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New contracts and orders in industry
ABB wins solar power orders worth $225 million
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BB has won orders worth around $225 million to supply two turnkey photovoltaic (PV) power plants that will be built in the northern province of Limpopo in South Africa. The orders were awarded by two special purpose entities, Core Energy and Erika Energy, whose primary stakeholders include Sun Edison, a leading global solar energy services provider. The two plants, located at the Witkop and Soutpan Solar Parks, will be located close to the city of Polokwane, the capital of Limpopo province. They will have a generating capacity of 33 MW and 31 MW respectively and will be among the first utility-scale PV power plants to be built in phase 1 of the South African government’s long-term renewable energy program. This program aims to reduce the impact of electricity generation on the environment and diversify the country’s energy mix by encouraging independent power producers to develop the country’s abundant renewable energy resources. Together, the plants will generate 130 gigawatt hours of electricity per year, enough clean energy to power around 36,000 South African homes and displace around 130,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year. The projects are scheduled to be completed in 2013. Visit: www.abb.com
ANDRITZ to supply electromechanical equipment for Xayaburi hydropower plant
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nternational technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from CH. Karnchang (Lao) Company Ltd to supply the electromechanical equipment for the Xayaburi runof-river hydropower station, Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
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Wärtsilä awarded a major contract from Middle East
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ärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract to supply the engines and complete propulsion systems for two newbuild vessel projects. The order includes a total of 28 engines for 14 vessels being built for the Kuwait Oil Company, and represents a major order for Wärtsilä from a Middle East based marine sector customer. The Wärtsilä propulsion solutions will be installed in nine 80-tonne Bollard Pull (BP) tugboats, and five 50-tonne BP tugboats, being built at the Damen shipyard in Holland. The contracts were signed in August 2012, and delivery of the Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for 2014 and 2015. The ships will be used for port operations at the Kuwait oil terminal.
In addition to the engines and propulsion systems, the contract includes Wärtsilä’s Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) systems for each of the 14 vessels. CBM provides remote condition monitoring of the engines, and enables accurate and cost-effective predictive maintenance. Visit: www.wartsila.com
Cargotec wins breakthrough Siwertell contract from the steel industry
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argotec has secured a breakthrough contract for two large Siwertell coal unloaders from Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPC), part of the Formosa Plastics Group. The unloaders will be the largest that Cargotec has delivered so far and may start a trend that sees more steel plants using Siwertell machines for dedicated coal unloading. The equipment will be delivered to Formosa Plastics Group’s newly-built Ha Tinh steel plant in Vietnam’s Son Duong Port during the last quarter of 2014. Each ST 940-DOB unloader will be feeding coal with a rated capacity of 2400t/h. “Siwertell systems can deliver huge cost savings – in the region of $2.5 to $3 million per year for this particular operator – in comparison to traditional systems, because ships will spend much less time at the unloading berth,” says Per
Karlsson, president for Bulk Handling Business Line. “Until now the industry has been reluctant to invest in separate intake systems for coal and iron ore; however, savings on this scale cannot be ignored and we are confident that this order will start a trend that sees more steel plants using Siwertell machines for dedicated coal unloading.” Visit: www.cargotec.com
ANDRITZ HYDRO emerged as best bidder in an international tendering process with suppliers from Europe and Asia and will deliver seven Kaplan turbines, each with an output of 175 MW, an additional Kaplan turbine with an output of 68.8 MW, generators and governors, automation systems, and additional equipment. The Xayaburi run-ofriver hydropower station will have an annual
output of 7406 GWh and will provide electricity for around one million households. The modern technology offered by ANDRITZ HYDRO and the successful supply of electromechanical equipment by ANDRITZ for Nam Theun II hydropower plant in Laos, which went into operation in 2010, were decisive in award of the order. Visit: www.andritz.com
