Center Point Substation – Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Albarrie Geocomposites Ltd. had the privilege to install our SorbWebTM Plus secondary oil containment system for PECO – (Philadelphia Electric Company).This site was a new substation that included three 500 – 230 Kv transformers plus one spare. They each contained 16,700 gals of oil and they were all individually surrounded by concrete walls that would eventually tower 34’ in the air… read more
SaskPower – Powerhouse Substation
In June 2009 Albarrie Canada Ltd. had the privilege to install our SorbWeb(TM) Plus secondary oil containment system for SaskPower. It was a sensitive area on the banks of the Wascana Lake within the City of Regina. It consisted of two separate containments outside their powerhouse… read more
Gerber Lee Substation Monroeville, Ohio – April 12th, 2010
Albarrie Geocomposites Ltd. once again had the privilege to install our SorbWebTM Plus secondary oil containment system for Vaughn Industries. This was the second opportunity for us to install an oil containment system for Vaughn, the previous one being the LMREC Camden Substation in Camden, Ohio last year. This site(Gerber Lee) was an older substation that was being upgraded with an new transformer containing 2,070 gals of mineral oil and was located inside the town limits of Monroeville making it a sensitive area for the environment. This site was also special as it required drainage due to the soils being impermeable… read more
SorbWeb Plus installation in Port Hope, Ontario
On November 16, 2009, installation of a secondary oil containment system began in Port Hope, Ontario. The system was designed for one transformer and two additional vaults containing oil. The containment boundary in this case will be an excavated earthen perimeter… read more
LMREC Camden Substation Camden, Ohio
In August of 2009 Albarrie Geocomposites Ltd. had the privilege to install our SorbWebTM Plus secondary oil containment system for Vaughn Industries. This was a new site and was located beside a farmers field. That alone made our product necessary so that in the event of a catastrophic failure there wouldn’t be any contamination to the soil for growing their crops. This site also was special as it required drainage due to the soils being impermeable… read more
Veridian Connections implements Substation Oil Containment system developed in Ontario
Veridian Connections has been active in identifying and taking steps to address the environmental risk posed by a potential loss of oil within substations. Veridian Connections has 55 substations in the distribution system, with some containing over 10,000L of oil. With some substations in close proximity to waterways or municipal drainage the environmental risk is multiplied… read more
Transformer Storage Yard – Lulea, Sweden
In October of 2009 Albarrie Geocomposites Ltd. had the privilege to install our SorbWebTM Plus secondary oil containment system for Vattenfall Eldistibution. This was our first overseas project for a very large electrical company who are established in several European countries. They saw our product... read more
Nuclear Generating Plant
In the early summer of 2009, the installation of a secondary oil containment system was completed at a nuclear generating plant. The system was designed for one transformer with a concrete perimeter... read more
Moses Lake, Washington
On September 22, 2009, installation of secondary oil containment began in Moses Lake, Washington. There were two transformers needing oil containment, each one independent to the other... read more
Lower Falls Redevelopment Project Almonte, Ontario
In December of 2009 Albarrie Geocomposites Ltd. was hired by M Sullivan and Son to install our SorbWeb Plus secondary oil containment system. It was a Mississippi River Power Corporation project in Almonte, Ontario and was a very sensitive area in that the new transformers were adjacent to the falls in the centre of town... read more