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Eaton launches advanced digital MCCB platform

Power management company Eaton has launched its most advanced digital moulded case circuit breaker (MCCB) in the UK. Combining IoT connectivity, maximum onsite safety, predictive maintenance and Class 1 energy metering in one compact smart device, Eaton’s digital NZM MCCB platform has been designed to enable building digitisation and decarbonisation. To ensure maximum protection of personnel, such as maintenance staff, the NZM compact circuit breakers offer Eaton’s Arcflash Reduction Maintenance System (ARMSTM) as an option. This goes beyond regulatory standards to create a safer working environment during maintenance switching. By reducing the tripping time, the system decreases the risk of arc faults and provides unparalleled onsite operative protection. Eaton’s new advanced digital MCCB platform enables remote monitoring and diagnosis capabilities to manage breaker health and ultimately, reduce system downtime. An integrated lifespan indicator ensures timely replacement of the device through predictive maintenance. With Power Xpert Release (PXR) trip unit technology, technicians can interact with the trip unit remotely from any laptop, using a USB connection. Additionally, Zone Selectivity Interlocking (ZSI) goes beyond time selectivity and current selectivity to ensure faults are isolated instantaneously, right where they occur. By guaranteeing tripping the breaker closest to the fault, the ZSI function limits the effects of an overload and minimises interruptions to operations. Combining ZSI, predictive maintenance and remote diagnosis features reduce systems downtime and enables quick, simple maintenance.

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Essar Projects wins US$62 million contract in Papua New Guinea

Essar Projects PNG (EPPNG), part of Essar Capital’s technology and services portfolio, has won a contract worth over US$62m from the national government of Papua New Guinea to construct a provincial headquarters and associated works in the Jiwaka province. The contract was won via an international competitive bidding round following a stringent multi-stage short listing and approval process.

The new contract includes setting up a world class administrative headquarters for the province of Jiwaka, the youngest province in the country, established in 2012. It will be designed as an environmentally friendly smart multi-storied building. Other highlights include setting up modern water supply systems including a large reservoir and treatment plant, a sewerage treatment plant with latest technologies including pumping stations, construction of internal roads of up to 20km and drainage systems and horticulture across the development areas.

We are very excited to execute this new order won by the team. It is testament to our commitment for creating world class infrastructure for the people of Papua New Guinea. We will strive for timely completion of the project and are thankful to the government for choosing us as its preferred partner once again.

Srinivas Karri, Project Head, EPPNG

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Hydratight Academy becomes first approved blended learning provider

The Hydratight Academy has become the first approved training provider licensed by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) to offer a blended learning programme in Mechanical Joint Integrity (MJI). The announcement follows the recent launch of the Hydratight Academy’s approved eLearning modules and practical training course options.

The Hydratight Academy eLearning platform comprises of comprehensive modules, including ECITB-approved courses and supports a blended learning approach, providing trainees with online theoretical instruction coupled with practical hands-on training options. As the world adjusts to the new normal and businesses and individuals look towards the future, eLearning is undoubtedly on the rise, as it complements the more traditional methods of learning. Further development of virtual platforms has improved access to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic; essentially preparing the workforce for the future ahead.

New trainees can choose a blended learning approach by attending MJI practical training within four weeks of MJI eLearning course completion and receive full ECITB MJI training certification. ECITB-approved MJI eLearning courses can also be completed by experienced workers who are looking to refresh or upskill their knowledge, entirely online at a time that suits them, four weeks prior to attendance of technical testing.

For more information, please contact the Hydratight Academy at

eLearning@hydratight.com

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Construction of the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, the Orbital O2 2MW and inset Roxtec’s S Frame and RS Seal

NRL’s compliance operations shortlisted for award

NRL’s recruitment business is celebrating reaching the finals of the Recruiter Awards 2021, after impressing judges with its robust approach to compliance. The technical engineering specialist has built up a renowned reputation for operating in heavily regulated industries such as nuclear, rail, defence and power generation. With dedicated colleagues in each branch focused on ensuring operations are centred around compliance, clients trust their teams to advise and steer them to ensure staffing and workforce solutions adhere to all industry legislation and safety standards. This detail-orientated approach to compliance has earned NRL a spot on the shortlist in the Most Effective Back Office Operation category of this year’s awards which recognises best practice and innovation. The winners will be announced in September.

