Rolls Royce to provide generators for 3 GW nuclear power project in England
Rolls Royce has signed a contract to provide its MTU diesel generators to provide back-up power to the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset.
The generator systems, Type MTU 956 TB33 with 3600 kW power output each, will guarantee power to critical power station systems in the event of any unplanned outage of the site’s standing power supply.
Each generator set includes all the auxiliary systems, tanks, coolers, exhaust and air intake systems, pumps, pipework, valves, starting systems, lubricating and fuel oil systems as well as the electrical power generator and all the instrumentation and control systems.
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February 04, 2019
Swansea tidal lagoon plan revived through PPAs
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Ørsted completes 20 MW Carnegie Road battery storage project
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33 MW UK wind project begins first generation
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Anesco partners with Shell New Energies on battery storage project
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