EDF Poland awarded the largest contract in Europe
EDF Poland awarded the contract under the largest explosion safety tender in Europe. Under the contract, Tessa, a WOLFF GROUP™ company, will install turnkey explosion protection systems for 96 ball-bearing bowl mill pulverizers for coal and a mixture of coal and biomass, in operation at the power plants and combined heat and power plants of EDF Group. The protection systems will be based on explosion suppression and isolation – one of the state-of-the-art engineering solutions of this type available in the market.
Purpose of the investment
The investment aims to adapt the system for milling of coal and coal mixed with biomass to the requirements of ATEX directive. The adopted solutions will ensure high level of protection of workers and process systems against effects of an uncontrolled explosion.
Scope of works
The detailed scope of works includes: development of design documentation, preparation of pulverizers for installation of explosion protection systems, delivery and installation of components of explosion protection systems, deployment of explosion protection systems in the DCS system of the power plants and combined heat and power plants, training for operators and maintenance workers and development of as built documentation.