On 27 June 2018, KELAG-Kärntner Elektrizitäts-Aktiengesellschaft organized the Kelag-SummerCircle in the electric power plant Forstsee under the motto “Energy connects people”. Numerous participants have come together to discuss the energy of the future. Energy means using synergies and achieving goals together. ACTIV Project Management also participated at the Kelag-SummerCircle with the aim of creating new perspectives with sustainable relationships.

The Electrify Europe Conference took place in Vienna and ACTIV Project Management and MHPS Europe were there again. At Electrify Europe, competence and innovation come together to shape the future of the energy industry on an international level. Electrify Europe is the world’s first event dedicated to the relationship between power generation, industry and distribution sectors, driven by digitalization, decarbonization, decentralization and electrification.

The flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) project at the Ugljevik thermal power plant in the Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which construction began last spring, is well underway. This flue gas desulphurisation project will be the first retrofit of a coal power plant in the Western Balkans to reduce sulfur dioxide and particles in the atmosphere.

Current state of construction:

Absorber

Limestone silos with limestone unloading area

Flue gas duct (from booster fan toward the absorber)

Booster fan

Coal is an important source of energy in Serbia and represents a stable power supply. Nevertheless, Serbia is one of the countries which is aware that using coal without appropriate measures and technologies has a detrimental impact on the environment. With this in mind, Japan Coal Energy Center (JCOAL) organised a technology seminar in the Sava Center in Belgrade on 20 February 2018. The broad seminar program covered topics such as energy policy, air pollution control for thermal power plants and environmental technologies. Not only did ACTIV take part in the event, it also actively assisted JCOAL with the organisation. JCOAL is a government-mandated institution that mediates between the Japanese government, public sector and private players for the development and introduction of highly efficient clean coal technologies (CCT) to ensure energy supply sustainability in the future.

On 12 October 2017, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe (MHPS Europe) organised a day for customers at Düsseldorf airport under the heading “Power for a Brighter Future”. A large number of visitors spent a day with representatives of MHPS Europe discussing in detail cutting edge, sustainable technologies and new developments in energy plant construction. ACTIV Project Management GmbH took part in this event, together with many customers from the region, mainly in high-ranking positions. In various expert panels, they exchanged information on specific topics with the experts of MHPS Europe in order to integrate their products and solutions in the relevant region.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd (MHPS) and the Serbian utility company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) signed the contract for the construction of the world’s largest flue gas desulphurisation plant (FGD) for the thermal power plant Nikola Tesla A Obrenovac in Serbia on 8 September 2017. This will reduce emissions from approximately 74,000 metric tons to 7,800 metric tons per year. This is in line with all the commitments and guidelines that Serbia has taken on. The contract for 1,300 MW Nikola Tesla includes two MHPS FGD systems. Successful commissioning is scheduled for the first half of 2021.

ACTIV Project Management GmbH is responsible for project management in collaboration with its cooperation partners, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd and its subsidiary from Duisburg, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH (MHPSE).

Find out more at http://eu.mhps.com/de/pressemitteilungen.html

On 15 May 2017, there were major official celebrations when the groundbreaking ceremony took place for expansion of the flue gas desulphurisation plant (FGD) at the lignite-fired power plant Ugljevik in the Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The plant with an output of 300 megawatt will be built by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) and the Slovenian company RUDIS d.o.o. The environmental project is financed through an ODA loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – the world’s largest company for bilateral development cooperation. This flue gas desulphurisation project is the first retrofit of a coal-fired power plant in the Western Balkans to reduce sulphur dioxides and particulate matter in the atmosphere.

Numerous representatives from politics, business and diplomacy from home and abroad attended the ceremony. Among the prestigious guests were Petar Đokić (Minister for Industry, Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska), Kazuja Ogawa (Japan’s ambassador in Bosnia and Herzegovina), Borislav Marić (Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ambassador in Tokyo) as well as a large number of important senior figures from ministries and public authorities. As general representative of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH (MHPSE) for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the management of ACTIV Project Management GmbH also took part.