NLMK to Increase Power Generation Using By-Product Gases
09/01/2011 - NLMK announced plans to increase its use of by-product fuel gases from metallurgical processes at the main Novolipetsk site in Lipetsk by the end of the year.
NLMK announced plans to increase its use of by-product fuel gases from metallurgical processes at the main Novolipetsk site in Lipetsk by the end of the year.
The company is already generating an annual average of c. 190 MW electric energy using coke and blast furnace gases, or over half of Novolipetsk’s current in-house energy capacity, which stands at 332 MW as of the beginning of 2011.
The company is already generating an annual average of c. 190 MW electric energy using coke and blast furnace gases, or over half of Novolipetsk’s current in-house energy capacity, which stands at 332 MW as of the beginning of 2011.
Commissioning of the new 150 MW Recovery Co-generation Plant will enable Novolipetsk to utilize all the blast furnace gas from its operations for the generation of energy. The new plant will increase Novolipetsk’s energy generation capacity using by-product gases by more than half to 290 MW. The expansion brings the company’s total installed generation capacity to 482 MW in 2012, making it 56% self-sufficient in energy.
In the near future Novolipetsk is also planning to launch a project on efficient recovery of BOF gases.
The higher secondary resource utilization will enable Novolipetsk to further decrease its steel energy intensity in 2012, from the current 6.1 Gcal/tonne to 5.9 Gcal/tonne. By-product gas recovery will also help the company to reduce its environmental footprint by cutting the level of emissions from the plant. The company has consistently improved its environmental performance over the years.
The higher secondary resource utilization will enable Novolipetsk to further decrease its steel energy intensity in 2012, from the current 6.1 Gcal/tonne to 5.9 Gcal/tonne. By-product gas recovery will also help the company to reduce its environmental footprint by cutting the level of emissions from the plant. The company has consistently improved its environmental performance over the years.
