Project Spotlight Archives

Murray River Flooding – SA

Due to the recent Murray River flooding, NPE were engaged by the client to provide a proposal for contingency Bypass Pumping for the MBO1 Pumping Station which draws water directly from the Murray River and via processing and several booster pump stations eventually feeds water to the southern suburbs of Adelaide. Once the proposal was…

Quarry Dewatering – WA

The client contacted NPE for a High Head Water Pump capable of pumping water to an RL increase of approx. 60m to assist in the dewatering of a quarry in WA. NPE offered a pump package that helped drain the pit on schedule and within budget.

Bypass Critical Works – Victoria

Bypassing a critical sewer pump station for major upgrades! Swan Street sewer pump station is the most crucial station in Wangaratta’s sewer network as it gathers and transports almost half of the town’s waste to the treatment facility. The station, which is over 70 years old, has recently undergone renovations to accommodate the town’s expanding…

Remote Power Station – Nullagine Pilbara, WA

To design, construct, install and maintain a 2MW power generation station Services Provided: Engineering, design, installation, commissioning & ongoing maintenance. Equipment:

Descaling – Mount Gibson, WA

Descale of slipped and unstable material utilising one of NPE’s remotely controlled high-pressure/flow water cannons. Services Provided NPE provided descaling, utilising four of our highly trained Hydromining staff to collapse the material and render the area stable once again. Equipment:

Hydromining Rio Tinto – Weipa, QLD

Services Provided Removal of several years of built-up mud in the main water supply dam of the bauxite wash plant. Equipment:

Hydromining Mount – Gibson Iron, WA

NPE was contracted to de-scale the slipped and unstable material, utilising engineered and remotely controlled high-pressure / flow water cannons. Equipment:

Thickener Tank Cleaning – Goldfields WA

During the February Processing Plant shutdown, maintenance tasks were carried out simultaneously on Nickel and Copper Thickeners. Tool time requirement was 96 hours, and all four thickeners were required to be emptied and cleaned within a 12-hour shift. Our client cannot achieve this in-house; therefore, historically, they only attempted to maintain 1 or 2 thickeners…

RigCool – Offshore Asia

Water winning and high pressure, high volume booster pumps for offshore heat suppression system. Services Provided:

Providing Camp Power – Pilbara WA

National Pump and Energy, keeping lights on in the Pilbara. This 300+ person mining camp is powered by four Cummins 500kVa generators. They provide power to the kitchen, their fridges and freezers, rooms and TVs, gymnasium and office areas. These areas are also kept nice and cool by powering their air conditioners.