World’s Largest CFB Biomass Power Plant Now in Commercial Operation Using Foster Wheeler Advanced Technology
January 07 2013 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that the GDF
Suez power plant located in Polaniec, Poland, is now in commercial
operation, delivering over 200 MWe of electricity to the country’s
electricity grid solely from biomass.
The plant is powered by the world’s largest and most advanced
biomass CFB (circulating fluidized-bed) boiler, which was supplied
by Foster Wheeler. CFB technology is capable of fully firing a wide
range of biomasses and other fuels, including those derived from
agricultural crops. “Agro” biomass can be produced much faster and
on a larger scale than longer growth wood-based biomasses, thus
improving the economics and sustainability of biomass power.
“The challenge has always been to design a boiler capable of
reliably firing difficult-to-burn agro biomass while at the same
time increasing steam temperatures to achieve high power plant
efficiency,” said Jaroslaw Mlonka, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Foster Wheeler Energia Polska. “This particular CFB
incorporates many advanced design features that enable the Polaniec
plant to achieve a net plant efficiency of over 36%, based on the
fuels lower heating value, while firing solely biomass containing
up to a 20% agro component.”
Mlonka further stated, “This Advanced Bio CFB -- or ABC -- is
the largest and most advanced biomass CFB steam generator Foster
Wheeler has ever supplied. Our goal for this project was to provide
GDF Suez with a reliable, biomass-flexible boiler that would allow
the client to build a high-efficiency green power plant – and we
have achieved that objective.”
The Polaniec plant is owned and operated by GDF Suez, one of the
leading energy producers in the world. The plant began commercial
operation on November 15, 2012, six weeks ahead of schedule. Foster
Wheeler provided a turnkey delivery of the boiler island and fuel
yard, including design and supply of all steam generation and
auxiliary equipment, civil work, erection and commissioning.
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advanced, reliable facilities and equipment. The company employs
approximately 12,000 talented professionals with specialized
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industries. The company’s Global Power Group is a world leader in
combustion and steam generation technology that designs,
manufactures and erects steam generating and auxiliary equipment
for power stations and industrial facilities and also provides a
wide range of aftermarket services. The company is based in Zug,
Switzerland, and its operational headquarters office is in Geneva,
Switzerland. For more information about Foster Wheeler, please
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