Dale Power Solutions is playing a crucial role in ensuring millions of people have guaranteed water and sewage services
The company is now providing vital back-up power to several major UK water utility companies. The latest new customer, a FTSE-listed company, which supplies fresh and waste water and sewage services to millions of households and businesses, has ordered four Secure Power 1600 Generator units, with an option for more.
They will give portable back-up power to the water company’s pumping stations, plants and even offices, if required.
Water-tight recovery plan
Severe flooding in recent years has, ironically, included water pumping stations among its victims and the company was keen to ensure that its own disaster recovery plans were water-tight. With water and sewage services to millions of customers to protect, the client was seeking a powerful, containerised mobile generator which could go to its plants and be operational in minutes should disaster strike.
An added requirement of the customer specification was that the heavy cabling needed could also be transported on the same vehicle and be easily handled on site. With the Secure Power 1600 capable of providing the high power output needed in a compact footprint 20ft container, Dale’s solution exceeded the customer’s expectations and secured the contract.
The power unit sits perfectly on a transporter with a unit containing motorised load cable, providing a manageable vehicle, easily moved to where it is needed. And with the powered cabling unit on board, the generator can be put into action by just a driver and an engineer, overcoming manpower and health and safety issues.
The Dale solution ensures continuity of water supply for the company’s customers and can also be used as back-up during maintenance of existing on site generators.
Portable power, whenever it’s needed
Shaun Flinton, Generator Business Director, said: “The water company had previously relied upon hired generator back-up but discovered that their operational requirements were not easily met through that route.”
“Against a background of severe flooding causing disruption to water supplies, the company required a robust back-up solution as part of its commitment to provide continuous services for its customers.”
“There was a requirement for high power units, easily transportable to their plants, to provide emergency back-up power to existing generator equipment or to the mains supply.
“The Secure 1600 met their needs perfectly and this was just the sort of application Dale was looking at when establishing the innovative Secure Power Series.
Secure Power sets new standards
The Dale Secure Power 1600 supplied to the water company is part of the Secure Power range that has raised the bar in containerised generator sets.
Outstanding power output in compact, off-the-shelf containerised units makes the range ideal for limitless applications worldwide – from utilities, to finance, events and the hire market, which was a particular target.
The Dale Secure Power Series range features three models, each with their own unique benefits.
The Secure E for example, is fully configurable in a 20ft or 40ft HC generator container and is a cost-effective, modular design for maximum flexibility and a wide range of applications across the world.
The Secure C majors on high power in a mini footprint, offering 1600kVA in a 20ft HC generator container – high output but low noise (85dBA at 1m).
The Secure + has low noise applications in mind. Housed in fully bunded and sound attenuated 40ft containers, the Secure + is super quiet at 75dBA at 1m with a large capacity, 24-hour fuel tank.
Specification
Generator
z 1500kVA 50HZ 400V
z 1200KW @ 40 deg C
Package
z 20 ft generator container
z 85 dBA @ 1 metre
z 8 hour fuel tank with fill point or external supply
z Synchronising generator to generator and generator to mains
z Power lock plug in load cable connections
Cable Container
z 4 off motorised cable reels with remote control
z 25m heavy duty training cable suitable for full generator load with power lock quick connectors
Tel: +44 (0)1723 583511 www.dalepowersolutions.com
