Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in California

Bear Valley Location: CA Operator: Bear Valley Electric Configuration: 7 X 1.2 MW VHP7104 engines Operation: 2004 Fuel: natural gas E/G supplier: Waukesha Photograph courtesy of American States Water Co Posted 16 Jun 2004	Bowerman Landfill Location: CA Operator: Prometheus Energy Co Configuration: 1 X 1 MW JGC 320 GS-LL engine Operation: 2007 Fuel: landfill gas, process waste gas E/G supplier: Jenbacher Quick Facts: This gas engine is powering the world’s first commercial landfill gas-to-liquid natural gas (LNG) conversion facility. The electricity generated is primarily used in the gas compression and liquefaction stages of the LNG production process. The facility will initially produce approximately 5,000 gallons of LNG per day. The engine has the Jenbacher CL.AIR non-catalytic exhaust gas treatment system. Photograph courtesy of GE Energy Posted 24 May 2007	King Salmon Location: CA Operator: Pacific Gas and Electric Co Configuration: 10 X 16.3 MW 18V50DF engines Operation: 2010 Fuel: natural gas, diesel E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC: Wartsila Quick Facts: This dual-fuel power station replaced two retired conventional oil-fired units at the PG&E Humboldt Bay site, which also houses a retired nuclear unit. Photograph courtesy of Haskell Corp Re-posted 24 Aug 2011
Newby Island Landfill Location: CA Operator: Gas Recovery Systems LLC Configuration: 4 X 500-kW, 4 X 1-MW Operation: 1984-1989 Fuel: landfill gas E/G supplier: Cooper, Waukesha EPC: Laidlaw Quick Facts: The 342ac Newby Landfill is one of the largest landfills in the area and takes waste from San Jose, Milpitas and other cities. It was developed by Browning-Ferris Industries, now Allied Waste Services. Photograph courtesy of California Biomass Collaborative Posted 9 Dec 2007	Ox Mountain Landfill Location: CA Operator: Ameresco Inc Configuration: 6 X 1.92 MW JGS 616 GS-LL engines Operation: 2009 Fuel: landfill gas E/G supplier: Jenbacher Quick Facts: This LFG power plant is at a Republic Services landfill in Half Moon Bay which has been in operation since 1976. Surplus power is sold to the cities of Alameda and Palo Alto. The engines are a pilot installation of GE’s pre-combustion “Temperature Swing Adsorber” (TSA) activated carbon gas-cleaning technology that removes contaminants before they can damage gas engine components. Photograph courtesy of Ameresco Inc Posted 8 Jul 2009	Oxnard WWTP Location: CA Operator: Oxnard Public Works Dept Configuration: 3 X 500-kW P9390GU engines Operation: 1981 Fuel: digester gas E/G supplier: Waukesha Photograph courtesy of California Biomass Collaborative Posted 27 Dec 2007
Simi Valley Landfill Location: CA Operator: Waste Management Inc Configuration: 2 X 1.25-MW Operation: 2004 Fuel: landfill gas E/G supplier: ?? EPC: Stewart & Stevenson Photograph courtesy of California Biomass Collaborative Posted 27 Dec 2007	Ventura WWTP Location: CA Operator: Ventura Regional Sanitation District Configuration: 1 X 550-kW F3521GL engine Operation: 1992 Fuel: digester gas, natural gas E/G supplier: Waukesha Photograph courtesy of California Biomass Collaborative Posted 27 Dec 2007	Western Milling Location: CA Operator: Western Milling LLC Configuration: 1 X 1.25 MW QSV91G engine CHP Operation: 2003 Fuel: natural gas E/G supplier: Cummins EPC: Cummins Cal Pacific Quick facts: Western Milling produces animal feed products which requires conveyors, mixers, grinders, blenders, and pellet mills. Steam and hot water are needed for processing feed and food by-products. The genset produces 1,250 kWe plus up to 2,200 pph of steam at 115 psi and 30 gpm of hot water at 190°F. The CHP system was installed and commissioned in 12wksincluding arrangements with Southern California Edison to run in parallel with the grid. To meet California’s NOX standard of 9 ppm, Cummins designed and installed an SCR system for the lean-burn engine that controls emissions to 5 ppm. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 26 Sep 2007
	Woodland Avenue-3 Location: CA Operator: Modesto Irrigation District Configuration: 6 X 8.27-MW 20V34SG engines Operation: 2011 Fuel: natural gas E/G supplier: Cummins EPC: Burns & McDonnell, Haskell Quick facts: The MID Woodland Avenue site in the Central Valley has a simple-cycle GT, a small CCGT block, and the new IC plant. The IC plant budget was $78mn. The 150t engines were transported by ship to Houston and then by rail to Modesto. Photograph courtesy of Haskell Corp Posted 24 Aug 2011

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