Sener takes part in a German project to replace two coal-fired plants with 1.4 GW natural gas plants set up to run on hydrogen.

An international consortium consisting of Sener, GE Vernova and Bonatti will conduct the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for EnBW's two new thermal power plants in Heilbronn and Altbach/Deizisau, near Stuttgart, Germany. The contracts include the equipment and construction of the plants, as well as software solutions, maintenance and service for ten years. The new and more efficient natural gas plants will replace the existing coal-fired plants, while at the same time enabling future combustion of fuel blends of up to 100 per cent hydrogen by volume by the 2030s.

These efficient thermal power plants in Heilbronn and Altbach / Deizisau are expected to supply in total almost 1,340 MW to the national grid. Each 680 MW power plant will replace the existing coal-fired units in Heilbronn and Altbach/Deizisau, with the new plants expected to be operational by the end of 2026. Switching from a single coal plant to its gas equivalent can reduce carbon emissions by 60% and reduce emissions of other pollutants such as mercury, NOx, SOx and particulate matter by using state-of-the-art HA gas turbines.

The new power plants will help increase the security of Germany's energy supply while continuing to phase out the use of coal and further expanding a more reliable roll-out of renewable energy resources, distributing power quickly to respond to fluctuations in the grid. In addition, the two power plants are designed to run on up to 100% hydrogen by volume, in line with the national goal to deploy renewables and green hydrogen on a large scale, but more importantly in line with EnBW's sustainability goals of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035.

Source: Estrategia Empresarial