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M+W Zander completes energy supply for AMD
The
project for energy supply to AMD's chip factory in Dresden with
efficient trigeneration has been completed.
M+W Zander FE, Stuttgart, has completed
a project for expanding the energy supply centre (EVC 1) at the AMD
semiconductor factory Fab 38 in Dresden. The customer is the operator
of the plant, Energieversorgungscenter Dresden-Wilschdorf.
As a General Contractor, M+W Zander had overall responsibility for planning, construction and turnkey handover to the operator. With the new expansion stage the total output of the power plant has been adapted to the increased electrical and thermal energy requirements of Fab 38.
Natural gas engines with downstream steam and hot water generators form the heart of the new power plant. The steam is used to heat the chillers and to generate heat. Overall, the efficiency of the plant has increased from 72 to the current value of around 80 percent.
A particularly tough engineering challenge was presented by the specification not to exceed the existing noise pollution levels. A special design and configuration of the cooling towers ensures compliance with this regulation, despite doubling of the cooling output installed on the roof.
During the 18 month expansion phase, the plant continued to operate without interruption. There were no shut downs or failures. After completion of the expansion phase, the power plant now operates in particularly maintenance friendly double stack operation. Components can be quickly exchanged during maintenance or repair operations using an under slung crane.
Semiconductor manufacture requires continuous and absolutely stable supply of electrical power, hot and cold water. A dedicated energy supply centre means that semiconductor production is independent of fluctuations in the power supply voltage and frequency, while the waste heat given off during production of electricity using trigeneration is deployed for supplying hot and cold water. This is energy efficient and cuts costs.
The EVC 1 was planned and constructed together with the AMD semiconductor Fab 30 by M+W Zander as General Contractor during the second half of the 1990s. The second Dresden AMD semiconductor factory, Fab 36, was planned and built by the Stuttgart facility engineering company, together with the associated EVC2.
As a General Contractor, M+W Zander had overall responsibility for planning, construction and turnkey handover to the operator. With the new expansion stage the total output of the power plant has been adapted to the increased electrical and thermal energy requirements of Fab 38.
Natural gas engines with downstream steam and hot water generators form the heart of the new power plant. The steam is used to heat the chillers and to generate heat. Overall, the efficiency of the plant has increased from 72 to the current value of around 80 percent.
A particularly tough engineering challenge was presented by the specification not to exceed the existing noise pollution levels. A special design and configuration of the cooling towers ensures compliance with this regulation, despite doubling of the cooling output installed on the roof.
During the 18 month expansion phase, the plant continued to operate without interruption. There were no shut downs or failures. After completion of the expansion phase, the power plant now operates in particularly maintenance friendly double stack operation. Components can be quickly exchanged during maintenance or repair operations using an under slung crane.
Semiconductor manufacture requires continuous and absolutely stable supply of electrical power, hot and cold water. A dedicated energy supply centre means that semiconductor production is independent of fluctuations in the power supply voltage and frequency, while the waste heat given off during production of electricity using trigeneration is deployed for supplying hot and cold water. This is energy efficient and cuts costs.
The EVC 1 was planned and constructed together with the AMD semiconductor Fab 30 by M+W Zander as General Contractor during the second half of the 1990s. The second Dresden AMD semiconductor factory, Fab 36, was planned and built by the Stuttgart facility engineering company, together with the associated EVC2.
