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THE GREAT COVER-UP: PROTECTING COMMODITIES WITH ENCLOSED STORAGE SOLUTIONS
ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT The great cover-up
protecting commodities with enclosed storage solutions
Jay Venter
Geometrica has announced that it has been selected as a recipient of Bechtel’s 2022 Supply Chain Excellence Award.
Companies are evaluated on multiple factors including overall performance, ability to deliver quality services/supplies on time, ability to work collaboratively to meet milestones, and meeting or exceeding project expectations in aspects of safety, performance, technical expertise, and environmental compliance.
Geometrica recently collaborated with Bechtel on Teck Resources Ltd. Quebrada Blanca II project in Chile. The project team informed Geometrica of their need for a coarse ore storage dome. However, they didn’t need just any dome, they needed a solution that would fulfill strict goals: v Safety: Bechtel is relentless in keeping people safe from harm. Safety was the absolute first priority in the project. v The dome had to be built with the stacking conveyor gallery already in place, and v The structure had to enclose the stacking conveyor’s header structure.
Geometrica met the challenge: a ‘hyperbolic’ dome geometry to be built using a lifting tower. The geometry provided for coverage of the existing conveyor header, and Geometrica’s hydraulic tower lifted the whole dome as it was being built. Nearly all dome assembly work took place at ground level, eliminating such hazards inherent to assembly at heights. Throughout the project the Bechtel and Geometrica teams worked in close co-ordination with the client, with the erection contractor and with each other to deliver a successful installation.
According to Geometrica, it was a great honor for everyone at the company to have earned Bechtel’s prestigious recognition.
ABOUT GEOMETRICA Geometrica has designed, manufactured and installed domes and space frames since 1992. The company has developed unique technology to build amazing, long span structures for architectural and industrial buildings. With offices in Houston, Texas and Monterrey, Mexico, and a global network of representatives, Geometrica has delivered domes and space frames in more than 40 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
With three 100,000m3 coal silos for the EMBA Hunutlu power plant in Turkey, ESI received its largest order ever in 2019.
What started as a huge undertaking has come to an end in July 2022, with the successful commissioning of the three Eurosilos along the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. Jan-Willem Hanskamp, Manager Project Department ESI, made a final visit to the site to finalize the handover to the local team.
UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES Jan-Willem: “The three Eurosilos are already in operation and feed the first of the two 660MW boilers at the thermal power plant. When the second comes online, both boilers will be fuelled by the fully enclosed Eurosilos. The scale of this project has posed unprecedented challenges, both in technical terms and in terms of capacity and logistics. On top of that, the pandemic hit the world in 2020, which required a huge number of workarounds to keep the project going.”
“So, it was really great to hear during the visit that all the efforts payed off well. According to Mr. Li Ying, our point of contact and project leader at the site, the silos operate more stable than other systems, which I take as great compliment. He also noted that ESI has thought about literally everything in the storage system. From safety for workers and the environment to automation and reliable throughput.”
MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY COALFIRED POWER PLANT EMBA Electricity Production Co. Inc. is a joint venture of the Shanghai Electric Power Co., two Turkish investors and the AVIC-INTL Project Engineering Company. EMBA has developed this coal fired thermal power plant in Turkey with a capacity of 2 x 660 MW at an investment of US$1.7 billion. The project is aimed at delivering one of the most environmentally friendly, clean coal-fired power plants ever, with high capacity, high reliability and high efficiency.
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