API
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BEGINS A LARGE ENVIRONMENTAL RETROFIT PROJECT
AT ALLEN S. KING PLANT IN BAYPORT, MINNESOTA
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APi Construction
Company has begun work on an environmental retrofit at Xcel Energy’s
Allen S. King Plant. The King Plant is a coal burning
power plant located 30 miles east of the Minneapolis/St. Paul
Metro area in Bayport, Minnesota.
Built in the mid-1960's, the King Plant is equipped with
a cyclone boiler that produces more than 500 megawatts of electricity.
The 30+ year old boiler is 20 stories high and is one of
the
few boilers of its
vintage in the nation that has not been retired in recent years.
In fact, the unit continues to perform exceptionally well. In
addition to generating electricity the King Plant supplies process
steam to neighboring Andersen Windows and steam heat for
the nearby Minnesota Correctional Facility
via a steam line system.
This 18 month environmental retrofit project started in
September, 2005 and is part
of the Minnesota Metro Emissions Reduction Project (MERP). MERP
is a voluntary program that will significantly cut
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen
oxide emissions by more than 90 percent using state-of-the-art
emissions controls. The project
includes the
addition
of an air quality control system comprised of
a selective catalytic reactor, two spray
dry absorbers, a fabric filter, induced draft fans, a new
steam turbine and major boiler rehabilitation.
APi’s part in this large endeavor is to provide and install
all of the project’s insulation, lagging and siding materials.
This will include over 640,000 square feet of insulation and
lagging for the project’s selective catalytic reactor (SCR)
equipment, the two spray dry absorbers (SDAs), the fabric filter,
the new steam turbine along with the associated flue gas ductwork
and miscellaneous equipment including that insulation and lagging
required for the existing boiler retrofit repairs. Additionally,
APi will be supplying and installing mineral wool and calcium
silicate pipe insulation with aluminum jacketing for over 23,000
lineal feet of project piping. Finally, APi has been tasked with
the supply and installation of approximately 136,000 square feet
of insulated siding and roofing for the project’s equipment,
stair tower and walkway enclosures. APi has teamed with Xcel
Energy to maximize efficiency by installing, wherever possible,
ductwork insulation systems at ground level prior to erection
in place.
The first outage, completed this fall, presented many coordination
and scheduling challenges associated with the installation
of the new SCR transition ductwork and the tie-ins to the existing
flue gas system. APi Construction Company performed beyond
expectations during this outage, working many hours of overtime
to deliver the project on time.
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3D
Rendering of the King Plant |
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Parts
of this headline rely on extracts from www.xcelenergy.com.
For more information, visit their website at: www.xcelenergy.com
As a national
scope union contractor, APi Construction Company has successfully
completed industrial insulation projects throughout the United
States and Canada and is known as an industry leader. With
over 70 years of experience APi Construction Company is the insulation
contractor of choice on many power plant projects because it
offers customers
an advantage when schedule, efficiency and performance are of
utmost importance. It consistently provides product and service
at competitive prices and is well recognized and respected within
it's industry. |
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For
more information visit their website at www.apiconst.com
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