GE Selected to Reduce Emissions, Boost Efficiency at Beijing Power Plant
July 01 2015 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
- GE’s Work at the Taiyanggong Thermal
Power Station Could Become a Model for Reducing Emissions at Power
Plants Nationwide
- The Agreement Represents a
First-of-Its-Kind Service Model for Chinese Utilities Looking to
Reduce the Operating Costs and Environmental Impact of Existing
Power Plants
- Technology Enhancements Will Boost
China’s Fuel Flexibility
Soon after being chosen as the site for the 2008 Olympics™,
China began building the infrastructure to power the games. The
cornerstone of the $40 billion plan was the Taiyanggong Thermal
Power Station, capable of powering about 780,000 homes while having
some of the lowest emissions of any power plant in the country.
The 780-megawatt natural gas-fired plant in Beijing was the
first step in an effort to improve electricity generation
facilities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the country.
In Beijing alone, the government embarked on a $20 billion program
to improve the city’s environmental quality.
Less than a decade after Taiyanggong came online, China has
taken the first steps to reduce the operational costs and
environmental impact of existing plants. It selected GE (NYSE: GE)
Power Generation Services to upgrade and rebuild two gas turbines
at the Taiyanggong plant. The project will result in combustion
systems that are simpler and more flexible in terms of fuel used to
generate electricity. In addition, the agreement calls for GE to
provide maintenance through 2025, a first-of-its-kind service model
that sets an example for Chinese utilities looking to reduce their
operational costs and environmental impact of existing power
plants.
Having electrified much of the country by the turn of the
century, China now is working to make its power infrastructure
cleaner and more efficient.
While it has worked to address air quality issues, a report by
the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate found that air
quality issues are impacting the Chinese economy. China is
increasing its use of natural gas units such as Taiyanggong as a
means to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now, the
improvements at the Beijing plant, if replicated at other
facilities around the country, could give an additional boost to
China’s efforts to improve air quality. At the same time, it also
could lower electricity costs for consumers and businesses that, in
turn, could provide a boost to the Chinese economy.
Signs of these improvements will be evident even to casual
observers. For example, once GE’s upgrades are complete, the
Taiyanggong station should have no visible emissions when it starts
up.
“This is an important project for us because upgrading our
plant’s combustion system can help reduce the plant’s emissions,
thus helping to protect the environment,” said Mr. Cao Mansheng,
director, Taiyanggong Thermal Power Station. “Signing this CSA with
GE makes strategic sense because it can help ensure the reliable,
efficient operation of our facility over a longer period of time,
helping us to lower our operating costs as well as overall
emissions.”
The GE upgrades also can improve financial returns for operators
while increasing overall operating efficiency and lower fuel costs.
GE’s maintenance oversight may enable plants to extend maintenance
intervals, reducing downtime. As a result, plants should have
increased operating hours that will boost revenue.
“We see this as an innovative service model to deliver
technology enhancements in China as operators seek to overcome
their fuel-flexibility challenges and improve the environmental
performance of their fleets,” said Yang Dan, vice president for GE
Power Generation Products and Services—China.
Under the terms of the agreement signed in December, GE is to
deliver parts for the upgrades by the end of the year, with the
work completed on both turbines by early 2017.
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