TABLE OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS...................................................................................................................................... 1
GUIDELINE (CHECKLIST)................................................................................................................................. 2
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................3
1.0 CHECKLISTOF ACCEPTANCE TEST & PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION..................4
2.0 INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT .......................................................................................................7
3.0 INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANT........................................................................................................... 8
4.0 ACCEPTANCE TEST & RELIABILITY RUN ................................................................................................10
5.0 FUEL SAMPLING, ASH SAMPLING & OVERALL PLANT EFFICIENCY........................................................14
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Abbreviations
AT&PA Acceptance Test & Performance Assessment
AT Acceptance Test
EE Electrical Efficiency
FAT Factory Acceptance Test
FiAH Feed-in Approval Holder
FiT Feed-in Tariff
FiTCD FiT Commencement Date
IOD Initial Operational Date
NEC Net Export Capacity
OPET Overall Plant Efficiency Test
RE Renewable Energy
RR Reliability Run
SAMM Skim Akreditasi Makmal Malaysia
TMCR Turbine Maximum Continuous Rating
GUIDELINE (CHECKLIST)
The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) is a policy mechanism in Malaysia which allows electricity produced from renewable resources to be sold to power utilities at a fixed premium price for a specific duration to enable financial viability of Renewable Energy (RE) plant development. The FiT mechanism was introduced through Renewable Energy Act 2011 [Act 725] in order to promote RE generation in Malaysia. One of the RE resources which qualify under FiT is biomass which available from lignocelluloses materials or waste resources such as agriculture and solid waste.
It is the legal responsibility of SEDA Malaysia, the Authority to ensure that all biomass installations approved are designed and constructed in accordance to the international standards and best practices, while meeting minimum national safety standards for the protection of personnel and equipment. The Guideline on Biomass Power Plant Acceptance Test and Performance Assessment (AT&PA) for FiT Projects in Malaysia is prepared to provide assistance to the Feed-in Approval Holder (FiAH) under the biomass installation. This Guideline is useful when preparing the plant performance assessment reporting by the biomass project developers in preparing test report for FiT Commencement Date (FiTCD).
This Guideline/Checklist is in addition to, and intended to complement, not replace, the Electricity Supply Act, the Renewable Energy Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and their related subsidiary legislations. It serves to provide simple yet clearer guide as to the step-by-step in conducting the AT&PA as required by the Authority.
This Guideline/Checklist consists of five (5) parts;
a) Checklist of AT&PA documentation;
b) Information about the Project;
c) Information about the Plant;
d) Acceptance Test (AT) & Reliability Run (RR); and
e) Fuel Sampling, Ash Sampling & Overall Plant Efficiency Test (OPET).
The AT&PA must be carried out by the respective FiAH’s Competent Persons in the presence of SEDA Malaysia’s representatives. A minimum notice of 14 days is required for the AT&PA arrangement, together with the payment of the prescribed fee. The AT&PA fee to be prepared in the form of Bank draft or Bankers cheque in favour of “Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia”.
Region | AT&PA Fee |
Peninsular Malaysia | RM 56,604.00 |
Sabah & Labuan | RM 60,377.00 |
In the event the AT&PA works need to be postponed or repeated due to unreadiness or fault by feed-in approval holder, additional charges of RM1,000.00 per day will be imposed to FiAH for the number of days to complete the AT&PA works.
The notice to be sent;
SEDA Malaysia (AT&PA of Biogas Project)
Galeria PjH, Aras 9, Jalan P4W, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 4,
62100 Putrajaya, W.P. Putrajaya
Tel: +603-8870 5800; Fax: +603-8870 5900; Email: [email protected]
INTRODUCTION
Presently, direct-firing combustion is the primary approach for generating electricity from biomass plant where the fuel is burned in a boiler to produce high-pressure steam. The steam is then used to drive a steam turbine. The turbine shaft output is connected to an electric generator, to produce electricity. Biomass power boilers are typically in the 20-50 MW range, with typical plant efficiency between 7 – 27%.
