Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Belgium 

Gent-Ham Location: East Flanders Operator: SPE-Luminus Configuration: 1 X 22.5 MW, 2 X 30 MW, 53-MW, 1+1 CCGT block Operation: 1976-1977 Fuel: fuel oil, natural gas Engine supplier: ?? Photograph courtesy of SPE-Luminus Posted 30 Dec 2007	Harelbeke Location: West Flanders Operator: SPE-Luminus Configuration: 7 X 10.3-MW 14V52/55 engines, 1 X 13.25-MW 18V52/55 engine Operation: 1976-1978 Fuel: palm oil, fuel oil Engine supplier: MAN B&W, ACEC EPC: ACEC Quick facts: This was one of the largest bioliquids power plant fuel conversion projects to date. Photograph courtesy of SPE-Luminus Posted 30 Dec 2007	Libramont Location: Luxembourg Operator: Eneco Belgium Configuration: 3 X 1.07-MW engines chp Operation: 2009 Fuel: biogas Engine supplier: ?? EPC: Bio-Energie Europa Quick facts: In Oct 2009, the global hair care and cosmetics company L’Oreal began taking electricity and heat from this CHP plant at its Libramont factory. The project took about 3yrs to develop and uses biomass from local farmers. Photograph by Bertrand Closset and courtesy of Eneco Posted 18 Jul 2010

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