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Climeon wins first geothermal power order in Canada
Climeon 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
The 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
Alfen, 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.
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
Nidec to supply shore-to-ship power to Genoa port
Nidec 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 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
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British steel secures major german rail contract
British Steel has secured a major German rail contract after enhancing its manufacturing capabilities with a seven-figure investment.
The deal will see the company deliver around 20,000 tonnes of 120m rail a year to Deutsche Bahn, Europe’s largest purchaser of rail.
Peter Smith, British Steel managing director Rail, said: “Supplying a new product to a major railway company like Deutsche Bahn is a significant achievement and demonstrates our commitment to product and service innovation. It also shows how increasing our product range can help us enter new markets, and how we can work in partnership with customers to become the strategic supply chain partner of choice. “Deutsche Bahn is by far the biggest purchaser of rail in Europe. Having a stake in the German market is strategically important to us and we hope to build a strong and lasting relationship with them. The investment allows us to remain at the forefront of rail production and act as a catalyst for further long-length rail exports into Europe.”
British Steel supplies rail across the globe from its rolling mills in Scunthorpe and Hayange. It’s also established a successful rail logistics hub in Lecco, northern Italy. Visit: www.britishsteel.co.uk
LVd announces major order for new synchro-form press brake
LVD has been awarded an order from Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), via its sales agent ITOCHU MACHINE-TECHNOS CORPORATION, for its unique Synchro-Form adaptive bending technology for large-profile bending. SynchroForm was named the most innovative new metal forming product at EuroBLECH, the world’s largest sheet metalworking technology exhibition.
The order is for a custom-built, 1000-tonne class of Synchro-Form press brake equipped with special tooling to produce large panels for the fuselages of commercial aircraft. Forming such XXL parts to a desired contour is a challenging task and one that will be significantly simplified with Synchro-Form, which maintains angular consistency and the required geometric profile and enables an in-process automatic quality control when handling, positioning and bending large parts with multiple bends.
LVD’s Synchro-Form press brake meets the tight tolerance requirements demanded by KHI. The order was awarded to LVD after several bending trials and strict accuracy measurements were satisfied.
The Synchro-Form press brake will be manufactured at LVD’s world-class production facility at its headquarters in Belgium. Visit: www.lvdgroup.com
Through the Brevini brand, Dana’s UK marine engineering team have worked closely with Caley Ocean Systems on a range of marine and subsea contracts for many years. This latest project sees Dana specifying and supplying gearboxes and slew bearings as part of an innovative Submarine Rescue System, the first of which is for the Indian Navy.
Certified to operate in Sea State 6 – some of the harshest sea conditions – this new 3rd Generation Submarine Rescue System from JFD includes a Launch and Recovery System (LARS) from Caley Ocean Systems, as part of a system designed for the fast rescue of submariners in distress, and is capable of being mobilised in less than 24 hours.
Given the environment and the circumstances in which the rescue system will be deployed, reliability and capability were significant factors in Caley choosing Dana to work with them on this system, continuing their longstanding relationship with Brevini in the UK. Visit: www.dana.com
Halton supplies solutions for TANAP gas pipeline project
Halton will supply gas-tight fire dampers and gas-tight shut-off dampers for the compressor and measuring stations of the 1850km-long Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline being built across Turkey. Slightly under a half of the dampers were delivered by the end of November 2017 and the rest will be delivered during 2018. The delivery is the largest ever for Halton’s marine business to the area of Turkey and the Caspian Sea.
The TANAP shipment includes 2000 fire and shut-off dampers, which have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the special requirements of the site. The products are also ATeX-certified. The ATeX designation relates to legislation and standardisation which concerns devices meant for explosive areas, amongst other things.
“Getting the order took over a year of hard work from our sales and project teams and we’re really excited about this significant opening of a door into the market area in question,” says Sami Piirainen, the director of Halton’s business division. Visit: www.halton.com
