Realizations
Witulin SHPP
Świślina river
The water system of the former cardboard factory in the service of SHPP
The water system of the former cardboard factory in the service of SHPP
Historical view
Energy of flowing water at the site where the SHPP is located has been used for about 430 years (the first written records of the mill located there come from 1586). At first, the mill had one water wheel. However, in 1782 it was rebuilt, on the initiative of Jakub Plew - the main element of modernization was the installation of two water wheels. Unfortunately, due to frequent floods of the Świślina river, the mill's potential was not used in its entirety.
In 1885, the mill was handed over to Leon Kotkowski - who happened to be grandfather of a famous Polish writer, Witold Gombrowicz, and the mill remained in the writer's family until World War I. At that time, the mill underwent a complete modernization and began to function as the most advanced cardboard factory in the Russian Empire. It is believed that the factory started operating in 1912.
In 1949 the property was nationalized and it found its way into the hands of Warszawskie Zakłady Papiernicze in Konstancin-Jeziorna. Unfortunately, after a few months, most likely as a result of sabotage, the building together with the main engine burned down.
Since 1980, the entire complex has been under the protection of the historic preservation officer.
In the 1990s, a decision to turn the building into an SHPP has been made.
Parameters
Technologies used
- Z layout Kaplan turbine
Our company has carried out a full investment process related to the preparation and construction of a small hydropower plant with a capacity of 220 kW equipped with a Kaplan turbine in the Z layout.
Investment planning
- Support for the investment process to obtain a construction permit
Consulting and design
Development of multi-specialty technical documentation, including:
- environmental documentation
- aquatic legal survey and water management manual
- general construction and detailed execution design
Execution of construction works as a general contractor
- Delivery of a hydroset equipped with a Kaplan turbine combined with its assembly and fitting works
- Technical acceptance and delivery of as-built documentation
- Obtaining a license to generate electricity
- Obtaining contract for provision of energy distribution services and contract for sale of electricity produced at SHPP
- Design and implementation of a system enabling continuous, remote collection of operational data and archiving of this data in cloud storage system as well as visualization of the data through a dedicated application
