{"id":71710,"date":"2022-05-23T12:07:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T16:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/?p=71710"},"modified":"2022-05-23T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T16:08:11","slug":"eagle-lng-taps-wartsila-for-dual-fuel-antigua-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/eagle-lng-taps-wartsila-for-dual-fuel-antigua-power-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle LNG Taps W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 for Dual-Fuel Antigua Power Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>BY\u00a0JACOB DICK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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May 17, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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Eagle LNG Partners LLC and its partner have selected W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Corp. to develop a power plant in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda that would be integrated with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in what could be a model for the region.<\/p>\n

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Caribbean LNG, a joint venture between Eagle and Antigua Power Co. Ltd. (APCL), selected Finland\u2019s W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 to construct the power plant that would use light fuel oil and LNG. Independent utility APCL formed the joint venture (JV) last summer with Eagle, which is based in The Woodlands north of Houston.<\/p>\n

The JV is developing an onshore terminal capable of feeding the 46 MW plant. The project also would include an LNG receiving, regasification and storage terminal.<\/p>\n

APCL generates around 80% of the power for the West Indies nation with an all fossil fuel energy portfolio. The nation\u2019s Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) has been working with utilities such as APCL on projects to help\u00a0displace fuel oil<\/a>\u00a0for power generation.<\/p>\n

APUA has said the project could be the first in the East Caribbean to use LNG in conjunction with a power plant. The plant could be operational in fall of 2023, according to\u00a0 W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4.<\/p>\n

The project is to be supplied from Eagle\u2019s proposed\u00a0small-scale LNG facility in Jacksonville, FL<\/a>. APCL director Francis Hadeed said it could give Antigua and Barbuda a secure and affordable supply as the nation transitions to lower-carbon fuel.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving to gas also enables the greater integration of renewable generation in the country, and the introduction of bio-LNG and hydrogen into the fuel mix will further reduce carbon footprints and meet committed goals for the country on carbon reduction,\u201d Hadeed said.<\/p>\n

Gas used and stored at the Caribbean LNG facility would be purchased by APUA. W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 estimated switching to LNG could reduce the nation\u2019s carbon emissions by 40%. The dual-fuel engines also would be capable of transitioning to use with hydrogen and ammonia, according to W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4.<\/p>\n

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Caribbean LNG in April tapped Indian cryogenic manufacturer Inox India Pvt. Ltd. to design, engineer and supply equipment for the project.<\/p>\n

Eagle has helped develop small-scale LNG solutions for\u00a0other islands such as Aruba<\/a>. Its\u00a0facility in Maxville, FL<\/a>\u00a0also provides LNG for ships traveling from the United States to Puerto Rico. LNG is also provided for domestic customers in the Southeast.<\/p>\n

Eagle extended its business in the Caribbean last month in an agreement with Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s state-owned utility Aqualectra NV. The agreement is to consider using natural gas for water distribution and power generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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