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Team on 10 February 2006
Two boilers ordered for solid-fuel
generator
Two 330MW circulating fluidised-bed boilers to be used at proposed solid-fuel generating unit at Rodemacher Power Station.
A US subsidiary within Foster Wheeler's Global Power Group has been awarded a contract for the design and supply of two circulating fluidised-bed (CFB) boilers by a subsidiary of the Shaw Group, the owner's engineering, procurement and construction contractor The contract, valued at about $180 million, calls for Foster Wheeler to provide Cleco Power with two 330MW CFB boilers to be used at the company's proposed solid-fuel generating unit planned at its existing Rodemacher Power Station
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 2 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The two boilers are designed to use multiple fuels and will provide steam to a single 660MW reheat turbine.
The award will be included in Foster Wheeler's first-quarter 2006 bookings.
"This new power plant project is the largest investment Cleco has ever made and this award underscores our client's confidence in our proven CFB technology," said Bernard Cherry, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Power Group.
"This new plant will be one of the cleanest solid-fuel plants of its kind and will give Cleco the flexibility to burn a variety of cheaper solid fuels and significantly reduce its consumption of expensive natural gas".
Mike Madison, President and CEO of Cleco, added: "Current projections of natural gas prices show this proposed unit has the potential to save customers more than $4 billion over 30 years".
Foster Wheeler's services include design and supply of the CFB boilers, selective non-catalytic reduction systems, and air quality control systems.
The boilers will burn solid fuel cleanly while meeting emissions requirements.
Construction of the boilers is expected to begin in the spring of 2006, with commercial operation scheduled for July 2009.
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