The main sections of a conventional direct-firing biomass power plant are the steam generating unit (boiler) and the turbine-generator. The overall performance of the power plants depends on the performance of each of this section, indicated by numbers of key performance indicators. The conventional direct-firing biomass power plant is illustrated in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Conventional Direct-Firing Biomass Power Plant
1.0 | CHECKLIST OF ACCEPTANCE TEST & PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION |
FORM 1: Checklist of Acceptance Test & Performance Assessment Documentation
No. | Documents | Prepared by FiAH | Checked by SEDA | Remarks |
1. | PART - A: Information About Project | | | |
a) | Form 2: Information About Project | | | |
b) | Overall Plant Management Team Organization Chart | | | |
c) | List of Key Personnel that will be present during the test and their contact number (mobile) | | | |
d) | Proposed Test Schedule of Acceptance Test & Reliability Run | | | |
e) | Copy of Initial Operational Date (IOD) approval letter from the Distribution Licensee | | | |
f) | Copy of Competent Person Certificate (Chargeman) under Electricity Regulation, 1994, Energy Commission | | | |
g) | Copy of Competent Person Certificate (Boilerman) under Factories and Machinery Act 1967, Department of Safety & Health (DOSH) | | | |
h) | Copy of Competent Person Certificate (Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)/Steam Engineer) under Factories and Machinery Act 1967 and Factories and Machinery (Person in Charge) Regulations 1970 - P.U.(A) 11/70, Department of Safety & Health (DOSH) | | | |
i) | Copy of Kebenaran Bertulis under Section 19, Environmental Quality Act 1974 and Regulation 6 of Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises) (Crude Palm-Oil) Regulations 1977 – P.U. (A) 342/77, Department of Environment (DOE) | | | |
J) | Copy of Kebenaran Bertulis under Regulation 36 & 38 of Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 1978 - P.U.(A) 280/78, Department of Environment (DOE) | | | |
2. | PART - B: Information About Plant |
a) | Form 3: Information About Plant | | | |
b) | Document of overall plant layout inclusive of fuels treatment and processing system, boiler, steam turbine, deaerator, condenser and generator system. | | | |
c) | Electrical Single Line Diagram (SDL) – Generator to PMU | | | |
d) | Boiler technical specification, operation and maintenance manual which include performance, losses and correction curves data. | | | |
e) | Steam turbine technical specification, operation and maintenance manual which include performance, losses and correction curves data. | | | |
f) | Generator operation manual and maintenance manual which include Performance, losses and correction curves data. | | | |
g) | Report of Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of boiler. | | | |
h) | Report of Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of steam turbine. | | | |
i) | Report of Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of generator. | | | |
j) | Data Acquisition System Display Diagram / Schematic and Technical Specifications | | | |
k) | Technical specification for other equipment such as deaerator, surface condenser, economizer, superheater, re-heater, cooling water cooling system, steam cooling spray system, FD & ID fan specification | | | |
l) | Process Flow Diagram (PFD) Document for overall plant | | | |
m) | Piping and Instrumentations Diagram (P&ID) Document for overall plant | | | |
n) | Fuel (biomass) operation control, monitoring and measurement system manual | | | |
o) | Flue gas monitoring and measurement system manual, CEMS calibration certificates or On-site calibration Procedure, details and Accuracy of Span Gasses. | | | |
p) | Ash / residue monitoring, Measurement and Handling System Manual. | | | |
q) | List of equipment being used for data measurement inclusive of type and location of installation | | | |
r) | Valid Certificate of calibration for installed measuring instrument; | | | |
a) Flowmeter | | | |
b) Temperature | | | |
c) Pressure | | | |
d) Power/ Energy Meter | | | |
e) Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) (Optional) | | | (if available) |
3. | PART - C: Acceptance Test (AT) & Reliability Run (RR) |
a) | Form 4a: Acceptance Test at 50% Turbine Maximum Continuous Rating (TMCR) | | | |
b) | Form 4a: Acceptance Test at 75% TMCR | | | |
c) | Form 4a: Acceptance Test at 100% TMCR | | | |
d) | Form 4b/c: Reliability Run at min 50% Net Export Capacity (NEC) | | | |
e) | Plant operation data during Acceptance Test and Reliability Run in CSV format (CD) | | | |
i) Acceptance Test | | | |
ii) Reliability Run | | | |
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4. | PART – D: Fuel Sampling, Ash Sampling & Overall Plant Efficiency Test (OPET) |
a) | FORM 5a: Weighing Test | | | |
b) | FORM 5b: Mass Flow of Biomass Fuel | | | |
c) | FORM 5c: Fuel Sampling | | | |
