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Coal Plant Water Needs

Coal-fired power plants require comprehensive water treatment for multiple applications including cooling water, boiler

Engineered Performance

Every system is designed for your specific wastewater characteristics, flow profile, and effluent targets. No off-the-shelf assumptions — just validated process engineering.

Proven Reliability

Equipment selected from manufacturers with proven field performance in similar applications. Duty/standby arrangements and robust construction minimise unplanned downtime.

Environmental Compliance

Design targets are set at 50-70% of consent limits, providing a safety margin for process variation. Continuous monitoring and automated reporting demonstrate compliance.

Operator Friendly

Intuitive controls, clear instrumentation, and accessible maintenance points reduce training requirements. Standard operating procedures written in plain language.

Technical Support

Direct access to our process engineers for operational advice, troubleshooting, and optimisation. Remote diagnostics and rapid on-site response keep your plant running.

Quality Assurance

Materials certified to EN 10204 3.1, welding procedures qualified to ISO 9606, and pressure testing to 1.5x design pressure. Full traceability from mill to commissioning.

Integrated Solutions

Our coal plant water treatment includes clarification and filtration for cooling water, pre-treatment for boiler feed, m

Engineered Performance

Every system is designed for your specific wastewater characteristics, flow profile, and effluent targets. No off-the-shelf assumptions — just validated process engineering.

Proven Reliability

Equipment selected from manufacturers with proven field performance in similar applications. Duty/standby arrangements and robust construction minimise unplanned downtime.

Environmental Compliance

Design targets are set at 50-70% of consent limits, providing a safety margin for process variation. Continuous monitoring and automated reporting demonstrate compliance.

Operator Friendly

Intuitive controls, clear instrumentation, and accessible maintenance points reduce training requirements. Standard operating procedures written in plain language.

Technical Support

Direct access to our process engineers for operational advice, troubleshooting, and optimisation. Remote diagnostics and rapid on-site response keep your plant running.

Quality Assurance

Materials certified to EN 10204 3.1, welding procedures qualified to ISO 9606, and pressure testing to 1.5x design pressure. Full traceability from mill to commissioning.

Compliance & Efficiency

Treatment systems ensure compliance with cooling water, boiler feed, and wastewater discharge requirements while maximis

Permit Management

We manage discharge permit applications, amendments, and renewals. Environmental regulators trust our data and engineering credibility, speeding approvals.

Validated Testing

Effluent sampling follows ISO and national standards. Third-party laboratory analysis provides defensible data for regulatory submissions and legal defence.

Audit Readiness

Continuous data logging, calibration records, and maintenance logs are organised for instant retrieval. Environmental audits become routine, not stressful events.

Consent Limits

We design for 50-70% of the consent limit, not 100%. This safety margin absorbs process upsets, seasonal variation, and instrument drift without breach.

Liability Protection

Performance guarantees with financial backing shift liability from your balance sheet to ours. Insurance and bonding protect against worst-case scenarios.

Industry Standards

Design, fabrication, and commissioning follow ISO, EN, and industry-specific standards. Documentation packages satisfy due diligence for lenders and insurers.

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Power Generation Water Treatment

Power plants require extensive water treatment for boiler feed, cooling systems, flue gas desulphurisation (FGD), and wastewater discharge. Our solutions address the specific challenges of coal, gas, and renewable power generation including high-purity water for turbines, zero liquid discharge options, and treatment of FGD effluent containing heavy metals and chlorides.

Boiler Feed Water

Demineralisation and reverse osmosis produce high-purity water for steam generation.

Cooling Water

Circulating water treatment controls scaling, corrosion, and biofouling in condensers.

FGD Wastewater

Tertiary treatment removes mercury, selenium, arsenic, and TDS from scrubber blowdown.

Zero Liquid Discharge

Evaporation and crystallisation systems eliminate wastewater discharge from power plants.

Design Parameters

Boiler Feed TDS<0.1 mg/L (supercritical units)
Cooling Water CirculationUp to 300,000 m³/h (large thermal stations)
FGD Wastewater Flow0.5 – 3% of flue gas volume
Heavy Metals<0.05 mg/L Hg, <0.01 mg/L Se
TDS in ZLD BrineUp to 350,000 mg/L
Make-up Water1 – 5% of circulation (evaporative cooling)
Blowdown Recovery80 – 95% recovery via RO and evaporation
MaterialsSuper duplex, titanium, FRP (chloride resistance)

Power Sector Compliance

ELV Directive

Emission Limit Values for large combustion plants drive FGD wastewater treatment requirements.

Industrial Emissions Directive

IED 2010/75/EU BAT requirements for power plant wastewater and cooling water.

Effluent Guidelines

US EPA 40 CFR Part 423 compliance for steam electric power generating wastewater.

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Industries We Serve

Our expertise spans multiple industries with sector-specific water treatment solutions.