The new 100 ton ice plant at Newlyn Harbour in Cornwall, England, has been delivering hundreds of tons of dry and sub-cooled flake ice to the fishing fleet every week since it was completed in mid-2014.

The flake ice plant at Newlyn

The flake ice plant at Newlyn

Commissioned by KTI-Plersch GmbH and installed by ProjectLink, the project received funding from the European Fisheries Fund.

With 90 tons automated ice storage and ice delivery to fishing vessels on 24/7 basis, the plant is made up of four independent Flake Ice Plants (FLIP) with a capacity of 25 tons of flake ice each.

The cooling fluid is Freon R404A, a modern, environment-friendly refrigerant which does not deplete the ozone layer, requires less maintenance than ammonia, and would not be harmful to people in the case of a leak.

The four air-cooled FLIPs include modern screw compressors and flooded ice makers.

Ice falls below the FLIPs into a 90 ton insulated and refrigerated bin below, with automated ice delivery.

By means of a plastic card reader, authorised fishermen can take ice at any hour of the day or night on a self-service basis. The pneumatic ice delivery system enables them to fill the boats quickly (15 tons/hour), effortlessly and cleanly, while the system keeps track of the quantity delivered for each account.

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