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AUSTIN, TEXAS (March 15, 2005) — Emerson
Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), announced
today that it has won a $7.4 million contract to automate China ’s
new Datang Ningde Power Plant.
The project represents further evidence of China’s emerging
power generation controls market, which is estimated at $120 million,
and growing at a double-digit rate annually. Emerson will use its
innovative digital PlantWeb® automation architecture to reduce
automation costs and optimize the power plant’s performance
and reliability.
Owned by Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Datang
Ningde is the first large-scale coal-fired power plant to be built
in China’s Fujian Province. With four 600-megawatt units,
the plant is expected to help alleviate the province’s reliance
on hydropower, which accounts for nearly half of the province’s
installed power generation capacity. Severe drought in recent years
has caused power shortages, underscoring the need for an alternative
power generation method.
Expected to be operational
in 2006, Datang Ningde will be a supercritical plant, using new
clean coal technology that enables operation at elevated steam
temperature and pressure. Because this advanced technology makes
coal-based electricity generation more efficient while also reducing
fuel-related emissions, it is expected to become more prevalent
in China as the country expands its generation capacity to meet
the growing demand for power.
Emerson's Power & Water Solutions industry center will coordinate
and supervise the project that represents the first application
of PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation® control
system and Foundation™ fieldbus technology in a supercritical
plant in China. PlantWeb is expected to generate major engineering,
wiring and commissioning savings initially, as well as ongoing
savings due to its AMS™ Suite asset management capabilities,
which use predictive intelligence to optimize plant performance
and reliability.
“We are pleased to continue our relationship with Emerson
and are eager to apply their advanced automation and control technologies
to a project that is so important to this company and this region,” said
Liu Shuli, supervisor for Datang International Power Generation.
“The PlantWeb digital automation solution has been proven
many times over as an effective approach for reducing new plant
construction and engineering costs as well as achieving ongoing
operational efficiencies,” said John Berra, president of
Emerson Process Management. “We are gratified Datang International
selected Emerson for a project that will help provide a safe, clean
and reliable alternative energy source.”
At the new four-unit plant, Emerson will install a total of 68
redundant controllers, 32 Ovation workstations, HART intelligent
field devices and AMS Suite. In all, the Ovation system will manage
nearly 36,000 I/O points. The first unit is expected to be operational
in February 2006, with all units completed by June 2006.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com),
an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production,
processing and distribution in the power, water and wastewater treatment, chemical,
oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and
other industries.
Emerson's Power & Water Solutions division (www.emersonprocess-powerwater.com)
is a global supplier of advanced distributed process control
and information systems. The Pittsburgh-based company is a recognized
leader in developing plant-wide process control solutions for
the power generation, water treatment and wastewater treatment
industries. Power & Water Solutions plays a key role in the
Emerson mission of combining superior products and technology
with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management
and maintenance services. Emerson brands include: PlantWeb®;
Ovation®; SmartProcess®; Fisher®; MicroMotion®;
Rosemount®; Daniel®; DeltaV™ ; and AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global
leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide
innovative solutions to customers through its network power,
process management, industrial automation, climate technologies,
and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004
were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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Ovation, SureService, SmartProcess, PlantWeb,
Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount, Daniel, AMS™ Suite and DeltaV™ are
marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are the property
of their respective owners.
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