b) | FORM 5d: Overall Plant Efficiency Test (OPET) | | | |
Detail calculation of Electrical Efficiency | | | |
Signature | FiAH’s Representative | SEDA Malaysia’s Representative |
Name | | |
Date | | |
Designation | | |
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Signature | FiAH’s Representative | SEDA Malaysia’s Representative |
Name | | |
Date | | |
Designation | | |
2.0 | INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT |
FORM 2: Information about the Project
| Project details |
FIT application number | |
Name of Feed-in Approval Holder (FiAH) | |
Project description | Biomass (Agriculture / Solid Waste) |
Site GPS coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) | |
Site address | |
Date of inspection (dd/mm/yyyy) | |
| Feed-in Approval Holder (FiAH) details |
Name of Contact (Person in-charge for Acceptance Test & Reliability Run) | |
Mobile phone number/Ground phone number | |
Email address | |
FiT Bonus | □ use of steam-based electricity generating systems with overall efficiency of above 20% □ use of locally manufactured or assembled boiler or gasifier □ use of solid waste as fuel source |
| Installation details |
Date of completion of installation | |
Date of Initial Operational Date (IOD) | |
Energy meter reading (kWh) | |
Remarks: | |
3.0 | INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANT |
FORM 3: Information about the Plant
No. | Item | Details |
1. | Plant Capacity | Feed-in Approval; - Installed capacity, kW:
- Net Export capacity, kW:
- No. of unit steam-turbine at site:
Actual capacity at site; 1. Generator capacity, kW: |
2. | Biomass Sources | 1. Type of waste: Agriculture / Solid waste 2. Feedstock capacity, (ton/hour or ton/day): - Range of fuel LHV:
- Average fuel moisture content:
- Retention time: day/week/month
|
3. | Boiler Specification | - Manufacturer
- Type of boiler
- Technology origin
- Operating pressure
- Operating steam temperature
- Maximum steam flow-rate (MCR)
- Boiler efficiency, ƞB
|
4. | Deaerator | - Type
- Rated capacity
- Design pressure
- Temperature of outlet water
|
5. | Combustion system | - Manufacturer
- Combustion grade type
- Maximum allowable fuel burning rate
- Maximum furnace load
- Draft system
|
6. | Steam turbine | - Manufacturer
- Tyoe
- No. of stages
- Maximum permitted steam pressure at turbine inlet
- Superheated
- Turbine speed
- Specific steam consumption
|
7. | Generator | - Manufacturer
- Type of excitation system
- Speed
- Voltage
|
| | - Efficiency
- Continued rated output
- PF & Frequency
- No. of poles
- Power factor
10.Full load current (Amp) |
8. | Isolation Transformer | - Manufacturer
- Continue rating
- Nominal system voltage (HV/LV)
- Transformer type
- Type of cooling
|
9. | Plant Auxiliary Transformer | - Manufacturer
- Continue rating
- Nominal system voltage (HV/LV)
- Transformer type
- Type of cooling
|
10. | Sub-station | - Capacity, (KV)
- Type of cable
- Distance cable from plant
|
11. | Data Communication System (DCS) | - Manufacturer
- Availability of SCADA: YES/NO
- Minimum interval time, minute/second:
- Storage capacity:
- Data format (CSV) Excel: YES/NO
|
Remarks: | |
Signature | FiAH’s Representative | SEDA Malaysia’s Representative | |
Name | | | |
Date | | | |
Designation | | | |
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4.0 | ACCEPTANCE TEST & RELIABILITY RUN |
1.1 Acceptance Test (AT)
a) A data logger is required to capture all data during AT.
b) The system shall run at three (3) load points.
- Biomass Plant operating with single steam-turbine:- Minimum load of 50% TMCR, 75% TMCR and 100% TMCR. Each test run will be conducted twice and two sets of reading shall be taken for each load. Each test run shall be conducted for a minimum of four (4) hours. For test load at 100%, the following condition shall apply:
- Ten percent (10%) tolerance will be given relative to 100% TMCR; AND
- The power output must not be less than the Net Export Capacity at any time during the test.
- SEDA Malaysia may vary the conditions above on a case-by-case basis.
Biomass Plant operating with multiple steam-turbines:- Minimum load of 50% TMCR, 75% TMCR and 100% TMCR. Each test run will be conducted twice and two sets of reading shall be taken for each load. Each test run shall be conducted for a minimum of four (4) hours. Ten percent (10%) tolerance will be given during the test load at 100% TMCR only.
c) FiAH is required to complete Form 4a for the AT documentation.
1.2 Reliability Run (RR)
a) A data logger is required to capture all data during RR.
b) Test run shall be performed at minimum load requirement of 50% Net Export Capacity (NEC).
c) Test shall be conducted for duration of 336 hours (approximately for 14 days, 24 hours operation) and shall achieve minimum of 90% uptime.
d) During RR test, the real time parameters must be sampled at a maximum of one (1) hour intervals for fourteen (14) consecutive days.
e) FiAH is required to complete Form 4b and Form 4c for the RR documentation.