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January, 2004
Top 10 News of 2003 from MHI Power Systems Headquarters

1. Revitalization of orders and a long string of large-scale negotiated export orders

  • The large-scale orders of gas turbines bulk-China, Dah Tarn GTCC-Taiwan, Map Ta Phut coal firing plant-Thailand, Brazos wind turbines-the USA, etc.





    Saudi Arabia Ghazlan





    Okinawa Electric Co. Inc's Kin power station





    Amorphous type photovoltatics





    Seto Wind Hill Power Plant
    2. A new long term business plan was established aiming at “restructuring power systems business to be able to successfully compete in the global market”

  • Expansion of world share by fortifying competitive abilities for our principle machines
  • Expansion of works based on FTK job
  • Expansion of service business
  • Developmental acceleration and industrialization of new products

    3. Advancements in the transferring of large-scale plants completed

  • All units at Saudi Arabia's Ghazlan begins commercial operation
  • Mexico's Tuxpan-III, IV, Campeche, the USA's Mystic, Netherlands Curacao, etc.
  • Kyushu Electric Reihoku 2B, Okinawa Electric Kin 2B, Sumikyo Joint Electric Nyugawa, the Nippon petroleum Negishi refinery, the Cosmo oil Yokkaichi refinery, Okinawa new energy development 2MW Wind hill, etc.

    4. Favorable conditions for domestic and overseas orders of wind turbines focusing on 1000A as staple machines

  • Domestic wind farm (43 units at Eurus Energy Japan Kamaishi, etc)
  • The USA wind farm (160 units at Brazos, 41 units at Combine Hills, etc)

    5. Steady progress of engine business

  • Orders have been aboundingly accepted for KU or MACH gas engines and UE/SULZER engines
  • Engine production facilities established capable of producing 50 KU engines annually
  • 45.5 % efficiency achieved by implementing miller cycling

    6. Steady advancement of new technologies, new products and technological development into new fields

  • Highly efficient, new type of steam turbine
  • Boiler compatible with misceraneous crude fuels (Oil coke, waste tire, etc)
  • Expansion of export orders for amorphous type photovoltaics
  • Reliable achievements regarding tandem types photovoltaics, secondary cells and fuel cells
  • Expansion of application of Netmation (Distributed control system)

    7. Long list of awards for Power Systems Headquarter products

  • Wind hill MWT-S2000 “New Energy Award” from the New Energy Foundation
  • MACH Gas Engine “Agency of Energy Resources, Director's Award” from the Japan Industries Machinery Association “Technical Award” from the Japan Gas Association
  • Philippine's Ilijan selected as one of the world's top plants for 2002 by the USA's magazine “Power”

    8. Expansion of presence in the Chinese market with joint alliances with Chinese manufacturers

  • Corporation with Dongfang Electric Corporation in China due to business dealings with bulk orders (10 gas turbines M701F units)
  • Bulk order for 14 super critical pressure 600 MW units with a joint alliance in the ST field with Harbin Turbine
  • Bulk order for 4 ultra-super critical pressure 1,000 MW units with a joint alliance in the boiler field with Harbin Boiler

    9. Advancement toward developing a power generation project

  • Investment in AES Spain Cartagena 1,200 MW combined cycle plant
  • Commercial operations at Seto Wind Hill wind turbine generation plant (1,000 kW x 11 wind turbines)

    10. Development of new services

  • Rehabilitation of Mexico's CFE Manzanillo 314 modernization of control and instrumentation systems
  • Orders for the combustion up-grade devices from Mongolia's for Russian-made lignite boilers
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