New fire water pump contract awarded to SPP Pumps for power station project
Iain Hoey
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Fire system contract for SPP Pumps at carbon capture site
SPP Pumps will supply fire water pumps to NZT Power for the world first gas-fired power station featuring carbon capture and storage (CCS).
The UK-based manufacturer announced the award for a large engineered pump house at the site.
This system incorporates diesel engine and electric motor driven FM approved split-case fire water pumps.
The fire pump system will be completed with a secondary start system and fire suppression system.
This installation includes OH2 pressure maintenance pumps and local control.
Safety equipment and other relevant components will complete the project.
Project scale and power generation
According to project details provided by SPP Pumps, NZT Power will be capable of generating up to 742 megawatts of flexible dispatchable power.
This capacity is equivalent to the annual electricity requirements of more than one million homes in the UK.
Up to two million tonnes of CO2 will be captured annually from the site.
Technip Energies leads a consortium with GE Vernova for the delivery of the project.
Balfour Beatty acts as the construction partner for the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract.
Employment and apprenticeships
The Gloucestershire headquarters of SPP Pumps will assign 50 employees to work directly on this contract.
This project supports an apprenticeship programme that currently includes 15 individuals across the company.
The manufacturer plans to recruit an additional five apprentices over the next 12 months.
Tom Salmon, Group Business Development Manager, said: “The NZT Power project is an important milestone for SPP.
“While we have a long history of supplying pump equipment to energy, power, municipal, and other traditional sectors, the opportunity to work on a prestigious CCS project provides a strong foundation for our growth in the energy transition sector in the UK and abroad.”
The Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) infrastructure represents the first CO2 transportation and storage project in the UK.
