PHB is developing a triple polar charger for the Canadian company FWS Group. This is a ship loader for the export of agri-food materials to be installed in the Fraser Surrey Docks in Vancouver, Canada. This loader has 3 arms with retraction-extension-turning movement that are mounted on 3 fixed towers. The material is fed to each of the arms by conveyor belts that connect the towers and will be supplied by PHB. The project is being developed with an execution methodology already used by PHB for other works, consisting of the pre-assembly of the main parts of the machine in a port in Spain and its subsequent transport to the destination, where the installation of the equipment on site, testing and commissioning will be completed, thus reducing the always difficult tasks of assembly in any port in operation.

In the UK, for the client Tata Steel, we are developing the supply and installation of two coal and coke handling Bucket Wheel stacker-reclaimers. The most significant technological feature of this project is related to the control system of the machines, since it has a Yard Management System and Man-less operation mode, which allows for the operation of the machines without the need for an operator on board.

We are also developing a Biomass Management System for the MGT Tees Renewable Energy Plant Project, located in Teesside, UK. Our client is the consortium Técnicas Reunidas (TR) & Samsung C&T. PHB’s scope of supply includes the design, manufacture, transport and assembly of the complete biomass fuel management system for the new 299 MW generation plant. This is one of the largest biomass power generation plants in the world.

The biomass fuel handling system is designed to handle both wood chips and pellets with a transport capacity of up to 1,473 m3/h. There are several relevant technical challenges that are being addressed in the design and implementation of this project. The facility is located in an environmentally sensitive area. For this reason, all the equipment has been conceived with a suitable design and with encapsulations that prevent any dust from escaping. Taking into account the explosive nature of the dust of the materials to be handled, the project has been designed in accordance with the latest requirements of the Atex and DSEAR regulations, with a specific design for dust filtration as well as for the explosion vent panels.