PILSEN, Czech Republic - Doosan Skoda Power has signed a contract with DONG Energy, a Denmark-based energy company, for the supply of a complete machine hall for Asnæs Power Station. The contract is valued approximately €14 million ($16.8 million).

"It is an absolutely unique project, for it is not only about building a power station as such but also about pushing through the two companies’ philosophy and vision of achieving cleaner energy," said Eva Netusilová, the project technical manager from Doosan Skoda Power.

DONG Energy has decided to phase out coal completely by 2023; in this, it will also be helped by the highly efficient turbine generator set from Doosan Skoda Power. The annual production of CO2 will be reduced by a total of 800,000 tonnes, which is equivalent to the annual production of exhaust gases from 400,000 automobiles.

The scope of the project includes the supply of an innovative double-casing extraction turbine with a generator, auxiliaries and complete equipment of the machine hall with a maximum capacity of 30 MW.

"The innovative nature of the entire installation consists in its technical design that makes it possible to disconnect one of the two turbine casings, thereby providing a broad range of uses for the installation," explains Tomás Winkler, project manager.

According to DONG Energy, the 20-year steam and district heating contract involves a conversion of Asnæs Power Station and the connection of a new wood chip-fired plant to the power station's existing installations and systems. This will enable Asnæs Power Station to supply steam, district heating and power from sustainable wood chips. Kalundborg is thereby retaining the advantages of the symbiosis between power station production, steam supply and district heating.

The wood chips for Asnæs Power Station will primarily come from by-products, such as branches, twigs and thinning trees, and all suppliers must ensure that the wood chips come from sustainable forestry where the forests are replanted, and biodiversity is protected.

The conversion also means that the energy consumption at Novo Nordisk's largest production unit in Kalundborg will become carbon-neutral, and as a result, the total CO2 emissions from Novo Nordisk's global production will be reduced by as much as 45 per cent.

The project was launched by signing the contract for work in late summer. The third quarter of 2018 will see the first deliveries to the site, to be followed by installation work with a view to completing the mechanical part of the installation in early 2019. The handover of the work to the customer is planned for the end of 2019.

Source: Doosan Skoda
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