EmeraChem Provides Catalyst for El Segundo Energy Center
NRG Energy Inc. and Siemens Energy Inc. dedicated the El Segundo Energy Center located near Los Angeles, California, on September 12th. This is the second Flex-Plant to open in California after the nation's first in Lodi that went into commercial operation last year. Siemens Energy has supplied and commissioned the two Flex-Plant combined cycle power islands. In total they have an installed capacity of 550 megawatts (MW) – enough to supply efficient and flexible electricity to approximately 450,000 Californian homes.
El Segundo is the second Flex-Plant in California Lodi. The two units can achieve 300 megawatts (MW) in less than 10 minutes, allowing the plant to back up intermittent renewable power generation.
Reactor performance testing is one of many analytical tools used to evaluate a catalyst. EmeraChem also uses sophisticated laboratory devices to examine the physical and chemical properties of a catalyst. This is particularly helpful for forensic analysis to reveal root causes for catalyst degradation, such as contamination and over temperature operation.
