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Welcome to the July issue of wiredInUSA – special to us as it is the fourth anniversary issue since we started bringing you the latest news from across the Americas in our monthly digital ezine. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our readers and advertisers for their continued support. Allied Fiber steal the headlines with the launch of Palm Coast's FiberNET network which is expected to drive job growth and help cable and Internet providers in the community to offer improved services. The full story can be found on page 12. Turning to page 14 will highlight how American Kuhne's single minute exchange of die (SMED) can reduce downtime in tubing, profile, wire and cable and other small-die production lines. The company used the recent NPE 2015 exhibition to show this off. Finally, governor David Ige has approved Hawaii's HB623 bill, which forces utilities to source 11 percent of electricity from renewables by 2045. Turn to page 15 David Bell Editor

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Making the News / Industry news from the USA

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DIARY SHOW EVENTS

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4-8 April 2016 wire Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany Exhibition www.wire.de

16-18 September 2015 wire Southeast Asia Bangkok, Thailand Exhibition www.wire-southeastasia.com

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26-29 September 2016 wire China Shanghai, PR China Exhibition www.wirechina.net

6-8 October 2015 wire South America São Paulo, Brazil Exhibition www.wire-south-america.com

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The government of Ottawa, Canada, is offering $50 million for a new underwater power cable for Prince Edward Island, but the island had hoped to be offered a larger share of the costs. To date, no agreement has been reached for the $150million project to provide two 180MW cables. “Original discussions were that they would fund 50 percent [of the project] so now we have $50 million on the table,” said PEI transportation minister Paula Biggar. “It’s not a signed agreement so we’re having further discussions sowe can get the other $20 million so we can move forward on the project.” The project will see two 17km cables installed under the Northumberland Strait fromCape Tormentine to Borden-Carleton. The cables are necessary as the two

existing 100MW lines between PEI and New Brunswick are beyond the design of their operating life and unable to supply all of the island’s electricity requirements during periods of high demand. This exposes islanders to significant risk, should one or both of the lines break or reach the end of their lifespan. Finance minister Allen Roach said negotiations are ongoing for funding of the major project: “(We’re) trying to get to get the best deal we can for Prince Edward Island.” MacLauchlan acknowledged the power cable is a priority for the province andwill be a joint endeavor of the provincial government, Ottawa and Maritime Electric. Work on the project is expected to begin in the Premier Wade

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Change at the top

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General Cable Corporation has named Michael T McDonnell as president and chief executive officer and member of the board of directors, with effect from 1 st July. Mr McDonnell, who was previously chairman, president and chief executive officer at TPC Group, will succeed Gregory B Kenny, who has led the company since 2001 as president and CEO. “After a comprehensive search that included a number of highly qualified candidates, we are pleased to name Mike as the new president and chief executive officer of General Cable,” said John E Welsh, III, chairman of the board. “Mike is an experienced chief executive officer with a proven record of driving performance improvement, delivering long-term growth strategies and enhancing organizational/cultural alignment in both public company and private equity environments. “Our board of directors unanimously concluded that Mike is best suited to lead General Cable into the future.” Mr McDonnell holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Penn State University, a masters in economics from the University of Massachusetts, and completed the general management programat Harvard Business School.

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Dark fiber expansion Zayo Group has unveiled plans to build long-haul dark fiber up the eastern seaboard, further expanding the

months. The most recent example was the Dallas-Phoenix route, but Zayo is also building significant fiber between Dallas and Omaha as well as adding a new link between Salt Lake City and Sacramento.

company's intercity fiber buildout plans. The new route will stretch 800 miles between Atlanta and the Washington DC metro areas, passing through Charlotte, Raleigh, and Richmond.

The Atlanta-DC buildout is expected to be ready by the end of 2017.

