Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Europe  
Belo Jardim
Location: Azores (Portugal)
Operator: Empresa de Electricidade dos Acores
Configuration: 4 X 3 MW K8 Major, 2 X 6 MW 9L40/45, 2 X 12 MW 12V48/60B
Fuel: heavy oil
Operation: 1985-2005
E/G supplier: Mirrlees, MAN B&W, Sepsa, Brush
EPC: Pinto, BWSC
Quick facts:
In Jan 2004, BWSC signed a contract for turnkey delivery of a 24-MW extension to Belo Jardim with completion of the first set within eight months. A previous extension was delivered by BWSC from 1997 to 2003.

Photograph courtesy of Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S
Posted 25 Mar 2006

Mouscron
Location: Belgium
Operator: Electrawinds Biomassa Mouscron SA
Configuration: 1 X 17.7 MW 18V48/60 CHP
Operation: 2007
Fuel: biodiesel
E/G supplier: MAN B&W
Quick facts: In May 2006. MAN B&W Diesel secured an order for this CHP engine, the largest yet run exclusively on biofuels. The CHP plant fuel is waste oil of animal and vegetable origin prepared in the customer’s own facility according to OEM specifications. Thermal output is 14 MW.

Photograph courtesy of Electrawinds NV
Posted 7 Nov 2007

Senica
Location: Slovakia
Operator: Kordservice SK jsc
Configuration: 2 X 6.5 MW CHP
Operation: 2003
Fuel: gas
E/G supplier: ??
EPC: Istroenergo Group as
Quick facts: This CHP Plant is located at the large textile works of Slovensky Hodvab.

Photograph courtesy of Istroenergo
Posted 10 Dec 2006

 

Tekenecik
Location: Cyprus
Operator: KIB-TEK KKTC Elektrik Kurumu
Configuration: 4 X 17.5 MW 18V46
Operation: 2007
Fuel: heavy oil
E/G supplier: Wartsila
EPC: Wartsila, Öncü İnşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
Quick facts: This is an extension to the largest power station in Northern Cyprus. Two more 18V46 engines were installed the following year. The site is at Girne (Kyrenia), a town on the island's northern coast which was founded at the end of the Trojan War.

Photograph courtesy of Öncü İnşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
Posted 19 Aug 2009

Teting Landfill
Location: France
Operator: Gastech SNC
Configuration: 2 X 1.4 MW
Fuel: landfill gas
Operation: 2004
E/G supplier: Jenbacher
Quick facts: Jointly owned (50:50) with Energy Developments Ltd.

Photograph courtesy of Energy Developments Ltd
Posted 8 Feb 2006

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 08/19/09

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