and
have finalised the location - it
is the Royal Academy of
Engineering which has been
renamed Prince Philip House.
This is a fantastic modern
attractive new venue.
The official dates of the
shows are as follows:
* 20th - 21st March, 2013,
GMPRegional Roadshow
Conference & Exhibition at
Event City, Manchester.
* 29th - 30th May, 2013,
GMP Regional Roadshow
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The highl ight of the UKs energy exhibitions for 2013 will undoubtedly be three separate oneand
ahalf day Regional Roadshows held in Manchester, London and Bristol. Sponsored by the chpa
and backed by Europes key Think Tank, the Claverton Energy Research Group, the
CHP/Renewables Roadshows series is specifically directed at the needs of energy special ists and
power professionals everywhere. Top speakers from nine nations will be taking part, reveals GMP.
Dont miss the 3 key
CHP/Renewables
Roadshows
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and suppliers of
Power Systems
and ancillary
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* Manchester 20th-21st
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* London, 29th-30th May,
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Peter Hamnett - Emergent
Technology Specialist - will be
presenting a paper: "The UK's
District Heating Potential and
the Heat Strategy".
Peter joined Cofely District
Energy (CDE) in 2005 as a
Project Engineer.
He has gained extensive
experience in delivering
energy services - in particular,
district heating and combined
heat & power (CHP).
Peter has worked on key
feasibility studies for low-
carbon energy solutions, in
addition to the many aspects
of making new connections to
Cofelys existing district
heating schemes.
These challenges have
provided Peter with valuable
experience in both the
technical and commercial
aspects of energy projects.
Peters current role as
the Emergent Technology
Specialist ensures that CDE
has a dedicated resource to
research and monitor new
and emerging technologies.
This enables CDE to
continue to maintain a high
service level, reflective of
appropriate and latest best
practises, Peter reports.
A portion of Peters time is
dedicated to the UK
District Energy Association,
concentrating on current
policy and research issues
which affect district energy
throughout the country.
Peter currently leads on the
UKDEAs responses to UK
Government consultations, as
well as public & private
participation in extensive
policy engagement, and is an
authority in his subject.
2 JANUARY FEBRUARY 2013 UK POWER NEWS
* DATA CENTRE
WORLD 2013, 27th -
28th February, 2013,
London, UK
* AMPS 2013
CONFERENCE, 12th
March, London
* GMP Regional
Roadshow
Manchester, 20th-
21st March 2013,
Manchester
* ENERGY FROM
WASTE EXPO 2013,
16th-18th April, 2013,
NEMEX/IWEX, NEC
* SUSTAINABILITY
LIVE 2013, 16th-18th
April, 2013, NEC,
Birmingham,
(NEMEX / IWEX /
EFW)
* FACILITIES
SHOW, 21st-23rd
May, Birmingham, UK
* PLANTWORX
2013, Working
Construction
Exhibition, 14th - 16th
May, Stoneleigh Park,
Coventry, UK
* GMP Regional
Roadshow, Prince
Phillip Centre,
London, May 29th-
30th, UK.
* UK AD & BIOGAS
2013, 3rd - 4th July,
2013, NEC,
Birmingham, UK
* THE ENERGY
EVENT, 10th-11th
Sept 2013, NEC, UK
* GMP Regional
Roadshow Bristol,
25th - 26th
September, 2013.
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AMPS
Members
Key studies to
be unveiled
at the
Roadshows
If youre involved with
deploying decentralised
energy schemes - you
cannot afford to miss the
presentation by Yan Evans,
Director of ENER-G
Switch2. He looks at
Managing the complex
value chain of implement-
ing decentralised energy
schemes utilising combined
heat and power
Today, there is a powerful
mandate to deliver
affordable energy through
low carbon decentralised
energy networks. However,
Yan recognises that
managing the financial,
development and key
operational challenges of
community energy/district
heating schemes remains
an exceptionally complex
problem.
Stephen Tindale, and
Prashant Vaze look at
Repowering Communities:
European and North
American progress with
local government and
community action on
energy efficiency and
renewables.
For a full list of speakers
and the latest topics please
see pages 4 & 5.
Current
speakers at
the GMP
Roadshows
Dont miss the remarkable
papers to be presented at
the 2013 CHP/Renewables
Regional Roadshows.
A select team comprising a
40 of of Europes leading
power professionals will be
deleivering conference
studies and innovative
research.
One of the most advanced
cutting-edge papers will
be presented by Dr
Anthony Riddle, now the
current Associate Director,
Ramboll Energy.
He will focus on the Danish
energy experience and, in
particular, the Future Smart
Cities Approach. This
represents the vision for
the recent study Heat Plan
Denmark 2010 to further
decarbonise Denmarks
energy supply.
John Baldwin is
Managing Director of CNG
Services Limited and is a
former President of the
SBGI (Society of British
Gas Industries). Today he
is Chairman of the pan-
European association -
the Renewable Energy
Association Biogas Group.
Emma Haight, is on the
team currently involved
with Infrastructure and
Renewables, NIBC Bank
NV - Bankability of bio-
renewables.
A key paper on small
capacity biomass to
electricity CHP plant based
on Organic Rankine Cycle
turbogenerators up to 3
MWe will be delivered by
Stephane Senechal of
Turboden.
Darren Jones, Managing
Director of Low Carbon,
and Doug Bailey, Senior
Partner of Low Carbon
collaborate on an important
issue asking - A Building
Energy Management
System (BEMS) is a useful
tool for the energy
manager, but is it adequate
to maximise energy and
carbon savings?
Leading CIBSE low carbon
consultant, Darren Jones,
confidently suggests not.
He advocates a more
intrusive approach which
also require regular visual
inspections of HVAC and
associated plant.
He will use examples
drawn from many buildings
to show the value of taking
power, temperature and
pressure readings.
Yan Evans
District Heating for a UK town.
District heating construction
Tunnel from Orleansstrae to Friedenstrae. SWM/Germany
Looking at the
UKs current
District Heating
potential
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Biomass fuels will
be featured
Dr. Aikaterini Boulamanti of
the Joint Research Centre,
Petten, Holland (European
Commission Energy Policy
Advice and Research) will be
delivering some important
insights in his latest research
paper.
This is entitled: Key
Sustainability Criteria for bio-
mass fuels and looks at the
contribution particular fuels
can make to power plants.
Putting mind over
meter when it
comes to energy
In his Conference paper,
Kris Szajdzicki reflects on:
Energy Metering - Latest
Advances in Metering.
Metering for Managing
your Energy.
Kris tells UKPN: Energy
Management is little different
to any other type of
management - only the topic
differs. In order to gauge
success, you must have
measurement - in terms of
Energy Management, the tool
is the Meter.
In the presentation, Kris will
introduce some of the latest
advances in sub-metering
and discuss how these
innovations can simplify the
generation of a metering plan
which can accommodate
varying company structures.
JANUARY FEBRUARY 2013 UK POWER NEWS 3
Lowcost
decarbonisation
of the gas grid
Anthony Days radical
paper: Low cost decarbon-
isation of the gas grid"
offers some money-saving
ideas. His proposal uses the
1955 to 1992 HMG/British
Gas '30 Year Plan' to produce
sufficient Synthetic natural
Gas (SNG) for the whole of
the UK gas supply.
A simple modification of the
current technology proven at
Westfield is all you need, he
suggests.
Using mixed waste, biomass
and coal as feedstock with
Timmins CCS will produce
large quantities of zero
emissions energy for the
same cost as the open market
price of fossil Natural Gas,
claims Mr Day.
NEWS
NEWS
CHP and the use of gas
engines are hot topics in
the UK at the moment, so
GMP predicts keen
interest in a research
paper being presented by
one of the industrys
leading professionals -
Clarke Energys Adam
Wray-Summerson.
As Adam himself
explains: CHP is the
simultaneous production
of electricity with the
recovery and utilisation
heat.
CHP is a highly efficient
form of direct energy
conversion and it can
achieve primary energy
savings of approximately 40% compared to the separate
purchase of electricity from the national grid and a gas boiler for
onsite heating, he concludes.
Data Centres and Cooling are important issues for commerice and industry today. Alan
Beresford, Managing Director of EcoCooling, addresses this issue with his important paper:
The evaporative cooling of Data Centres to improve efficiency.
The cooling of data centres is becoming more of an issue due to limited power, high energy
costs and a high carbon output. Cooling can account for as much energy as the IT equipment in
many cases. The application of low cost fresh air systems with evaporative cooling can reduce
the cooling energy used by at least 90% with pay back being in under a year in many applica-
tions.
Alan Beresford explains the thrust of his study: The progress of todays Evaporative Cooling
Technology in data centres will be reviewed, taking in filtration, temperature and environmental
control, new ASHRAE standards and fire suppression. The principle of evaporative cooling will
be explained and the operating costs, power consumption, environmental impact and
inadequacy of some existing installations will be reviewed.
Case studies and design spread sheets will be used to explain in detail how evaporative cooling
is being used successfully in many different types of data centres including retrofit, new builds
and containerised cooling.
Data centres, evaporative cooling
technology & ASHRAE standards
The longterms
benefits of CHP
This paper is being
delivered by a UK-based
CHP professional with
over 25 years direct
experience, including
product development and
CHP application from
both the suppliers and
clients perspective.
David Hague BSc
(Hons),C.Eng.M.I.MechE
M. CIBSE Director Cogen
Solutions. His research
paper is entitled: How to
achieve good CHP
application, with long
term benefits through
risk transfer.
The presentation will
cover CHP application
principles, looking at
alternative procurement
routes to achieve risk
transfer and the
key importance of
performance monitoring.
He also looks at DNO
connection, steam-raising
boilers, and the CHPQA
definition for the most
optimum CCL relief.
Photovoltaics in
the UK market
Paul Chandlers Update
on Photovoltaics in the
UK presentation will
provide an analysis on PVin
the UK, covering an update
on the market, current
technologies and regulation.
Topics will include current
costs and returns,
installation rates, current
observations on grid parity,
changes in technology
(such as micro-inverters)
and updates on regulation
(i.e. changes to the grid
code and installation
standards
Paul is Development
Director at T4 Sustainability
Ltd, a specialist renewable
energy consulting and
installlation firm formed in
2002.
He works as technical
advisor on photovoltaics
and has 10 years
experience specifying &
designing. His areas of
expertise include installing,
comissioning and repairing
off-grid-and grid-tie photo-
voltaic systems up to 50kW.
Paul has studied electronic
engineering, green renew-
able energy and electrical
power engineering at
Masters level and wrote
Continuing Professional
Development on PV for the
Energy Institute.
Dont miss the three new 2013
CHP/Renewables Regional Roadshows
Conference papers reflecting: technology innovation excellence
Data centres are they cool enough?
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of the lectures at any of the three available CHP, Renewables & Power Road
Shows 2013 simply go to the official website at www.gmp.uk.com and click on
the box marked REGISTER FREE its as simple as that.
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Event City,
Manchester the
first of our venues
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CHP/Renewables Roadshow
Dr Anthony Riddle, Assoc. Director, Ramboll Energy:
District Heating & the Future Smart Cities Approach
Dr Mike Haywood - Joining the Dots...How are all the crises we are facing interconnected? i.e. Oil crisis,
Energy crunch, Global Banking crisis and the issue of resource depletion?
Adam Wray-Summerson of Clarke Energy - Using gas engines in CHP applications & schemes
Yan Evans, Director of ENER-G Switch2 - Modelling & developing residential community
energy and district heating ESCo solutions
Paul Chandler, development director at T4 Sustainability Ltd - Update on photovoltaics in the UK:
Looking at the market, technologies and regulation
Dr. Aikaterini Boulamanti, Joint Research Centre, Petten, Holland - Considering the sustainability
criteria for biomass fuels
Emma Haight, Infrastructure & Renewables, NIBC Bank NV. Bankability of bio-renewables -
Biomass & renewables
Marianne Zeyringer Joint Research Centre, Petten, Holland - The impact of dispersed generation on
power distribution grids
Martin Alder - Optimum Energy Ltd - What policies do we need to fully maximise renewable
energy deployment?
Neil Peacock Managing Director, Energy International: The value of energy efficiency surveys...
with detailed case studies.
Alan Beresford, Managing Director of EcoCooling - The evaporative cooling of data centres to improve
efficiency
Kris Szajdzicki, Energy Metering - Latest Advances in Metering - Metering for Managing your Energy
Robert Buckley/Ben Hall of Cornwall Energy -
Electricity market reforms may affect independent generators?
James Brittain - The Discovery Mill - Energy Management through people
Professor Lewis Lesley - Renewably-powered tramways
Dr Lopes Ferreira Technical University of Eindhoven -
Energy storage technologies overview
Chris Jones - The importance of the Energy Return on Energy
Invested , ERoEI and the shift in social values that this implies
Graeme McCrindle First Energy - STOR, National Grid - and how standby generators can be made
more reliable and earn money
Dont miss three key energy events for the UK. The first of the CHP Renewables Roadshows will be held on 20th-21st March, 2013, at
Event City, Manchester. The second will be held at 29th-30th May, 2013, at Prince Phillip House, London.
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Agostinho Miguel Garcia Principal Consultant at SunBD Sun Business Development -
Bankability and viability of PV projects
Robin Smith - Rent Seeking - the primary social organisation on which all else rests... including
energy supply & demand
Darren Jones B.Sc. (Hons) Eng Tech, LCIBSE, is Low Carbon UKs MD. Inspecting critical HVAC
and associated plant
Alban Thurston, DSL Pipex - Project Sunshine - Developments in renewable energy
William Orchard - Why CHP is equivalent to a heat pump - but with a COP of 11.5 rather than 3 - and other
related District Heating issues
Neil Crumpton, Chair/co-founder of Planet Hydrogen A transition to a renewably-powered
and carbon-negative UK
Andrew Mkillop - German energy crisis response produces more crises
Stephane Senechal, Turboden- Small capacity biomass to CHP electricity plant based on Organic
Rankine Cycle turbogenerators to 3MWe
David Olivier - Energy Advisory Associates Ltd. - The costs and benefits of low-energy buildings.
Stephen Tindale and Prashant Vaze - Repowering communities: small scale solutions to large scale
energy problems
Peter Fane MRICS MBIAC of FarmREO - How will European Energy policy affect your companys
bottom line?
David Hague BSc (Hons), C.Eng., M.I.MechE, M. CIBSE Director Cogen Solutions -
CHP applications with long-term benefits
Anthony Day - Low-cost decarbonisation of the gas grid & producing Synthetic natural Gas (SNG).
Chris Cook - A Green Deal which actually works - Energy & the Environment
David Weight - Financing the Natural Grid: energy policies for 2015 and beyond
Padraig Hanly, GT Energy - UK Geothermal Association -
The role of geothermal energy in the UK
Peter Hamnett, UK DEA - The UK's District Heating Potential and the Heat Strategy
Dr Richard J Harley - Biofuels - controversial due to competition with food have they a role to play and,
if so, where where?
For more information regardingthe times/dates for Conference speakers listed here, please consult the website at www.gmp.uk.com.