This is the fourth long-haul buildout announced by Zayo in the last six

Strength through connections Allied Fiber, the first open-access, integrated, network-neutral colocation and dark fiber superstructure in the US, and the city of Palm Coast, Florida, have connected their respective open-access fiber networks.

multiple service providers, including Joytel, a Jacksonville-based wireless service provider. “The new fiber optic connection to Allied Fiber will enhance our city's ability to attract new businesses to the area,” said Jim Landon, manager of the city of Palm Coast. “We're confident it will help spur economic development and further improve the excellent quality of life enjoyed by our citizens and visitors.” Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber, said: “By creating a competitive market, it will help maintain cost flexibility, enabling an increase in Internet access. It will also stimulate significant economic benefits and bring new jobs to the community, boosting our local and country's GDP.”

Palm Coast's FiberNET network now has access through Allied Fiber to the major content distribution centers throughout the state of Florida. The fiber connection is expected to drive job growth and help cable television and Internet providers in the community offer improved service and pricing to local consumers. Palm Coast recently completed construction of a lateral in Bunnell, FL, that connects FiberNET to the Allied Fiber route and will allow businesses to access

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An energy first for Hawaii

Governor David Ige has approved Hawaii’s HB623 bill, the first of its kind in the USA. The new energy law forces utilities to be sourcing 100 percent of electricity from renewables by 2045. Mr Ige said: “Making the transition to renewable, indigenous resources for power generation will allow us to keep more of that money at home, thereby improving our economy, environment and energy security.”

The governor has also signed a bill to create a community-based renewable energy program. The bill will allow residents and businesses, unable to install their own renewable energy generator on their building, to buy electricity from a renewable energy facility. The Hawaiian governor's website describes the archipelago as the “most oil dependent state” in the USA.

Quick-change options

American Kuhne used the NPE 2015 event to demonstrate how its single-minute exchange of die (SMED) can reduce downtime in tubing, profile, wire and cable and other small-die production lines. Thecompany isofferingthreenewfeatures, separately or as a package, including the quick collet screw pusher. This device is said to reduce the time needed to pull screws from five minutes to less than a minute. It uses a spring-mounted locking nut and a sliding collet to fasten the nut onto the threaded screw-pushing rod at the rear of the drive shaft. A new rotary hopper can be pivoted away from the feed throat for rapid dumping of excess material and easy access for

vacuumingout residualmaterial, or adding purging compound or new material. This is designed to cut clean-out time from about six minutes to just one minute. Finally, a dual-head arrangement cuts die-change time from 20 minutes to two minutes by having a pre-heated head with breaker plate ready for fast replacement of the one that was in use. Both heads are mounted on pivoting support structures on either side of the die area with separate electrical connections. The options are available with the company's new extruders or can be retrofitted onto equipment from American Kuhne or other suppliers.

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to save both weight and cost, while increasing their ability to satisfy the industry demand for ever-increasing data usage.” Typical applications for Gore Ethernet cables include avionics networks, digital video systems, content loading, cabin management systems, flight management systems, Ethernet backbone and IFE systems. “Airlines and associated users facing the challenge of updating IFE server content can benefit from systems utilizing faster data-loading capability. The Gore 10GbE cable can be an integral part of this solution,” said Manfred Gross, Gore application engineer.

W L Gore & Associates has introduced Gore Ethernet cables for the civil aerospace industry. Engineered for the demands of modern airborne digital networks, the new cables offer stable, high-speed data transmission up to 10Gb over longer distances and in demanding environments. The cables are available in 24 and 26 AWG standard sizes. Gore’s Ethernet cables feature a unique cable jacket material and high-density construction that significantly reduces weight and diameter for improved installation. The connector insert is a direct replacement for current quadrax technology that allows for up to 20 times the data in the same space. Adrian Milne, Gore’s global product manager, said: “Providing a capability within the in-flight entertainment (IFE) market place to replace multiple quad cables with a single 10GbE Gore cable allows our customers

The $300m project, equally owned between InterGen and IEnova, is the first cross-border wind power project between Mexico and the USA. The wind facility features 47 Vestas-built turbines, each with a capacity of 3.3MW, spread along Baja California’s Sierra de Juarez mountain range, claimed to have strongest wind resources on the west coast of North America. IEnova's board chairman and CEO, Carlos Ruiz Sacristan, said: “Energía Sierra Juárez wind farm is part of IEnova's commitment with renewable energy projects. This project will contribute to the sustainable development of the cross border region.” The project also has potential to connect to the power grid in Mexico. Power generated by the facility will be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) under a 20-year power purchase agreement. InterGen president and CEO Neil Smith said: “The project is our first to generate power from wind, which will provide an important alternative source of renewable energy to southern California.” The project will be linked with the SDG&E's existing Southwest Powerlink transmission system, through a new cross-border transmission line in eastern San Diego County.

