CG&E EcoPower Co-Generation Project

The CG&E EcoPower Project was built to meet the power requirements of the city of Grande Prairie. To Satisfy this need required approximately 20,000 Mwh per year, with the option to acquire more energy to meet any additional requirements cause by growth.

 JV Driver was responsible for the entire scope of construction surrounding and involving the 25MW Turbine, Hog Fuel Handling Facility, and Fuel Storage Facility. This involved the installation of the 25 MW Turbine, 2 Combustors, 2 Boilers, and Economizer, an Air Cooled Condenser, and all supplementary equipment. The construction involved self-performing all civil, mechanical, structural, and electrical work, with the instrumentation subcontracted, but managed by JV Driver. The breadth of this scope included all large and small bore piping, including P11 and P91 chrome-moly.

JV Driver utilized constructability reviews during the engineering phase to identify and implement multiple cost effective solutions, reducing costs and shortening the project schedule. These innovations included redesigning the Hog Fuel Truck Dump to utilize precast concrete, reducing costs and eliminating approximately 4 weeks from the project schedule. Construction was carried out within 2 years with no Lost Time Accidents.

Bear Creek Co-Generation Facility

Bear Creek is an industrial cogeneration plant, located on Weyerhaeuser's Grande Prairie Pulp and Sawmill Complex. This facility is wholly owned by TransCanada Energy Ltd. and is operated, through contract, with Weyerhaeuser.

 JV Driver started working on this project in October 2001 with the first phase of work involving general site work to clear area for the new Cogeneration Plant. JVD Received the second phase of work in December 2002 which included all the civil foundation work and underground piping for this project. In February 2002, JV Driver was awarded the installation of all the steam and auxiliary piping tie-in work inside the existing plant. From October to September 2002, a total of 150,000 man-hours were spent with no Lost Time Incidents.

Findlay Forest Products Co-Generation Plant

JV Driver carried out a turn-key project in conjunction with Sandwell Inc. and Asea Brown Boveri (ABB). This project involved constructing a Fluidized Bubbling Bed Boiler, a steam driven 14MW Turbo Generator, and a Hog Fuel Handling Facility. The 14 MW cogeneration plant provides an alternative to beehive burners as a method of sawmill residue disposal, and a source of power to augment the high electrical requirements of the CTMP Plant. The steam generated satisfies the mill's entire process and utility steam requirements.

The project's entire centerpiece is the ABB woodwaste-fired bubbling fluidized bed boiler, capable of producing 228,000 lb/hour of steam at 950 psi/900° F. JV Driver was responsible for construction management and all balance of plant construction including civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, and instrumentation. JV Driver's constructability reviews during the engineering phase allowed us to provide the client with cost effective solutions on this fast tracked project. Construction was carried out within two years with no Lost Time Accidents.