Gas fired power station upgrade in Birmingham utilising pioneering Modbus innovation
29TH APRIL 2025
A 100-megawatt operating gas-fired power station required modernisation, with its outdated orifice-plate metering, supported by old, maintenance-heavy legacy equipment.
Our role was to remove and replace outdated equipment and introduce an efficient new, ultrasonic meter, to improve metering accuracy, reduce maintenance costs, remove dangerous hazards, and make the site as environmentally friendly as possible.
INNOVATION
E&I engineers rarely get the opportunity to pioneer brand-new technology. But in this instance, we were the first company to use an innovative Modbus solution, enabling the new meter to seamlessly connect with the supporting flow computer, setting a blueprint for future installations.
OUTCOMES
The work was completed on time, on budget, delivering essential benefits, including:
- More accurate metering, in turn ensuring carbon emissions are captured correctly.
- Reduction in electrical maintenance.
- Reduction in instrumentation maintenance.
- Eradication of numerous electrical faults.
- Improved site safety.
