JAN 2013:
Projected Third Frame 5 Outage
OCT 2012:
Projected Fifth 9B Outage
JUNE 2012:
Projected Second Frame B Outage
APR 2012:
Projected Fourth 9B Outage
DEC 2011:
First Frame 5 Outage
SEP 2011:
Third 9B Outage
JUNE 2011:
Second 9B Outage
APR 2010:
First 9B Outage
JULY 2009:
Sign Contracts
OCT 7, 2008:
System Go-Live
MAR 2008:
Sign Contracts
JUNE 24, 2007:
GE Selected
After running a buyback analysis, DUBAL determined that working with GE on all available upgrades to its turbines would allow the business to receive a fast payback on its investment while extending the fleet life by 30 years. Accordingly, in 2008 the business ordered an upgrade of its five Frame 9B turbines and another upgrade in 2009 of its three Frame 5 turbines. DUBAL also worked with GE to supply parts, performance uprates, repairs and field services for planned and unplanned outages of the gas turbines for seven years.
And while the service agreement committed to a 15 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions from the Frame 5 units, actual emissions reductions were double that amount. The additional reduction was particularly significant to DUBAL: minimizing harmful emissions and the adoption of world-class waste management practices are central to all of the company's activities.
Likewise, GE’s Industrial Power Management platform improves the power system reliability and productivity of the smelter. It allows DUBAL to scan data quickly, on a time-synchronized platform, for extensive analysis and real-time decision-making. As a result, DUBAL can increase supply reliability by monitoring its critical loads and ensure the security of its power system through dynamic fast load shedding.