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Rentable solar power launched by Aggreko
Aggreko, a world-leading provider of mobile, modular power, temperature control and energy services, has announced the immediate availability of its solar power rental offer. The 1MW PV solution is optimised for weak or off-grid applications and delivers clean energy innovation without long-term financial or technical commitment.
Aggreko Solar Power is designed for ease of deployment both in physical terms, thanks to relatively quick off-grid implementation, as well as financial, with no requirement of significant upfront costs.
Karim Wazni, Managing Director, Aggreko Microgrid and Storage Solutions
Aggreko Solar Power can be contracted on a rental basis, with no upfront CAPEX required. Deployment time is three to four months, the system has low O&M requirements, and is well suited for use in harsh and remote environments. Contract durations start at five years, which provides greater flexibility should business operations or market conditions change.
The new system seamlessly integrates with the company’s battery storage products and thermal generators. All three assets are managed by intelligent software using one control system. The result is a high-performance hybrid system that operates more efficiently, uses significantly less fuel in combination with backup generators, and has a much lower CO2 footprint.
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For more information:
www.aggreko.com
Amarinth signs strategic partnership in Africa
Amarinth, a leading company specialising in the design, application and manufacture of centrifugal pumps and associated equipment to the oil and gas, petrochemical, LNG, chemical, industrial, power and desalination markets, has signed a strategic partnership with RentCo Africa Ltd under which the two companies will co-operate on strategic projects in the African territory to provide and finance centrifugal pumps and associated equipment on attractive financing terms. RentCo Africa, an independent leasing company with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, provides structured financing solutions through operating leasing and working capital solutions to both the private and public sectors in Africa. The strategic partnership between Amarinth and RentCo will enable organisations making investments in pumping equipment to flexibly finance Amarinth’s world-renowned and proven horizontal, vertical and inline vertical centrifugal pumps and associated equipment. In particular, those organisations that have capital constraints and are seeking to avoid upfront CAPEX cash outflow, or that are seeking a flexible payment plan. Amarinth has over the years seen high demand for its products in Africa and working in partnership with RentCo Africa will deliver confidence to the market that projects can be financed and built, overcoming some common financial barriers and building momentum, helping to bring capital projects across the continent to fruition.
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For more information:
www.amarinth.com
Investment in new European warehouse for CMP
Leading cable gland and cable cleat manufacturer CMP Products has further strengthened its European distribution network, with the opening of a warehouse facility located in Aachen, Germany. The 1000m sq site, strategically positioned close to the borders of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, will act as a central hub for product distribution throughout Europe, improving accessibility and lead times. All existing product ranges will be stocked within the facility, including CMP’s new plastic cable gland range TruSeal, cable cleats and accessories.
Kathleen Kearns, Head of European Sales, said: “The investment in our warehouse in Germany cements our support for customers across the continent, and will mean product can be distributed at pace. “With Brexit transitions now in place, the facility will play an important role in ensuring there is no impact on stock reaching our customers from our manufacturing headquarters in the UK.” Despite the challenges of the pandemic, CMP has temporarily relocated experienced members of its UK team to oversee a smooth transition.
The Aachen warehouse is already receiving regular shipments of products through CMP’s own transport container, which has commenced weekly stock journeys to the continent.
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For more information:
www.cmp-products.com
Oil and gas industry’s first hazloc computer rental offer launched by HMi Elements
HMi Elements has launched the oil and gas industry’s first hazardous locationcertified computer rental offering. PCs are available to rent on a daily basis from only US$59 (£42.40) a day. HMi Elements is initially offering its 1302 model that is IECEx, ATEX, CSA Canada and EAC Russia certified for use in Zone 2 hazardous areas. It is a slim and lightweight computer with a super bright 19”, 1000 nit multitouch glove-friendly touchscreen. The rented 1302 is equipped with ethernet and wi-fi as standard and has Windows 10 LTSB installed. Global deliveries will be despatched the same day from HMi Elements’ offices in Houston, US and North Yorkshire, UK.
We are the first to offer a HMi rental option for hazloc areas and decided to do so because we know business success stems from being able to pivot easily and innovate faster than the competition.
Howard Gould, Chief Executive, HMi Elements
HMi Elements is a specialist that has designed and manufactured hazardous area-approved computers for the world’s leading oilfield services companies and their customers for the past 30 years. The move to offer a rental option comes in response to wanting to service a wider range of customers and addressing the impact of COVID-19 on oil and gas companies.
