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Alstom enters Canadian wind market Balfour Beatty lstom and NaturEner Energy Canada Inc. averaging 8.5 m/s. Alstom will assemble the awarded £130 A (‘NaturEner’) have entered into an agreeturbine nacelles in its factories located in Amament for the supply of up to 414 MW of wind rillo, Texas, and in Buñuel, Spain, and will source turbines to be installed at NaturEner’s Wild Rose other components globally. million rail contract Projects in Alberta. The agreement includes 138 ECO 110 3.0 MW wind turbines, and 10 years of maintenance services. This landmark agreement marks Alstom’s successful entry into the Canadian wind market. Each high-yield Alstom ECO 110 wind turbine is classified II-A and IS Class with a rotor diameter of 110 metres, ideally suited to maximising power output from intermediate wind speeds
The Wild Rose 1 and Wild Rose 2 wind farms will be located on private agricultural land in Cypress County, south-east of the city of Medicine Hat in the province of Alberta. Scheduled to enter commercial operations at the end of 2014 and end of 2015, Wild Rose 1 and 2 will be the largest wind farm in Canada on a combined basis, with a total installed generation capacity of approximately 414 MW. Visit: www.alstom.com
Malaysia Airlines orders up to 36 ATR 72-600s
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TR and the flag carrier Malaysia Airlines have signed a purchase agreement for 20 firm ATR 72-600s, plus options for 16 additional aircraft. The deal is valued at over US$ 840 million, including options. The signature of this new contract follows a Memorandum of Understanding announced by the airline in December 2012. With the signature, Malaysia Airlines brings to 42 the total of firm ATR 72s purchased since the initial purchase agreement in 2007. The introduction of these aircraft, which are the first ATR -600s to be selected for the growing Malaysian and regional market, will reinforce
Tebodin awarded three contracts from DUGAS
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he Dubai Natural Gas Company Limited (DUGAS) has contracted Tebodin for the detailed design of the expansion of a Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) plant. The consulting and engineering firm also received a contract for the preparation of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Engineering
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Firefly’s and MASwings position on community markets and business routes and confirms Malaysia Airlines as a major operator of ATRs in Asia. Deliveries will start by mid 2013. The arrival of these new ATR72-600s will enable Malaysia Airlines to further expand its regional offer, adding new routes and frequencies to its global network. The new ATR 72-600 delivers the latest innovations in terms of passenger comfort, with the award-winning Armonia cabin designed by Giugiaro and equipped with new slim line seats, larger overhead bins and appealing LED lighting. Visit: www.atraircraft.com
Procurement Construction (EPC) tender package for the additional butane storage facility. In line with its growth program, DUGAS will undertake the expansion of its MTBE plant to increase its production capacity from 500,000 to 675,000 million tonnes per year. The construction of additional butane/propane storage tanks and associated dedicated refrigeration system using vapour recovery compression
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contract in excess of £130 million to build two miles of the Crossrail route and an iconic new rail station in South East London that will deal with thousands of commuters every day has been awarded to leading international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty. The group confirmed that following their involvement in the successful completion of the design phase of the Crossrail South East Section Project, Network Rail has now awarded them the contract for the final phase which will see them build the new station in Abbey Wood, including the replacement of its two existing platforms. It will also involve installing two new dedicated Crossrail lines from the station to the Plumstead portal, providing access to the new Crossrail tunnels into Canary Wharf and central London, and modifications to several bridges along the route. The new Crossrail route will connect Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, through new twin-bore 21 km (13 miles) tunnels below central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. Visit: www.balfourbeatty.com for re-liquefaction has also been scheduled. DUGAS owns and operates a gas processing facility and MTBE at its plant in Jebel Ali, Dubai. MTBE is an additive for unleaded gasoline that helps raise the octane level of gasoline by supplying additional oxygen during combustion, allowing cleaner and more complete burning and thereby reducing emissions. Visit: www.tebodin.com
