years to come by upgrading and
expanding on-site facilities. A Titan
130 was chosen for its low emissions
profile, which helps reduce the plant’s
average particulate, SO2, NOx and
mercury discharges as the gas turbine
power component increases.
In May of 2006, Solar introduced a
new service for customers — On-Site
Refurbishment of Solar Turbomachinery
Packages. The capability was developed
in response to the challenge experienced
by customers for whom moving the turbomachinery package from its location is
difficult and costly. The methodology for
the new service was based on the pre-engineered, pre-built, and pre-tested
concepts, and will enhance safety and
performance while minimizing commissioning requirements and downtime,
according to the company.
Solar’s Customer Services Organization also announced the introduction
of a pre-engineered customer solution.
In conjunction with a Turbotronic 4
Control System Retrofit or a Hydromechanical Fuel System Upgrade, customers can purchase a new pre-engineered electronic fuel module that
includes all the major components and
electrical devices in one compact assembly. This new solution reduces installation downtime, improves serviceability,
supports component replacement maintenance, improves reliability and improves safety.
Solar announced a wide range of
machine improvements for older packages. The program, Machinery Renewal
and Upgrade service, helps customers
maximize the value of existing equipment. Solar provides numerous system
enhancements covering key components and every major system of a customer’s gas turbine package. The new
offerings are designed to address two of
the user’s most critical needs: Machine
Renewal, to extend machinery life
while improving reliability, maintain-ability, and safety; and Machine
Upgrade, which maximizes machine
productivity, whether measured in
extra kilowatts, standard cubic feet of
gas, or barrels of oil. Machinery
Renewal and Upgrade solutions can
mitigate safety risks and reduce failure
modes. The wide range of machine
improvements helps older packages
live longer, produce more and achieve
the latest standards of performance,
efficiency, safety and compliance. a
For more information, refer to the Gas
Turbines and Turbomachinery Tab and pages
395 & 455 of the 2007 Diesel & Gas Turbine
Publications Global Sourcing Guide.
URAL
CJSC “Ural Turbine Works”
Frontovykh brigad, 18
Ekaterinburg, 620017 Russia
Tel: 7(343)326-49-10, 326-49-21
Fax: 7(343)334-97-35, 334-38-64
E-mail: mail@utz.ru
Website: www.utz.ru
Gas Turbine Power Range
Mechanical Drive 6.0 to 25.0 MW
Electric Generator Drive 6.0 to 25.0 MW
New PG Orders
The company announced that in
2007 it plans to produce four steam
turbines and one gas recovery turbine
for various companies both in Russia
and overseas. The companies include
Permenergo, Mosenergo, Chinese firm
Engloway, Minskenergo of Belorussia
and also Turbomotorenergy of India.
In 2006, the company said it produced four steam turbines and one gas
turbine with a capacity of 25 MW for
Electrostal of Moscow. The value of
signed contracts increased by 65.8% in
comparison with the preceding year, it
added. One of the main goals for the year
is also to decrease the production period,
according to UTW general manager
Vladimir Ermolaev. During 2006 UTW
also opened a new blading division.
In April this year, UTW and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries also signed a
memorandum of understanding, and
agreed to cooperate on various activities
in Russia including the supply of natural gas fired, gas turbine combine-cycle
projects and the supply of a super critical and ultra super critical steam turbine.
Other aspects of the agreement include
the licensing of small gas turbines from
MHI to UTW.
UTW will be the EPC contractor
using the MHI gas turbine. Initially, the
whole gas turbine will be supplied by
MHI as the subcontractor to UTW but,
at a later stage, UTW will assemble and
manufacture the gas turbine components (except the hot gas path parts)
based on the MHI license. a
VERICOR
3625 Brookside Parkway, Suite 500
Alpharetta, Georgia 30022, U.S.A.
Tel: 770-569-8838
Fax: 770-569-0399
E-mail: info@vericor.com
Website: www.vericor.com
Gas Turbine Power Range
Mechanical Drive: 0.5 to 3. 5 MW
Electric Generator Drive: 0.4 to 3. 4 MW
Distribution Agreements
and New Orders
In the last year, Vericor Power
Systems has been involved in signing an
Indian distribution agreement for its VP
series of industrial gen-sets, a sales packaging and distribution agreement for the
Italian mega-yacht market, received a
naval order and signed orders for packages to be installed in two mega-yachts.
Vericor Power Systems and International Coil Ltd. (ICL) signed an agreement to distribute Vericor’s VPS series
industrial gas turbine gen-sets in India.
ICL will focus on the combined heat and
power market using the VPS gas turbine
exhaust heat to directly fire an absorption chiller, thus avoiding the necessity
for a steam boiler. In another agreement,
Diesel Center and Vericor Power System
that they will package and sell Vericor
marine gas turbines to the Italian mega-yacht market. The agreement provides
Vericor access to Diesel Center’s extensive existing customer base while providing Diesel Center an attractive addition
to its extensive list of propulsion systems.
At the same time, Vericor, Diesel Center
and ZF Padova S.p.A. Italy unveiled a new
yacht boost propulsion package designed
especially for luxury and high-performance yachts from 28 to over 50 m in
length. This package makes use of a newly
designed ZF main reduction gear to
achieve a new standard for low overall
