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vide you with the right solution, whether it is a new stand by gas fired power in favour of base load op-
installation or a retrofit. eration has lead to new opportunities for optimiza-
tion of the inlet systems. Aged systems with high
What numbers have characterized your activi- pressure drop is being replaced by new barrier sys-
ties in 2014? tems with new filtration technlogy that meets the
Turnover dropped slightly due to a weaker market need for more cost effective operation. The present
for large engines. Fewer projects were sold on the market situation for gas fired power with less base
global market for engines above 60 MW. The moth- load operation due to the Emission Trading System
balling of gas fired power plants in Europe caused (ETS) prices penalizing the use of gas as a souce of
longer filter changeout cycles and thus a shrinking power, makes the outlook for newbuild uncertain.
market for replacement filters.
What elements will characterize the market
How you allocate your business by market and will set you apart from your competitors?
and by type of products or services? As gas turbine technology evolve and turbine ef-
Our customers operate in three main areas. In ficiency increases, their sensitivity and thus the
the power generation industry, we serve the utility importance of maintaining blade integrity is also
groups and the IPP. We also have multiple custom- rising. Operators request maintenance free opera-
ers in the oil and gas sector; upstream (offshore tion and sometime require up to three years with-
plat forms & FPSO), midstream (compressor sta- out stopping for filter exchange or water wash. This
tions) and downstream (refineries) and process in- had led to the development of gas turbine filter with
dustries, such as gas or steel production. efficiencies up to 99,5% HEPA efficiency. To raise
Our plant optimization team help operators analyze the level of particle efficiency without the penalty
and identify opportunities to increase gas turbine of higher pressure drop the filter’s media area and
power output and lower heat rate. Services include aerodynamics has developed into a new genera-
site surveys, air sampling, filter upgrades and com- tion of deep static filters up to 600mm frame depth.
plete retrofits. Camfil is one of the leader in this technology with
products like CamGT 3V-600 and membrane me-
What are the most promising geographic ar- dias such as CamBrane synthetic composite me-
eas for your business? dia.
For new investments, emerging markets holds a
great potential. We will see considerable growth in Can illustrate a couple of orders recently
China, Brazil, South East Asia and India. The ma- acquired by the company and its significant
jor challenge will be to defend the quality stand- from an economic or technological?
ards and the performance requirements for a gas Camfil filtration and noise reduction technology has
turbine filtration product. Local manufacturers been delivered around the world. A few examples
tends to market their products as an appropriate are: 18 complete packages for SGT800 gas tur-
replacement product for OEM installed filters, but bines with destination Thailand; the supply of two
independent and internal test and performance au- air inlet systems for Siemens largest turbine, the
diting has proven high quality products, like Camfil SGT 5-8000 at the Hamitabat power plant in Tur-
filters, are the most reliable option. key; air inlet systems for MAN Turbo AR140 type
Markets with aging fleet or with a high degree of axial/centrifugal compressors to be installed by Air
standby power plants has a great potential for ret- Liquide in the largest Air Separation Unit (ASU) ever
rofit and plant optimization work. This goes for Eu- built, with total capacity of 5,000 tons of oxygen
rope, North America and the Middle East. per day.
Camfil Power Systems recently retrofitted six units
What are the market prospects for the near for Engie Americas (formerly named GDF Suez
future? Americas) with static inlet systems equipped with
The transition in the European market to more new technology deep filters.
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