GENSETS


Maintaining security of power supply at Northern Ireland’s prestigious Grand Central Hotel


The Grand Central Hotel is Ireland’s largest hotel following a £53million pound investment by Hastings Hotel, Northern Ireland’s premier hotel group. Located within the heart of Belfast and billed as the tallest building in Northern Ireland, the 304-room luxury bedroom hotel recently received a containerised diesel generator installed and commissioned by Edina to maintain the security of the power supply.


heart of Belfast and is billed as the tallest building in Northern Ireland. The revamp of the 304-bedroomed luxury


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hotel extends an additional 104 guest-rooms and stretches over 22 storeys, with the 23rd floor occupied by The Observatory, Ireland’s highest bar. As part of the hotel’s power requirement,


mechanical and electrical services provider Michael Nugent Ltd awarded Edina the contract to supply and install a 400kVA diesel generator. Edina has a long-standing history in


delivering power generation solutions across a number of industry sectors to include; hospitals, universities, commercial, industrial, public and, leisure and hospitality. Edina has access to a wide range of diesel


art of a new development attracting business and the burgeoning tourist industry in Belfast, The Central Grand Hotel tis located within the


engines and alternators from global manufacturers and selects the most suitable engine and alternator combination to provide continuous, prime and standby power applications to meet the project requirements. The containerised diesel generator was


installed on the roof of the 22-storey hotel, which proved to be challenging as the generator had to be disassembled, lifted and craned into posit ion and reassembled. Working with Michael Nugent Ltd, Edina


commissioned the generator which will maintain security of power supply in the event of a power failure at site. Onsite backup power is part of a wider


energy resilience strategy which mitigates against energy-related failures that negatively impact operational, financial and the reputation of a business. In the event of a mains failures, the


standby generator will run independently “The


containerised diesel


generator was installed on


the roof of the 22-storey


hotel, which proved to be challenging as the


generator had to be


disassembled, l ifted and craned into position and reassembled.“


from the electricity grid and provide mission critical emergency power direct to the sites infrastructure. Typically installed within hospitals, data


centres, airports, industrial and commercial facilities, and power plants, standby generators are used as a preventative measure whereby the loss of power directly puts lives at risk, influences financial loss or where emergency power is required on a continuous basis. Standby generators provide peace of mind


and offer maximum reliability, respond to outages quickly and can accept high electrical loads. During periods of prolonged power outage,


a standby diesel generator can be used to power the gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant back online. Once the CHP generator has accepted the


electrical load of the site, the standby diesel generator can then reduce its load and eventually return offline. This method enables the CHP to run in


Island Mode, independent from the electricity grid, to provide power to the site infrastructure. By integrating CHP generators alongside


standby diesel generators, can help to minimise operational costs and to reduce emissions. Whatever the power requirement, Edina


says it can provide the full EPC contract to include standby diesel power generation with any new or existing CHP installation. As a company spokesman puts it: “Our


one point of contact approach means exactly that. Just one supplier, reducing risk, interfacing and ambiguity.” Visitwww.edina.eu for more information.


16 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2018 UK POwER NEwS


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