The London HQ for a multinational oil & gas company is undergoing substantial refurbishment as part of a major redevelopment, and whilst these works are taking place the premises require temporary generators to power a temporary cooling system for the entire building while theirs is taken offline.
This major player is active in every area of the oil and gas industry, It’s not only the producer of many well-known branded products but also undertakes key research and development as well as being involved in some of the most innovative and exciting green energy projects on the planet.
The iconic Centre Tower of this building will remain the centrepiece of the 1.3bn redevelopment which will include seven new blocks clustered around it, but requires extensive refurbishment as the development incorporates a highly efficient energy centre which will reduce the carbon footprint of the site. The system will be designed to interconnect with a district heating network being explored for the wider South Bank area.
The brief from the Tower’s Facilities Manager was that whilst the refurbishment works were carried out and the Tower’s cooling system was taken offline for integration with the redevelopment it was imperative that the temporary cooling system would work to the exact same specification as the site’s existing one.
We were required to adhere to some very technical specifications so it was important to liaise with the Tower’s FM together with the chiller company in order to guarantee we could meet the desired requirements. Powerhire allocated a Project Manager for this important project who met with both clients onsite to thoroughly discuss the essential requirements and installation ramifications of both the temporary generators and the temporary cooling system.
Once back in the office numerous RAMS and installation drawings were compiled to meet all the specifications discussed. Before delivery all equipment was serviced and generators commissioned. On the scheduled day our engineers loaded 2 x 500kVA temporary generators, a mains distribution unit [MDU], 2 x outgoing breakers, a 20,000ltr fuel tank and all the necessary rental cable onto two of our HIABS.
We arrived onsite at the same time as the chiller company and in liaison with the Tower’s FM we positioned all the equipment as detailed in our previously agreed drawings. Our engineers delicately skated both the temporary generators into an incredibly tight space using 4 x 12 tonne skates. Once in the desired locations our engineers set up the 2 generators to run in parallel and used the rental cable to make all the final connections. Once satisfied with the installation our Project Manager commenced the commissioning of the system.
Commissioning was successful and both temporary generators together with the two chillers worked in parallel redundancy for a guaranteed temporary cooling solution for the client.
