Amec Foster Wheeler announces today the award of a contract by Hanwha Energy Corporation for the design and supply of a 100megawatt (MWe) circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generator for a new power plant located in Gunsan City in South Korea.

Under the contract, Amec Foster Wheeler will design and supply the 100 MWe steam generator for the power plant’s boiler island and provide onsite technical advisory services.  Commercial operation of the plant is scheduled for the first quarter of 2019.

Gary Nedelka, Group President of Amec Foster Wheeler’s Global Power Group said: “This will be the seventh CFB steam generator that we have supplied to Hanwha Energy Corporation.  We are proud of our strong relationship with Hanwha Energy Corporation and their commitment to our environmentally friendly CFB technology.”

Amec Foster Wheeler designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.

With pro-forma 2014 annualised scope revenues of £5.5 billion and over 40,000 people in more than 50 countries, the company operates across the whole of the oil and gas industry – from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products – and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets.

Amec Foster Wheeler has sold over 400 CFB steam generating units around the world, bringing high-value technology solutions to utilities, independent power generators and industrial clients. Our leadership position in CFB combustion has resulted from our commitment to deliver superior designs providing high efficiency, fuel flexibility and low emissions.

Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.

Hanwha Group, founded in 1952, is one of the Top-Ten business enterprises in South Korea and a “FORTUNE Global 500” company. Hanwha Group has 52 domestic affiliates and 146 global networks in three major sectors: manufacturing and construction, finance, and services and leisure. With more than 60 years track record of industrial leadership, Hanwha’s manufacturing and construction businesses encompass a broad range of fields from basic chemicals and advanced materials to property development and total solar energy solutions. The finance network, covering banking, insurance, asset management and securities, is the second largest non-bank finance group in South Korea. The services and leisure sector offers premium lifestyle services with retail and resort businesses.

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