Sir Stephen Gomersall, Chief Executive of Hitachi Europe, at the boiler pressure test ceremony
A major milestone was reached in July – the new Walsum 10 coal power plant successfully concluded its boiler pressure test. After two and a half years of construction, the purchasers Evonik Industries AG, the industrial concern from Essen; EVN AG, energy supplier from Lower Austria and energy plant constructor Hitachi Power Europe (HPE) celebrated at the official ceremony in Duisburg-Walsum together with over 300 guests.
“Renewal of the coal power fleet can provide the most important country-specific contribution to climate protection. There is no alternative to highly efficient, ultra-modern coal power plants such as Walsum” said Christa Thoben, Economics Minister for North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW).
Following its completion, the coal power plant with a 45%+ efficiency will be one of the most modern of its kind in the world. Approximately 820 million Euros is being invested by Evonik Industries AG and EVN AG in the new plant. The coal unit is being installed in a turnkey manner by Hitachi Power Europe in Duisburg-Walsum at an existing Evonik power plant site, with going into service planned for 2010.
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