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COMMITMENT Tim J. richards, Managing director, International Energy Policy, GE Energy Infrastructure we’re seeing a lot of changes in environmental guidelines around the world, in places like the United states, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent states, and China. why is there an increased focus on adapting guidelines? With regard to carbon dioxide emissions, world leaders are presently focusing on their national policies in order to be prepared to make their own commitments in the context of the Copenhagen COP 15 negotiating process. Governments are depending on the private sector to come up with the new technologies that will transform our use of energy and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. what do these developments mean for gE and its partners? do they bring new opportunities? Today there is a leadership race in cleaner, smarter energy technology that is vital to economic growth, job creation and energy security. This could become the dominant job creator of the 21st century, and countries — not to mention companies — that move quickly to seize that opportunity will reap the rewards. These developments present a great opportunity for global leaders in the renewable-energy business, including GE. For example, the American The spotlight will be on the energy sector at COP 15, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, running december 7–18 in Copenhagen. Connexion magazine caught up with Tim J. richards, Managing director, International Energy Policy, at GE Energy Infrastructure, to talk about GE’s role in the conference and its leadership in sustainable energy solutions. CliMaTe Change tough QueStionS, real SolutionS Wind Energy Association reports that in 2008, the US wind industry spurred a $17 billion investment and created more than 35,000 jobs. what challenges will new guidelines bring? how is gE positioned to respond? GE is extremely well positioned to help our customers meet emissionsreduction requirements. We’ve created an environmental business strategy called ecomagination that will help solve some of the world’s largest environmental challenges. The ecomagination program is based on a large commitment to r&d and deployment of cleaner technologies – a $1.5 billion annual investment. Leadership in the clean-energy economy will demand a long-term and sustained commitment from government and commercial partners, and GE is investing to meet these challenges. why is COp 15 a pivotal meeting for the energy sector? To address climate change, it’s essential that governments establish a price on greenhouse-gas emissions in the very near future. This will drive adoption of advanced and cleaner technologies. The price should be predictable, long-term and at a level that achieves required emissions cuts. All of this depends on national legal structures, which are best accomplished in the context of an international consensus. how will gE participate in activities surrounding COp 15? GE’s ecomagination technologies will be on display at the bright Green exhibition, which will take place december 12-13 in parallel with the Copenhagen conference. In addition, GE provides its views on climate legislation to thought organizations such as the US Climate Action Partnership and in direct testimony before legislative and administrative bodies. how do you see gE’s role in stopping global climate change? GE believes that reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions, continued investment in new technology and the promotion of energy security and diversity will help us tackle this global challenge. We’re committed to working with leaders in government and the private sector to develop solutions. As a part of the ecomaginationbusiness initiative, GE has also committed to achieving self-imposed internal targets to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and water use. In 2008, we reduced our greenhouse-gas emissions from operations 13% from the 2004 baseline, and we committed to a 20% reduction in freshwater consumption by 2012. Our diverse portfolio of energy-efficient services and technologies is helping our customers to achieve voluntary targets as well as legal requirements. Addressing these challenges today is not only the right thing to do — it‘s good business. An extended version of this interview is available on Connexion website (www.geenergy-connexion.com). 22 l CONNEXION GE Energy EPC Associates Magazine
EXCHANGE eCo-CooperaTion GE Energy’s Jenbacher gas engine division and EPC provider Clarke Energy Australia recently completed construction of one of the largest CMM (coal mine methane) power plants in the world — Anglo Coal’s Moranbah North mine in the Australian state of queensland. Here, we learn more about this ecomagination-certifi ed, 15-engine, 45.6 MW power plant. GREG COLUMBUS Managing DireCTor, ClarKe energY aUSTralia the Moranbah CMM plant is a technical, engineering and environmental achievement. tell us more about how Clarke Energy and gE Energy worked together to complete this unique project. The Moranbah North waste coal methane power plant is one of the largest of its kind in the world. We were able to build a plant that processes methane-rich mine gas, and with GE’s Jenbacher engines, transform it into onsite energy to power the mine. The project contributes to the country’s energy-development goals and is accredited as part of the New South Wales Government Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme. There are a number of firsts on this project. For one, the customer, Energy developments Limited, had never outsourced the entire turnkey execution of a plant to an EPC contractor before, previously preferring to do it in-house. Second, it was the first time for the customer to choose Jenbacher gas engines in Australia. Hiring Clarke Energy as the EPC contractor with GE’s gas engine technology was a big change for the customer compared to earlier projects. In addition, the plant was completed seven weeks ahead of schedule, within budget and with an impeccable safety record, which was also important for our customer. Given GE Energy’s product-quality focus and Clarke’s customer project-quality focus, customers benefit from a seamless approach and obtain power plants that are among the best in the industry worldwide. Going forward, we are looking at other ways GE Energy and Clarke Energy can work together on other types of power projects, such as integrating gas turbine plants with Jenbacher gas engines. CHRISTOF HARASSER area SaleS Manager, ge energY, JenBaCher gaS engineS what particular synergies between gE Energy and Clarke Energy made the project run so smoothly? GE Energy was the gas engine equipment supplier and Clarke Energy was the EPC, providing turnkey engineering, procurement and construction. The two teams worked closely together to ensure the installation went smoothly on both a mechanical and electrical level. Gas engines use extremely advanced technology, so the project took a high level of communication, coordination and teamwork. Clarke Energy has been a distributor of Jenbacher gas engines for more than 15 years and in 1998 became the exclusive sales and service supplier for our engines in Australia and New Zealand. What’s more, they’ve designed a pre-engineered container package for our JGS 620 gas engines that provides customers with a small-footprint, high-power-density plant and ensures prompt project delivery. We’re proud of what the Jenbacher team and Clarke Energy Australia accomplished on the Moranbah project. This unique CMM plant takes a “problem gas” — the methane generated from coal mining — and turns it into a valuable power source while keeping nearly 1.5 million tons of C0 2 equivalent per year out of the environment. Number 3 l October 2009 CONNEXION l 23
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