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UPDATE: TurbinePROs received the Project Excellence Award 2015 by GENERATE, the Clean Energy Association of British Columbia (CEBC). TurbinePROs was chosen for Forrest Kerr, a 195 MW Hydroelectric project in British Columbia, Canada, the largest run-of-the-river power plant in North America to date.
The Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric, 195 megawatt project in B.C. is the largest run-of-the-river power plant in North America to date. TurbinePROs Rotating Equipment Services (R.E.S.) of Vancouver, B.C. was awarded the contract to install nine Andritz hydro turbines. The project is set in a remote area 1,000 km north of Vancouver at the edge of the Iskut River. The work takes place approximately 1 kilometer below ground with approximately 70 millwrights working together.
TurbinePROs R.E. Services was chosen for their expertise in developing procedures for installation, workforce management, and their specialized turbine tools that include a custom 2.5 x 20 m tool container, 2.5 x 3 m rigging container, hydraulic lamina drill, and hydraulic wrench sets. Brad McIntosh of TurbinePROs R.E.Services said: “A project like this takes a lot of specialized tools; it also takes a lot of expert manpower. We worked closely with B.C. business agents to develop the millwright workforce within three 3 weeks of award notice. Over 50 millwrights were brought in from across Canada.”
This run-of-the-river project will capture the immense energy of the river’s natural flow and elevation drop to produce and deliver clean, renewable power. It achieves British Columbia’s goal of energy self-sufficiency by 2016 and producing clean energy in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.
TurbinePROs has always been committed to our customers', employees', and entire project team's health and safety. Now, providing the safest, most productive services to power-generating facilities while minimizing and preventing the spread of COVID-19 is of paramount importance. We have worked diligently to develop solutions and protocol above and beyond the CDC's standard health and safety guidelines to mitigate Coronavirus infection while we are servicing critical plant components vital to infrastructure.
We understand there’s no time for downtime at your plant so TurbinePROs has a fully stocked Rapid Response Service truck ready to mobilize with the tools and supplies needed to get the job done. Our team of field services experts are ready 24/7 to provide emergency repairs, maintenance, new installation, and other services for all types of rotating equipment.