Centrica’s South Humber Bank combined cycle power plant, in UK North East Lincolnshire, upgraded three GT13E2 gas turbines with its MXL2 solutions.

Given the low capacity agreement prices set in UK auctions, existing combined-cycle plants need low, predictable maintenance costs and high performance technology to offer operators a competitive position and enough income from power generation.

The GT13Ew MXL2 engine upgrade project increases the efficiency of their natural gas power plants to remain competitive in the United Kingdom ever changing power industry, helping the plant to meet the electricity needs of more than 1 million homes (nearly half the homes in the Yorkshire and Humber regions).

“We are very pleased to make these upgrades at South Humber Bank, the future of this important power station has been secured for at least another decade as we can now return these turbines to full commercial operation and strengthen our competitiveness.”

Mark Futyan, director of merchant power at Centrica’s Distributed Energy and Power business.

South Humber Bank Power Station Outage (video)

GT13E2MXL2 Upgrade Boosts Efficiency and Power Output of UK Power Plant

Alstom upgraded two GT13E2 gas turbines for Dubai Aluminium’s (DUBAL) combined-cycle power plant in the United Arab Emirates.

The dual fuel MXL2 retrofit product is provides DUBAL with the ability to achieve a 1% increase in combined cycle mode efficiency. In addition, the technology will also produce an additional 12MW of gross power output, reduce CO2 emissions and also increase service intervals by one-third, thereby contributing to significant reduction in operating costs.

Alstom to supply the first MXL2 upgrade package in the Middle East