Wind power on the border

InterGen and IEnova have commissioned the 155MW Energía Sierra Juárez wind power project in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.

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Megger has introduced its HT1000/2 series of handheld testers to perform bonded pair testing. The HT1000/2 copper wire analyzer easily executes vectored DSL testing for VDSL2 lines. Suitable for use by maintenance technicians in the telecommunications industry, this copper wire analyzer combines all the functions needed to perform critical and comprehensive cable testing. Some standard tests appear on the circuit simultaneously to save time, such as resistance, leakage, noise, power influence, longitudinal balance and voltage testing with DC and AC voltage. The HT1000/2 includes auto tests with an incremental pair test program that can be configured by the user for up to eight series of tests. These tests, which run automatically, can be used on single, stand-alone pairs in conjunction with the incremental Copper wire tester

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pair test and bulk pair recovery capability. This capability allows technicians to gather data on defective pairs and to troubleshoot faults. The unit also features a spectrum analyzer that assists technicians in finding interrupters that cause disruptions to DSL service as well as reads to the VDSL2 band. This wideband spectrum analyzer covers frequencies from 22 KHz to 33 MHz and noise amplitudes from -90dBm to +10dBm. The analyzer includes a dual trace time domain reflectometer (TDR) that locates shorts, crosses, opens and short bridge taps that infiltrate VDSL at distances ranging from the end of the test leads to 45,000 ft. The TDR can simultaneously trace two pairs while in pair comparison mode to identify potential cable trouble spots.

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Optical Cable Corporation results for the second quarter of 2015 show consolidated net sales of $18.7 million, compared to net sales of $20.2 million for the second quarter of 2014, a decrease of 7.5 percent. Net sales increased 7.6 percent in the second quarter, compared to net sales of $17.4 million for the first quarter of 2015. Gross profit was $5.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, compared to $6.7million in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. Gross profit margin, or gross profit as a percentage of net sales, was 30.4 percent in the second quarter of 2015, compared to 33 percent in the second quarter of 2014. The company achieved a year- over-year increase in net sales during Seeing results

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the first half of fiscal year 2015 in its commercial markets, but this was offset by decreases in net sales in specialty markets. Gross profit was $11.1 million in the first half of 2015, compared to $12.1 million in the first half of 2014. Gross profit margin was 30.7 percent in the first half of 2015, compared to 32.9 percent in the first half of 2014. Neil Wilkin, president and CEO, said: “We achieved sales growth in our commercial markets, but were challenged by weakness in certain specialty markets and by the strong dollar, whichwe believe impacted our international sales. In addition, gross profit margins for the quarter were less than expected due to product sales mix.”

A step-rise TDR instrument can measure changes in the characteristic impedance of a cable along its length, indicating a possible cable manufacturing defect, insulation damage or water ingress, in addition to focal impedance discontinuities indicating the presence of cable faults. “The CT100 has much better spatial resolution and distance-to-fault precision and accuracy than competing handheld TDR and VNA [vector network analyzer] instruments, and in particular is much easier to use and understand than competing handheld VNAs,” said Brandt Mohr, chief technologist. “These are key features for our military customers.”

Mohr Test and Measurement LLC has won a five-year contract award from the US Navy to supply high-resolution portable TDR cable testers. The contract is worth an estimated $5.3 million. The Naval Supply Systems Command selected Mohr’s upgraded CT100 TDR for its general purpose electronic test equipment program. The CT100 TDR will support shipboard, submarine, shore, and Marine Corps cable testing applications. The CT100 TDR cable tester is used for precision testing of twisted pair, coaxial, and multi-conductor cables and connectors. The instruments share features with high-end benchtop TDR sampling oscilloscopes including fast rise time step-rise test signal, sub-picosecond timebase resolution, and specialized TDR waveform analysis tools.

