CPS Solar Glass Plant + Sand Processing
Owner: Canadian Premium Sands
Delivery Method: Fixed Price
Project Value: $400 Million
MANITOBA, CANADA
HFT was engaged by Canadian Premium Sands (CPS) on a turnkey basis to design, engineer, supply and construct North America’s first rolled solar glass manufacturing facility. The project also includes development of a sand processing plant to process low-iron sand at CPS’s mine, located approximately 180 km from the glass manufacturing site.
HFT was initially engaged under a pre-construction contract to provide value engineering, develop the preliminary facility design and establish the project execution plan. For the execution phase, HFT partnered with a major building and civil contractor to deliver the project under a single turnkey contract.
As CPS is a new entrant to the glass manufacturing industry, HFT will also provide comprehensive start-up and operational support, including training and long-term operational assistance.
Scope of Services
Engineering + Design
Full greenfield facility design, including an 800 MTPD furnace to produce low-iron solar glass, four process lines configured to pull 200 MTPD each, process utilities and associated facility systems.
Program Management + Planning
Pre-construction services included value engineering, preliminary facility design and development of the project execution plan, along with permitting support.
Procurement
Equipment and process utilities supplied as part of HFT’s turnkey delivery of the solar glass manufacturing facility.
Construction
Turnkey construction encompassing the full greenfield site, including site, civil and building works and installation of equipment and process utilities.
Training + Operational Support
Commissioning and start-up, ongoing long-term operational support, and process training for batch mixing, furnace, bath, lehr and cutting line operations.