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British Steel secures new Catalonia rail contract
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ritish Steel has secured a new contract to supply high quality rail for track renewals in Catalonia. The steel manufacturer has secured the agreement – for its R260 rail – with network operator Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC).
The announcement comes a short time after British Steel secured contracts with RFI, Network Rail, Infrabel and Translink. Richard Bell, British Steel Commercial Director Rail, said: “We’re delighted to have secured this new contract with FGC. “Delivering with a short lead time is a great benefit to our customers and we look forward to supplying FGC with the high quality rail synoymous with the British Steel name.” British Steel has recently announced: • A two-year extension to supply Network Rail in the UK • A four-year deal with Infrabel in Belgium • An agreement for 68,000 tonnes of rail for Rete Ferroviaria Italiana in Italy • A contract for 18,000 tonnes of heat treated 108m Stress-Free rail to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana in Italy • An 8-year contract with Translink in Northern Ireland. Visit: www. britishsteel.co.uk
.ON plans to enter the French renewable energy market and has joined the ‘Dunkerque Eoliennes en Mer’ consortium. Together with the
Fortum’s 90-MW wind power project in Närpes, Finland approved
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ortum’s Kalax wind power project in Närpes, Finland has been approved for the Finnish national renewables scheme. The effect of the wind power park is expected to be approx. 90 megawatts (MW) and the annual power generation around 300 gigawatt hours (GWh). The Kalax wind park will receive
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energy companies ENGIE from France and EDPR from Portugal, E.ON is taking part in the auction of the Dunkirk offshore wind farm announced by the French government for March. The 600-megawatt project is to be completed in the English Channel by 2025 and will supply more than 600,000 households with renewable energy. E.ON has been working as a technical advisor on the development of the project for two years now. The French government has now formally confirmed E.ON’s entry into the consortium. Visit: www.eon.com
ongfeng Forging Co., Ltd., part of the commercial vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng Motor Group, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of an MP 5000 eccentric forging press with a forging force of 5,000 tons for its plant in Shiyan, Hubei Province, China. Founded in Shiyan in 1969, Dongfeng Forging Co., Ltd. operates a total of 26 forging lines at this site including, among others, a 12,000-ton wedge press supplied by SMS group. Dongfeng Forging intends to use the new forging press to manufacture light-truck crankshafts with a maximum finished part weight of 21.5 kilograms. The new eccentric press will forge parts precisely, highly efficiently, and fully automatically with a nominal forging force of 50 MN. In addition to the press, the scope of supply includes process development services, sequence-controlled loading and unloading belt conveyors, an electrically operated automatic walking beam for parts handling, and an integrated die spraying system. Visit: www.sms-group.com
support of €2.87 per megawatt hour (MWh) if the market price for power is below €30 per MWh. The scheme was opened up for a total annual generation of 1,400 GWh. The projects are to be commissioned within three years from approval. The Kalax project still requires an investment decision by Fortum. “The granted premium is very low, but will offer additional compensation on top of the
spot price, should market prices be very low. It is time for wind power to become a part of the power market on the same basis as other production forms, without separate support. The support scheme is supposed to be a temporary solution and new support schemes are not needed,” says Joonas Rauramo, Vice President Wind Generation at Fortum. Visit: www.fortum.com
E.ON bids with ENGIE and EDPR for Dunkirk Offshore Wind Project in France
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Dongfeng Forging orders 5,000-ton eccentric forging press from SMS group