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Spread of steel fiber

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London Crossrail was ArcelorMittal WireSolutions’ first infrastructure contract for steel fibers in the UK market, where they are being used as the sole reinforcement in the production of tunnel segments. Between 2011 and 2013, ArcelorMittal WireSolutions signed three contracts to supply a total of 12,000 tonnes of steel fibers to London Crossrail. “These are two excellent examples of our leading position in the steel fiber business. With this success, we have strengthened our team of tunnelling specialists in the company,” said José Ramón González, ArcelorMittal’s steel fiber manager.

ArcelorMittal WireSolutions is to supply around 21,500 tonnes of steel fibers for use in three lines of Qatar’s new Doha Metro. This will be WireSolutions’ first delivery of steel fibers to the Middle East, and the company’s largest ever delivery of steel fiber. The Doha Metro, currently under construction in Qatar’s capital city, is on track to start operating in late 2019 with 98 stations on four lines, an approximate overall length of 300km. Use of the premium quality steel fibers results in overall cost savings by reducing the amount of concrete and steel required.

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Cable expansion

Resourceful Finland

Alcatel-Lucent and Energia Communications are conducting Japan’s first field trial of next generation ultra-broadband access technologies. Japan has one of the highest penetrations of FTTH ultra-broadband services in the world, with connections in over 37 million households, and network traffic is set to increase at a dramatic rate in the next few years. Japan will host a major global sporting event in 2018, the first 8K-resolution TV test broadcasts are scheduled to begin in 2016, and the Internet of Things promises to bringmyriad devices to place demands on communications networks. As a result, Energia Communications is investigating an increase its access network capacity to meet future high- volume traffic demands from its consumer and enterprise customers. Ultra-broadband services

PV joint venture

Renewable energy researchers from Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) suggest that a fully renewable energy system is a viable solution for Finland. To achieve the national greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2050, all sectors of the energy system need to be nearly emission- free by 2050. System modeling shows that a fully renewable energy system featuring wind and solar energy should include smart interaction between the electricity, HVAC and mobility sectors. Power-to-gas technology (where electricity is converted into gases such as hydrogen or synthetic natural gas) and energy storage solutions, such as batteries, heat storage and synthetic natural gas storage, will also have a role as enabling technologies. The proposed system includes up to 35GW installed capacity of solar power and 44GW of wind power, possibly creating over 166TWh of electricity per year, approximately double the current level of power consumption in the country.

Automotive cable and connectors manufacturer Axon Cable has begun production at a new plant in Hungary. The building work was completed in February 2015, and Axon Kábelgyártó, the Hungarian subsidiary of Axon group, officially inaugurated the factory in May. Axon, which first established a nearby operation in the country in 2000, decided to build its own plant there and began construction last year. The French group has made Kecskemét its European center for manufacturing and developing flat flexible cables and cable harnesses. cables, connectors and assemblies for high-tech markets, primarily automotive, but also for the consumer electronics, medical technology,defenseandcommunications sectors. The new Kecskemét facility includes a 1,000m 2 ISO 7 class clean room, suitable for the production of medical electronics. The new plant has been developed for efficiency and sustainability, featuring renewable energy sources including a solar power electricity station, solar collectors for hot water, efficient air-source heat pumps and energy-saving LED lighting. Axon supplies composite

German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG, and the German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG are to be partners in the development of decentralized large-scale PV projects. Projects developed by the two companies will rely on SMA solar inverters and Siemens transformers and switchgear for the high- and medium-voltage ranges. According to SMA, the first product to result from the partnership is a new type of container solution that combines a 2.5MW central inverter from SMA with a medium-voltage transformer and medium-voltage switchgear fromSiemens.

