ALICE SPRINGS, Australia, February 5,
2016 /PRNewswire/ --
- Clarke Energy to Provide a
Turnkey Solution with 10 of
GE's Jenbacher J624 Gas
Engines
- Territory Generation's Owen Springs
Power Station Upgrade to Provide
More than 41 Megawatts of Electricity,
Enough to Power the Town of Alice
Springs
- Projects are Part of an
Electricity
Cost-Reduction Drive,
Spearheaded by the Northern Territory
Government of Australia
GE's Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) today announced that
Clarke Energy, GE's authorised distributor of Jenbacher gas
engines, is supplying 10 of GE's high-efficiency Jenbacher gas
engines to Territory Generation for an upgrade at its existing
Owen Springs power station facility
as a key part of the Northern Territory Government of Australia's $75
million investment in Central
Australia.
Clarke Energy's successful turnkey engineering procurement and
construction (EPC) will supply and install GE's high-efficiency
Jenbacher gas engines. This project, which is supporting an
electricity cost-reduction drive, will provide an electrical output
of more than 41 megawatts (MW), more than enough to power the town
of Alice Springs, which will in turn help to increase the
reliability and efficiency of power supplies and further reduce
electricity costs.
The upgrade at the Owen Springs Power Station will expand the
existing facility with 10 Jenbacher J624 gas reciprocating engines.
Clarke Energy will execute a carefully planned program ensuring
that integration of the works with the existing power station
infrastructure is delivered safely and on time.
"GE's proven, cost-effective gas engine technology is an
excellent fit for Territory Generation's needs in upgrading this
facility," said Greg Columbus,
managing director, Clarke Energy. "After a rigorous government
tender process, we look forward to providing safe, on-time and
on-cost project delivery for Territory Generation. In addition to
the EPC on the project, we will also provide a long-term
maintenance agreement for parts and service on the equipment."
In 2014, the Northern Territory Parliament of Australia implemented key reforms within the
government-owned power generation authority. An outcome of the
reform process was greater contestability to reduce the
historically high cost of electricity paid by the Northern
Territorians. This new business environment is driving local power
corporations to find ways of reducing the operating costs of their
power generation assets by adopting more fuel-efficient and
reliable technologies.
"To help meet the new government reforms for cost reduction,
Territory Generation has invested in a major capital improvement
project-upgrading our Owen Springs
station facility," said Tim Duignan,
CEO, Territory Generation. "The high efficiency and reliability of
GE's Jenbacher gas engines combined with Clarke Energy's vast EPC
experience in the region were key reasons we chose them for this
important project."
The fundamental design of GE's gas engines provides numerous
benefits. These include increased operational efficiency, greater
reliability, reduced maintenance costs and enhanced capability to
operate on gases with lower calorific value or unusual composition
such as coal seam and coal mine methane gas, biogas, landfill gas,
flare gas, coke oven gas and syngas from gasification
processes.
"GE's Jenbacher J624 gas engines feature high electrical
efficiency and are capable of providing seamless power delivery
even when operating on varying fuel gas compositions such as those
delivered to the Owen Springs Power station," said Bart Simes, regional manager for GE's
Distributed Power business. "The low fuel consumption rates will
help to mitigate the price of power and reduce carbon emissions in
the Northern Territory."
Territory Generation is the largest electricity producer in the
Northern Territory, owning 582 MW of installed capacity and
contracting an additional 40 MW from independent power producers
for supply to its customers.
About Clarke Energy
Clarke Energy is a leader in the engineering design,
installation and long term maintenance of gas engine-based power
plants. The company is the authorised sales and service provider
for GE's Jenbacher gas engines in 17 countries. Clarke Energy
employs over 1,000 staff and has over 4,800MW of Jenbacher
generation equipment operating in its operational areas.
Clarke Energy in Australia
GE's gas engines have been distributed by Clarke Energy in
Australia since 1999. During this
time, over 282 gas engines (525 MW) have been installed in
Australia and New Zealand for a variety of industries such
as mining, water, agriculture, oil and gas, manufacturing and
cogeneration for commercial buildings.
Clarke Energy's Australian Head Office, located in Adelaide, employs in excess of 60 people
locally with another 80+ across all states of Australia and in New
Zealand servicing the installed fleet. Locally it also
houses a parts warehouse which is extensively stocked to service
the growing reciprocating engine business.
http://www.clarke-energy.com
About GE's Distributed Power
Business
GE Power's Distributed Power business is a leading provider of
engines, power equipment and services focused on generating power
at or near the point of use. Distributed Power offers a diverse
product portfolio that includes highly efficient, fuel-flexible,
industrial gas engines generating 100 kW to 10 MW of power for
numerous industries globally. In addition, the business provides
life cycle support for more than 35,000 gas engines worldwide to
help you meet your business challenges and success metrics-
anywhere and anytime. Backed by our authorised service providers in
more than 170 countries, GE's global service network connects with
you locally for rapid response to your service needs. GE's
Distributed Power business is headquartered in Jenbach,
Austria.
About GE Power
GE Power is a world leader in power generation with deep domain
expertise to help customers deliver electricity from a wide
spectrum of fuel sources. We are transforming the electricity
industry with the digital power plant, the world's largest and most
efficient gas turbine, full balance of plant, upgrade and service
solutions as well as our data-leveraging software. Our innovative
technologies and digital offerings help make power more affordable,
reliable, accessible and sustainable.
For more information, visit the company's website at
http://www.gepower.com.
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) is the world's Digital Industrial Company,
transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions
that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized
around a global exchange of knowledge, the "GE Store," through
which each business shares and accesses the same technology,
markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels
innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With
people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes
for customers by speaking the language of industry.
http://www.ge.com
For more information, contact:
Martin Smith, Clarke Energy
(Australia)
Product and Marketing Manager
+61-439-341391
martin.smith@clarke-energy.com
Alex Marshall
Group Marketing Manager, Clarke
Energy (UK)
+44-7917-066-242
alex.marshall@clarke-energy.com
Susanne Reichelt
GE's Distributed Power
+43-664-80833-2382
susanne.reichelt@ge.com