Earls Gate Energy Centre
The Result
Our teams provided comprehensive scaffolding access, industrial insulation, flexible insulation covers and trace heating services, as well as refractory lining solutions across the energy-from-waste (EFW) production plant, which will provide renewable power and the displacement of fossil fuels. Powertherm were drafted in to help deliver the energy infrastructure project, which was left unfinished from a previous contractor.
The Challenge
The client, who operate in the EfW industry required multidiscipline industrial services to help deliver their facility that uses waste to create heat and power. During the project, the previous contractor went into administration, leaving the client in a difficult position where the project needed to be completed as quickly as possible so the plant could get online and begin to produce energy for the national grid and local companies. Due to our multidiscipline capabilities and previous experience on EfW construction projects, we were able to mobilise at speed and scale to help get the project back on track.
Project / Site Details
Industry: Power Generation
Contract Type: New Installation
Services:
- Scaffolding
- Industrial Insulation
- Flexible Insulation
- Trace Heating
- Refractory Lining
Location: Grangemouth, Scotland
Type: Energy-from-waste (EFW)
Fuel: Residual waste
Output:
- 33MW Heat
- 22MW Electricity
- 54,000 tonnes recyclable materials
Processing capacity: 216,000 tonnes of waste into energy per year
What We Delivered
Over 650 tonnes of material on site and over 1000 scaffolds were constructed and dismantled through the duration of the project duration.
Structures included independent scaffolding to the north side of the turbine. A birdcage scaffolding to the level 2 south gantry & a suspended scaffold to gain safe access to the final economiser. We provided the management of scaffold inspection and tagging provisions on site to check scaffold was fit for purpose and safe to use.
Our Flexible Insulation Products team measured, designed, manufactured, delivered and installed over 800 flexible insulation covers for valves, flanges, doorways, strainers, instruments, tanks, fans, ducting and fire blankets.
Our industrial insulation scope consisted of the installation of industrial insulation to various industrial equipment, including air preheater, atmospheric & pressurised flash tank, balance of plant pipework, condensate tank, deaerator vent condensate, drain lifting tank, economiser outlet ducting, expansion flap ducting, grate hoppers, steam accumulator tank, feedwater & deaerator. All industrial assets were expertly with mineral wool in various thickness and densities to meet the thermal requirements of the systems and achieve safe touch temperatures before being cladded with aluminium cladding.
Over 1500 meters of trace heating cable and associated auxiliary equipment such as junction boxes were installed by our trace heating engineers. Self regulating and mineral insulated cables were applied to process pipework including water and steam supplies, and safety showers and eyewash stations for frost protection requirements. Our trace heating team also designed and supplied control panels for the heat tracing system.
Our refractory division also contributed to the project through the manufacture and supply of door plugs of varying specifications. Teams were required to manufacture purpose made moulds for casting of the plugs with the inclusion of stainless steel handles, before dry out to 350°C.
Special recognition to all involved in what was a successful project.