Siemens Wins US Gas Turbine Order
German engineering giant Siemens has won a contract to re-power Cooperative Energy’s power plant in Purvis, Mississippi, it said January 28. The US buyer will use Siemens’ HL gas turbine technology to re-power the facility’s existing coal-powered steam turbines. This is the third order that the company has received for its new HL-class gas turbine and will have an installed capacity of about 550 MW.
The scope of supply also includes an SGen6-3000W generator and the SPPA-T3000 control system. Siemens has also been awarded a long-term service agreement, which will help support the gas turbine and generator’s optimal operating efficiency during the life cycle of the project. The contract includes service on parts, repairs, field services, program management, and offerings from Siemens’ Omnivise Digital Services portfolio, including remote monitoring and diagnostics.
|
Advertisement: The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) NGC’s HSSE strategy is reflective and supportive of the organisational vision to become a leader in the global energy business. |
Siemens said the technology “is ideally suited to supply reliable, affordable, and low-carbon power across the state of Mississippi.”
Cooperative Energy said the Siemens HL-class gas turbine had the best overall technology for the project and that the combined-cycle unit will provide low-cost, reliable and low-emission energy for years to come.
Two other plants are being built that will rely on the same technology: another in the US, in North Carolina; and one in Lincolnshire, UK. The HL-class gas turbines are based on the proven design and the vast fleet experience of the SGT-8000H series gas turbines, which achieved more than a million fired fleet hours.