UltraTech is one of India's largest cement
groups, with approximately 17 million tons per
annum of cement production capacity.
Construction of the recovered energy power plant
utilizing the readily installed and largely
pre-assembled OEC at UltraTech's AP Cement Works
in Tadpatri, in the Andhra Pradesh State, is
being undertaken by UltraTech itself, supported
by ORMAT's engineers. When completed, the OEC
power plant will convert unused exhaust air from
the cement plant's clinker cooler into electric
power.
The relatively low temperatures of the clinker
cooler exhaust air make conventional power
solutions impractical, which is why UltraTech
turned to ORMAT's organic Rankine cycle based
OEC. This product is an environmentally friendly
power recovery system that is well suited to work
with lower temperatures, generating electricity
on a continuous basis without interfering with
the clinker production process. In consideration
of the scarcity of water in the Tadpatri area,
the OEC plant will employ air-cooled condensers.
Mr. David Citrin, Vice President of Ormat
International, Inc., said, "This will be the
first project in India utilizing exclusively
clinker cooler exhaust air for power generation.
The power plant shall serve AP Cement Works' own
in-house power consumption, substituting
fossil-fuel power and avoiding approximately
22,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year, into the
atmosphere."
Lucien Y. Bronicki, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Technology Officer of Ormat Technologies,
said, "This contract marks our second Recovered
Energy Generation plant in the cement industry,
adding to our Recovered Energy Generation Systems
in gas compressor stations, gas processing
plants, refineries and others. We look forward to
further applications of this type, which are well
suited to ORMAT's technology. "
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) announced
that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a
US$4.35 million agreement with UltraTech Cement
Ltd. of Mumbai, India, for the supply of one
ORMATŪ Energy Converter (OEC) for a new Recovered
Energy Generation (REG) Plant. The equipment is
to be supplied within 14 months from the contract
date.