Abengoa, a Spanish engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, recently selected Siemens to supply a compressor train for Fulcrum BioEnergy’s Sierra BioFuels Plant that will use gasification technology to produce low-carbon fuels from municipal solid waste. The plant will be located in Storey County outside of Reno Nevada and is expected to produce approximately 11 million gallons of biofuel per year that will be used by the aviation industry.
Fulcrum’s Sierra BioFuels Plant will divert municipal solid waste that would otherwise be landfilled and will convert it into low-carbon transportation fuel. The fuel produced at the plant will reduce carbon emissions by more than 80%.
Siemens scope of supply includes a steam turbine, three synthesis gas
Dresser-Rand DATUM compressors, and balance of plant equipment including coolers, filters and valves. The equipment is expected to ship to Fulcrum’s plant in mid-2019.
Synthesis gas, which is created from the gasification of municipal solid waste, needs to be compressed to high pressures. The highly efficient DATUM compressors, driven by Siemens steam turbine, reduce the plant’s demand for electricity.
Additionally, the DATUM compressor’s modular bundle assembly enables rapid change-out of rotating elements in one cartridge-style unit. The modular bundle allows a DATUM module to be replaced in the field, typically in less than a day – compared to a traditional design that could require a plant to shut down for more than five days – which greatly reduces maintenance time and improves plant availability.
“Abengoa selected Siemens for this important project because of our unique technology offering and proximity to the site,” said Matthew Chinn, Executive Vice President Sales for Siemens Oil & Gas. “The DATUM compressors will be built and tested at our world-class manufacturing operation in Olean, New York, facilitating quick delivery and convenience for inspection and maintenance,” Chinn added.
HOUSTON & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 7, 2019– Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE: BHGE), announced it will supply turbomachinery equipment for the construction of the Golden Pass LNG export facility in Sabine Pass, Texas. The project is expected to produce around 16 million tons per year of LNG. BHGE will provide turbomachinery equipment for three LNG trains, including six gas turbines and 12 centrifugal compressors.
This news comes as ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum announced a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Golden Pass LNG export project and the plan to proceed with construction in the first quarter of 2019. BHGE’s technology supports the project’s goal to be the lowest cost LNG supplier on the U.S. Gulf Coast through a proven solution with optimized maintenance cycles.
“We are proud to be working with Golden Pass on this innovative LNG project,” said Rod Christie, president and CEO, Turbomachinery & Process Solutions, BHGE. “Today’s announcement builds on our 30-year-plus track record of delivering high-availability and reliable LNG technology, with low total cost of operations.”
“Our vision is to be the premier LNG exporter in North America,” Sean Ryan, president of Golden Pass LNG, said. “To accomplish that, we have to be reliable and cost competitive, and BHGE’s long history of delivering first class, large-scale LNG projects was a clear fit to help us deliver on our goal.”
BHGE’s technology for three trains will consist of six MS7001 EA heavy-duty gas turbines driving 12 centrifugal compressors. The MS7001 EA is the most utilized large industrial gas turbine available in the LNG market, with 77 units in operation in 13 countries. The MS7001 EA fleet offers best-in-class availability with proven power and extended maintenance intervals with more than 550,000 fired hours.
Tokyo, January 21, 2016 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has received an order from L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, Ltd. (LTHE), a fully owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd., in India to provide three gas turbine-driven compression trains and engineering services for an offshore gas compression module. The module will be installed on a platform to be constructed at the site of the Bassein Development Project, off the western coast of India, a natural gas field development project operated by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
The compression module is a compact unit that is comprised of a compressor, driver, gas cooler, scrubber, valves, controllers and other equipment, and used to compress natural gas at sea and transport it to land via underwater pipelines. Its modular design enables optimum installation in the limited space available on an offshore platform.
Three compression trains, each of which has one gas turbine driver and a compressor, will be mounted to one common compression module. The module will be assembled at LTHE’s Modular Fabrication Facility at Hazira, India before being installed on the process platform. The platform is scheduled to be delivered to ONGC and go into commercial operation in December 2017.
Kawasaki is one of the few compressor manufacturers that provide comprehensive modular solutions. This latest order is a testament to Kawasaki’s outstanding reliability and proven track record in India and Southeast Asia. This marks the 57th order for a Kawasaki compression module and the 41st to India.
Kawasaki continues to work on expanding sales of its products related to natural gas, a clean energy, as it moves forward to bring its energy and environmental business to new heights.