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Solution challenge solved

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Force of nature

InnoVites BV has reported that Prakab Pražská Kabelovna (Prakab) has selected InnoVitesCableERPandCableBuilder after a year spent in evaluation of the available business solutions. Based in the Czech Republic, Prakab is a member of the SKB Group and a major cable manufacturer in the region. Mr Krňák, CFO at Prakab, said: “The cable industry has unique requirements for its business solutions. These requirements are not covered by standard ERP systems. That’s why our old system has been heavily customized to support our processes. “We were excited when we learned more about InnoVites CableERP. It addresses the key issues of our industry in sales, logistics, planning, production and scheduling. The full integration with CableBuilder minimizes product data maintenance. With InnoVites CableERP we have a complete and sustainable solution for the future.”

European researchers are developing a method to 3D print in metal using tiny drops of copper and gold. The ability to print structures to conduct heat and electricity could lead to entirely new devices and components. The method, developed at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, involves microscopic drops created from a thin metal film melted by a pulsed laser. Precision melting allows microscopic metal drops to be placed onto a substrate and stacked to create high resolution metal structures. The team claims it can stack thousands of metal drops into a tiny pillar just 2mm tall and 5 microns in diameter. Just about any shapecanbecreatedusing the technique, including electrodes and copper circuits. The process is distinct from micro laser sintering or direct metal laser sintering, both of which use a laser in combination with metal powders to create new structures. Themethod requires refinement as the high energy laser also causes droplets to land next to the desired placement. The team plans to look into this effect to improve printing capability not just in metals, but also using gels, pastes and thick fluids.

Romania-Insider.com reports that the cable producer Romcab is planning to invest €18m to modernize its production facility in Târgu-Mureş, in the north of the country. Funding will be supplied by the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB). The Romanian government will guarantee the investment loan through the government-run EximBank. The company also has plans to establish a new production facility in Străşeni, in neighboring Moldova. Active in the local cable industry since 1950, Romcab’s product range includes molded products, electrical conductors and wiring which it supplies to producers from the automotive, construction and infrastructure sectors.

Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay has secured planning consent from the UK department of energy and climate change for the constructionof £1billion tidal lagoonproject in Swansea Bay, Wales. The company will begin work on the 320MW project in 2016. Expected to be the largest tidal power plant in the world, the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoonwill generate low-carbonelectricity by capturing high tides and releasing it through turbines. On commissioning in 2019, the plant is expected to provide 500GWh, with an operational life of 120 years. Thecompany has so far identified six lagoon locations across the UK with potential to meet up to 8 percent of the electricity requirements in the country. These sites could add approximately £27billion GDP by 2027.

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The 11 th edition of wire Southeast ASIA returns to Bangkok in 2015, amidst a vibrant manufacturing and industrial landscape as the region gears up for the full establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community, bringing with it free movement of goods, services, investment and capital through the development of a common marketplace across Southeast Asian nations. wire Southeast ASIA is expected to continue on its upward trend, presenting a wide range of innovative machinery in wire manufacturing and finishing, fastener manufacturing and spring and wire formed parts manufacturing alongside new and upgraded machines, tools and auxiliary materials in process engineering, as well as wire and rod materials. Also, new processes will be shown in measuring, control and test engineering as well as in other specialist areas. The biennial trade fair is co-located with the synergistic Tube Southeast ASIA 2015.

With Thailand anchoring as the region's manufacturing and production hub, Southeast Asia is set to achieve a real GDP growth rate of 5.4% per annum between 2014 and 2018, thereby setting its wire and cable industries to greater heights in the years ahead. With wire Southeast ASIA, you can be assured Messe Düsseldorf Asia is providing the best business opportunities for you to navigate the dynamic marketplace of Thailand and Southeast Asia. BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW! Contact wire and Tube SEA project director Ms Beattrice Ho at: Tel: (65) 6332 9620 Emails:wire@mda.com.sg / tube@mda.com.sg

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CabWire 2015 world technical conference – a date for your diary!

