DUNKIRK - Combined-cycle power plant in France

On 18 April, 2002, Cofatech

created a subsidiary, DK6,
which entrusted the
development of a new Turnkey
Combined-cycle power station,
with an output of 2x400 MW,
to ALSTOM. The contract came
into force on 7 June, 2002,
and commercial operation is
scheduled to commence at the
beginning of 2005.
Located in the industrial estate of
Dunkirk, in northern France, the DK6
power station is based on two
identical units, each of 400 MW, to
burn the blast furnace gas and the
coke oven gas from the nearby
Sollac steel mill. Each unit includes a
GT13E2 gas turbo-generator set
equipped with a stack by-pass, a
steam turbo-generator, a 3-winding
main transformer and a waste
recovery boiler with COG and BFG
burner. Common facilities generate
the demineralized water, compressed
air, and fire protection water. The
effluents are treated and neutralized
to comply with European regulations
and reduce the environmental
impact. As a result of the flexibility
of DK6, the customer will be able to
supply the Sollac steelworks and also
sell electricity. The plants operational
concept will satisfy varying electricity
demands, and supply can still be
maintained if the steel plant is shut
down. During the engineering phase
emphasis was placed on achieving
high reliability in a demanding
industrial environment, and complicity
with new European regulations.

General view

Dunkirk is an ideal location for the

distribution of gas and electricity,
while the Sollac steelworks is very
competitive -- generating an average
of 4.8 TWh per year of blast furnace
gas and 0.5 TWh of coke oven gas.
The use of BFG and COG gas as
fuels contribute to the reduction of
greenhouse gas release. Natural gas
is available in Dunkirk from the
Netherlands and Norway. Dunkirk is
also pivotal in the French natural gas
system, and in October 2001, Gaz
de France started operation at the
nearby Pitgam gas compression
station -- the biggest in France. DK6
represents both a challenge and a
new approach to electricity
production and enhancing the value
of steelworks gases. The DK6 plant
is thus essentially the fusion of two
projects :

A combined-cycle plant, which

gives the customer a flexible and
efficient electricity production
capability, and allows arbitrage
between natural gas and electricity
prices.
A conventional thermal plant,
which creates economic benefits for
Sollac from steelworks gas.

GT13E2 gas turbine

Power Turbo-Systems
Plants

COMBINED-CYCLE PLANT
MAIN FEATURES
Location :

France

Customer :

DK6

Consultant Engineer :

LAHMEYER

Scope of supply

Full Turnkey

Contract in force :

07/06/02

First synchronisation
1st GT :

13/04/04
Steam and water diagram

MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Combined cycle with supplementary firing

Generators

GT

ST

Type

Custom concept based on

KA13E2 (two power trains)
800
10
48

210
0.85
50
15.75
Static
Air
Yes,
for GT starting

283
0.85
50
18
Static
Air
No

GT13E2
172

Water & steam cycle

Gross output (MW)

at nominal air temperature (C)
Gross efficiency
at nominal temperature (%)

Rating (MVA)
Power factor
Frequency (Hz)
Terminal voltage (kV)
Excitation system
Cooling system
Static frequency converter

GT
Model
Rating ISO (MW)
conditions (open cycle) (MW)
Rating at nominal
temperature combined cycle (C)
Fuel
Cooling system
Exhaust temperature
(combined cycle) (C)
NOx control system

164
Natural gas
Closed cooling water
529
Dry, Lean combustion
technology

Condensing plant
- Water temperature (C)
- Condenser pressure (mbar)
- Tube material
Feedwater tank
Main pumps configuration
- Condensate extraction
- HP / LP feedwater pumps
- BP / LP feedwater pumps
- Circulating water pumps

14
35
Titanium
3 x 50 %
2 x 100 %
Na
2 x 50 %

HRSG
Electrical and C&I

Type
Number of pressure levels
HP / LP (bar abs.) / temperature (C)
Mean flow HP / LP (t/h)
Exhaust gas by pass and damper
Suplementary Firing

Vertical / Natural circulation

One pressure + Reheater
143 / 566
534
Yes
Coke Oven Gas, Blast Furnace,
and natural gas

Steam turbine
Rating (MW)
Number of pressure stage
Main steam pressure (bar abs.)
/ steam temperature (C)
LP exhaust type

240
3
140 / 564.7

Last update the :

02/07/04

Lateral

Main transformer
465
- Rated output (MVA)
236 / 18
- Transformation ratio (kV)
Unit auxiliary transformer
2
Number
26
- Rated output (MVA)
18 / 6.9
- Transformation ratio (kV)
Instrumentation and control system
ABB EGATROL
- GT controler
ALSTOM
- ST controler
ALSTOM MICOM
- Protection
ALSTOM P320
- DCS

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Combined cycle - with steel gas fired boiler - 2 x 400 MW

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