Under the contract, Doosan Babcock will be responsible for the modification of mills and electrostatic precipitators, and the replacement of fans, a low NOx combustion system and ash handling systems.
Located near Newcastle in the UK, the power plant’s three 140MW coal boilers are being converted from coal to biomass generation, providing lower emissions of NOx, SO2, dust and CO2.
Doosan Babcock CEO Andrew Hunt said: "The signing of the Lynemouth coal-to-biomass conversion project provides a major reference for Doosan Babcock’s low-carbon energy technologies, as well as a major step forward in the supply of secure, clean energy for UK consumers. We are delighted to be working with our customer EPH on this high profile venture."
Upon completion, the biomass plant will process approximately 1.4 million tons of sustainable wood pellets annually for the next ten years.
Doosan Babcock has played an instrumental role in the development of the Lynemouth biomass conversion project.
After getting selected as preferred bidder in October 2014, Doosan Babcock has developed and tested the biomass burner at its Clean Combustion Test Facility in Renfrew, UK over the last two years.
In early 2016, Czech utility Energetický a Prumyslový Holding (EPH) acquired Lynemouth power station and the associated biomass conversion project from RWE.
Image: Doosan Babcock secured contract to provide emissions systems for the Lynemouth biomass conversion project in UK. Photo: courtesy of Doosan Babcock.
