New York. GE Oil & Gas has won a $102m contract from Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel (SPP), a Slovak energy company, to upgrade three pipeline compression stations, bringing the facilities into compliance with new European Union (EU) directives to decrease carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions.
GE will supply SPP with advanced dry low emissions (DLE) systems technology and additional equipment for the conversion of seven GE PGT25 gas turbines and one PCL602 gas compressor. The equipment is located at the Vel’ke Kapusany, Vel’ke Zlievce and Ivanka pri Nitre compression stations that are part of a gas pipeline system in the Slovak Republic operated by Eustream, which is 100 percent owned by SPP.
GE has said that the upgrade projects will be implemented over the next five years, as the seven gas turbines progressively reach 50,000 operating hours. The final two units will be modified by 2015, the year before the new EU emissions standards come into force in Slovakia.
According to GE, the units feature LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines that will be converted from standard annual combustors to DLE systems for improved emissions control. Upon upgrade they will achieve NOx emissions below 75 mg/m3, enabling the plants to meet the new emissions regulations.
Rastislav Nukovic, director of strategic projects at Eustream, said: “By implementing GE’s proven technology to recondition and upgrade our gas turbines, we can continue to successfully operate these units that were purchased in 1991. This is a far more cost-effective solution than replacing this equipment outright with new units and also helps us meet our ongoing environmental responsibilities.”
Jeff Nagel, vice president global services at GE Oil & Gas, said: “GE is committed to helping customers boost performance and efficiency on a sustainable basis. We are able to apply the latest technology to manage the entire scope of large-scale facility modifications to meet the EU’s new emissions standards.”
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