Sulzer is the primary pump supplier for a major flood defence project being undertaken by Danish water utility Ringkøbing-Skjern Forsyning A/S.
Two new pumping stations are being built to mitigate the impact of rising water levels in the Ringkøbing Fjord in west Denmark.
Sulzer will supply one XFP base load pump and three VUPX peak load pumps for the Ringkøbing pumping station, along with one XFP base load pump and four VUPX peak load pumps for the adjacent Skælbækker station. The two stations will have a pumping capacity of 1582 l/s and 2254 l/s respectively, with one peak load pump held in reserve at each facility.
The two new pumping stations will lift rain, drainage and cloudburst water over the dykes whenever the water level in the fjord means the lock is closed.
Equipment assembly has already started and the pumping stations are expected to be fully operational by the end of 2020.
The equipment has been designed to meet forecast demand until 2060, at which point rising water levels mean the lock will be permanently closed and the stations upgraded as they become the only means of drainage from the reclaimed land.
