Project Overview:
Ferrybridge C Power Station in West Yorkshire was commissioned by the Central Electricity Generating Board and was built between 1962 to 1968. The ‘C’ Station was the third power station to be built at Ferrybridge. The ‘A’ Station building remains and is now used by RWE as their national heavy engineering facility. The ‘B’ Station was demolished after its closure in 1992.
Ferrybridge C had a capacity of 2 GW from four x 500 MW generating sets supplied by CA Parsons. The CEGB chose Ferrybridge to trail the new 500 MW units, the world’s first single-line turbogenerator sets of this size.
In addition to the main generating units, Ferrybridge C Power Station was built with four gas turbines with a combined capacity of 68 MW. Two of the four gas turbines were retired in the late 1990s, reducing their capacity to 34 MW.
EDC Scope of Works:
EDC was appointed to carry out Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Design for this development. The MEP systems designed and installed on site consisted of several buildings with differing functions. These included:
EDC Scope of Works Continued:
There was a wide variety of Mechanical and Public Health systems designed and installed, such as site wide process water distribution, rain water harvesting, carbon monoxide control systems, mixed mode ventilation system to boiler hall for temperature control (CFD modelling included), Pressurised ventilation systems, smoke extraction, FM200 and general HVAC and public health systems.
Electrical services systems included traffic management systems, MV/LV distribution throughout site to all buildings, Site wide security and access control systems, general building services to all buildings.