Success Stories

From The Leader in Clean Power Production Technologies

Cooling System Success Stories

Selected Project Examples Which Demonstrate the Breadth of Our Experience

B&W Environmental, through its SPIG product line, is a global provider of custom-engineered cooling systems and services. Established in Italy in 1936, SPIG solutions are known throughout the world, with project-based solutions and operations in nearly 50 countries. Our Paruzzaro cooling system center of excellence employs approximately 150 people in locations worldwide.

Our experience includes wet, dry and wet/dry hybrid cooling solutions as dictated by site specific requirements. We can supply both mechanical and natural draft systems and design for a wide range of project specifications such as high seismic loads, vibration control, corrosion, noise control, sub-freezing operation, and sea water use. The projects highlighted below are examples of how B&W SPIG has provided industry leading cooling system solutions for customers worldwide.

Highlights of our proven experience

Years of Experience: 85

No. of Wet Cooling Tower cells: >10,000

No. of Dry Cooling Systems: >400

No. of Hybrid Cooling Systems: >35

No. of Countries: >80

The following project summaries represent a small cross-section of our successful projects executed around the world.

Wet Cooling Projects

Dry Cooling Projects

Hybrid Cooling Projects

 

Wet Cooling Systems

HEC Cirebon Babcock Wilcox

Indonesia

  • Coal-fired power plant
  • 30-cell cooling tower
  • FRP structure
  • Sea Water

 

Naturgy 03 Babcock Wilcox

Spain

  • Combined cycle natural gas plant
  • 7-cell cooling tower
  • FRP structure
  • Reliance on chemicals for water treatment

 

GE Sergipe Babcock Wilcox

Brazil

  • Combined cycle power plant
  • 28-cell cooling tower
  • Sea structure
  • Noise abatement systems

 

Oman Success Story Babcock Wilcox

Oman

  • Air separation unit
  • 2 towers, each with 18 sections
  • FRP construction
  • Sea water

 

SPIG Malaysia Babcock Wilcox

Malaysia 

  • Power Plant
  • 16-cell cooling tower
  • FRP structure

 

Russia Cooling Project Babcock Wilcox

Russia

  • Petrochemical plant
  • 22-cell cooling tower
  • FRP structure
  • Winterization design for cold climate

 

Dry Cooling Systems

Air-Cooled Condensers (ACC)

SPIG Turkey Babcock Wilcox

Turkey

  • Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 42
  • MW/Cell: 10.52
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]:15

 

SPIG South Africa Babcock Wilcox

South Africa

  • Thermosolar Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 18
  • MW/Cell: 10.11
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 27

 

SPIG GAMA Turkey Babcock Wilcox

Turkey

  • Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 40
  • MW/Cell: 11.37
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 15

 

SPIG Turkey ACC Babcock Wilcox

Turkey

  • Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 25
  • MW/Cell: 12.55
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 15

 

SPIG UK Babcock Wilcox

United Kingdom

  • Biomass Plant
  • MW/Cell: 6.03
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 15

 

SPIG Croatia Babcock Wilcox

Croatia

  • Biomass Plant
  • MW/Cell: 3.66
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 25

 

Air Fin Coolers (AFC)

Air Fin Cooler BW SPIG

Spain

  • Cogeneration/Green Hydrogen Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 5
  • MW/Cell: 1.8
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 43

 

air fin cooler australia BW

Australia

  • Solar Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 12
  • MW/Cell: 0.95
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 6

 

SPIG Turkey AFC2 Babcock Wilcox

Turkey

  • Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 16
  • MW/Cell: 1.18
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 42

 

SPIG Turkey AFC Babcock Wilcox

Turkey

  • Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 12
  • MW/Cell: 1
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 15

 

SPIG Budimex Babcock Wilcox

Lithuania

  • Waste to Energy Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 3
  • MW/Cell: 14.34
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 35

 

SPIG AFC Portugal Babcock Wilcox

Portugal

  • Pico Alto Plant
  • No. of Modules Each Unit: 5
  • MW/Cell: 4.5
  • Design Ambient Temperature [°C]: 23°C

 

Wet/Dry (Hybrid) Cooling Systems

SPIG CA USA Babcock Wilcox

USA

  • Power Plant
  • 9-cell Cooling Tower
  • FRP Structure

 

SPIG Spain Babcock Wilcox

Spain

  • Power Plant
  • 12-cell Cooling Tower
  • FRP Structure
  • Sea Water

 

SPIG Burton UK Babcock Wilcox

United Kingdom

  • Power Plant
  • 3 x 10 Cells Cooling Tower
  • Wood Structure

 

SPIG Hybrid Ferrara Babcock Wilcox

Italy

  • Power Plant
  • 12 Cells Cooling Tower
  • Concrete Structure

 

Wet Cooling Systems Environmental 3 Babcock Wilcox

Wet Cooling Systems

We can supply both mechanical and natural draft wet cooling tower systems and design for a wide range of project specifications such as high seismic loads, vibration control, corrosion resistance, noise control, sub-freezing operation, and seawater use. Cooling towers can be manufactured using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), concrete or wood.

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Dry Cooling Systems Environmental 4 Babcock Wilcox

Dry Cooling Systems

Dry cooling technology, both air-cooled condensers (ACC) and air fin coolers (AFC), represent a substantial portion of B&W's global business, as water preservation is increasingly becoming a priority for plant owners and operators.

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Hybrid Cooling Systems Renewable Babcock Wilcox

Hybrid Cooling Systems

Environmentally friendly wet/dry (hybrid) cooling towers are the optimal solution for plume abatement and water saving. Hybrid cooling towers are specifically designed to avoid visible plume in cold, humid ambient conditions and when local constraints require this technology, such as at airports and residential areas.

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