TSF Hybrid Thermal Power Plant™ travelled from Nurmijärvi to Germany on schedule
TSF’s latest hybrid thermal power plant is now in operation at Harvia Group’s EOS Saunatechnik plant in Driedorf, Germany. The solution has been designed to support the factory’s own heat production and Harvia’s long-standing sustainability goals, so that heat production and energy use can be better controlled in the everyday environment of the factory.
A prefabricated unit in a 45 foot container
The power plant was built in Nurmijärvi in six weeks in a 45-foot container, around which the whole concept of the hybrid thermal power plant is wrapped. By completing, testing and verifying the whole system before delivery, the site can move directly to the stage where the solution is integrated into the plant, rather than spending a long time on site.
“The whole system is made ready for containerisation, which makes the transfer and commissioning process straightforward,” says TSF’s Technical Director Panu Valkeinen.
On-site commissioning and connections ready
A hybrid panel field was built in the yard of the factory, with the panels facing south-west. This orientation was the subject of debate on the installation days, but production modelling showed that the solution would support the factory’s energy use at the right scale and would suit the site’s needs.
The commissioning will be almost complete when the connection to the grid and commissioning of the hybrid panel field is completed by the local electrical contractor.
Once the foundation is in place, the solution fits naturally into the daily life of the factory and heat production can be controlled at the planned rhythm as part of normal operations. The project has been carried out within a tight schedule and has proceeded in a controlled manner, taking into account safety and legal requirements.