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For more information:
www.hmielements.com
Kloeckner Metals UK
Kloeckner Metals UK is one of the leading metal stockholders and processing suppliers in the UK. As part of its comprehensive range of products it now also stocks an impressive range of line pipe products, fittings and flanges. Available in various grades, diameters and wall thicknesses, these carbon steel conveyance pipes are designed for high pressure applications, in a variety of grades, which makes them ideal for use within industries that operate in harsh environments – oil refineries, gas plants and storage, chemical companies, the nuclear industry and the water treatment industry. Kloeckner’s comprehensive range includes thousands of tonnes of EU seamless API 5L GRB, ASTM A106 GRB, API 5L GR X52, ASTM A333 GR6, Tata Steel HFI welded line pipe and large bore LSAW pipe. Complementary ancillary products, including weld fittings in grades ASTM A234 WPB and WPL6 and flanges in ASTM A105N and ASTM A350 LF2 are also part of the stock range. In addition to the above Kloeckner supplies an extensive range of API 5L GRX65 PSL2 high yield and stainless steel, duplex and super duplex pipe, fittings and flanges. Total Metals Management (TMM) is a value proposition offered to companies operating in specialist sectors and provides a simple path to materials procurement. From major multi-metal projects demanding first class service and high quality standards to strict deadlines, Kloeckner’s team of experts is on hand to help manage these projects from enquiry to delivery.
Whether you run a small, medium or large business, your purchasing process is simple or sophisticated, Kloeckner has the right eProcurement solution for you.
Its portfolio of digital solutions includes: online shop, contract portal and EDI connection. These solutions allow customers to better control their supply chain, achieve greater transparency and most importantly contribute to a more efficient procurement process.
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For more information:
www.kloecknermetalsuk.com
LOC opens Italian branch
LOC, a premier international marine and engineering consulting firm and part of AqualisBraemar LOC Group, has announced the expansion of its European footprint to Italy with an office at the following address: Via XII Ottobre 1 6th Floor 16121 Genoa Italy Tel +39 010 8907 391
This is AqualisBraemar LOC’s first office in Italy and builds on LOC’s established relationships with many world-leading Italian clients across both the energy and maritime industries. The office provides clients with local engineering and consultancy, loss prevention and loss management services, as well as access to the 900 marine specialists employed within the Group. The office staff are also particularly experienced in renewable energy projects and are ready to assist with the growing offshore wind market in Italy and the Mediterranean. Strategically located in Genoa, the maritime and offshore hub of the country, the new office will form a springboard for the wider AqualisBraemar LOC Group to expand its extensive service offering to the Italian market and Mediterranean region. It provides extra opportunity for growth to its other group companies Longitude, specialising in vessel and EPCI engineering, Innosea, specialising in marine renewable systems design, OWC, specialising in offshore wind project management and AqualisBraemar Yacht Services. The office is led by Roberto Longo (genoa@loc-group.com), a naval architect and marine operations engineer who has worked across the service lines within the Group for many years supported by specialist engineers and mariners.
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For more information:
https://aqualisbraemar.com/
NRL named top STEM recruiter for eighth year running
Technical engineering recruitment expert NRL has been named one of the HOT 10 engineering, science and technical providers in Recruiter’s annual listing for the eighth consecutive year. The report, part of the magazine’s annual HOT 100 listing, highlights those recruitment organisations across the UK who are leading the way within their specialist fields.
The listing evaluates organisations who provide recruitment and workforce solutions across a wide range of disciplines including power generation, built environment, infrastructure, nuclear, defence, renewables, oil and gas – as well as niche specialities such as advanced facilities and life sciences.
Compiled by data analysts Agile Intelligence, the full HOT 100 report independently reviews the financial performance of recruitment providers, assessing their productivity and ability to maximise the return on their recruitment activities. With almost 40,000 recruitment agencies across the UK, NRL has continued to maintain its position on the HOT 100 listing – holding at number 24 for another year.
By continuing to evolve our service offering to best support clients who are themselves diversifying into emerging new clean energy sectors, we’re positioning ourselves to continue to add value to our clients and candidates well into the future.
David Redmayne, CEO, NRL
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For more information:
www.nrl.co.uk
Proserv division Gilmore appoints new CEO
Gilmore, a Proserv Company, a leading provider of flow control solutions, has appointed 25 year energy industry veteran David Nemetz as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Gilmore, a long-established Houston based business and an integral component of Aberdeen headquartered Proserv’s global portfolio, has been providing cuttingedge flow control solutions, such as critical service valves and regulators, to the oil and gas industry for more than 50 years. David Nemetz has significant experience of defining and executing strategic growth plans and this background has already proved invaluable as Gilmore looks to widen its footprint across markets and regions, utilising both organic and inorganic expansion strategies, through 2021 and beyond.
