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PITTSBURGH (April 5, 2005) — Emerson
Process Management, a business of Emerson, announced today that
it has won a $7 million contract to automate China’s coal-fired
Huaneng Yuhuan Power Plant as the country expands its generation
capacity to meet the growing demand for power.
Owned by Huaneng Power International Inc, the project will be
China’s first 1,000-megawatt-per-unit power plant, and
the country’s first to use ultra-supercritical technologies.
Ultra-supercritical plants use new advanced clean coal technology
that allows operation at elevated steam temperatures and pressures.
Ultra-supercritical technologies are expected to become more
prevalent in China because they can boost the efficiency of
coal-based electricity generation by more than 50 percent,
while maintaining superior environmental performance.
China ’s power generation controls market is growing
rapidly, currently estimated at $120 million annually.
Emerson will engineer and install its Ovation® expert control
system at the new four-unit, 4,000-megawatt (4x1,000 megawatt)
plant. Emerson’s Ovation was designed and built for the power
generation industry and has been proven in thousands of installations.
"For this milestone project we were looking for a proven
solution that offered superior technology, engineering and support,” said
Wu Hechun, supervisor of I&C, Huaneng Power International. “Emerson
offered the right combination of advanced technologies and technical
expertise this significant and high-profile project required.”
Located
in Yuhuan City in China’s Zhejiang Province, the
plant will be built in two phases: the first two units are expected
to be operational in 2007; the remaining units are slated for
start-up the following year. The project will be coordinated
and supervised by Emerson’s Power & Water Solutions
industry center.
Ovation boasts a number of industry-leading
advanced technologies: the incorporation of embedded advanced
control algorithms specifically tailored to meet the challenges
of electricity generation; a mission-critical, Fast Ethernet
network for high-speed communications of plant information; the
industry’s most powerful controller with the fastest
duty cycle available to optimize plant performance; and a full
line of analog, digital and special-purpose turbine and boiler
control modules; among others.
"We are honored to be chosen as the
control system supplier to China’s first 1000- megawatt-per-unit
plant, and also the country’s first to use ultra‑supercritical
technology,” said
John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. “We
look forward to partnering with Huaneng Power to help them achieve
the operating goals of the plant.”
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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