Industrial Power Generation
The Olympus entered service as a peak demand industrial power generator in 1962 when the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) commissioned a single prototype installation at its Hams Hall power station. Power was provided by an Olympus 201 exhausting through a two stage turbine powering a Brush synchronous alternator providing 20 MW at 3000 rpm. By 1972, the CEGB had installed 42 Olympus generating sets. Olympus engines are also used to provide back up power in case of a loss of grid electrical power at some of Britain's nuclear power stations.
Many sets were exported and many found use on offshore platforms. By 1990, over 320 sets had been sold to 21 countries, many of which remain in service.
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