VGB Quality Award Granted for the First Time

n 27th September 2006 the “VGB Quality Award” was granted for the first time on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the VGB Congress “Power Plants 2006” in Dresden. Quality is a pre-condition for the successful implementation of projects. According to our members´ response it seems that it is often easier to furnish examples of poor than of high quality. Therefore, we are pleased that we received five outstanding examples that had been nominated for the “VGB Quality Award”. The VGB body that assessed the nominees found out that the projects nominated were all very close together, however, one project was ahead: The winner of the first “VGB Quality Award” is the project “Partial Renewal of the FGD of the Voerde Power Plant, Unit A/B”. The professionalism and personal engagement of the project leader Dipl.-Ing. Peter Errenst, DSD Hilgers Stahlbau, contributed to the successful implementation of the project.

On September 27, 2006 the “VGB Quality Award” was granted for the first time on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the VGB Congress “Power Plants 2006” in Dresden. 

 We are pleased that we received five outstanding examples that had been nominated for the “VGB Quality Award”. The VGB body that assessed the nominees found out that the projects nominated were all very close together, however, one project was ahead. The winner of the first “VGB Quality Award” is the project “Partial Renewal of the FGD of the Voerde Power Plant, Unit A/B”. The professionalism and personal engagement of the project leader Dipl.-Ing. Peter Errenst, DSD Hilgers Stahlbau, contributed to the successful implementation of the project.

However, we also would like to list the other four projects that had been nominated, because they deserve to be mentioned, too:

  • EDP S. A. Lissabon/Portugal
    Ribatejo Power Plant
    ”Power Sector – Combined Cycle Gas Turbine”
    Contractor: Siemens Power Generation in a Consortium with Koch
    Site manager: Dipl.-Ing. Gunter Kallip
  • STEAG AG
    Voerde Power Plant, Inspection 2005, Unit A and B
    “Membrane Walls for Evaporator Heating Surfaces”
    Contractor: Babcock-Borsig-Service GmbH
    Site manager: Hr. Wolfgang Krause
  • Vattenfall Europe Generation AG & Co. KG
    Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Lippendorf
    “Refurbishment of Heating Surfaces in Unit S of Lippendorf Power Plant“
    Contractor: Steinmüller – Instandsetzung Kraftwerke GmbH Peitz
    Site manager: Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Brandt
  • STEAG AG
    Voerde Power Plant, Unit A
    “C-Inspection (complete inspection) at a 680 MW Turbine Group“
    Site manager: Alstom Power Service GmbH
    Site manager: Dipl.-Ing. (BA) Irmelinde Elmlinger

The VGB Quality Award will granted annually at the VGB Congress.