WRTSIL

Multifuelcapability,highefficiency,and
creatingflexibilitywithGeneration
Resources:InternalCombustionEngines

JohnRobbins
John.robbins@Wartsila.com
Office5034328335
Cell5037203081

AboutWrtsil

Power PLANTs
MARINE
Services

Startedin1834,HQHelsinki
$6billionannualsales
19,000employeesinover70countries
650 employeesUS/Canada

ENGINEMANUFACTURER

Thesearetwo
stroke,Slow
Speedengines.
Forpowering
shipslikethe
EmmaMaersk

PowerPlants 4strokeengines

Typicalexteriorandinterior

WrtsilPowerPlantsWorldwide
Europe
Output:12.3GW
Plants:1802

USA
+2,500MW

TotalOutput:
56.2GW
Plants:4,742
Engines:10,802
Countries:170
Asia
Output:19.8GW
Plants:1662

Americas
Output:11.5GW
Plants:405

Flexiblebaseload
Gridstability&peaking
Industrialselfgeneration
Oil&gas

Africa&MiddleEast
Output:12.6GW
Plants:873

Wrtsil DualFuelEngines
20V34DF

18V50DF

8,439kWe

17,076kWe

HeatRate
(HHV)*

8,711
Btu/kWh

8,697
Btu/kWh

Speed

720rpm

514 rpm

42x11x15
143UStons

63x18x21
391UStons

Output

Dimensions
(L/WH)

* Atgeneratorterminals(0%tolerance)when
operating on
naturalgaswith1%liquidpilotfuel

Fuelflexibility
Multifuel solutions which can flexibly change
between fuels (liquid and gas) online.
Solutionsfor:
Naturalgasandbiogaseswithbackupfuel
Liquidfuels(LBF,LFO,HFO)
Renewablefuels
Fuelconversions

DualFuelapplications References
Power
Plants

DF Power Plant
67 installations
354 engines
Output 4600 MW
Online since1997

Merchant

Offshore

LNGC
141 vessels
567 engines

OSVs
31 vessels
96 engines

Multigas Carrier
5vessels
20engines

Production
2platform
9FPSOs
1FSO
40engines

Conversion
1 Chem. Tanker
RoRo
2vessels
8 engines

Cruise
and Ferry

Navy

Others

LNG Cruise ferry

1 vessels
4 engines
Complete gas
train

Coastal Patrol
DF-propulsion
DF main and
auxiliary
engines

TUG
2 vessel
2 engines each
Mechanical
drive
GuideShip
1vessel/engine
IWW
2vessel
3engines

LNGferries
5 ferries
20 engines
Completegas
train

6 segments > 1,000 engines > 9,500,000 running hours

Wrtsil

Whataregridoperatorslookingfor?
Surveyof33gridoperators,72%ofglobalwindcapacity

0%

Flexible
Generation!

20%

40%

60%

80% 100%
FromFigure38,Jones,LE(2013)
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wind/pdfs/doe
_wind_integration_report.pdf

Flexibilityvs.ElectricalEfficiency
50%

Net
Electrical CCGTs
Efficiency

ICE
CC
ICE
SC

AeroGTs

40%

Coal
Industrial
GTs

Starting time
Ramp rate
Part load operation

Nuclear

Flexibility

30%
Low

Medium

High

Loadingsequencesfordifferentpowerplants
5minutes tofull load!

Load%
100

Load%
100

90

90

80

80

70

70

Additional
powerfrom
Wrtsil plant

60
50
40

60
50
40

30

30

20

20

10

10

0
0

10

15

20

25

CoalFiredpowerplant
Combined Cycle power plant (GTCC)
IndustrialGTpower plant (GTSC)12.5/25min

30

35

40

45

50

55

Aeroderivative GTpower plant (GTSC)(6/10min)

Combustion Engine power plant (1min)

mins

OperationalFlexibility FastStart
90 seconds to sync, <2.5 minutes to 30% load, 5 minutes to full load
800

100

700

80

500
60

400

4
30%

300

40

1.Startupconditions

200

+HTwatertemperature>158F

2.Startuppreparations
3.Speedaccelerationandsynchronisation
4.Loadingwithin3.5min
5.Fullpowerreachedwithin5min

100

0
0

Start signal

30

60

90

120

150

180

210

240

270

300

330

360

Time/sec

.
Minimumuptime0minutes,shutdown1minute,minimumdowntime5minutes

390

20

Power/%

Speed/rpm

600

Bestsimplecycleefficiency
Highestsimplecycleelectrical
efficiency(>46%)
Engineshavehighpartload
efficiency
Highplantefficiencyovera
wideloadrange

Typical net plant heat

rate of 8300 Btu/kWh
HHV at 95 F

Efficiency
Multiengine solution allows for a excellent part load
efficiency with a plant turn down ratio of 30%
Partload efficiency

NetPlant
Efficiency 45
%
(%)

N3units

N2units

N1units

Nunits

10Recip Engines

40

35

30

25

20
40

45

50

55

60

65

70

PlantLoad(%)

75

80

85

Note:GasturbineperformancesbyGTPro /15C/10barNaturalGas
15

90

95

100

Nostartpenalties&Nostartupcosts
Unlimited starts&stopswithnoimpact
oncostormaintenanceschedule.
Thisisunique,noothercompetingtechnologyoffersthesame.

