Tuesday 20th August 2019: RJM’s ground-breaking Uskmouth project has been featured in the August edition of Modern Power Systems magazine.
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RJM’s Uskmouth project featured in MPS
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- RJM helps Energy Works Hull qualify for CfD subsidy scheme
ENDS Report has confirmed that RJM’s customer Energy Works Hull has been named by the LCCC as the only advanced gasification plant (out of nine) to qualify for the CfD subsidy scheme. “I would like to thank RJM for its support which helped us successfully pass the 95% installed capacity test. This enabled Energy Works Hull to qualify for the subsidy scheme. I believe RJM was instrumental in the screw design, screw speed and fuel feed operation to help us achieve this. I also think the RJM approach of great ideas, designing, modelling and implementing has helped us with this success,” said Mark Roberts, Head of Engineering, Bioenergy Infrastructure Group. https://rjm-international.com/about-us/customer-quotes/ ENDS Report stated: “The government-owned Low Carbon Contracts Company, which runs the Contracts for Difference (CfD) subsidy system, reviewed the progress of projects supported under it last year. Of the nine ‘advanced conversion technologies’ projects in the first and second CfD rounds, only one had made a ‘final installed capacity’, BIG’s Energy Works (Hull). But the plant had a troubled beginning, its commissioning having been delayed by years and its initial builder thrown off the job. Five other projects dropped out of the CfD process entirely. https://www.endsreport.com/article/1740851/gas-went-wrong-uks-gasification-industry RJM has been working at Energy Works Hull and its sister operation, Ince Bio Power, for the past two years, on a range of combustion improvement and performance upgrade initiatives to improve reliability and output.
- RJM’s Technical Services Agreements delivering value for generators
As part of three major UK site upgrade projects, RJM has set up TSAs (Technical Services Agreements) to establish an agreed relationship with the customer and provide ongoing operational support. They allow RJM to analyse plant operations using live data and collaboratively develop an agreed plan of works with the operators, resulting in measurable improvements that translate into an increase in performance. In addition, it gives operators the ability to call upon RJM’s expertise at a moment’s notice, without the need for additional procurement and contractual processes, meaning RJM can react to plant issues much more quickly. If you have a plant that could benefit by having a Technical Services Agreement provided by RJM, please contact: E [email protected] T + 44 (0)1962 831250
- RJM wins performance improvement project in Malaysia
Following on from the successful completion of a Combustion Audit, RJM has now been commissioned by plant owner Malakoff, to build on the findings of that audit and carry out a full Combustion Tuning Project to improve combustion performance. The 1,000MW plant, commissioned in 2016, is a T-fired GE/Alstom ultra-supercritical unit, firing sub-bituminous coal. This is an excellent opportunity for RJM and highlights the confidence that Malakoff has in RJM’s capabilities to resolve complex combustion issues and improve plant performance, especially when fuel diets are widening, and emissions regulations are continuing to tighten up. Commeninting on the project win, John Goldirng, RJM ‘s Managing Director said, “We are delighted to be working with Malakoff on this project and very much value this new opportunity to support them in improving plant performance.”
- RJM appoints four representatives across the USA
RJM International announces today that its US operation, RJM Corporation (USA) Inc., has appointed four representative businesses to introduce RJM’s portfolio of products and services to the US market. Hawkins Hamilton, covering Virginia and North Carolina, will target the pulp and paper industry and educational institutions; JWM & Affiliates will target the pulp and paper industry and biomass plants across California, Oregon, Washington and Utah; and Westmoreland Associates will target the pulp and paper industry, utility-scale generators, and cement works in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Hayes Hesler will identify sales opportunities amongst utility generators in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Illinois. Commenting on these tie-ups, Christian Neal, Manager of Business Development for RJM in the USA said, “All industrial users of energy are having to meet tighter emissions thresholds and deliver operational improvements to improve flexibility and reliability all while increasing their fuel versatility. That creates a unique space for a provider of specialty combustion solutions like RJM.” “At the same time, we’re seeing that increased fuel costs are creating new demand for improvements in efficiency and fuel diversification to deliver more MWe / MWth per $ of fuel,” he added. An RJM burner replacement program on an old firing system, with a new fuel train and improved control systems can not only deliver a significant uplift in performance but also reduce emissions. Typically, a plant with 50ppm+ NOx emissions can be reduced to <15ppm NOx following an RJM burner replacement program. For the tightest emissions environment, e.g. in California, additional, secondary measures such as an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reaction) system, can ensure NOx is brought down to the state limit of 2ppm. Over the past 20 years, RJM has developed new methodologies to identify and resolve sub-optimal plant performance across every parameter and has designed a suite of products – from single components right up to full burner assemblies – that address them and return the plants to best-in-class performance. For example, across Beijing, RJM has installed 35 of its CleanAir Burner™ gas burners that are helping to significantly reduce air pollution in the capital. “There is real demand across the USA for upgraded firing systems that are more efficient with reduced emissions, and I am delighted to bring RJM’s products and expertise to market through our new representative network. “Today we are announcing the appointment of Hawkins Hamilton, JWM & Affiliates, Westmoreland Associates and Hayes Hesler. Additional appointments will follow to give us full coast-to-coast coverage. “I am excited that RJM can draw upon each representative’s technical expertise and local knowledge, and I look forward to a successful collaborative relationship with all of them,” he confirmed. -ENDS- For further information, please contact: Christian Neal Manager of Business Development, RJM Corporation (USA) Inc. T + 1 (214) 207 9252 E [email protected] Christopher Biggs Head of Global Marketing, RJM International T + 44 (0)7796 171091 E [email protected]