2,000 actuators for RWE coal plant

Altdorf, Germany – SIPOS Aktorik has received confirmation of an order for the commissioning and DCS integration of more than 2,000 electric actuators at RWE Eemshaven in The Netherlands. The devices will help automate valves at the coal fired power plant.

The Eemshaven project represents an investment by RWE of about Euro220 million. When fully operational, the RWE plant will require a workforce of over 350 people.

RWE requiremsnets for the new kit included variable speed functionality for soft start and stop and an undervoltage performance capability that ensures continued operation without needing to oversize the actuators.

Additionally, PROFIBUS DP V2 redundancy functionality providing enhanced fieldbus capability was significant in the selection of the products.

According to SIPOS Aktorik, More than 7,000 of its electric actuators are now installed at RWE plants in Niederaussem, Neurath, Hamm Westfalen and Eemshaven.