Energy solutions specialist Aggreko has expanded its European fleet of steam boilers, featuring unique steam generation technology to bring flexible, rapidly deployable, low-emission and energy-efficient solutions to the market.
With rising demand for steam and the push for decarbonisation continuing continent-wide, European chemical and process industries are increasingly replacing and modernising ageing boiler infrastructure with more efficient and reliable automated solutions.
In response, Aggreko has grown its fleet of steam boilers to include 2T/hr and 5.5T/hr steam boilers as part of containerised boiler houses that can provide fuel savings in start-stop steam applications. Used to assist in emergency scenarios and to bolster existing capacity, they complement the company’s existing greener industrial HVAC solutions and broader Greener Upgrades™ portfolio of short- to long-term process cooling and heating solutions.
The compact, energy-dense steam system design of both boilers offer high combustion and boiler house efficiency. Both solutions also include dual fuel burners, ensuring compatibility with greener fuels like HVO to further reduce carbon footprints.
Each steam boiler uses innovative steam generator technology, including pumps manufactured to provide forced circulation through the coil over a wide range of varying pressure conditions. The coil itself is designed as a spiral structure allowing for optimum heat transfer at all steam output levels, maximising efficiency. The unique design ensures rapid delivery of very high quality steam that is at least 99.5% dry saturated even under variable load conditions.
Aggreko’s 2T/hr solution can offer steam operating pressure up to 14 bar with a net heating capacity of 1227 kW in a condensed 10ft-high cube. The larger 5.5T/hr system offers the same range of steam operating pressure in a 20ft-cube, providing a net heating capacity of 3437 kW.
As all elements of both solutions are housed within one container – including the coil steam generator, chemical treatment, blowdown tank, water softener and hotwell tank – the overall space footprint is markedly reduced. Each steam boiler includes a smaller reservoir that uses less water maximising safety and efficiency, and at half the weight of traditional models, are easier to transport and ideal for space constrained applications.
Torben Hillier, Lead Development Engineer HVAC at Aggreko, said: “For industrial organisations, steam systems can significantly contribute to energy costs and emissions. Demand for energy-efficient technologies is rising and creating a growing need for temporary solutions for maintenance, shutdowns and emergency breakdowns, or where additional steam capacity is required.
“It is for this reason we have added a new generation of boilers to our fleet that are designed to maximise space, speed and safety. By focusing on minimising heat loss, managing pressure, monitoring and control, and using reliable and efficient equipment, energy costs and emissions can be decreased and overall performance optimised. Our expert teams can select bespoke equipment for specific site needs that can implemented quickly regardless of project complexity.”
This further investment in the Greener Upgrades™ portfolio is part of Aggreko’s ongoing commitment to making efficient, clean technologies and the skills to implement them more accessible through its sustainability framework, Energising Change™. With turnkey steam solutions, Aggreko is helping European customers prioritise site resilience and uptime, while managing operating costs and minimising emissions.
Torben adds: “Steam is essential on-site for critical process heating applications, so it is vital we are equipped with a fleet of solutions to help decisionmakers make their businesses more efficient and sustainable. We are committed to helping our customers implement greener practices while balancing site costs and resilience, and the inclusion of new steam technologies within our offering further underlines this.”
For more articles like this, visit our Sustainability channel
