New Power Solutions Came to Sakhalin

Moscow, February 8, 2016 (Newswire.com) - BPC Engineering completed a project for mini CHP plant installation in Nysh village, Sakhalin Region. The plant consists of a 600-kW ENEX 600 power system and a UT-65 heat recovery system with 0.75MW of thermal output as the main source of heat supply. Two hot-water boilers, 0.42MW each, supply additional thermal energy during peak demand.  The equipment is arranged in a single building located in the territory of the village. Within the framework of the project BPC Engineering manufactured the ENEX power system and performed equipment supply, installation supervision and the commissioning of the mini CHP plant.

The installation of the new CHP plant was motivated by laying a new gas pipeline to the village. The plant replaced an outdated diesel power plant that was the reason for multiple outages in the remote community. The Customer – Nogliksk District Administration – chose ENEX power system as being the most reliable, efficient and proven equipment in the conditions of the Far East. The CHP plant runs on the natural gas producing 1.2kW of thermal energy per each 1kW of power. Modular design of the power system comprising 3x 200-kW microturbine modules ensures high load flexibility for daily peaks. Each module is serviced independently allowing for the continuous operation of the plant. Highly automated ENEX power systems do not require constant presence of technical personnel with maintenance intervals of 8 000 hours.  This CHP plant also provides significant savings for the community since it has small quantity of moving parts and does not use lubricants and coolants for operation reducing the cost of generated power by almost 10 times in comparison with 1 kilowatt generated by a diesel engine. With low noise (60 dBA at 10-m distance) and low greenhouse emissions (CO and NOx less than 9 ppm) the plant complies with the most stringent environmental requirements.

As for today, the mini CHP plant covers all needs in electricity and heat of the 500-people community. The generated thermal power is used for hot water supply and heating of a school, administration building, surrounding houses and other facilities. The obsolete diesel engines serve as a backup source. The new facility ensures continuous and reliable energy supply providing new opportunities for the development of railway communications on the Sakhalin Island.