Natural gas, although a fossil fuel, has a lower carbon footprint than coal and creates less atmospheric pollution. EP Power were converting their power station from coal to gas. Their main works contractor Rayden Engineering consulted and worked with nZero Group to support in that conversion in the specialist area of metering and gas quality.

nZero Group was asked to support the conversion project

• Conversion of Coal Fired Power Station to Natural Gas Fired
• Provision of integrated metering solution – volumetric flow, energy flow computation, sampling, and Gas Quality System
• Location: Kilroot, Northern Ireland

nZero’s Value Add + Select Equipment & Advantages

• We provided an integrated package with FAT, delivery and commissioning.
• nZero Group designed and wrote HMI supervisory software enabling the system to link with SCADA and cloud-based monitoring, enhancing visibility and maintenance.
• The system has fully traceable measurement uncertainty to meet fiscal standards
• We selected appropriate technologies, including utilisation of VE Technology (nZero Group licenced technology), and opted for an agnostic equipment selection to meet best available technology requirement, as well as allowing the integration of various OEM equipment
• Consulted for design house Premtech (owned by National Gas) in FEED stage, leading to purchase order

Key elements of the solution

• Fiscal Meter
• Process Isolation
• VE Sample System
• Supervisory HMI
• 19” Rack Flow Computer Panel