EPC Group

EPC Engineering & Technologies GmbH have accompanied the project of a new replacement from planning to construction management to the recent defect-free acceptance.

The rebuild was realized during ongoing operations and spanned from 12/01/2021 to overall acceptance on 06/06/2023.

Some notable improvements incorporated into the new cooling tower system include the following:

Water hygiene

• Innovative design to avoid dead zones
• Ability to drain and empty idle
• Cooling tower cells
• Continuous movement and forced flow of all water masses
• Protection from sunlight and biomass input
• Significantly reduced health risk from germs

Energy efficiency

• Use of fans with low power and gliding control
• Design of power readiness for higher outdoor temperatures
• Lowering of the cooling water supply temperature
• Significant reduction of the electricity demand for the cooling tower system and downstream chillers

Control optimization

• Subdivision of the cooling towers into six cells instead of the previous two cells
• Introduction of a sliding control system for fans instead of the previous two-stage system
• Application of an advanced control concept for cooling tower systems to fine-tune the cooling water temperature
• Improved control conditions in the entire cooling water circuit

Noise reduction

• Selection of low-noise cooling towers
• Use of extra low-noise fans
• Use of insulating elements against water impact noise
• Design of a low-noise water routing system
• Substantially reduced noise emissions and compliance with current requirements

A big thank you to the teams of X-FAB and EPC for the outstanding cooperation and realization of the new building.