B&W PGG provides startup and commissioning services for power plants to ensure safe and efficient operation. They have a dedicated team of professionals with extensive experience in boilers and emissions control equipment. B&W PGG develops a detailed startup plan during the design phase to facilitate testing and turnover of systems from construction to operations according to schedule. Their goal is safe, controlled, and efficient plant operation from the beginning.

1. Power Plant
Startup and
Commissioning
Services
A proven plan
using dedicated
resources

2. Startup and commissioning activities of a steam generating or
environmental equipment control system will directly influence the
ultimate success of an entire project. Proper strategic planning is
key to avoiding delays, cost overruns and potential safety hazards.
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG) has a
dedicated staff and the resources available to administer its proven
startup and commissioning plan for your power plant project. The
group is centralized at our headquarter offices to facilitate direct
involvement with planning and implementation activities.
Our startup and
commissioning
services are a
natural extension
that bridge the
gap between
equipment design,
construction and full
plant operation.

3. B&W PGG’s startup and
commissioning professionals
have extensive knowledge of
our equipment, resulting in
a faster turnover of plant
operation to the customer.
Startup and commissioning capabilities
for power plant applications
B&W PGG provides startup and commissioning services
for the entire steam generator and environmental
equipment systems, including:
• Boilers and auxiliary equipment
• Wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems
• Dry FGD systems
• Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems
• Fabric filter baghouses
• Mercury control systems
Applications include new installations or retrofits
for both utility and industrial customers.

4. Planning philosophy provides benefits
B&W PGG believes that commissioning and startup engineering system boundaries. These equipment
planning should begin during the design of the original boundaries provide isolation from other systems and
equipment. minimize project interference. This allows individual
engineering systems to be completed and tested
We design our boilers and environmental equipment without interruption of other work and thus, helps
considering future startup and commissioning activities to shorten the project span.
and ultimate turnover to the customer by establishing
The project is designed and organized such that material
delivery, installation and the startup and commissioning
sequence are established from a very early stage in the
project lifecycle. This method has proven effective in
eliminating many of the issues inherent in developing
this plan as the project progresses.
Utilizing B&W PGG’s startup and commissioning
services, the customer will benefit from our:
• dedicated startup and commissioning staff,
• proven and organized planning process,
• seamless integration between engineering systems,
• more simplified and structured turnover of
To facilitate communication, A dedicated staff of plant operations, and
planning and implementation professionals will be on site
• extensive boiler system and environmental
activities, the startup and to direct, coordinate and
equipment expertise.
commissioning group is centralized perform startup activities
at our headquarter offices. based on the detailed plan.

5. A dedicated staff
B&W PGG’s dedicated B&W PGG has assembled a team dedicated solely to performing startup and
startup and commissioning commissioning activities. They work closely with our design, construction and
professionals effectively technical field engineers to develop the most effective, safe and efficient startup
bring together various
plan for the project. In addition to planning, this dedicated staff of professionals
disciplines for a seamless
will be on site to direct, coordinate and perform all startup activities based on the
turnover of plant operations
to the owner.
plan. They also have extensive knowledge of our equipment, resulting in a faster
turnover of plant operation to the customer.
The skilled staff of the commissioning group has
expertise in the following technical areas:
• Analytical analyses of process chemistry
• Performance optimization
• System reliability
• Operating data monitoring and reduction
Various responsibilities for startup and
commissioning activities are administered
by these B&W PGG professionals:
• Technical adviser
• Commissioning engineer
• Commissioning technician
• Commissioning test engineer
• Commissioning manager
• Training coordinator

6. Working closely with the customer, our professionals
properly check all equipment and systems to assure
that the plant is complete and will perform in a safe,
satisfactory, controlled and efficient manner.
A proven process
Prior to operation, all equipment and systems must be Progress monitoring procedures – describes the
properly checked to assure that the plant is complete methods that will be used to effectively monitor
and will perform in a safe, satisfactory, controlled and progress such as regularly scheduled meetings that
efficient manner. B&W PGG provides a detailed startup increase in frequency as the project nears completion.
and commissioning plan to verify that the structures,
components and systems will perform as designed. Technical manual – includes technical procedures on
how to checkout and startup all pieces of equipment
This plan includes the following: and components during the startup activity phases.
Administrative manual – details the startup organiza- Procedures in this manual provide general checkout
tion; describes interfaces throughout the startup phase and startup methodology for the various pieces of
of the project and the respective responsibilities of all equipment.
parties; discusses the methodology for the turnover Checkout procedures – includes detailed and specific
of equipment, components, systems and structures procedures on how to checkout and startup each
between construction, startup, and plant operations; engineering system. These procedures are prepared
and addresses the various reports and overall control at the engineering system level.
and procedural methods which have been instituted
for the startup phase.

7. Turnover packages – describes the startup segment
of the project which begins when the facility, or a
portion of the facility, is mechanically and operationally
“I wonder if the installation
ready to begin startup checkout activities. The sequence will affect commissioning
startup segment ends when all testing phases have of the unit?”
been completed and the portion of the facility, or
engineering system, is turned over to plant operations
for control.
“Will my equipment be started
up safely and per the vendor
Startup schedule – establishes a detailed schedule recommendations?”
to effectively monitor all startup activities beginning
with the initial system turnover from construction to
final system turnover to plant operations. The startup “Should I include and
schedule is formulated to support the major project schedule additional vendor
milestones and to ensure that the components and support for startup?”
equipment for each milestone have been thoroughly
tested and checked out.
“What is my manpower
Commencement of acceptance tests – once loading for startup and
each engineering system undergoes the following commissioning?”
procedures, the facility will be ready to enter the
acceptance test phase of the project:
• Mechanical/electrical completion of turnover
from construction to startup B&W PGG has the answer
• Startup, checkout and testing activities to these and all your startup
• Operational system tests and ultimate
and commissioning questions.
turnover from startup to plant operations
B&W PGG provides a detailed startup and
commissioning plan to verify that the structures,
components and systems will perform as designed.

8. B&W PGG is a total package provider of
complete power plant and environmental
equipment, services and construction.
Our dedicated startup and commissioning
services are a natural extension that bridge
the gap between equipment design,
construction and full plant operation.
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Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. is a subsidiary of
20 S. Van Buren Avenue The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W). Established in 1867, B&W is
Barberton, Ohio 44203 USA a world leader in providing steam generating and emissions control
Phone: 330.753.4511 equipment, nuclear operations and components, and defense program
Fax: 330.860.1886 management services.
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