Names/times & dates for speakers may be subject to alteration and change before the Event - please check for daily updates.
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Cambridge to get
its own CHP
power plant
Homes in Cambridge could
one day get their heat and
electricity from the citys own
power plant.
James Beal, advisor of the
Low Carbon Development
Initiative (LCDI), which is
driving the project has con-
firmed that Cambridge City
Council and the University of
Cambridge are backing a
25m joint project for a 2-10
MW gas-fired plant and a heat
network for Cambridge.
The idea has has attracted
more than 150,000 the
250,000 required to deliver a
final business plan covering
financing and design.
The CHPplant would cut the
citys heat-related carbon
emissions by more than 8,000
tonnes annually. This
represents about 57% of the
current output from the
council and academic build-
ings involved.
Under the plans, an energy
centre would be built in
Queen Anne Terrace, in the
multi-storey car park or at
Kelsey Kerridge Sports
Centre.
Not only will the plant
generate electricity for all the
residents, but it would also
store the heat which is
created as a by-product and
distribute it using highly-
insulated pipes, known as
heat mains.
The UK District Energy
Association has called for a
commonsense approach to
industry standards.
In a recent report the UKDEA
has expressed concern that,
whilst a standard aimed at
ensuring district energy
schemes are well planned &
appropriately operated is a
good thing, the emerging
industry could be stifled if
such standards place some
quite unnecessary financial
burdens or restrictions on
innovation at this critical point
in its development.
The UK is one of the last
developed countries to take
up district energy on a large
scale, and the industry is
enjoying an unprecedented
boom since the turn of the
century.
However, the UKDEA
recognises that countries
such as Germany and
Denmark have been success-
fully operating many district
energy schemes on aa
very much wider scale than
the UK for some decades
now.
The UKDEA acknowledges
that many of these old hands
have spent years developing
industry standards - we
Estovers CHP
plans for 2013
Estover is a renewable
energy company planning to
build a number of local-scale
biomass CHP plants in
Scotland and England.
Estover has plans to
develop two biomass-
powered CHPplants in 2013.
It has submitted a planning
application to install a
biomass CHP plant at
Windmill Industrial Estate
near Cramlington, England.
The facility will provide heat
and power to Aesica
Pharmaceuticals, and supply
excess power to the grid.
Estover has also submitted a
planning application to the
Aberdeen City Council to
install a biomass CHP plant at
Stoneywood Mill near
Aberdeen, Scotland.
The plant will provide heat
and power to the Stoneywood
Paper Mill, reports Estove in a
recent statement.
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Peterborough City Council has chosen award-winning green energy company BIOGEN to
deliver a 5-year contract to recycle food waste from local households to create energy.
The projected 6,000 tonnes of food waste collected each year will be processed by means of
anaerobic digestion at BIOGENs Westwood plant near Rushden, Northamptonshire.
Sending the food waste to anaerobic digestion instead of landfill will prevent up to 6,000 tonnes
of carbon emissions entering the atmosphere each year, reports the company
Anaerobic digestion works by processing food waste which is stored in temperature controlled
sealed tanks. Naturally occurring bacteria in the food waste produce biogas which is captured
and used as a fuel in a combined heat and power engine to produce electricity and heat. The
renewable electricity is piped to the National Grid, the heat is used back in the process and the
remaining liquid is used as a biofertiliser for crops - nothing is wasted, reports BIOGEN
Cllr Gavin Elsey, Cabinet Adviser to the Deputy Leader of Peterborough City Council told UKPN:
"We're very impressed with BIOGEN's operation and lucky that it's relatively local to us. It's great
to know that the city's waste is going to be turned into fertiliser and generate green electricity,
rather than going to landfill. We've been very pleased with the uptake of the service in
Peterborough, which we're sure many councils will be keen to emulate."
Richard Barker, BIOGENs Chief Executive said, We are thrilled to have won the contract with
Peterborough, and look forward to working together with the Council to deliver the most effective
and environmental food waste treatment solution for the residents of Peterborough in the coming
years. This contract win is another strong endorsement of all the work that our teams have done
to create a truly outstanding business and further cements BIOGENs credentials as the leading
food waste AD company in the UK.
BIOGEN'S strategy is to develop a national network of at least 10 AD plants over the next 5-6
years. Anaerobic digestion is already attracting increasing attention from local authorities seek-
ing to set up food waste collection schemes, says a report for WRAP (Waste & Resources Action
Programme) by independent consultants, Eunomia.
should be looking to these
industry leaders for guidance
rather than trying to reinvent
the wheel, it says.
The Association believes that
any standard set in the UK
would need to be harmonised
with Europe for practical
reasons. It feels that adopting
existing standards - or at least
elements of them - should be
the top priority for the UK
district energy industry.
UKDEA chairman and CEO
of Cofely District Energy,
Simon Woodward, has
commented: The UKDEAs
view is that standards are a
good idea, especially if the
significant growth in DE takes
place as we all expect.
This will prevent systems
being poorly-installed and
operated which was the main
cause of DE schemes being
removed in the 1970s
following the previous boom.
He concluded: Any industry
standards which come about
in relation to district energy
should be set by a working
group of industry experts and
should be practical and
workable.
They should not put
unnecessary costs onto an
emerging industry.
As of February 6th, 2013,
ArcGen Hilta / SMC has
changed its name to Morris
Site Machinery.
Chris Morris, Chief
Executive, told UKPN: We
have decided to bring our
leading brands together
under the banner of new
company name to cut
through some confusion that
exists over our name and the
brands we represent.
This is also an ideal
opportunity for us to refresh
the identity of the world-
leading brands we currently
manufacture and distribute,
he commented.
BIOGEN & Peterborough in
biogas power generation
ES2 in energy scheme
Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) has partnered with
energy metering and billing specialist ENER-G Switch2
(ES2) to deliver a borough-wide energy and cost saving
project that is helping residents to reduce fuel bills and
carbon dioxide emissions.The project is the first of its kind
and size in the UK and utilises the innovative G6 EcoServe
data collection and energy management technology,
designed and developed by ES2.
The new G6 system provides a fair and accurate billing
process for both pay-as-you-go and credit billing
consumers. It incorporates an in-home display unit that lets
customers see, in graphical form, how much energy they
are consuming, when they are using it, how much it is
costing them and how much credit they have available.
This facility, which complies with the Code for Sustainable
Homes, makes it easier for residents to budget and to
monitor and manage their energy usage, helping them to
reduce consumption and costs.
The pay-as-you-go element works much like topping up a
mobile phone, using smart wireless technology to replace
the traditional token-based pre-payment system.
KNH appointed ES2 in December 2011under a 1.7m
contract to create a flexible energy management and
payment process for its residents and provide a five-year
maintenance and data administration programme for all
homes connected to the community heating supply.
Because KNH's 1036 homes are spread across 28
individual schemes throughout the Kirklees borough, a
traditional energy pre-payment scheme involving small
numbers of residents purchasing 'credit' from local shops
was not practical or viable. In addition, KNH was looking for
more than a payment system; they wanted residents to be
actively involved in managing their energy more efficiently -
to help eradicate fuel poverty and achieve a smaller carbon
footprint.
Since the roll-out of the G6 technology began 6 months
ago, residents have reduced overall energy consumption
by15%, but when winter consumption is factored in and res-
idents get used to the system, KNH predicts that the annual
average consumption will reduce by 30 to 50%.
"The key to reducing energy consumption is being able to
see what you are using," said Barry Goodwin, KNH Project
Manager. "With the economy of scale of supplying heat via
a district heat network, we already provide lower cost heat,
but nowresidents can track how much energy they are using
and are taking action to reduce consumption.
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Continent for inspiration
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With power comes great
responsibility
The Power of Experience
New report asks
for clear energy
vision for the UK
Carbon Connect has
launched its new report,
Distributed Generation:
From Cinderella to Centre
Stage.
The independent inquiry
concludes that distributed
generation will play an
increasingly important role in
helping to solve the UK's
energy trilemma and realise
Energy Bill ambitions.
It states that in the UK
distributed generation has
been a largely neglected
'Cinderella issue' and that
Government should now
move it centre stage
alongside other key policy
areas such as energy
efficiency and smart grids.
The report stresses the
importance of establishing a
clear vision for distributed
generation.
Supported by Siemens and
Covanta Energy, the report
makes over 20 key
recommendations for the
energy regulator Ofgem, the
distribution network operators
and the government.
It states that distributed
generation will be critical in
the trebling of renewables
capacity to 45 GW by 2020
and delivering around 40%
additional lower carbon
energy from CHP by 2020,
bringing installed capacity to
around 9 GW.
UKdistributed generation
currently represents around
11% (9 GW) of the UKs
electricity capacity and over
half of this is renewables.
EuroSite Power Inc. is now
operating a CHP system sup-
plying clean energy to London
Syon Park, a Waldorf Astoria
Hotel. The revenue value to
the Company is 3.65m over
the 30-year term.
Under the terms of the
agreement with the hotels
owners, The Ability Group,
announced in 2012, EuroSite
Power has installed a CHP
system at the luxury hotel sit-
uated at the edge of the two
hundred acre Syon House
estate.
The EuroSite Power On-Site
Utility Solution commissioned
in December 2012 has begun
delivering immediate energy
savings to London Syon Park
with zero capital outlay by the
hotel, reports the company.
The clean energy system
owned and operated by
EuroSite Power is said to be a
highly-efficient 100 kW CHP
system, producing energy in
the form of electricity, space
heat and domestic hot water
for the hotels guest rooms,
public areas and back-of-
house.
Now operational, the system
NEWS
NEWS
MPW - is the CHPfuel of the future
The University of Warwick spin out company, Recycling Technologies, has completed an equity
financing deal with the Wroxall Investors Group (WIG), a Midlands-based business angel
syndicate. Recycling Technologies was formed to commercialise a process developed at the
University of Warwick that can transform Mixed Plastic Waste [MPW] into heat and electricity.
The company was spun out in 2011, with assistance from Warwick Ventures, the Universitys
research commercialisation arm.
Adrian Griffiths, Managing Director at Recycling Technologies, told UKPN: We are really
pleased with this deal. It not only secures the funding we need at this stage in our growth but
simultaneously has expanded the experience that we can draw on as we develop the business.
To enable the investors to fully support the business, Martin Lusby, an experienced chairman
and business angel will also be taking a position within the company as Chairman of the Board.
Recycling Technologies is at an exciting stage in its development said Martin.
The concept of a machine that can be installed into existing recycling facilities to turn what most
people still regard as waste plastic into electricity and heat in a CHP plant (Combined Heat and
Power) is timely given the increasing costs of landfill and energy prices.
"With the first machine is due to go into production in 2014 the WIG investment will allow the
team and company infrastructure to be expanded at the Swindon base to ensure this
commercial opportunity is fully exploited.
only pays for the energy used
and avoids all capital,
installation, operating and
maintenance costs of the
CHP system. In addition, the
energy produced is priced
lower than existing and future
utility costs providing
immediate and on-going cost
savings."
Benjamin continued: CHP
systems are a cleaner energy
option, offering considerable
environmental benefits when
compared with electricity from
the grid and conventional
boiler systems.
Recognised as a low carbon
technology, the system will
reduce the hotels CO2
emissions by some 147
metric tons. According to
EuroSite, this will, in turn
reduce the impact of taxes
such as the Climate Change
Levy and CRC Energy
Efficiency Scheme.
With the operation of an On-
Site Utility, the hotel is now
also contributing to the quality
of the environment with a
positive reduction in carbon
emissions, reports the
company..
Lithiumion
problems for 787
A
irline safety inspectors have found no faults with the
battery used on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, Japan's
transport ministry has said.
The battery was initially considered the likely source of
problems on 787s owned by two Japanese airlines, but
that has since been ruled out, experts say.
The world's entire fleet of 50 787s has been grounded
while inspections are carried out. Attention has now
shifted to the electrical system twhich monitors battery
voltage, charging and temperature.
Japans Transport Ministry official Shigeru Takano told
UKPN: We have found no major quality or technical
problem with the lithium-ion batteries.
Shares in GS Yuasa, which makes the batteries, jumped
5% at the news.
The latest trouble arose when pilots for Japan's All Nippon
Airways smelled something burning during a flight and
received a cockpit warning of battery problems.
An inspection found that a flammable liquid had leaked
from an area located near a main lithium-ion battery below
the cockpit. Investigators found burn marks around the
damage.
Then there was the January 7th battery fire on a parked
Japan Airlines plane at Boston Logan - the fire took airport
firefighters 40 minutes to extinguish.
An investigation into a lithium ion battery which
overheated on a Boeing 787 flight in Japan found
evidence of the same type of "thermal runaway" seen in a
similar incident in Boston, officials have said.
The Japan Transportation Safety Board said that CAT
scans and other analysis found damage to all eight cells in
the battery that overheated on the All Nippon Airways 787
on Jan. 16, which prompted an emergency landing and
probes by both U.S. and Japanese aviation safety
regulators.
They also found signs of short-circuiting and thermal run-
away, a chemical reaction in which rising temperature
causes progressively hotter temperatures. U.S. investiga-
tors found similar evidence in the battery that caught fire
last month on a Japan Airlines 787 parked in Boston.
Photos distributed by the Japanese investigators [below]
show severe charring of six of the eight cells in the ANA
787's battery and a frayed and broken earthing wire -
meant to minimise the risk of electric shock.
All 50 Boeing 787s in operation are grounded as regula-
tors and Boeing investigate the problem. The Japanese
probe is focusing on flight data records and on the charger
and other electrical systems connected to the damaged
battery.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/05/signs-run-
away-heat-seen-in-boeing-787-dreamliner-
batteries/?test=latestnews#ixzz2K1CRIRi3Both incidents
involved the same type of lithium-ion battery, raising
initial concerns that they may be connected and that the
jet's electrical problems are more dangerous than previ-
ously thought.
[Main pic:] the JAL 787 Dreamliner.
[Bottom] The burnedout lithiumion battery.
EuroSite Power supplies
CHP to London Syon Park
Schematic:
processing MPW into
energy
London Syon Park.
Lithiumion battery unit
and its lid recovered from
a JAL 787.
MVVs EfW build
is proceeding
Work has begun laying the
foundations for Devonports
new Energy-from-Waste plant
In 2012 MVV signed a
contract with South West
Devon Waste Partnership to
build the facility at North Yard,
Devonport.
The plant will deal with waste
from Plymouth, Devon and
Torbay which is not recycled
or composted and will
generate electricity as well as
usable heat in CHP mode,
thereby saving valuable fossil
resources and reducing
carbon-dioxide output, says
the company.
In the plants boiler, water will
be heated by the heat from
the furnace, up to 420C at a
pressure of 60 bar. The steam
will be sent to a high efficiency
steam turbine which will
generate up to 22.5 MW
electricity and 23.3 MW heat.
The steam will be used to
heat the Dockyard and Naval
Base, plus - potentially - any
future houses and offices in
Plymouth.
The majority of the electricity
will be consumed by the
dockyard and naval base.
