The Margam Green Energy Biomass Plant is a 40MW electricity power station utilising chipped wood waste as fuel otherwise destined for landfill. When fully operational the project will use around 300,000 tonnes of waste wood from nearby regions.
Hauraton
Hauraton supplied three types of channel to meet the rigorous specifications for surface drainage of the main concreted yard surrounding the plant, weighbridges and car park.
Three sizes of RECYFIX HICAP high capacity channels were installed in the yard – 3m of HICAP 1000, 303m of HICAP 2000 and 255m of HICAP 3000. The total water capacity of the HICAP channels was just over 20,390l.
By installing this system, the channel runs were kept to a minimum so saving on installation costs and future maintenance. Factory fitted with 14mm slotted ductile iron inlets, the channels comply with a loading Class of F900 so can easily take the weight of a HGV fully laden with wood chips. Importantly, once installed the complete system is highly resilient to the twisting forces imposed by the laden vehicles.
42m of FASERFIX SUPER 150 channels with Class F900 ductile iron 20mm gratings were installed around the two weighbridges. The FASERFIX channel component is made from the company’s Fibre Reinforced Concrete with galvanised steel angle housings moulded into the top edges of the channel during production. This specification is highly resistant to extreme loads and constant dynamic forces and was found to be ideal for the weighbridge application.
The FASERFIX gratings are secured by SIDE-LOCK patented boltless system. The system allows gratings to be installed and later, removed quickly.
Finally, 39m of RECYFIX PRO 100 Type 75mm factory fitted with FIBRETEC heel-safe gratings were installed in the car park. The FIBRETEC grating is moulded from a fibre strengthened Polyamide (PA-GF) and allows loadings up to Class C250 (BSEN 1433).
All the RECYFIX channel components specified for the project are made from 100% recycled Polypropylene derived from post consumer and post industrial sources.
