Once operational in early 2016, the plant is expected to generate enough energy to power around 70,000 homes and curb around 300,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
To be equipped with GRT, which has been optimized for efficient and flexible power production, the Brigg power station will primarily use locally sourced straw as fuel and will also burn wood.
Alstom will pre-assemble GRT before being shipped and require a simple foundation to which the steam turbine generator package is anchored, thus saving cost during installation and commissioning.
The latest contract represents Alstom’s second biomass contract with BWSC with the first being the supply order for the 15.8MW Lisahally wood-fuelled scheme in Northern Ireland.
The GRT covers renewable and traditional fuel types in addition to industrial applications for process steam as well as features a flexible modular concept and a plug-and-play package to reduce installation time, Alstom claims.
Alstom vice president of industrial steam turbines Daniel Wahler said, "We’re delighted to be working with BWSC again on a second UK project that highlights the cutting edge design of our GRT technology.
"The biomass market requires a more efficient steam turbine that can offer more power to the network, and Alstom’s GRT is designed to achieve this making it particularly effective in a growing market."
Image: Alstom’s industrial steam turbine. Photo: courtesy of Alstom.