Four Rolls-Royce UT 771
CDL offshore supply vessels
will receive 16 MTU marine
generator sets equipped with
with 12V 4000 M23S Ironmen
engines.
The offshore supply vessels
(OSV) will be be built at
COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard
Co. Ltd. in China.
The gen-sets are part of a
26 million Rolls-Royce order
to provide an integrated
design, power and propulsion
and equipment package.
COSCO will build the OSVs
for a Hong Kong owner. The
four vessels are scheduled for
delivery in 2014.
We are proud to be part of
this project as this is the first
time MTU marine generator
sets for diesel-electric propul-
sion are incorporated as part
of an integrated power and
propulsion package within a
Rolls-Royce designed UT-
vessel, said Tognum Chief
Sales Officer Dr. Michael
NEWS
NEWS
Wind turbine turns in an Osterley
direction for Sky/MITIE
Last month, MITIE, the UK-based outsourcing and energy services company, began its contract
providing integrated facilities management for British Sky Broadcasting Group (Sky), the UKs
largest entertainment and home communications company.
The contract, worth in excess of 100m over a five-year period, involves MITIE providing
energy management services across Skys estate in the UK and Ireland. As well as its two main
campuses in London and Scotland, MITIE will work at 12 regional offices, two data centres and
dozens of POP sites (internet exchange points).
Its been almost a year since MITIE completed a project to build an onsite wind turbine at Skys
broadcast facility, Sky Studios, in Osterley, West London. Claimed to be the most sustainable
broadcast facility of its type in Europe, the turbine provides over 133 MWh per annum of clean
energy to the studios.
In May 2012 Sky inaugurated the companys first-ever wind turbine installation at its West
London campus. The 55-metre Northwind 100 turbine provides over 133 MWh per year of clean
energy to Sky Studios - the companys state-of-the-art broadcast facility enough to meet its
annual office lighting requirements. The experts estimate that the amount of CO2 offset by the
turbine will be equivalent to driving 370,000 miles in a typical petrol-powered car each year.
The wind turbine operates in conjunction with Skys recently-commissioned Combined Cooling,
Heating and Power (CCHP) plant the first large-scale facility of its type in the UK to meet
Skys target for all company-owned sites to derive at least 20% of their energy needs from on-
site renewable sources by 2020.
Haidinger. This order high-
lights the potential of our
future collaboration with Rolls-
Royce.
Each generator set consists
of a 1,380kW twelve-cylinder
high-speed diesel engine of
the proven MTU Series 4000
for workboats. Each also
boasts a generator-mounted
resilient on a common base
frame and an electronic
control system.
The gen-sets are designed
specifically for commercial
marine applications, such as
offshore supply vessels for
wind parks or oil and gas plat-
forms.
In addition to MTU gensets
powered by high-speed
engines the latest vessels will
feature an integrated Rolls-
Royce equipment package
including propulsion system,
power electrical system,
bulkhandling system, deck
machinery, automation and
control system as well as
UK should follow
Icelands example?
V
olcanic heat from deep underground could be
harnessed to provide as much as 20% of Britains
electricity and channel heat to millions of homes, a report
has suggested. Geothermal heat could supply almost as
much power as nine nuclear reactors, say researchers.
Deep geothermal energy could be exploited across the
UK, with hot spots including Cornwall, East Yorkshire,
Hampshire, Northern Ireland and Scotland, according to
the study for the Renewable Energy Association (REA).
But the current subsidies on offer for geothermal energy
are not enough to attract international investment that can
develop the industry and create thousands of jobs, a report
by engineering consultants, Sinclair Knight Merz, found.
Iceland provides a useful template for nation which is
efficiently utilising its geothermal resources. About 81% of
total primary energy supply in Iceland is derived from
domestically produced renewable energy sources. In
2007, geothermal energy provided about 66% of primary
energy, the share of hydropower was 15%, and fossil fuels
- mainly oil - 19%.
The main use of geothermal energy in Iceland is for
space heating with the heat being distributed to buildings
through extensive district-heating systems. About 85% of
all houses in Iceland are heated with geothermal energy.
Most of the hydropower plants are owned by Landsvirkjun
(the National Power Company) which is the main supplier
of electricity in Iceland.
The REA believes geothermal has significant potential
as a baseload electricity source, which can be exploited
as a backup to the more variable wind power and adjusted
to meet electricity demand, as well as providing heat. It
could also create thousands of jobs, the industry body
said.
Increasing subsidies for geothermal power would cost
an estimated 11million a year, which is the equivalent of
adding less than 50p to the average electricity bill.
Dr Ryan Law, of the REA, said the Government would
not end up facing an industry boom that pushed subsidies
out of control, as in the case of small-scale solar electricity,
as only a few power plants would go ahead in the next few
years. He said there were currently two schemes with
planning permission, both in Cornwall, but investors were
waiting to see what returns would be before committing to
developing geothermal.
Tim Smit, the Eden Project founder, who is planning to
build a geothermal heat and power station at his own site,
called for the Government to back the birth of a new
industry. The REA wants deep geothermal to receive the
same high level of support as other new technologies -
such as wave and tidal power - to drive development.
How it might
work for the
UK.
Hot rocks
RollsRoyce vessels to get
MTU gensets for OSVs
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ENERG partners
with Seneca Global
Energy for landfill
projects
The UK renewable energy
generation company ENER-
G Natural Power has
partnered with Hartlepool-
based Seneca Global Energy
to generate up to 3.8 MW of
renewable electricity at three
UK landfill sites.
ENER-G will design, build,
finance, operate and maintain
three renewable energy
facilities at Seneca Global
Energy's landfill sites at
Blaydon, near Newcastle;
Longhill, Hartlepool; and
Gilberdyke, Hull. The process
will convert methane rich
landfill gas into renewable
electricity to export to the
National Grid.
The landfill gas generation
facilities, which could be
operational by March 2013,
will generate sufficient
electricity to power up to
3,800 homes.
The methane gas will be
drawn from the waste
through a series of wells and
then captured and converted
into renewable electricity
using ENER-Gs special
landfill gas generation
equipment.
NEWS
NEWS
A
ggreko provided all
the power generation
systems for events,
telecasts and security
arrangements for last
months Inauguration of
USPresident Barack
Obama, held on Monday,
January 21st, 2013.
Aggreko has provided
similar power services for
the last four Presidential
Inaugurations.
It was an honour for Aggreko to, once again, provide our rental
power and temperature control solutions for one of the most
significant events in American public life, George Long, Senior
Project Manager, Aggreko Event Services, tells UKPN.
Due to the complexity and tight time frame of the inauguration,
our experienced technicians worked around-the-clock to
ensure installations were planned, implemented and flawlessly
executed.
Aggreko provided power and heating for the press tents, audio
delays, National Mall security, the VIP area at Lafayette Park,
as well as a tented venue for the National Day of Service, a
special service fair encouraging the public to join its approxi-
mately 100 charitable and community service groups.
In addition, Aggreko powered the press areas, video and
audio along the parade route, and the security screening area
at the Pentagon.
Powering an event of this magnitude, which hosted approxi-
mately 700,000 attendees, required a considerable deploy-
ment of equipment and manpower, including: 10.2 MW of
electricity, enough to power 300 medium-sized American
homes; and approximately 30 miles of cable - nearly enough to
stretch from Washington, DC to Baltimore.
Carrington Power Station near
Manchester supplied by Alstom
Alstom is supplying the
electromechanical equip-
ment for the new
Carrington Power gas-fired
power station, located near
Manchester, and will also
be responsible for all the
full system maintenance
involved.
The contract was signed
in consortium with Duro
Felguera, a Spanish com-
pany specialising in the execution of power plants, which
will be in charge of the erection of the new power plant for
Carrington Power Limited.
The total contract value is approximately 640 million, with
Alstoms share being around 410 million. The 880 MW
power plan will be built under an Engineering, Procurement
and Construction (EPC) contract. Duro Felguera will be
responsible for construction and site management.
Alstoms scope includes the supply of two GT26 gas
turbines and other key components, including the steam
turbine, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and turbo-
generator. Additionally, Alstom has been awarded a long-
term service agreement valid for 16 years to maintain this
equipment once it enters commercial operation.
Scheduled for completion in 2016, the power station will
be capable of providing enough power for around a million
homes. The station will be located on the site of the old
Carrington power station in Trafford, next to the Manchester
Shipping Canal and the River Mersey. Up to 600 people will
be employed at the peak of construction.
Mark Coxon, Senior Vice President of Alstoms Gas
business said: This is the fifth gas-fired power plant that
will be built in the UK out of the last six to have contracts
awarded, which is a great reflection on the strengths of our
technology.
In the UK, Alstom has built, maintains and operates over
half of the countrys power generation capacity. One recent
gas-fired plant constructed in the UK is the 1,650MW
Staythorpe plant in Nottinghamshire.
Aggreko provides the
power for the Presidents
Inauguration
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Finland power
transmission deal
ABB, the leading power and
automation technology group,
has won an order worth
US$130 million from Kraftnt
land AB to supply a new
power transmission link
between the Finnish mainland
and land.
The high-voltage direct
current (HVDC) transmission
system will be capable of
transmitting 100 MW of
electricity with minimum
losses across a distance of
158 kilometres.
The land archipelago, an
autonomous Finnish province
at the entrance to the Gulf of
Bothnia in the Baltic Sea,
presently receives its power
through an AC (alternating
current) cable from Sweden
and local renewable sources.
The existing fossil fuelled
power generation backup
facility will be closed down
once the new link is in
operation.
Apart from resolving the
supply issue and reducing
dependence on fossil fuels,
the HVDC Light link will
enhance the contribution of
renewables to the grid and
help Finland reach its
emission reduction targets,
reports the company.
Nexans wins
80m contract
Nexans, a worldwide expert in
the cable industry based in
Milton Keynes, has been
awarded an 80 million Euros
for a submarine high-voltage
direct current (HVDC) cable in
the province of Newfoundland
and Labrador, Canada.
The order has been placed
by Nalcor Energy and
involves the manufacture,
supply and laying of 100 km
of subsea HVDC cable and
accessories to interconnect
Labrador and Newfoundland,
via the Strait of Belle Isle,
which will deliver power from
Muskrat Falls in Labrador to
the island of Newfoundland.
The Nexans submarine
HVDC cable form part of the
new HVDC transmission link,
rated at 900 MW and having a
total length of 1,100 km.
The HVDC cables will be
manufactured at NVC,
Nexans factory in Tokyo,
Japan. Nexans will supply
three lengths of mass
impregnated submarine
power cables rated at 350
kilovolts with an integrated
fibre optic element.
Three underground cables
will be used for the land
connections at either side of
the strait - other accessories
comprising of joints, spares,
and terminations.
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innovation and best practice of a DEIF Delomatic 4 Gas
control solution with an award in the Industrial and Commercial
category.
DEIF had supplied a gas control system providing a reliable
solution for a problematic anaerobic digester gas fuelled CHP
project, operating on a dairy farm with an associated cheese-
making business in the UK.
Copys Green Farm, Norfolk, is self-sufficient in the production of feedstock for the digester and
the entire volume of gas produced is used as fuel for the CHP. Commissioned in less than 24-
hours, the DEIF system secures 85% electrical export capacity for Copys Green Farms AD sys-
tem, making the biogas project run at a profit.
The CHPA Awards cover a wide range of businesses and enterprises, including
pharmaceuticals, hospitals, universities and farms, giving out awards in five project categories:
Industrial and Commercial, Public Sector, Innovation, and Campus, Community and Residential;
and an individual Champion award.
Demonstrating the growing prominence of renewable energy sources, the projects put forward
for 2012s awards delivered savings of over 5m per year and reduce carbon emissions by more
than 130,000 tonnes per year.
The CHPA Annual Awards Dinner was held on Thursday 15th November, 2012 in the Great Hall
at Lincolns Inn and attended by 300 professionals from organisations across the sector,
celebrating success and collective attainment. The 2013 Awards will be 6th such event.
The Prysmian Group has
announced the acquisition of
the entire share capital of
Global Marine Systems
Energy Limited.
GME is active in the
installation of submarine
power cables and systems.
With estimated turnover of
approximately 75m in 2012,
GME has a new cable-laying
ship among its strategic
assets and offers high value-
added services for the
installation of submarine
power connections, ranging
from project management, to
cable laying, jointing and
protection.
GME has expertise in
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NASA is powering
up for a moonbase
building
programme?
F
or space scientists dreaming up a manned base on the
moon, 3D printing with lunar dust looms as an attractive
possibility. Such on-demand fabrication would allow
astronauts to repair broken parts, manufacture spare ones
and maybe even build structures, all out of the dirt scooped
from under their boots.
In a new study involving artificial moon dust, engineers
have shown that the technology is close to becoming
reality if only the power problem can be solved. With 10
pounds of simulated lunar dirt (or regolith) in hand, NASA
officials approached researchers at Washington State
University and challenged them to melt and resolidify the
fake moon rock using 3D laser printing technology, which
produces objects based on a computer model.
For the new study, the researchers fed the raw simulant
powder into a 3D printer, heating the material to high
temperatures and printing it out in smooth half-millimeter
(0.02 inches) layers to form small cylindrical shapes with
no visible cracks.
The structures which came out of the printer were about
as hard as typical soda lime glass, the researchers explain
in a study detailing the recent experiments in the Rapid
Prototyping Journal.
Obviously, building any large-scale structure on the
moon will entirely depend on a large and reliable power
source. But NASA has already thought of that.
NASA has proposed a plan - one of many potential
schemes - to establish a fusion reactor in its future moon
base. A fusion-powered system could generate up to
500MW and give any lunar outpost the power equivalent of
supplying a city on Earth.
The core of the plan is to bury a nuclear reactor below
the lunar surface to make use of lunar soil as additional
radiation shielding [pic bottom left].
The engines which convert heat energy to electricity
would be located in a tower structure above the reactor,
and radiators would extend out from the tower to radiate
into space any leftover heat energy.
Professor Chris Llewellyn Smith, director of Energy
Research at Oxford University, comments: "With enough
money we could probably build a fusion reactor now but it
would not be economical. The challenge is to make it
reliable and competitive."
This confidence is built upon the fact that fusion is now a
routine event at the Joint European Torus (JET)
programme in Culham, Oxfordshire..
Research at JET in the UK over the past 20 years has
led to continuous advances in understanding the behaviour
of the plasma. These have led to reduced heat loss due to
turbulence and that implies improved efficiency.
The Son-Of-Jet is fusion reactor called ITER, currently
under construction in France and is due to start operation
in 2020. Its principal goal is to determine the viability of
fusion at the scale of a power station. Success is widely
anticipated and there are already plans afoot to build a
"demonstration power plant" to start operating in the
2030s.
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completes Global
Marine Energy
buyout
This is Joint European Torus (JET) in
Culham, Oxfordshire. This is a nuclear
fusion reactor which is the prototype of the
French version ITER currently being built in
France at a cost of 13 billion (10.5bn).
Powering up NASAs moonbase building project
based on using regolith. A fusion reactor could
provide the answer to the energy shortfall.
