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Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd. Awarded Contract for Two Supercritical Coal-Fired Steam-Electric Generating Power Blocks from American Municipal Power Inc.

Publication: Energy Weekly News
Publication Date: 31-JUL-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
American Municipal Power Inc. (AMP) has awarded a contract for the design and supply of two supercritical, coal-fired steam-electric generating power blocks to Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd., for the American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS) project.

Each power block consists of a pulverized coal boiler powering a steam turbine generator and the associated nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission control equipment. The AMPGS is a state-of-the-art coal-fired generating project under development in Meigs County, Ohio, adjacent to the Ohio River.

The state-of-the-art supercritical boilers are designed to operate at superheat and reheat steam temperatures and higher pressures resulting in significantly higher plant efficiency. The facility will consume less coal per amount of electricity generated, therefore,...

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