The new 58 megawatts (MW) Trent 60 WLE sets, which are environmentally friendly, increase the flexibility and efficiency of the Emsland gas fired station. The re-powering boosts effectiveness in optimum load by 12%, which in turn leads to reduced emissions and less consumption of gas.
Charlie Athanasia, vice-president of Power Generation for the Rolls-Royce Energy business, said Re-powering existing stations with the higher efficiency Trent gas turbine can achieve a number of environmental and production benefits for the operator.
By utilising existing buildings, transmission lines and major parts of the existing station components, such as the electrical generator and boilers, the concept of re-powering effectively increases capacity without the need for a new power station. This greatly reduces the time between order placement and the delivery of increased power.
The manufacturing of Trent 60 engines would take place at the Rolls-Royce plant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The generating sets would be packed at the company’s Mount Vernon, Ohio facility.
