The proportions of different energy sources will change in the future, meaning that renewable energy will play a greater role. For example, CO2 reduction goals will lead to a greater demand for energy sources such as solar heat. Also, operators of so-called classic industries will place higher and higher emphasis on significantly greater efficiency from the energy they use. Our products can offer a valuable contribution, explains Hans-O. Jeske from the MAN Turbo board.
The deciding factor for purchasing this specific steam turbine was MAN Turbo’s own concept, which drastically improves effectiveness and allows the entire solar power plant to work much more efficiently.
The company had already proven the merit of its concept at a facility in Spain. The parabolic trough power plants Andasol 3 in Andalusia and Ibersol in the southwestern section of the Iberian peninsula will use two steam turbines with a capacity of 50 MW each.
MAN Turbo will also supply an 80 MW steam turbine to the largest waste-to-energy plant in Great Britain, currently under construction in southeast London. Beginning in 2011, the facility intends to generate energy from 585,000 tons of municipal and industrial waste per year. Each of the plant’s three incineration lines will process about 32 tons of waste per hour. The 80 MW steam turbine will deliver electricity to around 66,000 households per year.
The company is supplying two steam turbines, 25 MW and 20 MW, for the expansion of two waste processing plants in Germany and Switzerland. The two turbines, manufactured at the MAN Turbo facility in Hamburg, will be used in processes involving the cogeneration of heat and power, ensuring that maximum energy is produced from the waste.
