Microturbines for decentralised power supply
New gas compression package for gas industry of Uzbekistan
Gas turbine packages rated at 45 and 60 MW and highly efficient powerplants designed around them

Nizhnekamskneftekhim energy saving programme

Alexander Kalashnikov, Alexander Vdovin – Nizhnekamskneftekhim
Alexander Smirnov – Gas Turbo Technology

Nizhnekamskneftekhim is one of the principal petrochemical producers and exporters in the Russian Federation.
Nizhnekamskneftekhim was the first among the industrial enterprises to have the energy audit in 2000–2001 carried out by the Center of energy saving technologies. According to the audit results the company developed Energy Consumption and Saving Programme.

Gas turbine packages rated at 45 and 60 MW and highly efficient powerplants designed around them

Vyacheslav Romanov, Rustem Raimov,
Georgy Cherniy – Zorya-Mashproekt

Energy saving and effective use of energy is very important for the country energy safety. The problem of powerplant efficiency is urgent due to increasing fuel costs, especially for natural gas. Another problem is low flexibility of energy system. It is not always possible to cover day and season peak loads. The ecological safety is also of great importance. The required growth of population, reduction of disease level and increase of working age are necessary for the dynamic development of the country.

Microturbines for decentralised power supply

Artem Khalatov, Igor Borisov – Institute of Engineering Thermal Physics
of the Ukrainian National Academy of Science

Due to the constant growth of decentralised power supply small powerplants rated at 3–5 MW are developed.
The powerplants will be used for power supply of houses, industrial facilities, offices, and independent objects. They can also be used as uninterrupted power supplies with constant voltage and frequency. The power supplies are highly efficient due to absence of power line losses and use of domestic fuel.

Service Solutions for Optimized Cost/Risk Sharing in Power Plant Projects

Alexander Kanschat, Dipl. Ing. (FH) MEng, et al.,
Siemens Energy Sector, Division Energy Service,
Erlangen, Germany

Liberalization of the Russian power market will result in utilities being required to supply electrical energy at high efficiency levels and at a competitive price. In parallel, power plant operation will need to be enhanced by achieving higher reliability, availability and utilization. The cost/risk management of power plant operation will therefore require a more sophisticated approach than ever before.

New gas compression package for gas industry of Uzbekistan

Valentin Korolev, Alexander Zlenko, Leonid Naumov – Sumy Frunze NPO
Sarvar Iskanderov – ZEROMAX GmbH

The production and supply of equipment for gas industry of Uzbekistan is a traditional activity for Sumy Frunze NPO. In 2007 the volume of equipment supply to Uzbekistan followed the volume of supply to Russia due to the successful activity of ZEROMAX GmbH in oil and gas industry. Sumy NPO is the partner of ZEROMAX GmbH. The first joint projects concerned booster compressor stations for Kokdumalak field. The stations were designed for disposition of associated gas supplied from oil treatment facilities and low pressure wells.

A Total Cost of Ownership comparison of station designs for large gas pipeline projects

Louis Zuurhout - Rolls-Royce Energy

In this first of two articles, condensed from a paper presented by Louis Zuurhout of Rolls- Royce to a VNIIGaz conference in late 2007, a range of compressor station designs are outlined, with their advantages and disadvantages, in the context of a need to constrain the costs of gas transportation.
The second article will explore the impact of station design selections for maintaining pipeline capacity, and quantify how station design selection impacts on the Total Cost of Ownership and hence the return on investment.

Alternative renewable clean engine fuel based on nitrogen and hydrogen

Vadim Nekrasov, Andrey Makarov – Aktubinsk State University

Due to the problems of traditional oil fuel the alternatives are searched. It is possible to use the fuel based on nitrogen and hydrogen. The components for the fuel are produced as fertilisers by chemical industry. The nitrogen fuel has some advantages compared to the oil fuel.

The Future of Gas Turbine Technology (Brussels, 15-16 October 2008)

Jim Roberts – Gas Turbo Technology

Around 140 people attended this bi-ennial conference organised by the European Turbine Network, of whom the majority were from manufacturers of gas turbines or auxiliary equipment, but with around 30 from universities or other technical institutes, a similar number from energy companies (electricity or oil and gas), and about ten being civil servants or representatives of trade associations.

Exhibitions, Conferences – 2009

Articles published in 2008