Link-Belt telecrawlers used for NY power facility construction
17 October 2017 by Sotiris KanarisA joint venture with Skanska, Burns & McDonnell, and ECCO Enterprises is using two Link-Belt TCC-1400s and one Link-Belt TCC-1100 for the construction of the CPV Valley Energy Center in Lower Hudson Valley, 65 miles northwest of New York City.
The combined cycle power facility will have a gross capacity of 675 MW, producing enough electricity for 600,000 homes and over 400 commercial entities.
Air cooled condenser (ACC) piping up to 24ft (7.3m) in diameter and up to 150ft long will be used for the combined cycle power facility. The three Link-Belt telescopic crawler cranes are used to unload, sort, and assemble the piping shells at various locations.
“While relocating ACC pipe sections, the TCC-1400 proved itself when having to work its way between concrete pipe footing pedestals,” said Link-Belt.
Pipe sections weighing between 28,000 and 48,000lbs are lifted at a radius up to 4ft with 84.5ft of boom.
When not assisting the TCC-1400 dedicated to lifting ACC pipe, the TCC-1100 travels to the far end of the complex to offload skids and transport trailers loaded by the second TCC-1400 at an off-site laydown yard. The skids include large duct shells that weigh as much as 42,000lbs.