DEIF wins prestigious CHPA Award
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willow trees
British scientists have
identified willow trees which
can yield five times as much
sugar as ordinary varieties,
drastically reducing the
impact of biofuels on
agriculture and the UK.
Researchers found that if the
trees grew at an angle, they
produced a special kind of
wood which resulted in the
higher sugar content.
Willow, a short rotation cop-
pice crop, is widely grown as
a source for the biofuel and
biomass industries.
Dr Michael Ray, a researcher
at Imperial College London
which recently undertook the
experiments, commented:
"It would drastically reduce
the environmental impact of
biofuels because you would
not need such a severe
pre-treatment in the
conversion process. This is
currently one of the highest
energy consumption steps in
the process of converting
woody biomass to biofuels."
Energy intensive pre-treat-
ment processes are used to
soften the wood before it goes
through an enzymatic stage to
break down the woody matter
in order to produce biofuel.
Our feeling is that these
varieties that we know yield
more sugar will need a much
less severe pre-treatment
process," Dr Ray said in a
public statement.
UK & Ireland sign
new windfarm
agreement
January 24th, 2013, saw UK
and Irish ministers sign an
agreement that could see
some of the world's largest
wind turbines built across the
Irish Midlands.
Stretching more than 600 feet
(180 metres) in the air, the
towers are set to generate
energy for millions of UK
homes from 2017.
The UK government says the
Irish power is a cheaper form
of renewable than offshore
wind. However, a lobby of
environmentalists have just
publicly described the
scheme as crazy. They say it
risks damaging Ireland's
landscape.
Under the plan, a number of
companies are seeking to
erect hundreds of wind
turbines across the boggy
midlands of Ireland. The
power generated would be
transferred to the UK via
undersea cables which would
join the grid at two points in
Wales.
One developer, Element
Power, says the plan would
save UK consumers around
7bn over 15 years compared
to other renewable sources.
The developers also say that
thousands of jobs will be
created in Ireland and the
economy as a whole will
benefit. But concerns are now
growing that the turbines
needed to provide the power
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dina has been awarded the contract to supply the power generation to the largest waste
anaerobic digestion plant in Northern Ireland. This is a 50,000 tonne per annum Anaerobic
Digestion plant which has started construction at Granville Eco Park in Dungannon, Co Tyrone,
Northern Ireland. The plant will treat commercial and food waste. The plant will be constructed
for B9 Organic Energy by a JV between Williams Industrial Services and Veolia Water.
The biogas produced will be fed to two MWM Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units supplied
by Edina UK Ltd. The containerised CHP units will be 2.76MW electrical, enough to provide
power to 6500 households. The Edina units chosen have market leading electrical conversion
efficiency, are constructed in house by Edina in the UK and have the lowest whole life cost of
ownership.
The generation plant will be delivered and commissioned in 2013 with full plant operation
anticipated by early 2014. Edina is the sole UK and Ireland distributor for MWM gas engines and
provides turnkey solutions for all gas and biogas generation requirements. Outputs range from
200kWe to 4.3MWe. All manufacture meets UK gas, CDM and H&S standards and the
packaging of plant is in-house, reports the company.
will be of a size and scale not
seen in Britain or Ireland
before.
Because the landscape
chosen as the windfarm sites
is relatively windless, one
company behind the scheme
says the wind turbines will
need to stretch high into the
sky to catch sufficient wind to
generate power.
They will be spread around
40 clusters in five counties,"
said Element Power's Peter
Harte.
Ireland currently has an
installed capacity of 2,000
megawatts.
Depending on weather
conditions this is enough to
supply 1.3 million homes. In
2010 the Irish Wind Energy
Association reported an
installed capacity of 1,746
megawatts, enough to power
753,000 households.
Irelands 2012 capacity is
more than four times the total
of 495.2 megawatts in 2005.
In 2008 alone, the rate of
growth was 54.6%, amongst
the highest in the world. Last
year the output from the
country's turbines peaked
reaching 1,506 MW.
IPU features at
Data Centre World
F
ebruary 27th - 28th, 2013: At this years Data Centre
World, held in London, the IPU Group will be
showcasing its full range of fuel conditioning products,
designed to combat fuel contamination in back up power
supplies to ensure protection of data.
Many data centres invest in standby generators to
ensure that power, and therefore data, is not lost in the
event of a power failure. Most have robust testing and
maintenance procedures, but many neglect a vital
component - diesel fuel, the contamination of which can
cause generators to fail, reports IPU.
The IPU Group manufactures and supplies a large
number of fuel conditioning products to the data centre
industry, all designed to protect diesel fuel and ensure
back up power can be relied upon when required.
Its full range of products, including fuel sampling and
testing equipment, fuel stability additives and fuel polishing
equipment will be on show at stand D60 at Data Centre
World 2012.
Andy Hill, Group Marketing Manager at IPU Group, told
UKPN: With 50 years experience in the standby power
industry, all of our products are designed and
manufactured to the highest level to ensure that we are
minimising the risk of power loss for all of our customers.
With 24/7/365 requirements now placed on IT systems,
availability and performance are becoming more critical.
Server consolidation and infrastructure rationalisation are
also creating more compact and centralised data centres
so protecting your systems against power failure has
become more critical than ever. We are looking forward to
showcasing our products at the show and informing
visitors about how they can use our equipment and
services to ensure that they are always protected against
this issue, he concluded.
Fuel contamination can come from a number of sources
and can include water, diesel bug, various particles, acids
resins and gums all capable of blocking filters. Current
diesel engine technology is very sensitive to fuel borne
contamination, and even low levels can cause generator
running problems or even total breakdown, resulting in loss
of standby power, loss of revenue and, most damagingly,
loss of data.
All of IPU Groups fuel polishing products are designed
to preserve the quality of stored diesel fuel, constantly
re-circulating fuel through a series of filtration stages
removing water and solid particle contamination. This
reduces the risk of unpredictable failure of critical diesel
driven equipment. Operating independently through a pre-
set in-built timer, all systems are designed to ensure the
utmost protection of fuel, without sacrificing ease of use for
the customer.
All of IPU Groups products are designed and built in
house, with an expert team of designers and engineers
providing bespoke solutions for their customers.
Aside from fuel polishing equipment, IPU Group also
ensures that sampling and testing, and fuel additives
remain at the forefront of any project. This offers
customers a full service, ensuring that fuel remains pure
and any back up power generators will not suffer.
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RWEs big plans
RWE is hoping its plans to
build a giant wind farm off the
north Norfolk coast will take a
step forward this month with
the launch of a public
consultation on where the
project will connect to the grid.
The utility is seeking views
from local residents about
three possible locations
where an intermediate
electrical compound could be
located in the East Lindsey
area.
There are also four options for
building an onshore electricity
substation in the area to the
south west of Boston, to be
considered.
The consultation was
launched on 19th February,
and comes after the Planning
Inspectorate concluded its
examination of the proposed
project.
A decision from the UKs
Secretary of State on whether
to grant consent is expected
in the next three months.
If successful, Triton Knoll
could have a capacity of up to
1.2GW and is likely to require
an investment exceeding
3.6bn. This could potentially
create 500 jobs during
construction.
16 JANUARYFEBRUARY 2013 UK POWER NEWS
Ecotricity to trial a
new 15m wind
turbine in the UK
Green energy company
Ecotricity is to trial a 15 metre
tall wind turbine it claims could
be up to 40% more efficient
than similarly sized models
currently on the market.
The vertical-axis 6kW turbine
will undergo six months of
testing at the company's
headquarters in Stroud,
Gloucestershire, just before
undergoing the official
performance certification at
Myres Hill wind turbine test
site in Scotland.
Ecotricity plans to put the
new so-called Urbine device
through the Microgeneration
Certification Scheme (MCS),
which would qualify it for
subsidies under the govern-
ment's feed-in tariff scheme.
Company founder and chief
executive Dale Vince said the
shape of the Urbine ensures it
can take advantage of
constantly changing wind
conditions in built-up areas
better than current standard
horizontal designs.
"Most micro windmills on the
market are simply scaled
down versions of large wind
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Nordex targeting the UK market with new
wind turbine models
N
ordex is targeting the UK and European market with its most powerful turbine yet for windy
sites, amidst claims the technology can boost energy yields by an impressive 31%.
The German wind turbine manufacturer unveiled two new machines at the European Wind
Energy Association (EWEA) conference earlier this month - the 3MW N117/3000 for medium
wind speeds and the N100/3300 for very windy areas.
The new machines have much larger rotors than previous platforms, increasing the swept area
by 23-37% with a view to boosting energy yields by up to 31%.
But despite the increase in yields, the new machines also seek to minimise noise, including
eight settings that allow the user to balance generation and sound.
Dr Jurgen Zeschky, chief executive of Nordex, said the new designs were aiming to deliver
significant cost reductions for onshore wind projects.
"With our Generation Delta, we have reached a new stage of evolution based on our proven
multi-megawatt technology," he told UKPN. "Our foremost goal was to lower the electricity
production costs. The new Nordex multi megawatt turbines achieve an increase of up to 31%in
yields, making them a particularly worthy investment."
The company is planning to install eight of the new machines across Europe this year, including
projects in Denmark and Finland, with commercial deliveries expected to start in 2014.
The new machines are also expected to open up new opportunities for Nordex in areas with
strong winds and cold temperatures. It said it would be targeting markets across the EU,
including the UK and Ireland, Scandinavia, France, Turkey and Northern Germany with the new
machine.
Siemens has also unveiled its new 4MW-130 offshore platform, providing a slightly larger
capacity to customers of its popular 3.6MW offshore turbine.
turbines and that is a
mistake," he said. "We really
don't want people getting
disillusioned and becoming
sceptical about renewable
energy because they buy a
small windmill and it doesn't
work as well as it could.
Small windmills with a
horizontal design spend too
much time searching for the
wind. A vertical-axis turbine,
such as the Urbine, doesn't
care which direction the wind
comes from, so is perfect for
the more challenging wind
conditions where small
windmills get installed."
After six months testing at
Myres Hill, a second Urbine
will be installed at a test site in
Scotland that offers high
average wind speeds and
complex terrain.
Bender UK
achieves Health
and Safety Award
for commitment to
safe working
E
lectrical safety specialist Bender UK is celebrating
achieving industrys flagship standard for occupational
health and safety best practice at its headquarters in
Ulverston which houses product testing facilities and
delivers, sales, service, project management and technical
support.
Bender UK has achieved OHSAS 18001 (an
international occupational health and safety management
system specification) after six months of intensive activity
driven by a determination to have the new standard in
place for the start of 2013.
The company specialises in the development of
innovative solutions for safe handling of electrical power
specifically tailored to meet the needs of its customers
across a wide range of sectors from healthcare, rail and
marine engineering through to electric cars, data handling
centres and solar power generation.
Health and Safety Manager Jon Lyons was given the
objective by Bender UK Managing Director Steve Mason to
obtain the safety award. However, Jon pays tribute to the
commitment and dedication of the whole company which
was needed to reach the required standard, including the
implementation of a Health and safety working group
which enhanced the bid.
Jon explains: Bender UK has an excellent safety record
as you would expect from a company which is in the
business of electrical safety across sectors where the
power system availability is crucial, such as healthcare and
operating theatres, data centres, power generation and
high-tech manufacturing.
A large part of our service support and installation takes
place on customer sites so Bender wanted to be able to
show the highest safety standard by gaining OHSAS
18001, and that meant examining and if necessary
upgrading management procedures, quality systems and
safety protocols within the business.
Accreditation to OHSAS 18001 will ensure that Bender
UK has the relevant qualities to adhere to large contractor
safety requirements and complements Zero Harm policies
which many now adopt. It will also give Bender UK a
competitive edge over other organisations not accredited
to OHSAS 18001 and will enhance the companys ability to
win new contracts. In addition to this award, Bender UK
has just been awarded Safe Contractor accreditation - a
leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises
very high standards in health and safety management.
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Steve Mason with
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Integrating a
gen-set at QEH
S
erving the population of Greenwich
and Bexley, Queen Elizabeth
Hospital (QEH) in Woolwich was con-
structed in a PFI-funded programme
in March 2001 on the site of a former military
hospital.
As healthcare has become increasingly
sophisticated, the need for power at the
hospital has grown.
The existing standby power provision at
QEH was already considerable: the hospital
has two standby power substations,
Substation 1/3 and Substation 2, which were
served by standby generators with 1.3 MVA
and 1.1 MVA capacities respectively.
Substation 2 serves the hospitals main
clinical block and South London Healthcare
NHS Trust carried out a full analysis of the
essential power requirements and the clinical
risk factors affecting the business critical need
for standby power.
The conclusion was that the standby power
provision needed to be increased from 1 MVA
to 2 MVA at Substation 2 with a control and
synchronisation system that would ensure
critical power was restored within 15 seconds
of mains failure. Dieselec Thistle was brought
in to work with main contractor, Skanska, in
developing a standby power solution for
Substation 2 that would provide maximum
system resilience along with minimised risk.
As the existing generator was still in good
working order and the specification needed to
answer the best value requirements of a
public sector environment, it was decided that
a second 1 MVA generator synchronised with
the first generator to increase the capacity to 2
MVA would offer the best response.
The existing single 1 MVA generator in
Substation 2 supported two primary LV
switchboards via a load sharing panel, and
this was configured as a break before make
standby with no synchronisation or parallel
capacity.
A major part of the brief for Dieselec Thistle
was to redesign the control and PLC (pro-
grammable logic control) systems to ensure
that switch over to standby and back to mains
was smooth, power was prioritised to the most
critical services first and both generators were
synchronised to operate as a single standby
installation.
Dieselec Thistle custom-specified the 1MVA
generator which was built by FG Wilson at the
companys factory in Larne, Northern Ireland,
and factory witness-tested by the Dieselec
Thistle team.
To accommodate the additional generator on
site a second plant room was constructed at
Substation 2 and this was fitted out with a
specially-designed and constructed steel
substructure to support the new generators
exhaust and gas silencers.
While the existing bulk storage fuel tanks, a
legacy of the old military hospital on the site,
had sufficient capacity to serve both the
existing and the new generators, new
replacement oil transfer duty and standby
pumps that refill the new generators day tank
each time the day tank levels drop below the
50% mark were installed.
A new connection created between the bulk
storage tank and the new generator day tank.
Automated fuel monitoring was built into the
new standby power installations control
system to ensure that there is always
sufficient fuel in the day tank for the
generators immediate requirements.
The complexity of installing the new infra-
structure, updating the control systems and
synchronising the new generator with the
legacy kit required the existing generator to be
taken offline for several weeks.
As a result, the Dieselec Thistle team
installed a temporary generator to provide the
full 2MV standby capacity while the work was
carried out.
The key challenge was in the design and
testing of the control and synchronisation
system which needed to address prescribed
priorities in terms of business critical power
requirements while offering maximum flexibil-
ity to mitigate risk.
In order for the two generators to work
together as a single system a new control
panel and load distribution system had to be
designed and the PLC programmed with an
extensive range of cause and effect scenarios
to ensure that the available load is prioritised.
