Cogeneration - 06/30/2011

82.4 MW cogeneration plant at the La Rabida refinery by Cepsa

Magazine number:  135

Last November, Cepsa commissioned the second cogeneration plant at the La Rábida refinery, located in the industrial site of Nuevo Puerto de Palos de la Frontera (Huelva). The new cogeneration plant, which is incorporated to the previous one, operational since 1990, has 82.4 MW of installed power, produces electric energy and 115 t/h of steam. This new installation is the ending of the project Medium Distillates Production Capacity Increase, undertaken in this refinery, with an investment of about € 1,000 million. Specifically, the cogeneration plant, backed with a € 85 million investment, will efficiently cover the steam needs of the La Rábida and Capsa Química Palos (CQP) refineries, both installations being property of Grupo Cepsa, producing power for the national grid, increasing savings and energy efficiency, and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.

Cogeneration - 06/30/2011

Replacing old engines with three high performance gas engines at the Inquevap power plant

Magazine number:  135

The Inquevap cogeneration power plant at Monzón (Huesca), whose first phase started in late 1998, has been equipped with three new MWM TCG 2020 V12 high efficiency gas engines, replacing the originally installed gasoil engines. The complete modification has not only affected the three engines, but is also included the complete switchboard, protection and synchronization, the auxiliary switchboard and a new common control switchboard for the three 2020 V12 engines and the current MWM TCG 2020 V16K, installed in the second phase of the plant in 2000. Therefore, the plant has four MWM high performance engines in total.

Cogeneration - 06/30/2011

The scope of a cogeneration plant renovation

Magazine number:  135

A set of circumstances in the Spanish cogeneration sector is leading to a hatching of cogeneration plant renovations, unprecedented in the energy sector and probably in any other industrial sector in the country. The present article analyses this new tendency in the sector, which are the engines of the renovation, how must be faced and which are the still pending aspects in the legal department. Raimon Argemí, Studies and Promotion Manager in AESA

Nuclear - 05/04/2011

Conclusion of the risk monitor successful implementation project at Balakovo nuclear power plant

The European Commission has funded and successfully completed through the TACIS program the project "Implementation of Risk Monitoring Technology at NPP's with VVER1000 Reactors (V-320) at Russian Federation". Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción has developed this project in collaboration with the Russian engineering company Atomenergoproekt. Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción was the ultimate responsible for the implementation of all the project activities. The project, signed in December 2008, has had duration of three years.

Solar - 04/08/2011

Solar panel recycling: making the PV industry twice as ecologic

Magazine number:  133

The association PV-Cylce was founded in July 2007 to promote the sustainable development of the PV industry, setting up as a non-profit organization. PV-Cycle wants a global management system for the treatment of the PV industry's waste to be established, hence guaranteeing an efficient waste collection and the compromise of all manufacturers over their own waste. In this article we will analyze the different processes and methods to achieve an optimum recycling of PV panels.