Dry cooling solutions

About Dry cooling solutions

Dry cooling regroups several technologies that cool or condense fluid within a heat exchanger without consuming water. The heat exchangers are externally cooled by a cold air flow. Unlike wet cooling, the heated steam is cooled and condensed back into water in a closed loop system.

Dry cooling solutions can decrease total water consumption by more than 95%, this is the equivalent of the water consumption of several million people.

Difference between direct and indirect dry cooling

Direct dry cooling systems directly condenses the steam turbine exhaust flow returning condensate to the boiler without water loss. Steam is directly condensed inside air-cooled finned tubes without using an intermediate surface condenser.

Air cooled condensers are used in utility, industrial and renewables markets for large and small size plants.

SPG Dry Cooling designs, manufactures and constructs traditional A-Frame ACCs, as well as our innovative Hexacool®, ModuleAir®, BoxAir ACC®, W-Style ACC® and Natural Draft Condenser using high efficiency SRC® finned tubes.

The indirect dry condensing system couples an indirect dry cooling tower (IDCT) with a steam surface or jet condenser and is suited for large capacity condensing units.

Products for dry cooling solutions

Looking for a product that offers optimum energy savings and maximal comfort? Select your product and discover a wide range of benefits.

W-Style® Air Cooled Condenser

Hexacool®

ModuleAir®

A-frame Air Cooled Condensers

The market applications that work for Dry Cooling Solutions

Select your desired cooling solution and discover what we can dor for you.

Carbon capture

Minimizing our environmental impact with innovative technologies.

Nuclear

Efficient and reliable cooling solutions that meet the demands of nuclear plants.

Hydrogen

A cleaner, more sustainable green future with hydrogen energy.

Data centers

Efficient cooling is an essential element in a data center infrastructure. Data centers can significantly reduce operational costs and minimize their environmental impact.

Biomass & waste-to-energy

Biomass is an important way to power small and medium power plants. SPG Dry cooling systems allow faster plant permitting, and flexibility to select plant site based on fuel access radius instead of water availability.

Solar

Concentrated solar power (CSP) operates in dry locations where dry cooling is a must. SPG DC Air-cooled condensers (ACC), included the natural draft design ACC, are specifically designed to enable a flexible operation, limit water use and reduce parasitic loss.

Geothermal

Geothermal plants convert energy from either dry or flash geothermal steam in a single cycle. SPG DC offers unique dry cooling solutions to geothermal plants, allowing full condensate reinjection, thus prolonging the life of the geothermal power plants.

Gas

Combined cycle plants mostly operate as base load and therefore require high efficiency. This is how large air cooled condensers are most often used. Further, our coolers are designed to perform throughout the year and be installed quickly to bring power to your network.

Industry

Oil & gas plants may require compliance following the American code 661. As it often operates at high pressure, it therefore demands robust engineering and manufacturing.

Start your journey with SPG Dry Cooling

All projects require a different and unique approach. Your first point of contact with SPG Dry Cooling will be our dedicated and experienced sales team. You will have a committed team (project manager, engineering team, quality control officer, logistics officer) at your disposal through the whole process. Our team members offer a high quality of customer care and strive for excellence in service delivery. Please reach out for more information or a personalized quote.

Kick-off Meeting

With our Project Manager, Engineering team, Quality Control Officer, Logistics officer, as well as with equivalent representatives from the client-side.

Engineering phase

In the first phase, we will hand the client a basic design of the requested product. In the second phase, we will start with a more detailed design.

Procurement phase

With our Project Manager, Engineering team, Quality Control Officer, Logistics officer, as well as with equivalent representatives from the client side. Our Sales Manager will also be there, and often the client’s procurement manager too.

Delivery to client

We can make the equipment and materials available for client pick-up. Or we can deliver goods to the project site.

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