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Siemens sets new world records at Düsseldorf power plant "Fortuna"
The "Fortuna" combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant at the Lausward location in the port of Düsseldorf was successfully handed over to the customer and operator, the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf public utility company, on January 22, 2016. The power plant has broken three world records: in the acceptance test a maximum electrical net output of 603.8 megawatts (MW) was achieved and the net energy conversion efficiency was around 61.5 percent. In addition, "Fortuna" can also deliver up to around 300 MW for the district heating system of the city of Düsseldorf – a further international peak value for a power plant equipped with only one gas and steam turbine. This increases the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel to 85 percent. The heart of the "Fortuna" CCGT power plant is the extremely powerful SGT5-8000H gas turbine from Siemens. Highly efficient and flexible CCGT power plants ideally complement renewable energy sources such as the wind and the sun, which are subject to fluctuations in their power outputs.
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SGT5-8000H gas turbine in the Siemens assembling halls in Berlin
The SGT5-8000H gas turbine developed by Siemens is the heart of the highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine power plant with district heat extraction in Duesseldorf Lausward, Germany. The new plant sets records with an electrical unit output of around 595 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency rating of over 61 percent (net). Waste heat from the plant will also be used in the city of Duesseldorf's district heating network. Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The new plant in Duesseldorf will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
SGT5-8000H gas turbine in the Siemens assembling halls in Berlin
The SGT5-8000H gas turbine developed by Siemens is the heart of the highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine power plant with district heat extraction in Duesseldorf Lausward. The new plant sets records with an electrical unit output of around 595 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency rating of over 61 percent (net). Waste heat from the plant will also be used in the city of Duesseldorf's district heating network. Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The new plant in Duesseldorf will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
Siemens wins three world records with the unit "Fortuna"
Siemens sets three new world records at the unit "Fortuna" in the combined cycle power plant at Lausward. The installed Siemens power plant technology reaches efficiency for net power generation of around 61.5 percent, achieves a peak electrical net output of 603.8 megawatts (MW) and can supply around 300 MW of heat for district heating.
Combined cycle power plant at the location Lausward in Duesseldorf
On the 22 of January 2016 the unit "Fortuna" of the combined cycle power at the location Lausward at the Duesseldorf harbor was committed successfully to the customer and operator, the utility company Stadtwerke Duesseldorf. The key component of the plant is the efficient SGT5-8000H gas turbine from Siemens. For a secure and failure-free business, the Siemens-Division Building Technologies provided modern fire detecting and distinguishing technology.
High efficiency and low CO2-Emissions
With the cogeneration of district heat, fuel utilization for the unit "Fortuna" at the Lausward is boosted up to 85 percent, while the specific CO2 emissions are reduced to a mere 230 grams per kilowatt-hour. Because of the plant's close proximity to the downtown area of the city, special importance was attached to minimum emissions, optical integration into the cityscape, and lowest achievable noise levels.
CCGT power plant with district heating extraction in Lausward, Duesseldorf – three world records.
Siemens is constructing a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with an electrical output of 595 MW at the Lausward location in the port of Duesseldorf, Germany.That's a world record for a single combined cycle unit. The net energy conversion efficiency will add up to more than 61 percent. That's also a world record, surpassing the previous high of 60.75 percent achieved at the CCGT power plant in Irsching. The extraction of energy for district heating will set a third world record: Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The CCGT power plant is due to enter service in 2016. The picture shows work on the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
CCGT power plant with district heating extraction in Lausward, Duesseldorf – three world records.
