In connection with the implementation of the Investment for the construction of new capacities in coal technologies in TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A. – Construction of a 910 MW power unit for supercritical parameters in Jaworzno III Power Plant – Elektrownia II Zakład Remontowe Energetyki Katowice S.A. with headquarters in Katowice, signed a contract for: “Design and implementation as part of the delivery and assembly of high pressure pipelines (LAB, LBB, LBC, LBA) together with fittings and auxiliary systems, as well as the selection and assembly of primary fasteners” to perform, inter alia: As part of the design work ZRE committed to develop an executive design for the aforementioned pipelines and the selection of appropriate primary fastenings. The prefabrication part includes in its scope material procurement, production and delivery for the construction of ready elements of high pressure pipelines together with the associated fittings. In the month of February in the Production Center ZRE Katowice S.A. the bending of the most important diesel pipeline line of the new 910MW power unit for the supercritical parameters in the Jaworzno III Power Plant has ended. The prefabrication part includes, among others, purchase of materials, prefabrication and delivery for the construction of finished elements of high pressure pipelines together with the associated fittings. The scope of work included induction bending of a fresh steam pipeline with an ID320x98mm internal diameter in the grade 10CrWMoVNb9-2 (the actual wall thickness of bent tubes with regard to metallurgical deviations amounted to approx. 110-112mm). It should be emphasized that, until now in Poland, induction bending for pipes with wall thickness above 100mm as well as pipelines with such dimensions (average mass of the so-called spool was about 7 – 10 tons) was not performed. ZRE Katowice S.A. as the only company in the country and one of the few in Europe, it has a machine for induction bending of pipes in the range of wall thickness from 5-120mm. The whole work in the field of prefabrication of high pressure pipelines for the new block in Jaworzno includes prefabrication of pipelines with a weight of over 2,000 tons. photos from prefabrication of high-temperature and high-pressure thick-wall pipelines at the ZRE Katowice S.A Production Center for the Jaworzno III project.

Widely understood assembly works will be carried out in the area of the boiler room, electric building and engine room of the newly created Power Block. In addition, ZRE Katowice S.A. it undertook to carry out horizontal and vertical transport of the generator stator from the Opole river port, and to place the main foundation of the turbine set on the upper plate. It is also worth mentioning that ZRE Katowice received orders for the assembly of rotary LUVO air heaters. It is worth mentioning that everyone has 16 meters in diameter and the weight of one and bins is about 600 tons, they are used to warm up primary and secondary air by means of flue gas.

Oddział Elektrownia Opole is a unit belonging to the company PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A. which is part of Polska Grupa Energetyczna. Due to the progressing construction of new units of Opole Power Plant as part of the strategy for the development of Polish electricity generation capacities, the delivery of engine room equipment has been achieved. The stator of the generator with a weight of approx. 450t with transport lids was delivered by rail to the construction site of the power plant. ZRE Katowice was a transport contractor within the so-called “Last mile”. The phrase “last mile” is called the last transport section for the load. In this case, the scope of ZRE Katowice’s work included: – takeover of a stator from a railway wagon using a mobile crane – transloading onto a self-propelled transport platform (SPMT, colloquially “kamag”) – stator displacement by means of SPMT under the transport hatch in the engine room – vertical transport using actuators rope (Strand Jacks) – rotation of the stator by 900 using a unique marketing system in Europe – horizontal transport by means of hydraulic skidding system – foundation and surveying in the target workplace on the engine room foundation The above works were performed in August 2016 .ZRE Katowice S.A. began transport and assembly of pipelines. ZRE Katowice S.A. also started work on the transport and assembly of the Turboset.

Zakłady Remontowe Energetyki Katowice S.A. they won a tender for repair work at the request of Grupa Lotos. Our company has been trusted once again and has been entrusted with it a very responsible undertaking which is the refurbishment stop of installations and equipment in the refinery, which takes place every few years. This year’s Repair Stand 2017 PR begins on 03/03/2017. and will last until 15/04/2017. It is referred to as “the historically largest overhaul shutdown” of the Gdańsk refinery. Preparatory work for the maintenance shutdown began about 1.5 years ago, and its main goal is to provide installations and equipment, secure operation and increase the efficiency of their use in the entire cycle of crude oil processing. The importance of the renovation works and the modernization of the installations is confirmed by the fact that the next overhaul shutdown is planned in five years, which means that by this time all devices and devices, including power supply systems and ACP and A must work practically without failure . It is estimated that during PR 2017, around 3 thousand people will work outside the refinery’s staff. employees from specialist external companies / parallel, approximately 2,500 people will be employed in the implementation of the EFRA program. The scope of PR 2017 renovation covers the renovation of: 56 installations, 1100 pcs of devices such as: heat exchangers, columns, reactors, tanks, process furnaces, air coolers and other apparatus, and 1,400 pipelines, 1,500 fittings including regulating valves and 2,000 items. automation elements. In addition, overhaul and overhaul will be carried out on power supply equipment and networks, security systems and ACP and A systems.

Zakład Kotłów ZRE Katowice S.A. is the main contractor for the modernization of boiler no. 3 at EDF Polska branch Rybnik. The scope of the contract includes both the delivery of boiler pressure elements and their replacement at the facility. Last year, ZK delivered the following components:

1st stage water heater
2nd stage water heater including collection chambers
III degree of primary steam superheater, including collection chambers
V stage of the primary steam superheater
II degree of primary steam superheater, including chambers
Assembly works are currently being carried out, the scope also includes: assembly of scaffolding, replacement of thermal insulation and refurbished concrete. The boiler plant as part of this renovation also carries out work related to the installation of the DENOx installation for Energotechniki – Energorozruch, the scope of works includes: replacement of evaporator pipes, installation of new dust burners, OFA nozzles,

May 13 this year The 15th Skawiński Run took place, in which employees of our company for the second year in a row took first place in the team competition. They won the team championship of Polish Power Engineers in a distance of 10 km. ZRE Katowice S.A. represented by: Jacek Seweryn, Mariusz Weronowicz, Rafał Śląski, Piotr Kolka, Rafał Kucharski and Robert Ciupek. Each of the competitors has traveled a distance of 10 km. Other companies were classified as follows: Rafako S.A., Amec Foster Weeler Runnig Team, PGNiG Termika S.A., PGE Bełchatów Power Plant, Tauron Team, MPEC S.A. Cracow, Izomar Polref, Pec Geotermia, Cez Skawina, Pile Elbud S.A. Representatives of ZRE Katowice S.A. and we congratulate all participants of the run.

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.

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