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New contracts and orders in industry
Climeon wins first geothermal power order in Canada C limeon has won the world’s first order for a geothermal power plant in Canada from Borealis GeoPower. The order relates to a demonstration project named Sustainaville, in Valemount, British Columbia. It includes delivery of three 150 kW Climeon modules and is valued at approximately €1 million. The municipality of Valemount is situated near the end of a transmission line. The distributed power production from the Climeon Heat Power solution will contribute to Valemount’s economic development by providing additional energy to
the area. Borealis GeoPower has conducted extensive field work and is confident that the Climeon Heat Power system can operate at optimal levels even when there are large variations in flow and temperature. Drilling of the wells will start in the Spring of 2018 and the delivery of the Climeon Heat Power modules is planned for the end of 2018. The demonstration project makes Borealis GeoPower a leader in the Canadian geothermal sphere. Longer term, the company aims to make remote communities less dependent on
fossil fuels by heating and fully powering them with clean energy from geothermal resources. Visit: www.climeon.com
Skanska lands Norway’s largest road contract
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he Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has selected Skanska as preferred bidder for the first PPP-project in Norway in more than 10 years. It is also the largest road contract ever awarded in Norway. The project involves constructing a new national road between Løten and Elverum in the county of Hedmark. The PPP-contract will be worth about NOK 5.5 billion (about SEK 5.5 billion), which includes construction, financing and operation/maintenance for 20 years. No order bookings or investments will be accounted for until financial close, which is expected to be in the second quarter of 2018. Skanska Norway will manage the construction and Skanska Infrastructure Development will manage the PPPproject and the investment Visit: www.skanska.com
Alfen supplying integrated energy storage solution to ElaadNL A
lfen, a specialist in energy solutions for the future, has been selected by knowledge and innovation centre ElaadNL to supply an integrated energy storage solution for its electric vehicle (EV) charging test site in Arnhem, the Netherlands. This project complements Alfen’s previous assignments for ElaadNL consisting of Alfen’s EV charging equipment, load balancing charging plaza and substation for the connection to the grid. Together with the new storage facility, this integrated system provides ElaadNL with full testing capabilities around smart EV charging.
Nidec to supply shore-to-ship power to Genoa port
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idec ASI, leader of the Industrial Solutions sector of the Nidec Group, has signed a contract worth €8 million with the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea to design and construct a ‘shoreto-ship’ project for the port of Genoa. This is an advanced electrical supply system
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ElaadNL recently created a test site at its headquarters in Arnhem, consisting of all types of AC charging stations from multiple suppliers that are present in the Netherlands public domain. At this test site, EV manufacturers, grid operators and ElaadNL can test the functionality of EVs in combination with various charging stations, including power quality effects and smart charging options. The site was officially opened by Stientje van Veldhoven, State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, on 18 April 2018. Visit: www.alfen.com that will enable docked vessels to plug in to the national grid from the dock, thereby accessing all the energy they need to be fully operative without having to switch on their on-board engines. The project responds to the need to comply with the directives of the European Union which, since 2003, has been urging ports to adopt shore-to-ship systems in order to
reduce the polluting emissions of vessels in port. By 2025 this recommendation will become binding for all European ports. Thanks to the system devised by Nidec ASI, emissions of SOx, NOx, CO2 and PM will be considerably reduced. Moreover, by plugging ships into the national grid, noise pollution will also be greatly reduced. Visit: www.nidec.com
