# SET GmbH receives order from RWE for variable-speed gearbox at Duisburg-Huckingen power plant

SET GmbH received an order from RWE Generation SE to replace a Voith geared coupling with a SETCON SE6 electro-mechanical variable-speed gearbox at the HKM thermal power plant in Duisburg-Huckingen, Germany. The gearbox has a rated power of 5,750 kW and is expected to save over 1,000 kW continuously.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-03-27
- Where: Duisburg-Huckingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: variable-speed gearbox, SETCON SE6
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [RWE Generation](https://endata.com/companies/7328.md) (customer)
- [SET GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/69343.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [set-solutions.net](https://set-solutions.net/setcon-se6-variable-speed-gearbox-will-be-implemented-by-rwe-generation-se-at-hkm-thermal-power-plant-duisburg-huckingen-in-germany/), 2023-03-27: "It involves the replacement of an existing Voith R17 KGS hydro-dynamic geared coupling with the highly efficient SETCON® – electro-mechanical variable speed gearbox."

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