Heron S.A. is a power company in
Greece. It is a joint company of
GEK Terna
GEK Terna Holding Real Estate Construction ( el, ΓΕΚ ΤΕΡΝΑ) is a large Greek conglomerate which is listed on the Athens Exchange. Its construction branch Terna is one of the leading enterprises of its sector in Greece.
GEK Terna's el ...
and
GDF Suez, established on 11 December 2008. It owns and operates Heron I and Heron II natural gas-fired power plants in
Viotia
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, about north of
Athens.
Heron I
Heron I is a 147 MW dual-fuel open-cycle gas-turbine plant, which has been in operation since 2004. It was the first private power plant in Greece.
A stand-by diesel generator provides emergency power in case of 20 kV grid power loss. Thus, the power plant is capable of
black start operation. The installation also includes:
* Natural gas filtering and pressure reducing station with two streams.
* Natural gas preheating with heat exchanger and two hot water boilers.
* Diesel oil storage facility with capacity 2500 m
3 providing inventory for 5 days operation in case that natural gas is not available.
* Raw water storage facility with tanks and two deep well pumps with capacity 10 m
3/m & 20 m
3/h each.
* Demineralized water production plant with capacity .
* One 500 m
3 carbon steel tank with interior lining and six stainless steel tanks 100 m
3 each for the storage of the demineralised water.
* Two fire pump skids for raw and demineralized water. Each skid consists of one diesel pump, one electric driven pump and one jockey pump.
* Fire detection and CO
2 fire fighting systems for the gas turbine housings.
* Main control building with 20 and 0.4 kV switch boards,
MCCs,
UPS
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and batteries and the central control room of the station.
Heron II
Heron II is a 435 MW under construction
combined cycle
A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turb ...
gas-fired power plant. It is scheduled to become operational in 2010. The plant includes STAG 109FB GE main equipment in single shaft arrangement using dry low NOx combustion system.
See also
*
Energy in Greece
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Electric power companies of Greece
Natural gas-fired power stations in Greece
Greek brands