Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

STEWART THERMAL LIMITED TURN-UP THE HEAT ON THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

	Heat Exchanger Installation

Stewart Thermal, the East of England based renewable and biomass energy Company, has completed the project management, installation and commissioning of a heat recovery project based in the Falkland Islands. The contract was won against stiff competition and its success is a testament to the Company’s market presence, effective project management and technical capability.

Pump Station

As an island community with extremely long supply lines and shipping costs, the Falkland Islands Government is extremely focused on conservation, particularly where energy is concerned. The work carried-out by Stewart Thermal means that waste heat recovered from the Power Station at Port Stanley is able to be used to heat the Falkland Islands Community School and the King Edward Memorial Hospital.

	The Team from East Anglia

The Power Station has a capacity of 6.6MWe and comprises 8 diesel generating sets. The project was to safely recover waste heat from the 4 largest sets with the result that the hot water boilers at the School and the Hospital are now idle. Prior to the project, the diesel fuel consumed by the two 380kw boilers at the School was 110,000 litres per annum, with the two 586kw boilers at the Hospital consuming 225,000 litres per annum. The heat recovery installation is fully automatic using the latest Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) technology, and the good news for the environment is that some 900 tonnes of CO2 will be saved each year.

Falklands Power Station, Engine Heat Exchangers

There has of course been a capital cost for the client in order to achieve this result, but following pay-back and accepting the ongoing revenue costs, then the heat delivered is free! When the project was first mooted the delivered price per litre of diesel was in the region of 25p, it is now over 40p per litre.

Stewart Thermal prides itself on offering holistic solutions and this project is no exception. The Company will deliver full operations and maintenance procedures and all accompanying Health & Safety documentation, backed-up with any necessary staff awareness training.

To download the press release click the following link - Falkland Islands pdf