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For more information:
www.proserv.com
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Reflex Marine presenting at Shell
Reflex Marine is the first company to officially participate in Shell’s Global Lifting Meeting, with the company’s chief executive officer and technical director Philip Strong presenting at the exclusive safety-focused event. The quarterly Global Lifting Meeting is an opportunity for Shell’s lifting and hoisting specialists in different lines of business to meet, share knowledge and learn from each other. Reflex Marine was invited to participate in the call as experts in access solutions and leaders in safety of personnel transfer for nearly 30 years. Reflex Marine delivered a presentation on improving lifting safety and efficiency through innovation, explaining the processes used to develop new solutions. These include identifying the risks and shortcomings of existing methods before exploring, developing and testing new approaches to advance efficiency and global safety standards.
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For more information:
www.reflexmarine.com
© 2021 Severn
Colin Findlay, Chief Executive Officer at Severn
Severn Glocon streamlines global positioning in readiness for growth
British valve engineering firm Severn Glocon Group is consolidating its global network of individually branded businesses, all of which will now operate under the simplified ‘Severn’ brand name.
As Severn enters the next phase of its ambitious five year growth plan, the new identity better reflects its position as a single source of complete valve solutions for the oil and gas market. The Severn Glocon and Severn Unival brands, which have been associated with valve projects and aftermarket valve engineering for decades, have been rebranded as Severn. The same is true of Severn Valve Solutions, which focuses on localised aftermarket support in key markets including Iraq and Kazakhstan. Severn Glocon Group’s small bore subsea valve business LB Bentley has been repositioned as ‘Bentley, a Severn company’. It’s 12 months since Severn received investment from Blue Water Energy to accelerate new growth and development. Since then, the business has strengthened and extended its senior management team while implementing new measures to enhance performance. CEO Colin Findlay said the rebrand is the natural next step: “Over the past year we’ve introduced modern ways of working which foster better collaboration across our global entities to improve customer outcomes and experiences. We’ve taken a more joined-up approach that facilitates knowledge sharing for better consistency in technical excellence and operational best practice. Creating a single, shared brand identity reinforces these developments and gives us a solid foundation for future growth.” Despite the ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19, Findlay said Severn ended 2020 in good shape financially with a strong order book for 2021. He’s now focused on building the business and new developments are on the horizon. “We’re all set to take Severn to new heights. This will involve extending the depth and breadth of our existing internal capabilities. There are exciting times ahead.” Severn has a 60 year heritage in engineered valve products and services for the oil and gas sector. It has a strong reputation for high quality products that can handle the most arduous severe and critical service valve applications in challenging operational environments.
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For more information:
www.severnglocon.com
© Siemens Energy 2021
Siemens Energy to unlock new era of offshore green hydrogen production
To reach the Paris Agreement goals, the world will need vast amounts of green hydrogen and wind will provide a large portion of the power needed for its production. Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa have announced that they are joining forces combining their ongoing wind to hydrogen developments to address one of the major challenges of our decade – decarbonising the economy to solve the climate crisis.
The companies are contributing with their developments to an innovative solution that fully integrates an electrolyser into an offshore wind turbine as a single synchronised system to directly produce green hydrogen. The companies intend to provide a full-scale offshore demonstration of the solution by 2025/2026. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research also announced that the developments can be implemented as part of the ideas competition ‘Hydrogen Republic of Germany’. Over a timeframe of five years Siemens Gamesa plans to invest €80m and Siemens Energy is targeting to invest €40m in the developments. Siemens Gamesa will adapt its development of the world’s most powerful turbine, the SG14-222 DD offshore wind turbine to integrate an electrolysis system seamlessly into the turbine’s operations. By leveraging Siemens Gamesa’s intricate knowledge and decades of experience with offshore wind, electric losses are reduced to a minimum, while a modular approach ensures a reliable and efficient operational set-up for a scalable offshore wind-hydrogen solution.
Siemens Energy will develop a new electrolysis product to not only meet the needs of the harsh maritime offshore environment and be in perfect sync with the wind turbine, but also to create a new competitive benchmark for green hydrogen.
The developments are part of the H2Mare initiative which is a lighthouse project likely to be supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
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For more information:
www.siemens.co.uk
Fugro selects Sonardyne for its uncrewed vessel operations
Fugro has chosen underwater positioning and communications technology from Sonardyne to support its global fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Fugro will integrate Sonardyne’s Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) positioning system, configured with the company’s Marine Robotics software extension pack, into its new 12m-long Blue Essence USV.