However, in addition to ensuring that, under
normal circumstances, the system delivers
parallel operation of the two generators and
transformers, it has also been designed to
enable each to operate independently of the
other and prioritise the reduced available load
accordingly should there be a failure on one of
the two generators.
While the primary aim of the standby power
project at QEH was to increase capacity, the
end result has been to enhance provision.
The additional generator provides the work
horse, but it is the complex control systems
and infrastructure improvements that will real-
ly future proof the hospitals standby power
capabilities.
www.dieselecthistle.co.uk
While the
primary aim
of the
standby
power project
at QEH was to
increase
capacity, the
end result has
been to
enhance
provision.
The
additional
generator
provides the
work horse.
Pedro Arujo
There have been real challenges with updating the standby
power installation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich
but integrating a new generator with existing kit has
provided a robust and costeffective solution, reports Pedro
Araujo from standby power specialist, Dieselec Thistle.
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he initial 2011 order for Welsh Water
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tainer gensets for four large advanced
thermal digestion projects at Eign,
Wrexham, Cardiff, and Afan, with a total
generator output of more than 10 MWe.
Edina UK received the second order, for
power generation from sewage gas from
Anglian Water, under the AMPS5
programme.
The contract involved the supply of a
number of containerised gensets over a
period of five years, up to 2016. The first six
were commissioned in early 2011.
The gas engines manufactured by
Mannheim, Germany-based MWM, are
noted for their high-efficiency, proven
reliability and low maintenance.
The Edina Group is famous for its track
record in design, construction, and long-
term operation of gas engines powered by
various types of gas, including landfill &
sewage gas.
At Eign, near Hereford, Edina provided a
full Turnkey package for the power and heat
provision of the build contract.
This comprised of two MWM TCG
2016V12C gas ignition gensets integrated
into a fully automated waste heat boiler
system to fulfil the requirements of the
advanced digestion system installed by
Imtech to treat the waste.
The contract involved the supply of 7 fully
containerised generating sets at three
locations, Eign, Cardiff and Afon, with a
totally generating capacity of over 9MWe.
Containerisation takes place in Edinas
manufacturing centre in Lisburn, Northern
Ireland.
Having total control over the design and
manufacturing process enables Edina to
produce class leading products to the
highest quality standards, reports the
company.
Anaerobic Digfestion of sewage sludge
has been undertaken in the UK for a very
long time. The basic technology is well-
established and water companies have
used the biogas produced to power sewage
sites and to export electricity ton the grid to
offset operational costs.
Recent environmental requirements and
process innovations have led to Advanced
Anaerobic Digestion where the sewage
sludge is pretreated thermally and
enzymically before the digestion process.
This pasteurises the sludge and increases
conversion to biogas.
Often this process requires steam for
heating and this is produced from the
exhaust heat of the Biogas CHP engine.
Under the current AMP 5 programme
orders have been received from Welsh
Water, Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water,
Yorkshire Water and Jersey States.
Edina is the sole distributor in the Uk and
Ireland for MWM, the worlds oldest
manufacturer of gas-powered engines.
With individual gas-powered generator sets
form 400 - 4400kW, Edina provides
complete turnkey installations, supplying
electricity, hot water, steam or absorption
chilling.
These modules have electrical
efficiencies of up to 44%, overall
efficiencies of up to 90% and offer
excellent performance on all forms of gas,
including Natural Gas, LPG and BioGas,
reports Edina.
www.edinapower.com
20 JANUARY 2013 UK POWER NEWS
The UK distribution partner of decentralized power
equipment supplier MWM, Edina UK, has fulfilled several
contracts with Anglian Water, and several further projects
for Welsh Water to provide gaspowered generators to
operate at water treatment sites, reports UKPN.
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FG Wilson & the
Aviva Stadium
S
porting arenas and stadiums are
increasingly turning to FG Wilson
(Engineering) Ltd, one of the leading
global manufacturers of gas and
diesel generator sets, to ensure that their pro-
gramme of sporting and music events run
without a hitch.
The Aviva Stadium in Dublin, formerly
Lansdowne Road, is a world-class venue
for rugby, football, concerts and business
conferences and everything from the
scoreboards and the floodlights to the
under pitch heating is powered by FG
Wilson generators with a 6.8 MVA power
rating.
FG Wilson has installed power generation
sets and runs ongoing maintenance
contracts at other stadiums including Croke
Park, Casement Park and Thomond Park.
In its original incarnation, Lansdowne Road
stadium was the oldest sports stadium in
Europe but after a complete rebuild
programme in 2007, the 50,000 all-seater
Aviva Stadium re-opened in August 2010.
FG Wilson, invited to tender for the power
supply through the main contractors Kentz,
secured the order due to its technical
expertise in ensuring the delivery of a
bespoke solution that was integral to the
look and feel of the finished structure, and
the companys early involvement with the
stadium redevelopment.
FG Wilson identified the fact that to deliver
the power requirements of this site, four
1,700 kVA generator sets would be
required.
In concealing the generators in a very
compact space underneath the stadium
seating (level 7), the aesthetics of the
stadium remained intact and prevented the
need to house them externally in a storage
facility, as is often the case.
All air-handling, cooling systems, exhaust
units and switchgear were also concealed
within the envelope of the stadiums
expansive seating racks.
In conjunction with the project architect, the
exhaust system was moulded into
polycarbonate blades of the surface
structure of the stadium meaning no
protrusions or exposure to rainwater. The
exhaust is fitted with its own drainage
system to keep rainwater out.
During stadium events, the generators
operate in parallel with the ESB mains
supply to supplement the stadiums power
demand and also deliver no break standby
power on mains failure.
In order to deliver this control philosophy
FG Wilson designed a fully integrated
control system, based on the Allen Bradley
Hot-standby PLC platform. This delivered a
high level of system redundancy and
greatly increased the operational security of
the stadium.
The timing of the installation of the
generator sets was critical as they needed
to be in situ prior to the fixing of the seating
racks above them. Any delay in the
positioning would have had impacts on the
timeline for the seating construction above.
This part of the project was completed to
schedule so enabling the further smooth
running of the stadium build.
Another challenge overcome by FG Wilson
was noise. The Aviva Stadium is
surrounded by residential properties and
the power product solution had to
guarantee extremely low noise levels. This
was set at 53 dBA at 1m, which is low for
this type of installation, but as the
surrounding area is a highly desirable
residential development, minimal noise was
critical to the overall success of the
scheme.
To ensure noise levels were correct the
generators were set on spring based anti-
vibration pads. This means that there is no
vibration translation to the structure of the
building when the power supply is on as the
generators are effectively isolated from the
structure itself.
Another advantage presented by FG
Wilson is that all external contractors on
site, from burger vans to merchandise
sellers to event crews, can access the
stadiums power supply rather than bringing
their own generators onto the site.
This was not previously possible. The
capacity provided by FG Wilsons
generators is 5.44 MW and at peak usage
the Aviva Stadium uses on average 3.5
MW. The generators have a local 24 hr
hour daily service fuel tank, supplied from a
large bulk fuel storage tank to provide
multiple day 100% load run autonomy.
The power solution presented by FG
Wilson also has an environmental benefit in
the form of a heat recovery facility. From the
jackets surrounding the engines up to 750
kw of heat is recovered from each
machine and used to heat the pitch and
provide other forms of heating around the
stadium.
The installation programme, which took 11
months from tendering to completion, was
completed on time and within budget ahead
of the opening game in August 2010. Since
then, hundreds of football and rugby
matches, concerts and events have taken
place with Madonna having played there
recently to a capacity crowd.
David Blennerhassett, dealer principal at
FG Wilson in Dublin said: This was a very
challenging stadium project which
presented a number of issues from a noise,
space and design perspective. But in
getting to grips with the project from an
early phase and working with the M & E
Consultants throughout the tendering
process we were able to deliver a reliable,
competitive and quality power product that
exceeded all initial expectations. We had a
lot of positive input from the initial stages,
which was instrumental in determining the
final solution.
The Aviva Stadium was an immensely
satisfying project of which we are extremely
proud and as part of our ongoing
maintenance programme we always
ensure that we have a representative on
site every time there is an event taking
place.
FG Wilson product ranges from 6.8 2,500
kVA, including open and enclosed
generator sets providing prime and standby
power from standby domestic use, right
up to power modules with the ability to
operate as complete power stations
supplying electricity to national grids.
Through a global network of 380 Dealers,
FG Wilson serves and supports customers
all over the world. With the backup of FG
Wilsons power solutions team, Dealers can
meet any power requirement, no matter
how complex.
www.fgwilson.com
This was a
very
chal lenging
stadium
project which
presented a
number of
issues from a
noise, space
and design
perspective.
David
Blennerhasse
principal
dealer at FG
Wilson,
Dubl in
The Aviva Stadium in Dublin is a worldclass venue for rugby,
football, concerts and business conferences. Everything from
the scoreboards and the floodlights to the underpitch heating
is powered by FG Wilson generators with a 6.8 MVA power
rating, reports UKPN.
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Crossrail at
Canary Wharf
C
anary Wharf will be one of the
largest Crossrail stations. Like the
nearby Canary Wharf Tube station,
the new Crossrail station will be built
in dock water, in this case the North Dock of
West India Quay. The station and proposed
retail and park areas will be six storeys high;
approximately the size of One Canada
Square laid on its side.
Crossrail itself is the new high frequency
railway for London and the South East. When
the service opens in 2018 Crossrail trains will
travel from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the
west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east
via new twin tunnels under central London.
It will connect Canary Wharf with the City of
London, the West End and Heathrow Airport
and provide much needed new transport links
into South East London.
Crossrail adds 10% to the entire London tube
and rail network and brings an extra 1.5 million
people within 45 minutes commute of
Londons key business and shopping districts.
Up to 24 Crossrail trains per hour will run
through Central London at peak times,
carrying an estimated 200 million passengers
in its first year. The estimated benefit of
Crossrail to the UK economy is at least 42
billion
Retail areas are planned for four of the six
storeys along with a landscaped park,
restaurant and community facility on the top
floor. The station will be covered by an
elegant, semi open-air timber lattice roof
allowing views out over the dock, Canary
Wharf and beyond.
The station development will provide a link
between Canary Wharf and Poplar, currently
severed by the North Dock. It also includes
links with the Canary Wharf Estate, via
Adams Place and the Jubilee Line and DLR
Stations.
The station box is being constructed and
designed on behalf of Crossrail by Canary
Wharf Contractors Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Canary Wharf Group plc. It is
being built for a fixed price of 500m, of which
CWG is contributing 150m.
When works are completed the site will be
handed back to Canary Wharf Group to
enable development of office space at North
Quay, which already has planning permission.
Rappell is in charge of all the power
requirements for the project and has been
contracted to provide four 4000A main
switchboards and 23 interim switchboards
with the installation.
In May 2012 Rappell Special Projects was
also involved in a scheme to provide new low
voltage switchboards for the major
redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station,
London. Rappell also provides complete
custom built M.V/ L.V package substation
assemblies as part of its product range.
These involve cast resin transformers up to
4MVA, incorporating medium voltage switch-
ing units, close-coupled to the transformer
housing or stand alone units.
Rappell is currently a leading provider of
industrial switchgear to the UK market.
Founded in 1979 it is currently based in the
North-West of Britain, near Sandbach.
www.rappell.co.uk
Our team
takes
personal
pride in
achieving the
targets set by
a chal lenging
project and
offer
alternative
solutions
wherever
possible.
Alan
Warburton,
Technical
Director at
Rappel l
Switchgear
Ltd
The Rappell Group Ltd recently completed a major
switchgear project in London. Briggs & Forrester Engineering
Services Limited selected it for the design, manufacture,
installation and commissioning of the low voltage
switchgear for the new Crossrail station at Canary Wharf.
Switchgear
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F
ounded as an electrical motor factory
by Ali Metin Kazanci in 1968, Aksa
manufactured its first generator in
1984 and rapidly became known as
an expert in electrical energy supply.
In 1994, Aksa became incorporated under
the name of Kazanci Holding and
reorganised, achieving its current business
structure.
Today, Aksa is well-known for its expertise in
the generating sets market and is among
Turkeys leading 200 industrial companies
and exporters.
Gasoline, diesel, natural gas powered
gensets, marine generating sets, lighting
towers and generating sets hardware are all
made by Aksa, one of the biggest generating
sets manufacturers in the world.
In May 2012,Aksa Power Generation opened
one of the world`s largest gen-set factories, a
100,000 m2 facility based in China.
The new factory produces 24,000 diesel gen-
sets annually. In addition, it has 16 test rooms
which are equipped with the latest technology
and have more than 25 MVA test capacity.
A company spokesman told WIP: Being one
of the first manufacturers of natural gas
generator sets in the world, Aksa Generators
offers a unique background in synchronised
sets.
Aksa Generators has had a key policy of
continuously increasing its many investments
to remain a pioneer of change, says the
company.
It is pledged to make more soundproof,
environment-friendly generators with lower
fuel consumption for the world market.
The company recently received approval to
apply the UL 2200 listing to its gen-sets
following a rigorous product review of the
components used in the manufacturing of
each unit, as well the completed product.
The UL 2200 certificate ensures that the
AKSA Power Generation gen-sets have been
tested and that they conform to health and
safety standards.
Gen-set specifiers, operators and owners
recognise the UL 2200 listing as a sign that the
gen-set system has been formally evaluated
and approved.
Aksa currently offers a number of rental
power gen-sets and different voltages are
available for applications in their home
market, Turkey.
Aksa gen-sets offer quick voltage change to
maximise flexibility and minimise setup, and
are available to supply as stand-alone source
or to be synchronised with other modules or
with the local power utility.
Aksas containerised gen-sets are said to offer
compact and stable structures which are
convenient for transportation and resiting.
Suitable for continuous prime and standby
application, the gen-sets cooling systems
offer reliable operation in ambient
temperatures of up to 50C.
Standard 20 ISO containers features four lift
points and fork lift slots as standard,
accompanied by a side ladder, embedded
doors, hinges and louvres for safer
transportation.
External refuelling points and rain pipes are
available for oil, fuel, and water supply. The
generator set inside is surrounded by anti-skid
safe metal flooring for a safer maintenance.
Additional features include an external fuel
inlet with t-joint to allow easy converting
between internal and external fuel tanks, an
external emergency stop button, an external
visual and audible alarm, remote alarm fire
protection, and an external power cable
outlet.
AKSA Power Generation has also opened
the world`s biggest generator factory in China.
The generator factory has a projected annual
production capacity of 24,000 generator sets
per annum. Aksa has seen an increasing
demand since its first establishment in China
in 2007 and has increased its investments up
to US$50m in China alone.
AKSA Power Generation is among the top
five generator set suppliers in the world and
the new factory is expected to export its prod-
ucts over 1500 countries in the world. Product
range varies from 10kW to 2500Kw.
With its newest factory in Changzhou, AKSA
has become the largest generator set
exporter in China and also has become the
preferred brand in local market.
