Project Overview:

Project Name: Cogeneration Facility Norfolk Naval Station
Project Location:  Norfolk,  Virginia
Owner:  Johnson Controls/U.S. Navy
General Contractor: Whiting Turner
Engineer:  Fosdick and Hilmer
Contract Amount: $10,000,000
Industry: Central Energy Plant

Project Description:

Warwick is installing a combined heat/power generating plant that will allow the Navy to generate electricity and steam to operate the Base when conditions dictate.

Project Details:

The heart of the power plant is a Solar Titan 130 Dual Fuel Combustion Turbine backed up by a Rentech Heat Recovery Boiler.  The boiler is rated at 180,000 #hr of 250 PSIG saturated steam.  The primary fuel for the turbine is 380 PSIG natural gas backed up with oil. In addition, the entire facility is backed up by diesel powered generator sets.  Warwick is installing emission control systems for all fuel burning equipment.