B&W Clean Power Production Case Studies

Unique Construction Approach to Refinery Boiler Refurbishment

An oil refinery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was experiencing boiler failures that were having a frequent and negative impact on its operations. This project showcases how the linkage of creative engineering, material supply and advanced construction planning come together to meet ambitious goals and minimize impacts to customer operations during and well after project completion.

Superheater Replacement and On-Site Inconel® Cladding – Eeklo, Belgium

Babcock & Wilcox Renewable Service (B&W) won the order for replacement of superheaters 1, 2 and 3 and on-site Inconel® cladding in the first boiler pass of IVM’s waste-to-energy line 2 in Eeklo, Belgium.

Water-Cooled Inconel® Panels in Furnace – Bolton, England

In 2021, Babcock & Wilcox Renewable Service (B&W) won the order from SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK for engineering, manufacturing, delivery and installation of new Inconel®-cladded furnace walls for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)-owned Thermal Recovery Facility at Raikes Lane, Bolton, England.

Onsite Inconel® Cladding and Combustion Air Upgrade - Sundsvall Energi AB

B&W Renewable Service won this project for onsite Inconel® cladding and combustion air upgrade at Korstaverket in Sundsvall, Sweden. The client also requested the possibility to increase the capacity of the boiler. We also performed a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model and recalculated all boiler parameters.

SNCR and Plant Upgrade of the Filborna Waste-to-Energy Plant

B&W Renewable helped WtE CHP plant in Sweden improve plant operations and reduce NOx and CO2 emissions.

Energnist Saves Costs by Moving to 18-Month Maintenance Interval

Energnist on 18-month intervals: We save three weeks every three years
Every three years, Energnist gains three weeks of operation and saves the costs of preparing for the maintenance shutdown. One and a half years between maintenance shutdowns can provide benefits if thoroughly prepared.

North American Pulp Mill — Diamonized® Feed Tubes

Premature packing wear from normal cycling caused excessive steam leaks in the sootblower feed tubes located in the boiler’s superheater. A solution was needed that would extend the life of the feed tubes and minimize maintenance.

Innovative Solution for SCR Temperature Control at Low Boiler Loads

A V-Temp temperature control system has been successfully installed on utility steam boilers operating at lower loads.

Titanium® Intelligent Sootblowing System Improves Performance

Titanium® intelligent sootblowing improves performance at 700 MW plant.

Valent BioSciences LLC (VBC) — Iowa, USA

Valent BioSciences LLC (VBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company, operates a biorational product manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa. The first purpose-built biorational manufacturing plant in the world, the facility supplies products derived from fermentation using locally grown agricultural raw materials.

FocalPoint™ Optimization System Successfully Controls Emissions While Improving Heat Rate and Efficiency

After initial commissioning in 2011, this 700 MW advanced supercritical boiler, originally supplied by Foster Wheeler, was later modified to improve operation of its distributed control system (DCS), air quality control system to accommodate high-sulfur coal, and turbine.

American Electric Power (AEP) Amos Power Plant — West Virginia, USA

When plant operators observed that the unit could not light off, they called upon B&W to help assess the condition of the ignition equipment and develop a plan to refurbish it to safe, reliable operation. Read how we worked with plant personnel to pull all 96 of the unit’s ignitors and refurbish them to OEM standards.

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