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| Nuon awards Uhde contract for coal gasification plant The Dutch utility company N.V. Nuon has commissioned Uhde to design a coal and biomass gasification plant as part of the new Nuon Magnum 1,200MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant. Uhde will carry out the engineering work required by Nuon for their final investment decision, which is expected in mid-2007. The basic engineering for the gasification trains was completed by Uhde in late 2006 already. The power plant is to be built in Eemshaven, Groningen Province, some 180 kilometres north-east of Amsterdam. It is scheduled for completion in 2011. At IGCC power plants the coal is first converted to raw gas (syngas) in a gasifier. This gas is then cleaned and combusted in a gas turbine. The heat evolved is used to generate steam to drive a steam turbine. In turn, each of these turbines drives an electricity generator. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |