The results of the 200+ Blocks contest
We are pleased to inform you about the results of the competition in which our consortium headed by the Wrocław University of Technology as the Consortium Leader and the Cracow University of Technology. Tadeusza Kościuszki, together with ZRE Katowice, that we were appreciated for innovation and we finally took the third place on the ranking list with the result 38.60 points. out of six contractors considering such a difficult task.
“Blocks 200+ program. Innovative technology for changing the work regime of 200 MWe power units”
The competition is part of the NCBR program and aims to create a comprehensive research program instead of financing research in the form of individual projects. It will cover the portfolio of projects that will contribute to the main objective of the program, ie solutions that are not yet available today, and result from the demand of the growing market. Polish power plants exploit many blocks with a capacity of approx. 200 MW. They require either modernization from scratch, or their permanent shutdown as it results from the BAT clause, which will radically change the existing parameters allowing the operation of these facilities, and will apply from 2021.
The Blocks 200+ program is aimed at supporting research and development works carried out in the area of energy.
The results of the competition after recognizing the studies provided by the consortia from the Ranking list, were announced on 17 April 2018 and approved by Maciej Chorowski, Director of the National Center for Research and Development and published on the website and at the headquarters of the Employer.
The prize in the competition is co-financing a project of up to 90 million PLN based on an idea, plan, visualization along with the preparation of a modernization project for a selected power unit, and then the winner will be able to complete his plan with financial support.
Our company’s 60 years of activity have shown that ZRE Katowice as an engineering company is ready to meet the most difficult challenges in the area of energy with the main assumption of being Innovative, which shows our experience and comprehensive work on energy facilities backed by references.
We have extensive experience in modernizing and adapting objects to new operating conditions and extending the life of blocks together with increasing their nominal power, which has just decided that our company will start operations in the second stage of the competition.
We keep our fingers crossed for the next stage of work.