Doosan powered generator sets have already
been accepted and preferred by AKSA clients
as an alternative to existing products powered
by premium engines.
AKSA used to have the Doosan powered
generator sets between 330kVa and 770kVa
standby output, now introduces two new mod-
els: AD220 and AD275.
AD220 AND AD275 are both equipped with 6
cylinder turbo charged and after cooled
Doosan Engines, providing and output of 220
kVa and 275kVa Standby Ratings respective-
ly at 50hz
AKSA uses Mecc Alte alternators from Italy as
standard equipment for this line of generating
sets, whereas Stamford option is also avail-
able upon request.
d door for easy access to generator set for
maintenance and service. Polyester com-
posite powder topcoat forms high gloss and
extremely durable finish.
After sales support and spare parts delivery
are all provided by AKSA Power Generation
for all AKSA models and All AKSA models
carry full warranty.
Training has been a major service issue for
AKSA Generators, nurturing sufficient
amount of information to its clients around the
world. These trainings take place either in
Turkey where the head office is located.
These routine training sessions are held
twice a year at AKSA Headquarters in
Istanbul to provide AKSA users an opportuni-
ty to improve their knowledge about the com-
pany, its recent practices its future plans and
as well as their vision of AKSA.
Training sessions consist of two chapters,
each of which takes a period of one week.
First week mainly covers the theoretical con-
cepts like basics about generator set and its
Aksa supplied
gensets to the
biggest
shopping mall
in Shenyang,
Liaoning
Province,
China. Here, six
synchronised
gensets now
provide a
reliable 10 MVA
of power even
in temps as
low as 30C .
AKSA is one of the worlds best
known manufacturers of robust &
efficient generator sets, lighting
towers and genset components,
reveals this UKPN profile.
AKSA brings
power to all
Company Profile
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the new factory is expected to export its
products over 150 countries in the world.
The product range varies from 10kW to
2500Kw.
With its newest factory in Changzhou,
AKSA has become the largest generator set
exporter in China and also has become the
preferred brand in the local market.
Doosan powered generator sets have
already been accepted and preferred by
AKSA clients as an alternative to existing
products powered by premium engines.
AKSA used to -offer the Doosan powered
generator sets between 330kVa and 770kVA
standby output, and now introduces two new
models: AD220 and AD275.
The AD220 AND AD275 are both equipped
with 6-cylinder turbocharged and after-
cooled Doosan Engines, providing an output
of 220 kVA and 275kVA Standby Ratings
respectively at 50hz.
AKSA uses MeccAlte alternators from Italy
as standard equipment for this line of
generating sets, whereas a Stamford option
is also available upon request.
Both engines have an electronic governor
and both sets are controlled and monitored
by Deep Sea 7320 Auto Mains Failure
Control Module.
Canopied generator sets are furnished with
four lockable hinged door for easy access to
generator set for maintenance and service.
A polyester-composite powder topcoat
forms a high gloss and extremely durable
finish.
Aftersales support and spare parts delivery
are all provided by AKSA Power Generation
for all AKSA models and All AKSA models
carry full warranty.
Training has been a major service issue for
AKSA Generators, nurturing a sufficient
amount of information to its clients around
the world. These training sessions take
place in Turkey where the head office is
located, or in other branch offices
internationally.
Routine training sessions are held twice a
year at AKSA Headquarters in Istanbul to
provide AKSA users with an opportunity to
improve their knowledge of the company, its
recent practices, its future plans and a
corporate vision of AKSA.
Training sessions consist of two chapters,
each of which covers a period of one week.
The first week mainly covers the theoretical
concepts like the basics behind generator
set and the manufacturing process.
The second week covers the practical
studies for which the attendees are
expected to join the service teams to
learn about basic maintenance and
troubleshooting.
By the end of the course, they are asked to
take a test to get the certificate of
Achievement which will qualift them to act as
a service correspondent for AKSA all around
the world.
Similar classes are also given by
experienced AKSA personnel to clients at
their premises, or at AKSA branch offices
located around the world.
Apart from the head office located in
Istanbul, AKSA has various branch offices
and warehouses in different nations across
the globe. These countries include: Algeria,
China, the UAE, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Russia,
Singapore, the USA and the United
Kingdom.
AKSA UK International is one of the oldest
subsidiaries of AKSA Power Generation
which operates outside Turkey.
AKSA UK entered the British market in early
1990s and opened its warehouse in Dursley.
The company moved into larger offices and
a new warehouse located in Coalville,
Leicestershire.
Today AKSA UKs product range varies
from 10 kVA to 2500 kVA generators which
are powered by various engines such as
Perkins, Cummins, Mitsubishi, Doosan and
John Deere.
These generators come with Stamford and
MeccAlte Alternators. In its current
premises, AKSA UK also offers generator
tests and site visits to its clients.
www.aksa-uk.com
Company Profile
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Symmetra PX
for data centres
T
he University of Salford is spending
5.7m on a datacentre upgrade which
will improve student access to shared
applications, storage and virtual
learning environments.
It hopes it can repay its investment by
leasing IT resources to other academic
institutions via shared cloud-based
services.
We are looking at this as a revenue
opportunity a way to repay the big
investment we have made here, said
Salford University CIO Derek Drury.
There is an opportunity for a lot of people
looking at disaster recovery and failover
sites, as well as additional storage and
hosted applications.
Salford hosts almost 20,000 students and
2,500 staff on its campus, with students
also able to access facilities at the
MediaCityUK development at Salford
Quays.
The University had a number of
requirements for world class, redundant
and scalable 3 phase power protection.
Availability was critical for the equipment
being supported, so the University needed
a trusted partner - Datacentre UK.
This company was chosen as it could be
relied upon to work with other contractors
and suppliers to design, supply, implement
and support solutions which meet the
Universitys current and expected needs.
Datacentre UK has provided The
University of Salford with a number of APC
PX Symmetra Solutions located in different
data centres around campus.
The Symmetra PX is a true modular
system made up of dedicated and
redundant modules, power, intelligence,
battery and bypass, all engineered into a
design that is easily and efficiently
serviceable. This architecture can scale
power and runtime as demand grows or as
higher levels of availability are required.
The Symmetra PX is widely-regarded as a
world class, redundant, scalable, power
protection system designed to cost
effectively provide high levels of availability.
Said to seamlessly integrate into today's
state-of-the-art data centre designs, the
Symmetra PX is described as a true
modular system.
Made up of dedicated and redundant
modules - power, intelligence, battery and
bypass - these have been engineered into a
design which is easily and efficiently
serviceable. This architecture can scale
power and runtime as demand grows or as
higher levels of availability are required.
Symmetra PX serves as the core power
train that drives InfraStruXure systems for
small and medium data centres but can
also power individual "zones" of larger data
centers.
Highly manageable, the Symmetra PX
features self-diagnostic capabilities and
standardised modules which mitigate the
risk of human error resulting in increased
overall data center reliability.
Delivered under a 13-month contract with
systems integrator Unisys, the Universitys
data centre upgrade has two objectives: to
help the university cut ongoing costs by
virtualising and centralising 360 servers
and 164 customised applications, and to
provide a second datacentre for disaster
recovery purposes.
There were four content management
system (CMS) and three customer
relationship management system (CRM)
applications in use, and CIO Derek Drury
wanted to make sure everyone was using
the same software.
Security is provided by Novell identity
access management (IAM) tools and
student email accounts are already hosted
with an external cloud provider using the
readily-available web-based Microsoft
Live@Edu communication and
collaboration platform.
We went through a period of low
investment in IT the replacement cycles
were very high and we ended up with 290
servers in the datacentre with another 70
under peoples desks in schools and other
facilities, said Drury.
Now we have a bit of budget to spend, we
have virtualised all of them and there is
further rationalisation of applications. The
second datacentre is a business continuity
thing the new one will be the main facility
with plenty of space for expansion and the
old one used for disaster recovery.
Drury says the upgrade is long overdue,
but that the lack of investment in Salfords
IT infrastructure was not down to lack of
budget, but to the absence of any clear
strategy for long-term improvement.
There was not really a focus on what IT
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he UKs latest 50MW Tees Valley
plant, destined to be built at the New
Energy and Technology Business
Park, near Billingham, Teesside, will
be based on advanced gasification EfW
technology.
The Tees Valley plant, claimed to be the first
of its kind in the world, is expected to produce
enough electricity to power up to 50,000
homes.
According to Air Products, the plant is
situated with good access and connectivity to
local and national electrical distribution
infrastructure, and close proximity to landfill
disposal facilities.
Once operational, it will divert up to 350,000
metric tons of non-recyclable waste from
landfill per year.
The plant is expected to create up to 700
construction jobs and more than 50
permanent jobs once operational. Energy
facilitys core conversion technology - a
Westinghouse gasifier supplied by AlterNRG
- this technology has been used successfully
in other countries, such as Japan.
It is said to offer a more efficient, cleaner
conversion of waste to power than traditional
EfW technologies and has the potential to
generate a wider range of products, including
heat, hydrogen, chemicals and fuels.
The technology also produces 42% fewer
CO2 emissions per MWh than incineration.
Longer term, Air Products believes the
potential generation of renewable hydrogen
could be deployed for commercial use, such
as fuelling public transport.
Air Products says it has secured the
necessary environmental and planning
approvals and the renewable energy facility is
scheduled to enter commercial operation in
2014.
The Alter NRG Plasma Gasification System
based on Westinghouse Plasma Corp. (WPC)
technologyhas been designed to provide
users with a syngas tailored to the down-
stream process needs of the customer.
Through WPC, Alter NRG offers four models
of plasma torch systems each designed to
operate over a wide range of power inputs.
This breadth of product offering allows Alter
NRG and WPC to best match the plasma
power requirements to customer applications.
Inside the plasma torch, a plasma stream is
created by the interaction between air (other
gases can also be used) and an electric arc
created between two electrodes.
The interaction of the gas with the electric arc
dissociates the gas into electrons and ions
enabling the gas to become electrically and
thermally conductive. Torches can be turned
up and down to maintain reaction
temperatures as feedstocks with higher and
lower Btu values are processed and/or
feedstocks with higher or lower values of
ash/glass/metals are processed
The key advantages of the Westinghouse
Plasma Gasification Technology are said to
be:
Self-stabilised and non-transferred arc
Operation on many gases - air, oxygen,
nitrogen, etc.
Wide variety of torches available with power
input from 80 kW - 2,400 kW
High thermal efficiency
Plasma torches have no moving parts
resulting in high availability
Torch consumables are quickly replaced
without shutting down the gasifier
Long electrode life
The Alter NRG Plasma Gasifier is said to
provide unmatched flexibility to process a
variety of feedstocks including municipal solid
waste (MSW), industrial waste, biomass,
coal, petroleum coke and tyres, when
compared to most other gasification
technologies.
The APG is a refractory-lined vessel which
stands about 60 feet tall (based on Alters
largest reactor size).
Plasma torches, which provide heat for gasifi-
cation and melting, are located around the
periphery near the bottom of the reactor.
The heat from the torches is used to heat up a
bed of foundry coke. The temperature at the
center of the coke bed very near the plasma
torches is greater than 3,000C.
The temperature at the top and bottom of the
coke bed is approximately 1,650C. Air and/or
oxygen inlets are located just above and
below the top of the coke bed.
After the feedstock is converted to syngas it
exits the top of the reactor at a temperature of
approximately 900-1,000C where it begins
several gas clean-up steps before the syngas
can be converted into various energy
products.
The extreme temperatures within the reactor
ensure that all organic material is converted to
syngas and any material that cannot be
gasified is melted and flows out as molten
slag. Long residence times within the reactor
ensure there is sufficient time to crack any tars
and minimise particulate carryover, a
systemic problem for many other gasification
systems.
www.airproducts.co.uk
Feedstock materials enter the APG through
the feed port which can be located on the side
of the reactor or at the top. The feedstock
either gasifies immediately upon entering the
reactor or falls onto the coke bed where com-
plete gasification occurs.
APG benefits include:
Feedstock flexibility operation at ambient
pressure and high temperature (greater than
5,000C/10,000oF) from plasma results in:
Ability to use heterogeneous feedstocks such
as MSW
Ability to mix feedstocks like MSW, tires and
The
technology
produces 42%
fewer CO2
emissions per
MWh than
incineration.
The
generation of
renewable
hydrogen
could be
deployed for
commercial
use.
Air Products
Plans to build the worlds largest advanced gasification
energyfromwaste (EfW) plant have been announced by Air
Products. The 50MW Tees Valley plant, located at the New
Energy and Technology Business Park, near Billingham,
Teesside, will operate using advanced gasification EfW.
Gasif icat ion
Gasif icat ion
Schematic of
the Teesside Plant.
This graphical representation shows the
rise in the use of gasification technology
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T
he power industry has experienced
swift changes over the last few years;
the most obvious is the move towards
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higher demand on the grid stability.
As result, the network operator requirements
on functionality and performance of protection
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requirements are still increasing.
To avoid any dangerous situations, like the
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This brand-new technology predicts eminent
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ComAp delivers solutions for its customers in
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are required to provide embedded protection against pole
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today.
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Technical benefits
The RB211-Gzero upgrade focusses on two
of the five RB211 modules: air intake and
intermediate pressure compressor. The
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The RB211 is
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easily
maintained
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turbine
available in
its class
today.
Scott
DeWolfe,
Rol lsRoyce,
RB211
Product
Director
Energy
RollsRoyce, the global power systems company, has
launched the RB211Gzero, a retrofit upgrade product which
provides many existing users of industrial RB211
aeroderivative gas turbine engines with a nominal power
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I
n the summer of 2012 delegates from
foreign companies visited the UK with the
idea of forging relationships with British
companies to help them rebuild industries
in their own particular country.
One such meeting, with a subsequent factory
visit, involved the Advanced Diesel
Engineering (ADE) premises in Yorkshire -
proved to be a great success.
The foreign company involved was more
interested in dealing with ADE than anyone
else - and a good relationship developed to
the point where I agreed to visit them abroad,
sign contracts and set up an operation.
Warning advice from the UK Foreign Office
meant I could not fly directly from the UK to
this particular destination, making the journey
slightly more convoluted for me, as I had to
travel via Rome.
My day began with the 6.30am red eye flight
out of Heathrow, though I arrived at the
longstay car park at around 4.00am suffering
from the Hangover from Hell (a consequence
of a business meeting the night before).
The changeover of planes at Rome airport
was very smooth and within a reasonably
short time I was on my way to my final
destination.
Fifteen minutes before we were due to land
the Captain advised us that there would be a
short delay and we would be circling for 45
minutes. I found out later this was due to army
tanks on the runway my day was getting
better by the minute. We made a fairly bumpy
landing. Alarm bells start ringing when I saw
there were no other planes on the ground
apart from military aircraft.
I passed through security and passport
control with no problems as our prospective
dealer had arranged an armed guard to escort
me to the exterior of the airport.
At this point I met the client with his two
associates; we then made our way to his 4 x 4
GMC truck. He took great pride in explaining
the vehicles capabilities - it was built to
withstand a hit from a small rocket launcher
and the tyres wrere designed to run for 35 km
even when shot out and on rims only!
