3 New Pumps to Increase Pumping Station Capacity

Watershed Noorderzijlvest

Schaphalsterzijl, Netherlands

Bilfinger produced and installed three new Stork OVOP 160 pumps to increase pumping station capacity, including fish-friendly fish passage, at the pumping station Schaphalsterzijl in the Netherlands.

• New pumps including drivetrain
• 3x electric motors, 220 kW
• 3x gearboxes
• 3x frequency converters
• New electrical installation including instrumentation
• Innovative 100% fish-friendly fish passage
• Commissioning & Site Acceptance Tests

Technical data:

• Type: 3x Stork OVOP 160
• Capacity: van 3 m3/min to 235 m3/min 
• Head: van 0.13 m to 0.85 m

Execution: 

• Design: 2019
• Execution: 2020