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New contracts and orders in industry
ABB wins order for Maritime Link power project in Canada New Plusshus orders
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BB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth approximately $400 million from NSP Maritime Link Inc., a subsidiary of Emera Inc., to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission solution creating the first electricity link between the island of Newfoundland and the North American power grid. The Maritime Link Project is a 500 MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) connection
that will enable clean, renewable electricity generated in Newfoundland and Labrador to be transmitted to the North American grid in Nova Scotia. The stabilising features of ABB’s latest HVDC Light solution will also allow Nova Scotia to integrate additional renewables and contribute to Canada’s emission-reduction efforts. “ABB pioneered HVDC and is a global leader in this key transmission technology which is being increasingly deployed across a range of applications,” said ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. “Our innovative solution for this project will help integrate clean renewable energy, facilitate the efficient transmission of electricity, improve grid stability and enable power sharing.” The Maritime Link will deploy ABB’s HVDC Light Voltage Source Conversion (VSC) technology incorporating a full VSC bipolar configuration to further enhance system availability. Visit: www.abb.com
Sif wins Dudgeon foundation contract
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he Dudgeon Wind Farm Limited has awarded the contract for the Monopile Foundation Fabrication for its Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Sif Group BV. The contract covers the procurement, fabrication and assembly of 67 monopiles (MPs) and 67 transition pieces (TPs), including transportation to the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm storage site from where the monopile foundations will be collected for installation. The monopiles will be in the range from 800 to 1200 Mt with diameters from 7.0 to 7.4 metres. The TPs will be between 350 and 400 Mt. The contract will lead to the start of the foundation fabrication in July 2015. The first monopile foundation is scheduled for delivery in January 2016, and start of installation is scheduled to commence between March and
Sweco to provide engineering services for Metsä Fibre bio-product plant
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weco Industry has received an order regarding Metsä Fibre Oy’s Äänekoski bio-product plant. It includes the completion of environmental impacts assessment (EIA) process and pre-engineering of the bio-product plant. In addition to pulp, the bio-product plant will be refining biomaterials, bioenergy,
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May 2016, and be completed by August of that year. The investment decision for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project was issued by its owners on 1 July 2014. Visit: www.sif-group.com
biochemicals, and fertilizers. In the refining process, the raw material and side processes are being turned into products and bioenergy. “This assignment is important to Sweco in many aspects,” says Kari Harsunen, managing director of Sweco Industry Oy. “We are happy to see that the most significant investment in the field of forest industry is coming closer to realisation and that Sweco is involved in it.”
worth SEK 70 million
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etra has received new orders for Plusshus worth a total of SEK 70 million. The orders relate to industrial-scale construction of apartments and terraced housing for customers in Greater Stockholm and Umeå. “This is proof of continued rising interest in industrial-scale and climate-smart wood construction,” says Krister Norberg, head of the Plusshus operations within Setra’s Building Systems & Products business area. “Our customers, builders and developers are experiencing increased demand in the market. The period between sales start, building start and the desired occupancy date is shortening. Our standardised building systems and processes make us a flexible cooperation partner able to deliver unique homes with a short construction time,” says Norberg. The new orders include apartments, groups of terraced houses, and detached houses in the Stockholm suburbs of Knivsta, Bålsta, Hässelby and Haninge as well as in Nynäshamn, south of Stockholm. In central Umeå, a city in northern Sweden, a densification project is underway where roof-top terraced houses are being built on top of existing apartment blocks. Visit: www.setragroup.com The plant does not use fossil fuels at all. The equipment will be built as energy efficiently as possible. The business model of the plant is based on efficient partner networks and cooperation. The possibilities for new bio-products with high added value will be created especially for small and medium-sized companies. Visit: www.sweco.fi
