MHI to Supply Four Circulating Water Pumps for Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant in China. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) received an order for the supply of four circulating water pumps (CWP) for Units 5 and 6 of the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant in China, in collaboration with Dongfang Electric Machinery Co. Ltd. (DFEM), a core company of the Dongfang Electric Group, one of China’s three major heavy electrical equipment manufacturers. The Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant is located in Sanmen County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China. Construction of the newly ordered Units 5 and 6 will follow Units 1 and 2 that are in operation and Units 3 and 4 that are under construction. The reactor type for these units will be the Hualong One, also known as the HPR1000, a pressurized water reactor with a capacity of 1,215 MWe. This contract marks the first order received under the collaboration between DFEM and MHI. Both parties aim to expand their business in the field of circulating water pumps for nuclear power plants in China.
Tidal Stream Performance Breakthrough. SKF announced a major achievement in July with the setting of a new world record for tidal turbine performance and reliability. Its systems have operated continuously for more than six years at 1.5 MW without unplanned or disruptive maintenance, marking a new era for the technology. SKF has worked with Proteus Marine Renewables to deliver cutting-edge technology for MeyGen, the world’s largest tidal stream array. The project is operated by SAE Renewables and is located in Scotland’s Pentland Firth. SKF said it will support a 59-MW addition to the current 6-MW pilot array at MeyGen, with ambitions to scale significantly through 2025 and beyond.
Proven Engines Provide Emergency Power for Offshore Wind Platforms in the UK. Rolls-Royce received a second order from Eureka Pumps AS to supply mtu Series 4000 engines to power emergency power generators for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Farm on the east coast of the UK. Rolls-Royce will thus supply a total of four mtu engines for the first and second phases of the large wind farm, which is operated by energy supplier RWE. The engines will be installed on two converter platforms at sea and onshore. The wind farm, which has a total capacity of 4.2 GW, is located 50 to 80 kilometers off the east coast of the UK. The emergency power generators are based on 20-cylinder mtu Series 4000 P63 engines, each with an output of 2.6 MWe. The units ensure that the power supply on the converter platforms remains stable even if the main power supply fails.
—Aaron Larson is POWER’s executive editor.
