Hamilton Health Sciences

McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Clinic

The Replacement of 13 Internal Combustion Generator Sets with 13 State-of-the-Art Hi-Efficiency Internal Combustion Generator Sets project was a massive upgrade to the power generation system at the MUMC, HGH and JHCC sites. The project involved replacing the existing 13 internal combustion generator sets with state-ofthe- art, high-efficiency generator sets. The new generator sets provides reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective power to meet the growing energy demands of the sites. This project also involved the provision of a 50,000 lb/hr rental emergency boiler at the MUMC site, as well as a small steam and hot water boiler at the JHCC and MUMC sites.

This project involved detailed engineering, procurement, construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of the new generator sets, as well as the rental emergency boiler and the small steam and hot water boiler. Each of the 13 Generator Sets has a capacity slightly less than 2MWe. Emissions of contaminants such as NOX and CO will be reduced by roughly 75%. By going from over 8,000 hr/year of operation to roughly 1,000 hr/year of operation, CO2 emissions will drop by roughly 50% from 71,000 tonnes/yr to 35,000 tonnes/year an improvement of 36,000 tonnes/yr (!)

CEM provided Engineering and Project Management services for all the scope above. In addition, CEM provided support to HHSC on Procurement Services, Construction by Trades and Commissioning of the Generator Sets and Boilers.