Dispatchersdreamplant
PlainsEnd227MW
Colorado

Minimumwateruse
Engine plants minimize not only fuel but also
water consumption thereby providing major
environmental benefits. These plants use a
closed loop cooling system that requires

minimal water
SimpleCyclewaterconsumption=2gal/engine/week

17

Lowpressuregas
Enginepowerplantsuselow
pressure naturalgas(85psig).
Noneedforaux.gascompressor
orhighpressuregasline

Aesthetics

Powerhouse design makes the project look like a warehouse.

No visible smoke, fumes or steam release
19 WrtsilOctober29,2015 M.Harrer

Casestudy:PlainsEnd,CO
Wind generation drops from 700MWto350MWduring 1hour
ScreenshotfromColoradoDispatch
Center,XcelEnergy,USA

PLAINSENDGENERATINGFACILITY
CO,USA
Type:
Gridstability
Engines:
20xWrtsil 18V34SG
14xWrtsil 20V34SG
Totaloutput: 227MW
Fuel:
Naturalgas
Installed:
2002and2008

ThePlainsEnd Generation facility isbalancing

Colorados 1000MWwind power capacity

Remote controlled from ColoradoDispatch

Center

Grid stability Power Plants based on reciprocating gas engine gensets is started,
providing fast reaction to the change (red and white curves)

Availabilityandreliability
22x18V50SG

MW

Firmcapacity

Days

CCGT (2-2-1)

MW

Firmcapacity

Days

Comparison

W34SG
OPERATIONALTRENDDATAFORWRTSIL34SG
97.7

100

99.6

97.2

98.9

98.0

99.5

90
80
70
60
Availability%

50

Reliability%

40

MTTR(hours)

30
20
10

1.4

1.6

0
2010

2011

Startingreliability:99%

22
Wrtsil

29October2015

1.7
2012

RecentWrtsilFlexiblePowerPlants

PlainsEndI/II,Colorado,227MW
Barrick,Nevada,116MW
MidwestEnergy,Kansas,76MW
STECPearsallTexas203MW
STEC2,Texas,221MW
GoldenSpreadTexas170MW
PG&EPortWestward,Portland220MW
PacificGas,HumboldtBayCA163MW
MatanuskaElectricAlaska171MW

171MW,Palmer,Alaska,USA

Eklutna GeneratingStation
Customer

MatanuskaElectric
Association(Utility)

Type

Wrtsil50DFmultifuel
powerplant

Operating
mode

Flexiblebaseload

Gensets

10xWrtsil18V50DF

Totaloutput

171MW

Fuel

Naturalgas,LFO

Scope

Equipment Delivery

Intheeventofanaturaldisastersuchasan
earthquake,theseenginescanswitchfuels
withoutahiccup.

Delivered

2015

JoeGriffith,MEAGeneralManager

WRTSILPOWERPLANTS

WrtsilSmartPowerGeneration Hawaii

HawaiianElectricCompany,Oahu(pendingPUCapproval)
6x20V34DF 50MW
25 Wrtsil

29October2015

34DF

162MW,Eureka,California,USA

HumboldtBayPowerPlant
Customer

PacificGas&ElectricCo
(Utility)

Type

Wrtsil50DFmultifuel
powerplant

Operating
mode

Flexiblebaseload

Gensets

10xWrtsil18V50DF

Totaloutput

162MW

Ourtechnologyoffershighsimplecycleefficiency

Fuel

Naturalgas,LFO

Scope

EPC

Delivered

2011

onfullandpartloadaswellasotherancillaryservice
benefitsthatmaketheWrtsilsolutionanatural
choiceforthisoperation.

WRTSILPOWERPLANTS

FrankDonnelly,VicePresident,PowerPlants,
WrtsilNorthAmerica

220MW,Clatskanie,Oregon,USA

ThePortWestwardUnit2
Customer

Portland General
ElectricCompany
(Utility)

Type

Wrtsil50SGgaspower
plant

Operating
mode

Peaking&Renewable
Integration

Gensets

12xWrtsil18V50SG

Totaloutput

220MW

Fuel

Naturalgas

Scope

EEQ

Delivered

2014
WRTSILPOWERPLANTS

49MW,Modesto,California,USA

The Woodland3Generating Station

Customer

ModestoIrrigationDistrict

Type

Wrtsil34SGgaspower
plant

Operating
mode

Peaking&Renewable
Integration

Gensets

6xWrtsil20V34SG

Totaloutput

49MW

Fuel

Natural gas

Scope

EEQ

Delivered

2011
WRTSILPOWERPLANTS

NotonlyhavetheWrtsilunitsallowedMID
tomaximizeitsusageofrenewableenergy,it
hasoptimizedtheefficiencyof
MIDsentiregenerationportfolio.
MartinCaballero
MIDAB1257StaffWorkshopResponses

231MW,PlainsEndIandII,Golden,Colorado

PlainsEndIandII
Customer

TYR Energy(IPP)

Type

Wrtsil34SGgasgrid
stability

Operating
mode

Peaking&Renewable
Integration

Gensets

20xWrtsil18V34SG,14
xWrtsil20V34SG

Totaloutput

118MW,113MW

Fuel

Naturalgas

Scope

EPC (I),EquipmentDelivery
(II)

Delivered

2001, 2006
WRTSILPOWERPLANTS

Duringbreakfastanddinnerhoursdemand
increasesandtheplantfollowsthisperfectly.
Thisistheway.Thisisthefuture.
KentL.Fickett,formerSeniorVicePresidentof
PG&ENationalEnergyGroup(predecessorofNEGT)