The Shard, London
Project background
The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe. Standing at an impressive 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) high, The Shard has redefined London’s skyline since opening in 2013. Bells designed and delivered a complete turnkey solution including generator sets, acoustic canopies and floors, bulk fuel storage, cooling systems and controls.
Equipment
We installed 2 x FG Wilson 4016 TRG2 2000KVA generators within an acoustic close fit canopy, complete with an acoustic floor and heavy duty anti-vibration mounts to reduce noise to 70 dB(A) at 1m. We were also responsible for the cooling water system for each generator. This consisted of 450 mtrs of flow/return pipe system from basement level 3 to DACs on level 20, dry air coolers for duty and noise reduction, duplex cooling pumps and pressurisation units.
Controls
We designed, installed and commissioned a PLC-controlled MCC. This included all control/power cabling and local controllers to each item of plant, such as supply and extract fans, as well as fuel transfer and cooling water system.