This is just the type of information you really
do not want to hear when you are a few
thousand miles from home.
On settling into the armoured vehicle we set
off at a steady pace. The surroundings could
only be described as war-ravaged.
Buildings had been bombed or bullet-ridden
and everybody on the streets seemed to be
carrying guns. My client, who I am going to
call Ali, advised me that I would not be
staying in conventional hotels while on my
visit but at what he termed safe houses.
After about one hours travelling we arrived at
the safe house which was like a big old
country house.
Forget Chatsworth - this version was
surrounded by breezeblock walls topped with
razorwire, with large, steel entrance gates.
The gates were manned by armed personnel
in combat gear - it required a telephone call in
order to allow us entry.
While the house was quite spectacular, the
landscape remained the same - bombed-out
and like a warzone.
Ali gave me a tour of the house which
included an underground swimming pool
complete with a bar in the corner. The house
also held a fully equipped nightclub decorated
with lavish furnishings, big enough to serve
150 people, .
Our communal sleeping quarters consisted of
a large, open area furnished with wall-
hugging palatial lounge furniture. On the first
night the six people on this venture slept here.
There was ample food and alcohol to keep
everyone happy and the night passed quietly
enough - with just the odd burst of gunfire to
be heard in the distance.
The following morning we left to visit the
offices and showrooms in the town centre.
What is truly remarkable about these kinds of
places is their ability to switch-off from the
sporadic gunfire and bombing and continue
with their daily business when there is a
virtual civil war going on.
After two days of fairly intense negotiations
the deal was almost finalised - apart from one
other trip. This was to visit the main
showrooms and factories; however this was
located where much of the civil unrest was
taking place.
The journey took five hours by car, passing
through some beautiful countryside, quaint
little villages and also some very damaged
areas.
Vehicles could be seen abandoned
everywhere along the route most of them
stripped bare and lacking wheels.
We passed several roadblocks manned by
civilians dressed in combat fatigues; they
were wearing the type of ski-masks which are
typically associated with guerrilla warfare.
Most of these roadblocks we passed through
uneventfully, thanks to an exchange of
money, until the final block which provided
entry to the city.
Several of these bandits were not wearing
ski masks and a particularly large member of
the group started to approach our vehicle with
a machinegun slung over one shoulder and a
cigarette dangling from his lips.
A minor confrontation ensued - a mixture of
Tarantino and Jack Reacher - needless to say
I am glad I proved to be on the winning side.
I was now nearing the conclusion of this
unusual trip. We entered the city and then
drove down many little side roads filled with
war-torn, derelict buildings.
Ali advised me we were at the next safe
house. This was when I became extremely
nervous and wondered why I had ever taken
up this profession of travelling and not settled
for a nice 9-to-5 office job in the UK?
The house was three-storeys high and right
outside the entrance door on the street was a
totally burned-out BMW.
You could only identify it by the shape of the
bodyshell as nothing else remained. I asked
about this - and Ali advised me that it was one
of his vehicles which had been attacked two
weeks earlier.
We stayed at this safe house for two days
but unfortunately were unable to visit the other
showrooms and offices due to the unrest.
On my final day Ali and his associates drove
me the long way round, keeping the sea and
some lovely beaches in view.
The coastal scenery was breathtaking and it
was hard to believe that elsewhere the
countrys cities had been ravaged by war.
I duly got back in to Heathrow Airport at 20.00
on a Saturday night, raining, cold and on the
way home. The M4 was closed between
Junction 18 and 20 which meant a 30 mile
detour for me. Nothing ever changes in Britain
- thankfully.
We passed
several
roadblocks
manned by
civil ians
dressed in
combat
fatigues, also
wearing the
type of ski
masks which
are typical ly
associated
with guerril la
warfare.
Paul
Blything
UKPNs Regular Columnist, Paul Blything of
Advanced Diesel Engineering (ADE), reflects on
a highlymemorable business trip he undertook
recently to a postrevolutionary nation keen to
to do business with Britain.
Diary of a Salesman
Diary of a Salesman
What to wear
incountry
a skimask.
Whats left of a Dictators palace.
Vehicles must withstand rocketstrikes..
One of my hosts BMWs attacked and left outside my
safehouse.
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n July 2012, British physicists at CERN,
the renowned Science Centre for Particle
Physics based in Geneva, home of the
Large Hadron Collider, announced the
discovery of the obscure - but profoundly
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As the investigations continue, CERN has
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detection systems (the PHOENIX L300),
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customer in the applications within the branch
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to regard us as an important partner in their
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According to British scientists at the LHC, it is
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The helium leak detection at CERN is
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experiments can be performed, as the
temperature in the system needs to be kept
constant using helium at -271.3C.
Only under these conditions the particles will
travel at the speed of light and finally collide.
The head of CERN's Group of vacuum,
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We can rely 100% on solutions from Oerlikon
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In addition to the particle accelerator at
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testing of the large ATLAS detector, the CMS
(Compact Muon Spectrometer) and individual
components which are used for antimatter
research.
Vacuum leak detection is typically used for
the particle beam vacuum, and for the
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method is used.
Both leak detection methods are possible
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detectors. Conclusion: Leak detection is an
integral solution and fully complementary to
achieve and maintain the high vacuum in
technically complex systems.
In this context, the compact leak detector
PHOENIXL300 of Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum
convinces with its features and flexible
deployment. A deep detectable leak rate (<= 5
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provide reliable and consistently reproducible
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The quick start and the extremely short reac-
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In addition, users control the device with the
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graphic touch panel, data storage and USB
port, from a distance of up to 100 meters from
the measuring point.
Another plus: Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum
offers training programs for the full range of
leak detection applications also onsite.
Franois Duval, head of the EN/EL group,
which is responsible for CERN's electrical
installations told UKPN: "We take advantage
of every technical stop to replace UPS
batteries which kick in when the main power
supply fails and provide emergency power for
at least a few minutes," explains Duval.
"Various projects are currently under study at
CERN, such as recovering the energy
released into the air by the accelerators'
cooling towers. For our part, we only install
transformers with high-tech materials
nowadays, in order to keep energy losses to
the minimum," concludes Duval.
"Our network is very dense and complex," he
says. It has evolved to meet CERN's
growing energy needs over the years without
any real overall plan. With 1,000 high-voltage
circuit-breakers - about twice the number of
the SIG network - it's not necessarily the
optimum set-up you'd design and build today."
Oerlikon CEO Michael Buscher had the last
word: "The success of this tender
demonstrates once again that the
technologically-advanced solutions we offer
are essential for research applications. We
are proud to support CERN in answering the
basic questions of physics now and in the
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Oerl ikon CEO
CERN's electricity consumption is huge around one
terawatt hour equal to a fifth of the power consumption of
Geneva and its environs at its peak. Second to its energy
needs is systems integrity making the delivery of over 50
leak detection units for the Large Hadron Collider, vital.
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District energy is
key for Cofely
A
new 3.2 MW CHP engine at the
University of Leicester will provide
heating and hot water to several city
council buildings as well as a prison.
More than 3,000 council houses are also
covered.
Laying out the 7 km of pipework to connect
these buildings for the scheme took about
18 months.
Cofely has completed the first phase of the
Leicester district-energy scheme serving
thousands of homes, as well as council-
owned and other buildings. The scheme
uses a combination of over 5 MW of gas-
fired CHP and upgraded biomass boilers,
which will help reduce carbon emissions by
around 12 000 t a year by 2012, rising to
over 20 000 t a year by 2020.
This scheme is a 25-year partnership
between Leicester City Council and Cofely
District Energy. It covers six city estates and
is said to be the largest system of its kind in
the UK installed in one phase.
Work to lay the 7 km of pipework took about
18 months and was completed five weeks
ahead of schedule, reports the company in
a recent release..
Included in the scheme is a new 3.2 MW
CHP engine at the University of Leicester. It
will provide heating to several city-council
buildings, including De Montfort Hall, the
Town Hall, Moat Community College and
Leicester Central Library. It will also provide
heat to HMP Leicester.
Simon Woodward, chief executive of
Cofely District Energy, said: The Leicester
district energy scheme is one of the largest
projects of its kind in the UK to be
constructed in the UK and has been
completed ahead of schedule and on
budget.
He continues: Now fully operational, the
scheme will stand as an example of what
can be achieved with the vision and
ambition that Leicester City Council has
shown.
Grant Charman, deputy director of estates
at Leicester University, commented: We
have a sector-leading carbon-reduction
target (60% by 2020), and the district-
energy scheme will help the university to
make the first big reductions against this
target.
Cofeley is probably best-known for its
involvement with Londons Energy Centre
in the Olympic Park. This is a facility owned
and managed by Cofely which provides a
combined energy output of over 500 GWh a
year.The district-energy infrastructure
owned and managed by Cofely and which
now has the capacity to deliver over 500
GWh a year, following recent additions to
the companys portfolio - including
extensions to the Birmingham and
Leicester schemes.
The news comes at a time when the
Department for Energy & Climate Change
is promoting district heating as the low-
carbon energy solution for urban areas as
part of its heat-strategy framework.
The 500 GWh is the total of heating and
electrical power from schemes based on
CHP.
Simon Woodward explains: The UK
District Energy Association reports that
over 14% of the UKs heating needs could
be met using low-carbon district-heating
sources within the next 20 years.
With schemes in Birmingham, Leicester,
Greenwich, Olympic Park and Stratford
City, Whitehall in London, Manchester and
Southampton, Cofely District Energy is
uniquely placed to help the UK reach its
substantial potential in this market and
deliver a significant proportion of this
target.
Cofelys low-carbon district- energy
schemes use CHP to generate hot water
and electricity. Some schemes use heat
from the CHP in Summer to produce chilled
water from absorption chillers.
In 2010 Cofely designed, installed and
commissioned a trigeneration system and
energy centre for MediaCityUK on Salfords
historic docks.
The scheme subsequently won the
industrial and commercial award from the
Combined Heat & Power Association.
MediaCityUK is described as a new
community for the creative and digital
industries. Anchor tenants include the BBC
and the University of Salford.
Trigeneration CHP was the first phase of a
special initiative by MediaCityUK. This first
phase covers more 15 ha. Its energy centre
includes a 2 MW CHP unit fuelled by
gas/biofuel. During the Summer, heat
drives a 1.5 MW absorption chiller
designed to meet 20% of the cooling load
and is supplemented by chillers in the
individual buildings.
The CHP unit reduces carbon emissions
by 29% compared with conventional
methods, with predicted energy-cost
savings of around 560,000 a year.
www.cofely-gdfsuez.com
The
Leicester
district
energy
scheme is one
of the largest
projects of its
kind in the UK
to be
constructed
in the UK.
Simon
Woodward,
chief
executive of
Cofely
District
Energy
Cofely, a GDF SUEZ company, has completed the first phase
of the 5 MW Leicester District Energy Scheme in central
England. The scheme a 15m ($24m) partnership between
Cofely and the city council spans six city estates in Leicester
and involves 5 MW of lowcarbon gasfired CHP.
Gas engines
Gas engines
The Leicester District Energy Scheme uses
5MW of gasfired CHP.
Leicester University takes delivery of CAT
gensets in 2012.
{below] Leicester University, November 2012:
Christine Fyfe, Pro ViceChancellor with
members of Cofely District Energy Ltd and
Leicester City Council together with Chrispal
Anand the University Energy Manager and
Emma Fieldhouse, Environment Manager, mark
the official opening of the DE Scheme.
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Cogeneration for
Bradford 2016
P
ennine Resource Recovery (PRR), a
consortium of companies comprising
Skanska, AECOM and FCC
Environment, is Bradford and
Calderdale councils preferred partner in a
project to change the way waste is managed
across the two districts.
In fact, the way waste is managed in
Bradford and Calderdale is set to improve
radically. In future the focus will be on recover-
ing value from the waste produced in the area,
and from the resources that are locked up in it.
The project will be undertaken as a 50/50
engineering, procurement and construction
joint venture between Skanska and AECOM
with FCC Environment operating the facility
on completion.
The facility will receive up to 190,000 tonnes
per year of Bradford and Calderdales
household waste, mechanically extracting
valuable recyclable materials before using the
remainder to generate up to 18MW of
electricity.
In doing so, the facility will divert over 90% of
Bradford and Calderdales waste away from
landfill each year and generate enough
electricity to power the equivalent of 20,000
homes.
Mark Tribe, Project Director, adds: We are
pleased that the PRR consortium can
contribute and apply its global expertise in
engineering advanced waste treatment
facilities to help successfully deliver Bradford
and Calderdales Resource Recovery Facility.
We are confident that this experienced and
capable joint venture team will deliver a
sustainable solution which assists the
Bradford and Calderdale Waste Partnership in
meeting its combined targets for waste
diversion, recycling and energy production.
PRRs aim is to deliver sustainable waste
management which will reduce the carbon
impact of waste disposal services by minimis-
ing waste to landfill, boosting recycling and
generating low carbon energy.
Rather than sending Bradford and
Calderdales residual household waste (that
is, waste left over after recycling) to unsustain-
able and expensive landfill sites, PRR propos-
es to send this material to a new, modern
Resource Recovery Facility at Bowling Back
Lane, Bradford.
Here, materials will be recycled and the
residual household waste (commonly known
as 'black bag' waste) will be used to generate
heat and electricity.
Bradford Council, as the Local Planning
Authority, unanimously approved plans for the
Resource Recovery Facility in November
2012. Work is expected to begin early in 2013
with the facility operational by April 2016.
Sending rubbish to landfill is wasteful and is
becoming increasingly expensive. In
recognition of this, the EU and UK
governments have brought in targets to
reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.
If councils such as Bradford and Calderdale
dont meet these targets, they face financial
penalties.
By helping residents in Bradford and
Calderdale to increase their recycling levels to
at least 50% by 2020 and by diverting more
than 90% of all household waste from landfill,
PRR will help to reduce the financial burden of
managing waste, help to reduce the regions
impact on climate change and reduce overall
dependency on fossil fuel derived energy.
Waste delivered to the proposed RRF will be
deposited in an enclosed waste reception
hall.
The waste will then be sorted using
mechanical processing involving magnets,
infra-red equipment and separators in the
Mechanical Recycling Plant. Recyclables
such as paper, plastic, metals and glass will
be extracted for re-use elsewhere.
Once recyclables have been recovered, the
remaining waste will pass into the Energy
Recovery Plant where it is treated using
tightly controlled thermal combustion
technology.
The heat produced is used to generate steam
which travels through a turbine to generate
electricity. Subject to further feasibility studies,
this steam could be used to provide a local
source of heat.
Cogeneration practices like this have been
implemented in some of the earliest
installations of electrical generation.
Before central stations distributed power,
industries generating their own power used
exhaust steam for process heating. Large
office and apartment buildings, hotels and
stores commonly generated their own power
and used waste steam for building heat.
www.pennineresources.com
The PRR
consortium
can
contribute
and apply its
global
expertise ...
to help
successful ly
del iver
Bradford and
Calderdales
Resource
Recovery
Facil ity.
