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Description
The project addresses one of the most pressing matters when it comes to the Polish power industry transformation, that is focusing on green energy. It will contribute to enlarging the proportion of hydropower in the energy mix and simultaneously reduce the volume of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere. It also corresponds to:
• Renewable Energy Directive (RED II);
• Poland''s Energy Policy 2040;
• National Low-Emission Economy Plan;
• Low-Emission Economy Plan for Gubin; and others.
In order to achieve the desired objectives, the project team has designed a modernisation plan of the Gubin hydroelectric power plant together with the relevant time horizon. By March 2024 two hydrosections of the facility will have been replaced and one will have been modernised. Upon completion, these procedures shall
grant the outcomes that have been mapped out. The projected goals are increasing the generation potential of the plant (more green energy), decreasing the
volume of CO2 emitted, improving reliability of the modernised infrastructure, diminishing.
The beneficiaries of this project include consumers of the green energy produced, the communities living in the neighboring
areas which will remain intact, experts and students who will undergo tailor-made trainings
Summary of project results
The project addressed one of the most pressing matters when it comes to the Polish power industry
transformation, that is focusing on green energy. It contributed to enlarging the proportion of hydropower in the energy mix and simultaneously reduce the volume of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere. It also corresponds
to:
• Renewable Energy Directive (RED II);
• Poland''s Energy Policy 2040;
• National Low-Emission Economy Plan;
• Low-Emission Economy Plan for Gubin;
and others.
In order to achieve the desired objectives the project team has designed a modernisation plan of the Gubin hydroelectric power plant together with the relevant time horizon. By March, 2024 three hydrosections of the facility have been replaced.
1. The three existing hydropower units were dismantled, with the oldest one being partly exposed in front of and inside the power plant (the generator in the engine room and the transformer and steering apparatus with rotor in front of the power plant building). These works were carried out in accordance with the decision of the conservation officer.
2. Three new hydro units were installed in place of the existing ones.
3. The Kaplan hydro units currently installed are barrel-shaped with a steering gear, shaft and rotor, all connected to a gearbox and 420 kVA generator.
4. New control racks equipped with automation and control systems with control panels at each of the hydro-units have been set up in the engine room.
5. Mechanical control of the steering apparatus blades and rotor is now carried out by a hydraulic control system powered by hydraulic aggregates.
6. Lubrication of the entire hydro unit including the gearbox is now also hydraulic.
7. The engine room was also fitted with new 15 kV and 0.69 kV switchgear with a dry transformer in the insulation.
8. A new air-conditioning system has also been installed in the control room, the ventilation room and in the engine room and is used to remove excess heat from inside the power plant.
The achieved goals are: increasing the generation potential of the plant (more green energy), decreasing the volume of CO2 emitted, improving reliability of the modernised infrastructure, diminishing.
The beneficiaries are: consumers of the green energy produced, the communities living in the neighbouring areas which will remain intact.