BARREL structures heat storage projects through development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover — offered as individual packages or a single turnkey EPC contract.
Key facts
- Phases
- 6
- Packages
- A–L
- Models
- DEP, EPC, EPCM, BOO, BOOT
- Handover
- As-builts, manuals, training
Project development10
- Project identification
- Customer requirement assessment
- Energy consumption study
- Heat demand assessment
- Site feasibility
- Technology selection
- Business case development
- Preliminary financial modelling
- Project structuring
- Project approvals and permits
Engineering and design10
- Conceptual engineering
- Basic engineering
- Detailed engineering
- Civil and structural design
- Mechanical design
- Electrical design
- Instrumentation and automation
- Process integration
- Safety and risk assessment
- Design review and approval
Procurement and supply chain10
- Equipment specifications
- Vendor identification
- Technical bid evaluation
- Commercial bid evaluation
- Purchase orders
- Manufacturing follow-up
- Factory inspections
- Quality documentation
- Logistics and transportation
- Customs and import management, where applicable
Construction and installation10
- Site preparation
- Civil construction
- Tank fabrication and erection
- Mechanical installation
- Piping and insulation
- Electrical installation
- Instrumentation installation
- Automation and control installation
- Utility integration
- Pre-commissioning
Testing and commissioning10
- Equipment inspection
- Pressure and leak testing
- Electrical testing
- Instrument calibration
- Control system testing
- Thermal performance testing
- Charging and discharging trials
- System integration testing
- Reliability and acceptance testing
- Performance documentation
Handover9
- As-built drawings
- Operation and maintenance manuals
- Equipment documentation
- Test certificates
- Training
- Spare parts inventory
- Warranty documentation
- Performance guarantees, where contractually agreed
- Final project handover
Project packages
| Package | Scope | Project stage |
|---|---|---|
| Package A | Feasibility, consulting and project development | Develop |
| Package B | Thermal energy audit and heat demand assessment | Develop |
| Package C | Technology selection and basic engineering | Engineer |
| Package D | Thermal storage equipment supply | Procure |
| Package E | Civil, structural and mechanical infrastructure | Build |
| Package F | Electrical, instrumentation and automation | Build |
| Package G | Complete thermal storage EPC | Turnkey |
| Package H | Industrial heat recovery and integration | Turnkey |
| Package I | Thermal battery installation | Turnkey |
| Package J | Heat-to-power generation integration | Turnkey |
| Package K | Plant operation and maintenance | Operate |
| Package L | Modernisation, expansion and lifecycle management | Operate |
Related topics
- Engineering & DesignFeasibility, basic (FEED) and detailed engineering plus system integration for every type of heat storage plant.
- Testing & InspectionMechanical testing, NDT, thermal performance tests, electrical and control testing and the quality system.
- Project FinanceCommercial models from CAPEX supply to Heat-as-a-Service, cost components, revenues and financial evaluation.
- Operations & MaintenanceCharging and dispatch operations, preventive and predictive maintenance, and lifecycle asset management.
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