Mark Tribe,
Project
Director
Pennine Resource Recovery (PRR) has got the green light to
begin developing a Resource Recovery Facility in Bradford,
England. Building work will be complete in 2016 when PRR
begins a 25year contract to turn Bradford and Calderdales
waste into power, reports UKPN.
District Heat ing
District Heat ing
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With the reported imminent closure of some
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increasing demand for electricity, the Port of
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resource onsite which could be used to make
their embedded generation more robust and
help with the forecasted national power
shortage.
The Eastern Docks currently has 15 standby
generators each supporting many of the
buildings on the site.
Working together with Turner EPS, the site
engineers are upgrading six of the existing
generators and installing two new ones;
Cummins VTA28G5 producing 1000 kVA and
a Cummins QST30G4 producing 630 kVA.
Some of the older generators are being
removed or relocated which, in conjunction
with some cable and protection modifications
to the HV and LV networks, will allow the
whole site to be supported by remaining 13
generators.
The scheme will involve Turner EPS installing
a Master Central Control system which will
allow the eight upgraded generators to
synchronise with the National Grid to enable
power to be exported from the site.
Additional fuel storage capacity has been
added so that the Port can run fully-supported
on generators for up to three days without fuel
deliveries.
The centrally-located Command HMI is linked
to each generator via a fibre optic cable for
communicating between the individual
generators, allowing them to be started,
stopped and monitored remotely.
Working together with Turner EPS, the Port
of Dover and npowers SmartSTOR scheme
provided in conjunction with Flexitricity, eight
of the generators will be taking part in the
National Grids STOR (Short Term Operating
Reserve) scheme.
Flexitricity will monitor the overall state of the
generator system from its base in Edinburgh
and will call on the site to run the generators to
export power to the National Grid at times of
high demand.
Providing this facility will require the
generators to run for around 50-80 hours per
annum. The Port of Dover standby generators
will be capable of exporting over 2MW of
power to the Grid, in addition to supporting the
site load for the Eastern Docks.
As well as improving electricity supply
security for the site, the scheme has other
benefits associated with the ability to export to
the Grid.
Standby generators need to be run regularly
on load to ensure that they are capable of
providing reliable emergency power.
Generators which are only tested off load
have an increased likelihood of failure when
they are needed most.
When called to run, the generators taking part
in the STOR scheme will run at or close to full
load, increasing their standby reliability.
Being part of a network of small, controllable
generators, a low-carbon source of balancing
electricity demand is created. This is able to
respond to variations in wind, wave, tidal and
solar generation, contributing to the wider
adoption of renewable energy.
Flexitricity states that every megawatt of
capacity connected to its smart grid is a
megawatt that does not have to be held in
reserve elsewhere.
This reduces the need to keep coal and oil
stations on hot standby or running inefficiently
at part load which can reduce emissions by
between 300 - 700 tonnes of CO2 per annum
for each megawatt provided.
www.turner-eps.co.uk
Working
together with
Turner EPS,
the Port of
Dover and
npowers
SmartSTOR
scheme,
eight of the
generators
wil l be taking
part in the
National
Grids STOR
scheme.
At the heart of the UKs and Continental
Europes crossChannel transport network the
Port of Dover depends on a secure source of
power. Now plans are afoot to export an energy
surplus to the National Grid, reports UKPN.
Dovers Eastern Docks area currently has
15 standby generators.
Gensets at Dover
Gensets at Dover
One of the standby generators at the Port of Dover.
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hen crane drivers have only one or two speeds for lifting and
lowering available, the current peaks and numerous
changeovers can lead to wear and tear and high energy consumption.
Such a situation requires stepless and adjustable hoisting speeds.
They provide better operating comfort, increase productivity and the
cranes service life even as they reduce energy consumption. There
is, however, one problem: conventional frequency converters require
an elaborate equipping of the crane leading to high investment costs.
To overcome it, Konecranes has developed two converters with
ASR (Adaptive Speed Range/Adaptive hoisting speed) and ESR
(Extended Speed Range/Extended hoisting speed) which enable
advanced solutions for stepless adjustment of the hoisting speed.
The convenient ASR technology provides stepless control of the
hoisting speed in the ratio of 10:1. Owing to the optimized model
sizes of the components, the ASR technology does not require any
elaborate electrical equipping of the crane. The speed with full load
automatically touches a third of the maximum speed with empty
hooks. The hoisting speed with empty hook, on the other hand, is
50% faster than with two-speed hoisting.
The ESR technology offers extremely fast hoisting speeds using
more powerful engines and providing an extended speed range of up
to 37:1. When operating with the maximum load, the hoisting speed
with ESR is automatically two thirds of the maximum hoisting
speed. However, hoisting speed with empty hook is 50% faster than
with traditional frequency converter.
ASR technology: The adaptive hoisting speed is mainly for cranes
and hoisting units that usually lift small or medium loads and
occasionally maximum loads. The experience shows that most hoist
units are usually loaded with light weights. Owing to quicker speeds
in empty hooks and partial load, ASR hoist converters offer higher
productivity, safety and service life for these applications (see Info
graphic 1/ASR). Owing to the converter technology in the hoist unit,
the CXT wire rope hoists with ASR technology are also suitable for
a quick and easy modernization of existing crane systems.
www.konecranes.com
ARC, one of the world lead-
ers in the manufacture of
automated orbital pipe weld-
ing equipment used in the
power generation sector, is
offering 4 options for use in
power station construction;
* Model 52 NGT Heavy-Duty
Precision Pipe Weld Head -
Used where weld quality
requirements are stringent
and the use of the GTAW
process is beneficial. It
provides all functions neces-
sary for true automated weld-
ing including Arc Rotation,
Arc Voltage Control (AVC)
for arc gap control, Wire Feed
(weld filler) and Torch
Oscillation (weave).
* Model 15 Large Diameter
Pipe Weld Head is a rugged,
precision weld head with low
radial clearance for GTAW
welding of all pipe sizes from
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unlimited size, including flat
plate. Model 15 features
rotation, wire feed, automatic
voltage control, cross-seam
steering and torch oscillation.
It is available in many stan-
dard configurations, and can
be retro-fitted or customized
with numerous application-
specific accessories to
accommodate every need.
The Model 15 is just one
element of an automated pipe
welding system. A torch
assembly, precision guide
rings, AMI Power Supply,
and other options comprise a
complete system suitable for
high-quality orbital pipe
welding.
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The Arc Machines' Model 79
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C
ummins Power Generation has announced the launch of four new
mobile generator sets specifically designed for rental
applications. The launch represents the first new offering to the
European local hire market since Cummins redressed its rental vision,
products and services to closely align with the specific and
ongoing needs of rental fleet owners, reports the company.
The launch represents the first new offering to the European local hire
market since Cummins redressed its rental vision, products and
services to closely align with the specific and ongoing needs of rental
fleet owners.
Ranging from 150-300 kVA, the new models benefit from robust
engineering and include the highly reliable Cummins QSL9 and
QSB7 diesel engines to offer tough, dependable power to rental fleet
owners. Supplied as pre-integrated systems, these versatile new
models are said to be ideally
suited for power, construction,
industrial and events applications.
Available in 150, 200, 250 and
300 kVA configurations, all four
new models benefit from
Cummins made key components
supplied as a pre-integrated
system. www. cummins.com
New, mobile, highreliability gensets for
rental applications from Cummins
Flexibility for
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The Kohler/Lombardini group has been updating its range of air-
cooled, single cylinder diesel engines. The new KD15-440 engine
has improved performance, reduced maintenance costs and
increased ease of use for the operator.
The new KD15-440 air-cooled single cylinder engine, with
a displacement of 441 ccs, is becoming the "best in class" within
its power range, reports the company.. Benefiting from its innova-
tive air filter and tank, the KD15 model can provide the operator
with the longest time between maintenance intervals. However,
when required, the task to replace the filter cartridge is simplicity
itself.
The longevity of the new air filter has proven to be five times
greater than the current version.
This result has been achieved
thanks to a high efficiency
separator with pre-filter and an
accumulated-dust drain valve in the
filter itself. Furthermore, the
increased dimensions of the
cartridge and the high filtration
capacity of the paper element
greatly enhances the engine
protection, resulting in a key
reduction in maintenance costs,
reports Kohler/Lombardini.
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sturdy weld heads designed for
precision orbital welding - with
or without filler wire - of tube,
pipe, and fittings.
Each Model 79 weld head
features Arc Voltage Control
(AVC) for precise arc gap
control, programmable
oscillation (weaving) and a
precision wire feeder and wire
entry mechanics. All Model 79
weld heads operate using the
GTAW (TIG) process and will
accommodate a range of pipe
sizes from 0.75" OD to 6.625"
OD (19 mm to 170 mm) and
wall thicknesses up to 0.75"
(19 mm).
Model 415 Programmable
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Supply - this is an all-in-one
computer controlled GTAW
Power Supply. It is primarily
designed to work with AMIs
orbital and fixed automation
weld heads.
The Model 415 Power Supply
[pic - below] can control third
party positioners and welding
manipulators. It incorporates a
powerful automation controller
designed to meet the chal-
lenges of the most demanding
welding applications.
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With a width of 5.2 mm,
Phoenix Contacts compact
PTB 2,5 three-level terminal
blocks provide high flexibility
when wiring emergency
lighting. In some buildings,
standard lighting is often also
used as emergency lighting,
which provides flexibility, for
example, when modifying
building utilisation.
Luminaries can be connected
using just two three-level
terminal blocks, reducing space
requirements by up to 50%.
Two bridge shafts per level
make it possible to daisy-chain
the DALI bus using the jump-
over bridging.
In addition, it is possible to
combine the potentials of the
specified lamps for the
emergency lighting. Since the
bridge shafts are located on the
inner side of the control
cabinet, it is possible to select
the luminaries at any time
without a lot of wiring work.
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The potentials of the luminar-
ies can be protected at 250 V
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resolve rising concern over the absence
of customer regulation in Britains
booming district energy sector.
Heat supply is unregulated, unlike
electricity and gas, and this poses a risk
to district heatings image, CHPA Deputy
Director, Ian Manders, commented on
February 1st, 2013:
Before district heating gets much
bigger in the UK there needs to some
form of self-regulation in terms of how
domestic customers are treated, to mirror
the rights of customers of the regulated
utilities.
He continues: By the end of the year
our focus is on creating a UK residential
heat customer protection scheme with
independent governance.
He concludes: In addition, a good
service to a customer is only as good as
the performance of the system, so it may
be helpful at some point to consider
minimum district heating performance
guidelines. We are interested in outcomes
for the consumer, rather than specifying
technology used in the heat supply
network.
While the UKs district energy sector has
recently seen calls for technical standards
and speculation these could be over-
restrictive the CHPA is concentrating
on residential customer protection, he
said.
CIBSE: New edition of AM12
Combined Heat and Power
for Buildings now available
The CIBSE is pleased to announce the
availability of a new edition for 2013 of
the CIBSE Applications Manual -
AM12 Combined Heat and Power for
Buildings.
This revised and updated edition has
been produced in the recognition of the
role that Combined Heat and Power
(CHP) can play in delivering low carbon
buildings. The comprehensive Guide
features new chapters on District Heating
(DH) applications, information for
assessing environmental benefits and
more detail on tri-generation (cooling,
heating and power - CCHP) and thermal
storage. CHP and DH can offer a more
energy efficient way of generating power
and be cost-effective to implement in
many applications.
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site, converting as much as 85% of the
input fuel into useful energy.
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helps reduce CO2 emissions.
CHP systems can also improve power
reliability by reducing or eliminating a
building's dependence on the electric
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This Guide will help inform industry pro-
MEET THE POWER EXPERTS
AMPS EVENING EVENT
HELD ON MARCH 7th, 2013
The Institution of Diesel
and Gas Turbine Engineers
Bedford Heights, Manton Lane
Bedford, MK41 7PH
+44 (0)1234 214340
www.idte.org
enquiries@idgte.org
The Association of
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generating Systems
Samuelson House, Forder Way
Hampton, Peterborough
PE7 8JB Tel: 08456 448748
Email: ab@amps.org.uk
Website: www.amps.org.uk
CIBSE
222 Balham High Road
London
SW12 9BS
Tel +44 (0)20 8675 5211
Fax +44 (0)20 8675 5449
ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATIONS
CHPA to clear UK
district energy
fears
IDGTE's Centenary Annual Luncheon
Friday 12th April 2013 at The Brewery, London
Why not join us at one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the Institution of
DIesel & Gas Turbine Engineers' calendar and take the opportunity to network with
members, clients and colleagues? This is also a chance to hear and engage with
internationally-recognised speakers. The principal speaker is David Clarke, CEO of
the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and the after dinner speaker is John Peters,
who inspires people with his account of his experiences as an RAF Pilot during
Operation Desert Storm.
More information: www.idgte.org
J
oin AMPS for the inaugural Meet the Power Experts event in central London
which provides a unique opportunity for those involved in the specifying and
commissioning of power generation systems to be briefed on the latest important
technical topics viewed from an application engineering perspective.
This is an event co-hosted by AMPS & CIBSE - Thursday 7th March 2013
Registration at 5pm. The event is free fo AMPS members to attend.
AMPS has a few tables left if you would like to promote your organisation for just
200 to the consultants and Specifiers from CIBSE who will be attending this event.
Email Wendy bdm@amps.org.uk for more information.
BRIEFINGS
* Diesel Fuel Contamination a threat to your back-up power?
ANDREW WHITEHOUSE Divisional Director, IPU Group
* An insight into Silencer Acoustics
IAN CRAIG Senior Customer Engineer, Universal Silencer Europe Acoustic &
Emissions Technologies
* Retro-fi t solutions for CHP Generators
CHRIS MARSLAND Technical Director, ENER-G Combined Power Limited
* The rapidly changing future of Health and Safety Regulation what does the
future hold?
ROD HUNT Partner, Clyde & Co Claims LLP
WHERE?
Date: Thursday 7 March 2013
Location: Clyde & Co, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A
7AR
Time: 5.00pm registration, four 20 minute presentations and buffet/ networking
from 7.00-8.00pm
Cost: Free to attend for AMPS members
To book - please email Wendy Grafton at: bdm@amps.org.uk
You are advised to book early as places are limited.
AMPS AGM - Conference
& luncheon March 12th, 2013
Date: Tuesday 12 March 2013
Location:
1 Great George Street, London, UK
Time: Coffee and registration from
9.00am. AGM starts at 9.30am followed
by conference at 10.15am
The AMPS Conference & Luncheon
has built a reputation as the must-attend
industry event with a fantastic lineup of
interesting and informative speakers and
the best opportunity to network potential
customers and suppliers.
Cost per delegate
This is 150.00 + VAT and a table of 10
delegates for 1250.00 + VAT.
Price includes coffee, reception drink,
meal and table wine.
Combined Heat and
Power Association
6th Floor
10 Dean Farrar Street
London SW1H 0DX
Tel: +44 (0)20 3031 8740
Email: info@chpa.co.uk
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