Working in partnership with Friso Bouwgroep and Energie Services West, we constructed steel structures, stairways and fencing for Vattenfall’s heat plant. The heat plant is part of the Amsterdam district heating system. The building’s unique design was conceived and developed by Pieters Bouwtechniek.
Security of supply for the future
The heat plant is equipped with four boilers with the option to expand to a fifth boiler. The boilers provide hot water that is pressurised and stored in the heat accumulation tank (HAT) at a temperature of 130 degrees. The HAT is an insulated steel tank with a diameter of more than sixteen metres and a height of around 26 metres. Amsterdam is increasingly preparing for a life free of natural gas. Joining Amsterdam’s heat grids together will ensure a more robust and reliable system, helping to guarantee security of supply for the future. Vattenfall’s ambition is to be fossil-free within a generation, which will include the supply of entirely CO2-free heat. The new plant already represents a great leap forwards.
The challenge
Kampstaal manufactured the steel structure, building-attached stairs and landings for Friso Bouwgroep as well as the process stairs, landings and pipe supports for Energie Services West. The biggest challenge in this fabulous project was the sloping round shapes combined with the auxiliary steel for the façades. The heat plant was assembled in three phases, with the final phase (around 57 tonnes) pre-assembled at ground level before being lifted in its entirety onto the building. A total of around 800 tonnes of steel was used for the steel structure, staircases and fencing. The staircases and fencing were fabricated at our site in Meppel.
