GNA II, in the Port of Açú, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, is a state-of-the-art combined cycle power plant with gas turbines that will supply a total capacity of 1,672 MW to the Brazilian Integrated Electricity System. GNA II will be associated with the GNA I power plant, already in operation, and its commissioning will make the Port of Açú the largest gas-powered generating complex in Brazil, with a total of 3 GW (installed capacity).

Under the contract, SENER will do for GNA II similar work to that it already carried out for the GNA I project, which includes the basic engineering work for the services at the plant, detailed engineering for the civil construction of the entire plant, and detailed engineering for all other service-related disciplines, including the integration, interconnection and synergies of the entire facility, the control area and other common services. The goal is to achieve a complete and multidisciplinary integration between the UTE GNA I plant, the new UTE GNA II plant, the services and the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

This project reinforces SENER as a key engineering company in Brazil’s energy sector.

Under this agreement, Sener and Amper will develop and market a semi-submersible floating steel platform for offshore wind turbines with a power in excess of 15 megawatts (MW).

The prototype, known as HiveWind, is in the engineering development phase and under testing on a scale model in the IHCantabria wave tank to assess its hydrodynamic performance.

This agreement involves several business units of the Amper Group, while Sener Renewable Investments will receive contributions from Sener.

After signing the contract, the General Manager of Sener Renewable Investments, Miguel Domingo, noted that the development of HiveWind will be made possible thanks to the joint and complementary capacities of the two groups, and will offer a «highly competitive and innovative product to boost offshore wind energy, the implementation of which is essential to the fight against climate change.»

Roberto Bouzas, the General Manager of Windwaves (formerly, Nervión Naval Offshore,) of the Amper Group, stressed that the commitment to offshore wind is a key point for the company, as envisaged in its strategic plan. «This alliance between Sener and our engineering division places us in a good position to develop standardized floating structures and leverages all the know-how acquired by both companies during the last six years in the sector,» he added.

Sener and Amper are seeking to optimize the design of floating structures to expand the mass production of low-cost floating units in response to the demand for this type of structure expected in the near future.

GNA II, in the Port of Açú, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, is a state-of-the-art combined cycle power plant with gas turbines that will supply a total capacity of 1,672 MW to the Brazilian Integrated Electricity System. GNA II will be associated with the GNA I power plant, already in operation, and its commissioning will make the Port of Açú the largest gas-powered generating complex in Brazil, with a total of 3 GW (installed capacity).

Under the contract, SENER will do for GNA II similar work to that it already carried out for the GNA I project, which includes the basic engineering work for the services at the plant, detailed engineering for the civil construction of the entire plant, and detailed engineering for all other service-related disciplines, including the integration, interconnection and synergies of the entire facility, the control area and other common services. The goal is to achieve a complete and multidisciplinary integration between the UTE GNA I plant, the new UTE GNA II plant, the services and the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

This project reinforces SENER as a key engineering company in Brazil’s energy sector.

GNA II, in the Port of Açú, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, is a state-of-the-art combined cycle power plant with gas turbines that will supply a total capacity of 1,672 MW to the Brazilian Integrated Electricity System. GNA II will be associated with the GNA I power plant, already in operation, and its commissioning will make the Port of Açú the largest gas-powered generating complex in Brazil, with a total of 3 GW (installed capacity).

Under the contract, SENER will do for GNA II similar work to that it already carried out for the GNA I project, which includes the basic engineering work for the services at the plant, detailed engineering for the civil construction of the entire plant, and detailed engineering for all other service-related disciplines, including the integration, interconnection and synergies of the entire facility, the control area and other common services. The goal is to achieve a complete and multidisciplinary integration between the UTE GNA I plant, the new UTE GNA II plant, the services and the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

This project reinforces SENER as a key engineering company in Brazil’s energy sector.