The IWMA is delighted to announce that the 7 th biennial CabWire world cable and wire technical conference will take place on Tuesday, 3 rd November 2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany, home of the wire industry. The conference will be held at the Congress Center, and is already attracting interest following the successful CabWire conference which was held at the Palazzo Turati, Milan, in November last year, and attracted 200 wire and cable professionals from all over the world. Preparations are well under way, with Dr Probst, retiring CEO of Leoni AG, committed as a

keynote speaker, and Arcelor/Mittal preparing to host a visit for delegates to its rod mill in Duisburg on Wednesday, 4 th November. There will also be an event at a downtown Düsseldorf location on the Tuesday evening where delegates will get the chance to network and socialize. There are a variety of promotional opportunities available, such as sponsorship and table top displays. Similarly, if you are interested in attending as a delegate and would like to be kept up to date with conference developments then please get in touch.

Become an exhibitor: wire South America 2015

wire South America is fast approaching and with it your chance to present your machinery and equipment to the South American market. Economic development is set to continue in the region and with it demand for wire and cable products will increase. 750 exhibitors from 26 countries presented their products in 2013 attracting some 15,000 visitors, proving that demand is strong. This trend is set to continue as we approach this year’s event, to be held concurrently with TUBOTECH at the Imigrantes Exhibition Center in São Paulo, October 6 th to 8 th 2015.

Make sure to take advantage of this marketing and communication platform to build and strengthen your contacts in South America. For further information visit the website at www.wire-south-america.com or contact the show organisers, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH: Email: niemannh@messe-duesseldorf.de Tel: +49 211 4560 7768/7764

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Polymer plant

which will be marketed by Gulf Advanced Cables Insulation Company, are used to manufacture electric cable insulators. Raw materials for the project include low densitypolyethylene(LDPE)andethylenevinyl acetate (EVA) provided by the International Polymers Company (IPC) —another Sipchem affiliate.

Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) has begun commercial operation of acable insulationpolymers plant ownedby its affiliate, Gulf Advanced Cables Insulation Company. The plant will produce several types of polymers used for fabricating electrical cable insulation materials. The polymers,

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Australian utility AGL’s 102MW solar PV plant, the largest in Australia, has reached full generation capacity to power the equivalent of 33,000 homes per year. AGL is conducting final commissioning and testing, ahead of the plant becoming fully operational later this year. The US$340 million plant in Nyngan, New South Wales, will supply energy to the National Electricity Market. It is funded by US$129 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and US$50 million from the New South Wales government. The project, built in partnership with US thin-film producer First Solar, spans 250 hectares with 1.35 million installed PV modules. First Solar and AGL are also collaborating on the 53MW Broken Hill solar project, also in New South Wales. ARENA chief executive Ivor Frischknecht said the achievement is another critical step forward for large scale solar PV in Australia, adding: “This new Australian record sends a strong signal to the energy industry that utility-scale solar PV plants can be constructed on time, and on budget.” More solar comes online

Home grown fiber

Botswana moving on

J-Power Systems Corporation (JPS), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, has been contracted to supply a subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cable system between UK and Belgium. The contract was awarded by NEMO Link Ltd, a joint venture between National Grid Interconnector Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary company of the UK’s National Grid Plc, and the Belgian Elia group. The cable system will comprise a 130km subsea cable route and an 11.5km land cable route, and the cable will be connected to HVDC converter stations in both Kent,UK, and Zeebrugge, Belgium. JPS’s responsibility under the contract will be a full EPC including design, manufacturing and installation of the HVDC cross-linked polyethylene insulated cable system. XLPE has several technical advantages over conventional cable for subsea use, including a higher operating temperature and oil-free insulation material. When the 400kV DC NEMO Interconnector is energized in early 2019, it will have the highest operational voltage of DC XLPE cable in the world, which at present is 320kV. Record-breaking cable?

Azerbaijan is aiming to reduce its dependence on foreign optical fiber, following a contract between Sumgayit Technology Park and the Aztelekom Production Association. Optic fiber deliveries are expected within the framework of the development of broadband Internet in Azerbaijan. Work on theproject is expected to begin in the second half of 2015. Sumgayit Technology Park launched production of fiber optic cables at the end of 2014, and expects to fully meet domestic demand. The chief advantage of a local producer is lower cost - about 30 percent less than the price of imported foreign analogs. Cable products, including fiber optic, coaxial and LAN cables, account for 15 percent of the total volume of production at the park. The production capacity of the company is nearly 20,000 tons per year. At present, Sumgayit Technology Park produces about 10,000 types of cables. Moreover, the production of 500kv cables at the park will allow Azerbaijan to take leadership in the region and in the CIS in general, because production technology has not yet been established in the countries of the former Soviet Union.