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Roxtec supplies safety seals for world’s most powerful tidal turbine

International safety seal manufacturer Roxtec has supplied Scotland-based Orbital Marine Power with a range of cable sealing solutions to support construction of the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, the Orbital O2 2MW.

Orbital is the world’s leading developer of floating tidal stream turbines. The company’s O2 turbine is nearing completion at TEXO Group’s manufacturing facility in Dundee and will enter operation this summer at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) off the coast of Orkney. Once operational it will become the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, capable of providing enough clean and sustainable electricity to power more than 1,700 UK homes every year.

Richard Keith, Marine & Offshore Market Manager for Roxtec in Scotland, said the company’s sealing solutions will help protect the turbine’s control systems and ensure operational reliability. Roxtec transits are being used to create dustproof and watertight seals where electrical control and instrumentation cables pass through compartments in the turbine’s hull, and between its nacelles and pitching hubs.

Bury-based Roxtec is an industry leader in sealing solutions for the marine and renewables sector, and its products have featured in offshore green energy projects throughout Europe.

Orbital’s team used the web-based Roxtec Transit Designer to save time during the project’s planning and installation phases. The online software is the most advanced of its kind on the market and allowed Orbital’s designers to quickly and simply produce detailed drawings of cable and pipe transit locations within the O2 tidal turbine.

Roxtec first entered the marketplace in 1990 and is now active in more than 80 markets worldwide. Its transits protect people and assets from multiple hazards, and are renowned for their durability, reliability and flexibility.

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Sonardyne agrees lease renewal at Aberdeen Energy & Innovation Parks

Moorfield Group has recently agreed lease renewal terms with subsea technology company Sonardyne International Ltd. Sonardyne has been based at the Energy Park since 2011 and has agreed a new five-year lease on Units 12-14 at the Technology Centre in Bridge of Don. The space extends to 3,628 sq ft.

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Sonardyne is a leading independent and global provider of underwater solutions for the offshore energy, defence and science sectors. The company was founded in 1971 and has built up solid application knowledge and engineering capacity over the past fifty years. The space at Aberdeen is used for sales, training, equipment servicing and distribution. The company’s UK headquarters are based in Yateley, Hampshire, with a dedicated sea trials centre in Plymouth.

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Protecting power station performance with Swan’s AMI CACE

Swan Analytical Instruments has developed a new technology for power and industrial water/steam monitoring systems to enable uninterrupted operation with the Swan AMI CACE (Conductivity After Cation Exchange) analyser. Chemists at the South Humber Bank Power Station (UK) have reported one year of uninterrupted operation with this innovative conductivity instrumentation, demonstrating its ability to avoid gaps in vital data streams, while also saving costs and lowering labour requirements. Swan’s AMI CACE dispenses with the need to replenish the instrument’s cation exchange resin every month, which means that downtime is almost completely avoided.

The Swan AMI CACE (Conductivity After Cation Exchange) analyser is in use at the South Humber Bank Power Station

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TÜV SÜD launches UK’s first domestic hydrogen meter calibration facility

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has launched the UK’s first traceable hydrogen flow calibration facility for domestic gas meters. The new facility will help meter manufacturers determine if existing meter stock, and new technologies under development, are correctly measuring hydrogen flow rates. This is a crucial step to ensure that hydrogen gas meters deployed onto the market in the future will deliver accurate measurements for customer billing and taxation purposes. Funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the new facility will initially support ongoing hydrogen feasibility and metrology research, including the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR), the UK Flow Programme and several demonstration projects seeking to transition the UK gas grid to hydrogen. The research will be shared publicly so that industry can make more informed choices about meter selection.

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TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory launches UK’s first domestic hydrogen m