2023 PROJECTS
JUNE
RETAILER IN OCEAN ’ S UMHLANGA MALL REQUIRES ‘ QUIET ’ COOLING
Energy Partners Refrigeration ( EPR ) was appointed as the refrigeration contractor for the complete the Oceans Mall installation , commissioning and maintenance of the refrigeration system due to its expertise and experience in similar projects . The biggest challenges in the design related to the acoustics and noise levels , given there is an adjacent residential area . Smart EC ( electrically commutated ) fans were installed which run a lot more quietly , with fan speed controllers built into them . In the evening when there isn ’ t much demand for cooling and when ambient noise is low , it has slow rotating fans which gradually ramp up as needed in response to increasing temperature .
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OCTOBER
PHEZUKOMOYA WIND FARM SURMOUNTS ROCKY TERRAIN
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JULY
ENHANCING EFFICIENCY AND STORAGE IN STATE- OF-THE-ART COLD ROOM PROJECT
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Cool Reaction ’ s cutting-edge cold room project for Plennegy was focused on optimising energy efficiency and storage capabilities . Design specifications were for a seed storage cold room of 3 600m ² with Relative Humidity ( RH ) of > 45 % and a temperature range of 10-14 ° C with a monitoring system , as well as fire detection and automated sliding doors . Fire detection provided some technical difficulty which was solved with mechanical smoke extraction with drop out panels . What is unique about the project is that the cold facility has not been installed inside a warehouse – the roof and side walls are polyurethane injected chromodek .
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER
CLOVER SA , AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
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Energy utility company , Energy Partners ( EP ), has invested in and constructed a R390-million integrated energy solution that provides solarassisted cooling , heating and worldclass utility management to help Clover SA power through South Africa ' s energy crisis . EP commenced on site with the retrofit project that involved both the replacement and upgrade of the existing system at Queensburgh . It took a phased approach to the project with staggered completion dates to ensure minimum disruption to Clover ’ s production .
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The Phezukomoya Wind Energy Facility , located near Noupoort on the boundary of the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape provinces , encountered challenges during the initial stages of construction . Constructing wind energy facilities on mountains presents unique challenges , particularly in terms of accessing the construction sites . Concor , in partnership with Murray & Roberts OptiPower , forms part of the consortium responsible for the Phezukomoya Wind Energy Facility .
NOVEMBER
GROOTE SCHUUR HOSPITAL : MODERN CATERING SERVICES FOR 1 000 PATIENTS
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This Cape Town refrigeration project involved the mammoth task of providing the 1 000 Groote Schuur Hospital patients with three nutritional meals a day , 365 days a year . The low temperature cold rooms , blast chillers , medium temperature cold rooms , racking , trolleys and refrigeration systems were replaced at Cape Town ’ s Groote Schuur Hospital . The water-cooled condensers and the cold rooms with poor thermal performance , had to be stripped out completely and replaced , with minimal disruption to the daily catering services .
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