Owing to the constraints of the site, the only available location for the lift meant that it had to take place from the opposite bank of the River Don.
Economisers are used as heat exchangers, pre-heating the water with ‘waste’ heat from the energy generating process. The pre-heated water is subsequently boiled to create the steam which turns the energy-generating turbines in many power stations.
The new facility is expected to be fully operational in the second quarter of 2017.
Ainscough has been appointed to provide contract lifts by the joint venture partnership of Interserve, the international support services and construction group, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund.