Botswana has invited bids for the construction of a 100MW solar powered plant, part of the country’s plans to become energy self-sufficient within five years. Botswana is currently experiencing power and water shortages, which its central bank warned last month could undercut aims to maintain growth above four percent. Kitso Mokaila, the minister for minerals, energy and water, said that two 300MW power stations are due to start generating electricity in 2018 and 2020. The latter plant is an extension to Botswana’s only operational power station, the coal-powered Morupule plant, currently producing 600MW.

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Storage for sustainability

A new report from the international renewable energy agency (IRENA) providesclear directiononhowtoadvance storage systems as part of the infrastructure for a sustainable energy future. “Renewables and electricity storage” prioritizes 14 action items across five priority areas where governments and industry can work together to facilitate the development of policies on electricity storage for renewables. To avoid the worst effects of climate change and accelerate sustainable energy transformation and economic growth, IRENA’s REmap 2030 report finds the share of renewables in the electricity sector must double to 45 percent by 2030. To do so, an estimated 150GW of battery storage and 325GW of pumped-storage hydroelectricity will be needed, making storage a vital element in the expansion of renewable energy.

Etihad Etisalat “Mobily” has announced the commercial launch of a regional high capacity cable to connect the Middle East with Europe. The first phase will stretch from Al Fujairah city in the UAE and pass through Riyadh and Amman. The agreement involves several telecom companies, including Etihad Etisalat “Mobily”, UAE Etisalat Group, Zain Jordan Turkcell Super Online, Orange Jordan, and Syria Telecommunication. The 5,000km cable will provide data capacities of up to 1.2TB per second, and from 10GB duplicates as per Ethernet protocol. The cable will be extended to Turkey as soon as the political and social situation in Syria allows it. The project guarantees to reach all sites along the track of the cable, even in case of network failure. Other developmental alternatives are available to extend the FTTH cable from Turkey to Europe through different terminals already prepared and equipped on the Greek-Bulgarian borders with Turkey.

Only around 18 percent of Kenyan households have access to electricity, with close to 87 percent of rural households and 55 percent of urban poor households using kerosene lamps for lighting. At present, the country’s grid-connected electricity capacity is 1,429MW, with the demand for electricity projected to grow to around 15,000MW by 2030. In 2012, in response to this projection, the government in partnership with the World Bank Group commissioned the construction of the Lake Turkana wind power project (LTWP) the largest wind farm in sub-Saharan Africa. The project is estimated to cost €582m and to provide 300MW of low-cost power to the national grid. The wind farm will occupy 40,000 acres of land in Loiyangalani district in north eastern Kenya, ranging from 450m above sea level at the shores of Lake Turkana to 2,300m above sea level at the top of Mount Kulal. As a result of the daily temperature fluctuations, strong and predictable winds between the lake and the desert are experienced, with expected average speeds of 11m per second.

The Bulgarian news agency Novinite is reporting that Japanese cable producer Yazaki has plans for a new production facility in Bulgaria. Sinan Kar, the general manager of Yazaki’s subsidiary in the Bulgarian market, said that the company’s third factory in Bulgaria will be located in the country’s central plant. The investment is estimated to be worth €30m. To date, Yazaki has invested around €60m in the Bulgarian car parts industry, making a range of automotive components that includes cables and wire harnesses. The company’s existing production facilities in Bulgaria are based in Yambol and Sliven, supplying Ford and Renault respectively. Sinan Kar said that the company is considering several options for the location of its new facility in Bulgaria, but the designed plant will not be located in proximity of either Sliven or Yambol.

