Rolls-Royce to provide standby power system for Just Evotec’s biomanufacturing facility

• mtu  16V 2000 DS1250 generator sets to ensure power supply for critical biopharmaceutical
  processes
• New facility in Washington state (USA) will serve as a late-stage clinical and commercial manufacturing plant

mtu generator sets from Rolls-Royce have been selected to provide critical  standby power to Just – Evotec Biologics’ new cGMP biomanufacturing  facility in Redmond, Washington (USA). Slated for completion this spring, the plant  is designed with Just – Evotec Biologics’ J.POD  technology, which features  small, intensified bioprocessing operations housed inside autonomous  cleanrooms  to create a flexible and deployable biomanufacturing space.  

Pacific Power Group, a power generation expert and authorized mtu distributor  based in Auburn, Washington, is supplying the two mtu 16V 2000 DS1250 diesel generator sets for the  project.  

The mtu generator sets offer an industry-leading  average load factor, outstanding fuel economy, and optimized maintenance  intervals, as well as system integration ability. The backup power solution features mtu  onboard paralleling, sound-attenuating weather-protective enclosures and UL fuel  tanks.  

The system will feature generator-mounted motorized circuit breakers for  proper paralleling operation and is seismic certified, safeguarding operation  even in the event of unexpected ground acceleration levels.

“It’s been a pleasure to execute this project over the past two years, from the preliminary design stages to now the delivery and commissioning of the mtu gen sets,” said Dmitry Kraskovsky, senior sales manager, Pacific Power Group.  

Once completed,   the new facility will serve as a late-stage clinical  and commercial manufacturing plant and will  mark Just – Evotec Biologic’s first North American location to feature its  J.POD design technology. The result is a flexible platform layout that offers  capacity scaling, allowing the company to adapt and respond to changes in  manufacturing demand.

About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

1. Rolls-Royce  pioneers the power that matters to connect, power and protect society. We have
   pledged to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in our operations by 2030
   [excluding product testing] and joined the UN Race to Zero campaign in 2020,
   affirming our ambition to play a fundamental role in enabling the sectors in
   which we operate achieve net zero carbon by 2050.
2. Rolls-Royce Power Systems is headquartered in Friedrichshafen in southern Germany and employs around 9,000 people. The product portfolio includes mtu-brand high-speed engines and propulsion systems for ships, power generation, heavy land, rail and defence vehicles and for the oil and gas industry as well as diesel and gas systems and battery containers for mission critical, standby and continuous power, combined generation of heat and power, and microgrids.
3. Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces and navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.
4. Annual underlying revenue was £11.76 billion in 2020 and we invested £1.25 billion on research and development. We also support a global network of 28 University Technology Centres, which position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific research.