Siemens is constructing a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with an electrical output of 595 MW at the Lausward location in the port of Duesseldorf, Germany. That's a world record for a single combined cycle unit. The net energy conversion efficiency will add up to more than 61 percent. That's also a world record, surpassing the previous high of 60.75 percent achieved at the CCGT power plant in Irsching. The extraction of energy for district heating will set a third world record: Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The CCGT power plant is due to enter service in 2016. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
SGT5-8000H gas turbine in the Siemens assembling halls in Berlin
The SGT5-8000H gas turbine developed by Siemens is the heart of the highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine power plant with district heat extraction in Duesseldorf Lausward, Germany. The new plant sets records with an electrical unit output of around 595 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency rating of over 61 percent (net). Waste heat from the plant will also be used in the city of Duesseldorf's district heating network. Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The new plant in Duesseldorf will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
SGT5-8000H gas turbine in the Siemens assembling halls in Berlin
The SGT5-8000H gas turbine developed by Siemens is the heart of the highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine power plant with district heat extraction in Duesseldorf Lausward, Germany. The new plant sets records with an electrical unit output of around 595 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency rating of over 61 percent (net). Waste heat from the plant will also be used in the city of Duesseldorf's district heating network. Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The new plant in Duesseldorf will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
SGT5-8000H gas turbine in the Siemens assembling halls in Berlin
The SGT5-8000H gas turbine developed by Siemens is the heart of the highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine power plant with district heat extraction in Duesseldorf Lausward. The new plant sets records with an electrical unit output of around 595 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency rating of over 61 percent (net). Waste heat from the plant will also be used in the city of Duesseldorf's district heating network. Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The new plant in Duesseldorf will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
Siemens wins three world records with the unit "Fortuna"
Siemens sets three new world records at the unit "Fortuna" in the combined cycle power plant at Lausward. The installed Siemens power plant technology reaches efficiency for net power generation of around 61.5 percent, achieves a peak electrical net output of 603.8 megawatts (MW) and can supply around 300 MW of heat for district heating.
Combined cycle power plant at the location Lausward in Duesseldorf
On the 22 of January 2016 the unit "Fortuna" of the combined cycle power at the location Lausward at the Duesseldorf harbor was committed successfully to the customer and operator, the utility company Stadtwerke Duesseldorf. The key component of the plant is the efficient SGT5-8000H gas turbine from Siemens. For a secure and failure-free business, the Siemens-Division Building Technologies provided modern fire detecting and distinguishing technology.
High efficiency and low CO2-Emissions
With the cogeneration of district heat, fuel utilization for the unit "Fortuna" at the Lausward is boosted up to 85 percent, while the specific CO2 emissions are reduced to a mere 230 grams per kilowatt-hour. Because of the plant's close proximity to the downtown area of the city, special importance was attached to minimum emissions, optical integration into the cityscape, and lowest achievable noise levels.
CCGT power plant with district heating extraction in Lausward, Duesseldorf – three world records.
Siemens is constructing a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with an electrical output of 595 MW at the Lausward location in the port of Duesseldorf, Germany.That's a world record for a single combined cycle unit. The net energy conversion efficiency will add up to more than 61 percent. That's also a world record, surpassing the previous high of 60.75 percent achieved at the CCGT power plant in Irsching. The extraction of energy for district heating will set a third world record: Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The CCGT power plant is due to enter service in 2016. The picture shows work on the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
CCGT power plant with district heating extraction in Lausward, Duesseldorf – three world records.
Siemens is constructing a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with an electrical output of 595 MW at the Lausward location in the port of Duesseldorf, Germany. That's a world record for a single combined cycle unit. The net energy conversion efficiency will add up to more than 61 percent. That's also a world record, surpassing the previous high of 60.75 percent achieved at the CCGT power plant in Irsching. The extraction of energy for district heating will set a third world record: Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The CCGT power plant is due to enter service in 2016. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
SGT5-8000H gas turbine in the Siemens assembling halls in Berlin
The SGT5-8000H gas turbine developed by Siemens is the heart of the highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine power plant with district heat extraction in Duesseldorf Lausward, Germany. The new plant sets records with an electrical unit output of around 595 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency rating of over 61 percent (net). Waste heat from the plant will also be used in the city of Duesseldorf's district heating network. Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The new plant in Duesseldorf will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
SGT5-8000H gas turbine in the Siemens assembling halls in Berlin
The SGT5-8000H gas turbine developed by Siemens is the heart of the highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine power plant with district heat extraction in Duesseldorf Lausward, Germany. The new plant sets records with an electrical unit output of around 595 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency rating of over 61 percent (net). Waste heat from the plant will also be used in the city of Duesseldorf's district heating network. Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The new plant in Duesseldorf will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
SGT5-8000H gas turbine in the Siemens assembling halls in Berlin
The SGT5-8000H gas turbine developed by Siemens is the heart of the highly efficient combined cycle gas turbine power plant with district heat extraction in Duesseldorf Lausward. The new plant sets records with an electrical unit output of around 595 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency rating of over 61 percent (net). Waste heat from the plant will also be used in the city of Duesseldorf's district heating network. Never before has it been possible to extract 300 MW of thermal energy from a single gas turbine power plant unit in combined cycle operation. In this way, the overall efficiency of natural gas as a fuel rises to 85 percent. The new plant in Duesseldorf will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world. The picture shows the assembly of the SGT5-8000H at the gas turbine plant in Berlin.
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