Kawasaki’s LNG Floating Power Plant (CCPP Model) Obtains AiP from DNV GL
Tokyo, October 15, 2019 —
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
announced today that it has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP)*1 for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating power plant equipped with its own gas turbine (combined cycle power plant (CCPP) model).
This approval
was obtained from world-leading ship classification organization DNV GL*2 based on its latest “Gas Power Plant” rules, which were introduced in 2018.
An LNG floating power plant
is an integrated system in which LNG fuel tanks, LNG regasification unit, power generation equipment and switchyard are all outfitted on the hull.
It is towed on the sea or river and then moored at the installation site, where it generates power on the hull that is then supplied to the onshore power grid.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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