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Contracts
Order for vital UK
underground gas storage
In 2008, Weir UK, the gas storage division of the Water and brine are circulated within to a neighbouring industrial process
Power & GDF-Suez Group. The fi rst phase of the site via a network of 20” steel site.
Industrial secured a signifi cant order the project was commissioned at the pipes and valves, some of which are Once the wells have been
for Hopkinsons parallel slide gate end of 2009. buried beneath the ground and exhausted of brine they are used to
valves for the Stublach underground The brine and water infrastructure others fi tted to the top of the well store gas, enhancing and
gas storage project in Cheshire. The delivered under this phase will feed system. The valves supplied by safeguarding the UK’s energy
contract was awarded by Costain, enable the creation of gas storage Weir enables the isolation of brine to supply, ensuring gas is available
the principal contractor for Storengy cavities for the initial 10 well site. the pump house, where it is pumped during harsh weather conditions.
LondonWaste Ltd Steam Turbine overhaul
Weir Power & Industrial existing components. The turbine
Turbomachinery secured a multi- was tested to ensure all clearances
million pound contract with and settings were within the
LondonWaste Ltd for the full required parameters, before
mechanical overhaul and re-commissioning. The turbine was
refurbishment of a 12MW AEI delivered to LondonWaste Ltd
Steam Turbine that has following successful reliability and
subsequently been performance tests.
re-commissioned at the EcoPark Weir was originally awarded an
Energy Centre in London. eight year maintenance contract in
Weir carried out a full inspection 2006, covering the site overhaul of
and non-destructive testing at their four steam turbines installed at the
purpose built facility in Barton on EcoPark Centre, together with
Humber in the UK, prior to repair inventory management and
and manufacture of new and vibration surveys.
Turbine rotor ready for reblading
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