Client:
Major European Conference Centre
Market:
Conference Industry
Project:
To provide reserve electricity to National Grid but ensuring it is supplied within the constraints of normal business operations and generate new revenues from the existing assets on site.
Package:
The two on-site standby diesel generators, which are capable of up to 6MW of electrical output, can power the entire site in a power cut. They are also used occasionally to reduce peak demand during major events.
Technical Solution:
The site’s existing package was utilised.
A power failure during a major event would not be acceptable to the conference centre’s customers. Standby generators are complex assets, and their reliability is vital to the site’s operations. We worked together to overcome limitations on the site’s connection to the local distribution network, allowing the generation plant to run at full power in parallel with the grid. This provides an ideal on-load test and exercise regime, and gives the site’s operators early warning of any faults which would affect supply security. Every megawatt of capacity connected to the smart grid is a megawatt that does not have to be held in reserve elsewhere. This reduces the need to keep coal and oil stations on hot standby or running inefficiently at part load – reducing emissions by between 300 to 750 tonnes of CO2 per megawatt per annum.
Revenue:
£100,000.00 +/annum
Key Facts:
Up to 6MW of electricity generation can be turned on automatically for short periods.
Standby diesel generators provide reserve services to National Grid when idle
Reduces national carbon dioxide emissions
Six-figure revenues earned every year using existing assets
No disruption to core business processes Increases reliability of emergency power supplies