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salvaged a motor from the Saturn V rocket motor that powered Apollo 11. The motor was at a depth of 4,600m and was retrieved using a 44mm DynIce Warp synthetic rope manufactured by Hampidjan Baltic in Lithuania. Seabed Worker is specially designed for salvage operations at extreme depths. Among the ship's other achievements, it has been used to salvage 1,400 tons of copper from a sunken ship at a depth of 3,200m and 48 tons of silver from a wreck at 4,200m. Hampidjan has twice supplied Seabed Worker with DynIce ropes. Originally the ship was supplied with a 4,200m length, which was twice lengthened to bring it up to 5,200m, and the most recent delivery was 6,300m long and 44mm in diameter, with breaking strength of 142 tonnes.

Between January and April 2015, Chinese optical communication companies have produced 103 million kilometers of optical cables, an increase of 15.25 percent year-on-year according to data from a Chinese institution of industry research. Thedata shows that the optical cable output from Jiangsu Province ranks first, with a 46.8 percent share of the national total output. Jiangsu Province’s optical cable production reached 48.2643 million core kilometers, an increase of 13.53 percent year-on-year. Hubei Province has produced the second largest optical cable output, with 17.6539 million core kilometers and a year-on-year increase of 22.27 percent, accounting for approximately 17.13% percent of the total amount. Optical cable output from Chongqing experienced the biggest increase compared with the previous year. In 2013, Chongqing SDGI Optical Fiber Cable Co Ltd invested in Fuling New District, to achieve its target of producing 2 million core kilometers of optical cables per year. It brought new capacity for optical cable production in Chongqing, and a total of 863,700 core kilometers optical cables have been produced in the first four months, an increase of 3,921.84 percent year-on-year.

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S S Back to the surface…the Seabed Worker was able to retrieve a motor from the Saturn V rocket that powered Apollo 11

Steel wire rope at these depths would be unable to support its own weight over these extreme lengths. The rope on Seabed Worker weighs 8.6 tons, compared to the 62 tons that a comparable length of steel wire rope would weigh.

Ropes going further

In March this year the crew of Seabed Worker , a Norwegian deep retrieval vessel,

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TheWCO30 cutting tool can be used at any water depth, with pressure compensation on the hydraulic supply.

The new 44mm DynIce rope was produced over 30 days using a new braiding facility at the Hampidjan factory. Part of the production line is a 12-strand braiding machine thought to be the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, and has the capacity to produce much longer sections of DynIce rope in diameters of up to 200mm in a seamless process. The cutting tool company Allspeeds has launched its Webtool ROV tools. Designed for cutting steel guide wires during subsea installation, the tools are suitable for wire up to 30mm diameter and are said to be a compact and more reliable alternative to the larger cutting tools normally needed for guide wire cutting. Guide wires consist of fine individual steel wire strands with a polymer core, making them difficult to cut through. The heavy duty WCO30D and WCO30DLP (high pressure and low pressure versions) can be used for steel wire ropes up to 30mm (1.181") diameter with a maximum tensile strength of 1,960N/mm, and for high grade wire up to 28mm (1.102") diameter with tensile strength 2,160n/mm. The cutter has a corrosion-resistant stainless steel body with Nitrotec coated alloy steel cylinder, and is designed to withstand severe working conditions. Suitable for cutting wire rope, guide wire, cables and umbilicals, the WCO30’s open-sided design allows for easy positioning of the cutter on the cable, even when working in confined spaces. Underwater cutting tool

First Solar Inc, the US thin-film module producer and power plant developer, has broken ground on Jordan’s largest PV project, the 52.5 MW Shams Ma’an solar power plant. The company was selected to provide EPC and O&M services for the project. Shams Ma’an, located in the Ma’an Development Area in southern Jordan, is due to go online in 2016. The project has a 20-year PPA with the National Electric Power Co. In January 2015, Mitsubishi's wholly owned subsidiary, Diamond Generating Europe Ltd, Qatar-based Nebras Power QSC (a subsidiary of Qatar Electricity & Water Co) and Jordan-based Kawar Group, signed a financing agreement for the project. A group of international banks and export credit agencies including Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), Mizuho Bank and Standard Charter Bank agreed to provide an unspecified amount of financing for the project. Kawar Group, the project’s lead developer, owns 30 percent of the Shams Ma’an project, while Diamond Generating and Nebras Power each own 35 percent.

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