OPC’s Talbot Energy Facility contains six (6) simple-cycle, gas-fired Siemens combustion turbines. Two units have already been upgraded to run on either No. 2 fuel oil or natural gas. This project will upgrade the remaining four (4) units to dual-fuel capability (capable of being fueled by natural gas or No. 2 fuel oil). This requires providing the supporting infrastructure for OEM dual-fuel modules to upgrade the existing units so that they can operate using alternate fuel (the “Dual Fuel Project”).
Russo was contracted for the site/earth work, underground utilities, and shallow foundations required to provide the needed infrastructure to upgrade the (4) existing units to dual-fuel.
We coordinated and scheduled our work along with the other contractors on site to enable each specific trade, along with the project as a whole, to be successful. The design team used 3D modeling for the underground infrastructure to help avoid conflicts in the field and allow the deepest utilities to be installed ahead of shallower utilities. The collaboration between the entire construction team was paramount in sequencing the work and progressing with the project.
The infrastructure will complete in the fall of 2025, and a shutdown is scheduled for the end of 2025 to convert the (4) units over to dual fuel.
