vgbe energy journal 11 (2022) - International Journal for Generation and Storage of Electricity and Heat

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vgbe energy news
Workshop on flexible operation
successfully held in Kolkata and
Dehli, India
• Flexible operation of thermal power
plants is a hot topic
(vgbe) On 22 and 24 November 2022,
workshops took place under the auspices
of the Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF).
In both Kolkata and Delhi, more than 100
participants learned about the flexible operation
of thermal power plants. Together
with its partners Steag Energy Services and
Siemens Energy, the vgbe presented the results
of the various flexibility studies that
have been carried out in recent years.
The venue Kolkata was chosen because two
of the three power plants that were in the
focus of the investigations are in the vicinity
of this city. Teams from the power plants
Andal (operator Damodar Valley Corporation)
and Maithon (operator Tata Power)
presented their experiences in flexible
power plant operation. In both events, the
Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority
inaugurated the event. In his welcome
speech, he pointed out that operation
with a load of up to 55% should become
obligatory in the near future – in a few
years even 40% is the envisaged target for
technical minimum load.
More than 100 participants in Kolkata informed
themselves about flexible power
plant operation.
The workshops were organized by the Indian
vgbe partner organization EEC (Excellence
Enhancement Center), the Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
GmbH (GIZ) and the vgbe. All partners
will continue to work on the topic in
the future – simulator training and further
flexibility studies are planned.
Erfolgreiche Workshops zu
flexiblem Kraftwerksbetrieb in
Kolkata und Dehli, Indien
• Flexibler Betrieb thermischer
Kraftwerke ist ein Top-Thema
(vgbe) Am 22. und 24. November 2022
fanden Workshops unter dem Dach des
Deutsch-Indischen Energieforums (DIEF)
statt. Sowohl in Kolkata als auch in Delhi
haben sich jeweils mehr als 100 Teilnehmer
über den flexiblen Betrieb thermischer
Kraftwerke informiert. Der vgbe hat
zusammen mit seinen Partnern Steag
Energy Services und Siemens Energy die
Ergebnisse der verschiedenen Flexibilitätsstudien
vorgestellt, die in den letzten
Jahren erarbeitet wurden.
Der Veranstaltungsort Kolkata wurde gewählt,
weil sich zwei der drei Kraftwerke,
die im Fokus der Untersuchungen standen,
in der Nähe dieser Stadt befinden.
Teams der Kraftwerke Andal (Betreiber
Damodar Valley Corporation) und Maithon
(Betreiber Tata Power) stellten ihre
Erfahrungen im flexiblen Kraftwerksbetrieb
vor. In beiden Veranstaltung hat der
Chairman der Central Electricity Authority
die Veranstaltung eröffnet. In seinem
Grußwort zeigte er auf, dass ein Betrieb
bis zu 55 % Last in naher Zukunft obligatorisch
werden sollen – in einigen Jahren
seien sogar 40 % als Vorgabe geplant.
Die Workshops wurden von der indischen
vgbe-Partnerorganisation EEC (Excellence
Enhancement Center), der Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
GmbH (GIZ) und vgbe organisiert.
Alle Partner werden auch zukünftig
an dem Thema weiterarbeiten – dazu sind
Simulatortrainings und weitere Flexibilitätsuntersuchungen
geplant.
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vgbe position paper
H2-Ready published
• With the position paper “H2-Ready”,
the association contributes the view of
its member companies to the current
debate on the definition of H2 readiness
in the energy sector.
vgbe energy e.V. represents operators of
plants for the energetic use of hydrogen.
With the position paper “H2-Ready”, the
association contributes the view of its
member companies to the current debate
on the definition of H2 readiness in the energy
sector.
The paper – now available in English and
German language – outlines the technical,
economic and regulatory challenges for
the energetic use of hydrogen from the
point of view of energy plant operators.
vgbe´s positions concerning the thermal
use of hydrogen are as follows:
A plant is considered H2-ready if it can
be operated 100 % with hydrogen during
its lifetime – if necessary, with various retrofitting
steps.
• The use of hydrogen is technically
possible in gas turbines, engines and
industrial boilers as well as in fuel cells.
The economic viability of such plants is
currently not yet feasible. The economic
viability of such plants is currently not
yet feasible.
• For physical and technical reasons,
hydrogen combustion is likely to
produce higher NOx emissions than
natural gas combustion. This
circumstance is to be taken into account
with applicable regulations for
promotion and licensing of these plants.
• The requirements for materials of the
plants concerned have to be transferred
and specified in German regulations
and any data gaps have to be filled
accordingly.
The detailed explanations are presented
in the vgbe position paper “H2-Ready”. The
supplementary vgbe factsheet “H2-Readiness
of Gas Turbine Plants” is currently in
preparation.
The results of this position paper will be
incorporated into the “Process Guide: Power
and heat generation on the basis of renewable
and decarbonised gases” jointly
developed by BDEW (Association of the
German Energy and Water Industries) and
vgbe for the transformation of gas-based
generation plants.
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