Offsite Energy Centre
Offsite Energy Centre Fabrication
Mosman Engineering design, manufacture, test and deliver bespoke offsite prefabricated Energy Centres (MEC) also known as prefabricated plant rooms / modular plant rooms.
A Mosman Energy Centre is a fully assembled and pre-engineered mechanical or electrical room that is built off-site in our facility in Dunboyne, Co Meath and then delivered to site as a complete unit. These Energy Centres are designed to house and integrate various essential systems and equipment, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), electrical distribution, water treatment, and other mechanical services.
Mosman Engineering’s offsite fabricated energy centres play a significant role in decarbonisation by providing modular, efficient and sustainable energy solutions that reduce emissions and support renewable integration.
Here’s how;
- Efficiency In Energy Generation And Distribution
- Precision Engineering: Offsite fabrication allows for precise control over the components and layout of energy centres. This precision minimises energy loss during generation, storage and distribution enhancing overall system efficiency.
- Reduced Construction Waste: By prefabricating components, Mosman minimise waste compared to traditional onsite construction. This reduction in materials and energy use directly lowers the carbon footprint associated with the construction phase.
- Improved Insulation and Design: These centers often feature advanced insulation and heat recovery systems, which prevent unnecessary energy loss. This enables them to operate at higher efficiency, reducing emissions tied to energy wastage.
2. Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
- Seamless Integration: Mosman’s modular centers are designed to accommodate renewables like solar, wind, and battery storage, allowing for the integration of low-carbon energy sources. This makes it easier for organizations to transition away from fossil fuels and toward greener power.
- Energy Storage Capabilities: By incorporating energy storage solutions, these centers can store excess renewable energy and distribute it during periods of low renewable production. This helps balance supply and demand, reducing reliance on carbon-intensive backup power sources.
3. Lowered Emissions from Construction and Installation
- Shorter Construction Times: Offsite fabrication enables faster installation on site, reducing the time and energy associated with heavy machinery use and personnel transportation, both of which are emission-intensive.
- Minimised Onsite Disturbances: Since the centers are largely preassembled, they reduce onsite activities that contribute to emissions, such as welding, heavy equipment operation, and transport of large numbers of workers to and from the site.
4. Flexibility and Scalability for Sustainable Growth
- Modular Design: The modular approach allows energy centers to be scaled up or down depending on the needs of a location, optimising energy use and avoiding overproduction, which often leads to waste and unnecessary emissions.
- Future-Proofing for Net-Zero: The centers can be easily upgraded or modified to incorporate new green technologies, ensuring they remain aligned with evolving decarbonization goals and standards.
5. Support for District Heating and Cooling Solutions
- Efficient Heat Use: Energy center’s are often deployed in district heating and cooling applications, where centralised heat production can serve multiple buildings or districts. This approach maximises the use of waste heat, often from renewable sources, significantly reducing reliance on individual heating systems powered by fossil fuels.
6. Reduced Transport Emissions through Strategic Localization
- Localized Production: By fabricating energy centers closer to their installation sites, Mosman reduces the emissions from long-distance transportation. This localised approach also allows for alignment with regional renewable energy sources, further decreasing reliance on carbon-intensive transport fuels.
In sum, Mosman Engineering Limited’s offsite-fabricated energy centers align with decarbonization goals through efficiency, waste reduction, support for renewables, and scalability, making them a critical solution for industries and communities working toward a sustainable, net-zero future.
Key Features of Mosman Energy Centre (MEC):
- Pre-engineered and Pre-assembled: The plant room is designed, engineered, and assembled off-site in Mosman fabrication facility in Dunboyne Co Meath, reducing the need for on-site construction. This can significantly speed up the installation process and project timeline.
- Customizable: Although our Energy Centres’ / packaged plant rooms are pre-engineered, they can be customised to meet the specific needs of the building or facility they are intended for.
- Compact and Efficient: MEC’s are designed to maximize space efficiency, often fitting a large amount of equipment into a small footprint.
- Quality Control: MEC’s are built in our Co Meath facility which make it easier to ensure high-quality construction, adherence to specifications, and proper testing before it arrives on-site. We complete witnessed tests at each stage of the build and a final factory acceptance test (FAT) before loading for delivery.
- Reduced On-site Disruption: As most work is done off-site, there is less noise, dust, and disruption at the construction site.
- Cost-effective: The modular approach often leads to cost savings due to reduced labor, shorter construction times, and fewer on-site errors or changes.
- Plug-and-Play: Upon delivery, the Mosman Energy Centre can be quickly connected to the building’s existing infrastructure, minimising downtime and simplifying integration.
- On Site Commissioning: The Mosman commissioning team will attend site and perform a site acceptance test (SAT) and operational acceptance test (OAT). Should you require onsite modifications or alterations we can assist your team with this.
Energy Centres / Packaged plant rooms are used in various sectors, including commercial buildings, industrial facilities, hospitals, schools, and data centers, where they help manage critical systems in a streamlined and efficient manner
FAQ’s
An Energy Centre, also known as a prefabricated plant room or modular plant room, is a fully assembled and pre-engineered mechanical or electrical room that is built off-site, typically in a factory, and then delivered to a construction site as a complete unit. These rooms are designed to house and integrate various essential systems and equipment, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), electrical distribution, water treatment, and other mechanical services.
Pre-engineered and Pre-assembled:
Customizable:
Compact and Efficient:
Quality Control:
Reduced On-site Disruption:
Cost-effective:
Plug-and-Play
Energy Centres are used in various sectors, including commercial buildings, industrial facilities, hospitals, schools, and data centers, where they help manage critical systems in a streamlined and efficient manner.
A plant room and a boiler room are both spaces within a building dedicated to housing mechanical and electrical systems, but they differ in scope and function:
Plant Room:
- Purpose: A plant room is a broader term that refers to any space in a building used to house mechanical equipment
- Contents: A plant room can contain a variety of equipment, including boilers, chillers, air handling units (AHUs), pumps, electrical panels, water tanks, and sometimes emergency generators or other machinery related to building operations.
- Size and Complexity: Plant rooms are usually larger and more complex.
Boiler Room:
- Purpose: A boiler room is a more specific term that refers to a space dedicated solely or primarily to housing boilers and associated equipment.
- Contents: In a boiler room, you will find boilers (for heating water or producing steam), along with the necessary control systems, pumps, and sometimes water treatment systems related to the operation of the boilers.
- Size and Complexity: Boiler rooms are typically smaller and less complex compared to plant rooms
The Energy Centre should be close to the areas it serves, such as HVAC systems, electrical systems, or water supply points. This reduces the length of service runs (pipes, cables, ducts), minimizing energy loss, installation costs, and maintenance complexities.
Consider; Utility connections, spae & accesibility, Noise & vibration, Ventilation and exhaust, environmental & aesthetic impact, safety & security, structural support, regulations, future proofing.
Common locations; Basements, ground level, roof, outbuildings.
Each building has unique requirements, so the ideal location for a packaged plant room must be determined on a case-by-case basis, balancing these various factors.
