Aggreko’s new MSHFO package
Aggreko has launched a mobile, modular power package for utility support and off-grid locations, using HFO as its primary fuel source.
Aggreko’s Medium Speed HFO (MSHFO) power package brings its trademark containerised, scalable power online quickly, while lowering the overall cost of energy.
With more than 50 years’ experience providing diesel and gas fuelled mobile, modular power, HFO was the natural extension that the company’s experts at its Dumbarton research and development facility have been working on for a number of years.
Aggreko recently installed a 28MW site in Madagascar to provide 25MW of power using its 1.8MW MSHFO generators, developed in partnership with German engine manufacturer, MAN Diesel and Turbo.
Aggreko’s manufacturing experts developed a ‘Ship Light’ solution that spreads the weight of the 76 tonne engines, cooling and alternator systems across three standard 40ft containers, which means they are transported using standard shipping methods. This saves time and money and minimises heavy load restrictions on road transport networks.
The final configuration of generator comprises two of the 40ft containers and all the components are assembled onsite by Aggreko’s teams of highly trained and specialised MSHFO Installation and Commissioning technicians.
The generators have undergone thousands of hours of rigorous testing in extreme situations around the world.
Aggreko is the leading global provider of mobile, modular power and heating and cooling, with nearly 10GW of power in its fleet worldwide, using diesel, gas and renewable-hybrid fuels, as well as HFO.
The UK-based company is renowned for the speed with which it brings power online, for its efficient power plants, mini-grids, emergency response, its industry-leading safety record and its commitment to employing and training a local workforce in the areas in which it operates.
We know that nothing happens without power – no lights for children to read by, no power for life-saving hospital equipment or for factories to manufacture products,” said Aggreko’s Group Business Development Director, Dan Ibbetson. “Reliable power enables communities to grow and thrive and we are proud to bring that power – uninterrupted, reliable and cost-effective power, generated using available resources.”
“It’s about flexibility,” said Dan Ibbetson. “In off-grid locations, or where the grid is unstable, MSHFO can provide reliable and cost-effective power. It provides power where there would otherwise be none.”
Aggreko’s MSHFO generators can save up to 34 percent in energy generation costs compared to diesel plants. And by renting, customers avoid capital expenditure, save time getting their plant up and running and benefit from flexible, reliable power that can be ramped up or down according to need.
Aggreko has worked closely with MAN to develop a MSHFO engine that are tailored specifically for its mobile and modular business model.
“The new MSHFO package offers instant, flexible and reliable power supply right when and right where it is needed”, says Wayne Jones, Chief Sales Officer at MAN Diesel and Turbo. “Aggreko’s plants can be a tremendous help – even lifesaving – wherever a permanent energy infrastructure is not available or has been damaged e.g. due to extreme weather conditions. We are very proud to be a part of this project and look forward to a long-lasting partnership. With more than 26 GW in engines for power generation installed across the globe, our machines are world-renowned for their reliability, built to last and used to withstanding even the most rugged ambient conditions.”
Aggreko’s MSHFO package can be configured in multiple configurations, to provide the broadest range of power output, tailored to customers’ individual power demands. The company also undertakes the fuel management for its MSHFO customers, including specialist fuel testing, and uses a multi-tank system that ensures the optimal fuel quality.
