Wartsila has been awarded the
contract to supply a 384-mw
gas power plant to
Azerbaijan. In terms of output, this is
the largest single power plant order that
Wärtsilä has received to date, a
statement by Wartsila noted. When
completed, the Boyuk Shor power plant
located close to the capital Baku, will be
operated by Azerenerji JSC, the stateowned
utility.
Wartsila's scope of supply will be 21
Wartsila 50SG engines running on
natural gas, related auxiliaries and
process equipment. Scheduled to be
operational by 2013, the plant will
supply electricity to the Baku regional
grid.
One of Wartsila's key strategic targets
is to achieve growth in the gas power
plant markets, and this latest order
strengthens its leading position in this
field, the statement continued. The
order is also a testimony to the success
of the Wartsila 50SG engine, the world's
largest gas-powered generating set, and
which is perfectly suited for this type of
power plant. An important feature of
this engine is its exceptionally high
power plant net electrical efficiency
rating. The fact that it operates on
natural gas ensures that emissions are
low, and the engine's combination of
high efficiency and low emissions is
probably unequalled in the market.
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Wartsila 50SG engine |
The Wärtsilä 50SG is a four-stroke, spark-ignited gas engine operating on the Otto cycle and
incorporating the lean-burn principle. It has been designed using the proven gas technology
used in the smaller Wärtsilä 34SG engine. An important feature of this engine is its exceptionally
high power plant net electrical efficiency rating of more than 50 per cent in combined-cycle mode.
The lean-burn gas engines (SG) feature port admission of gas, a pre-chamber with controlled gas
flow, as well as individual cylinder control of the gas charge and ignition timing. This choice of
concept, along with extensive research in combustion and combustion control, has made it
possible to elevate the efficiency from 40 per cent to over 48 per cent in the bigger engine models.
The combination of high efficiency and low emissions is probably unequalled in the market. |