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30 October 2006 -- Hitachi Power Europe GmbH has booked the order from E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH (Hanover) to build four utility steam generators for new power plants with a total value of over 1.2 billion euros.
The first unit will be at Datteln, in the Rhine/Ruhr area of Germany. Hitachi Power Europe (HPE) will supply three more 1,100 MW steam generators to E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH. The delivery of three more steam generators is subject to the approval of the customer's supervisory bodies on building the associated power plants.
Hitachi Power Europe said the plant has a 46 percent efficiency, which puts Datteln 5 percentage points up on average coal power plant efficiencies in operation and up to 10 percent on the average efficiency of the European coal power generation system.
Imported coal is to be used as the fuel. The plant being commissioned in the spring of 2011 will be the largest in Europe using super-critical steam parameters to optimize fuel utilization and lower emissions and the use of resources. The steam will be heated to 600 C at a 285 bar pressure. Almost 3,000 tons of steam an hour will be supplied to the turbine.
Building is to begin at Datteln in the spring of 2007. The plant will begin operation in the summer of 2010 and commercial operations will start in the spring of 2011. The required approval procedures are ongoing at the moment. Hitachi Power Europe's scope of supply includes the steam generator plus components. They comprise the de-NOX unit, coal bunkers and five coal mills to be manufactured by an HPE subsidiary in Oberhausen. HPE is also responsible for setting up and commissioning the utility steam generator. At peak periods just under 3,000 people will be working at the Datteln power plant site.
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