Wood Group GTS reduces NOx levels by 45 per cent at Ohio power station

HOUSTON, Aug. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wood Group GTS achieved a 45 per cent reduction of NOx on a GE Frame 5P gas turbine as part of an $800,000 turnkey NOx performance project at a power station in Ohio. The black start unit at the coal plant was being re-permitted for commercial operation as a peaking unit. Because the EPA required stricter emission regulations to allow the permitting change, the facility was required to reduce NOx emissions from 119ppm to 65ppm.  The upgrade was carried out within a 10-day planned outage schedule, thereby avoiding additional down time of the plant.

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"Reducing NOx emissions delivered a rapid ROI to the facility," said Frank Avery, president of Wood Group GTS – Power Plant Services. "Wood Group GTS' investment in gas turbine performance technology, extensive optimization and upgrade experience as well as a track record in major maintenance services, uniquely positions us as an independent service provider to deliver robust and cost-efficient solutions for gas turbine owners and operators."

The scope of work included a new Wood Group GTS water injection skid, new Wood Group GTS fuel nozzles and liner caps. Also installed was a ring water manifold with the appropriate check valves, flame scanners and a lube oil temperature transmitter to ensure system function and long-term reliability.

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Wood Group GTS is a leading independent provider of rotating equipment services and solutions for clients in the power and oil & gas markets. Worldwide, these services include: power plant engineering, procurement and construction; facility operations & maintenance; repair & overhaul, optimisation and upgrades of gas and steam turbines, pumps, compressors and other high-speed rotating equipment. www.woodgroupgts.com

Wood Group is an international energy services company with around $7bn sales, employing around 43,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses – Wood Group Engineering, Wood Group PSN and Wood Group GTS – providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas and power generation industries worldwide. www.woodgroup.com

For further information contact
Carolyn Smith, Corporate Communications - Eastern Hemisphere, Wood Group
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 851099, email: [email protected]

Bobbie Ireland, Corporate Communications – Americas, Wood Group
Tel: +1 (281) 828 3505, email: [email protected] 

SOURCE Wood Group GTS