wiredinUSA July 2015

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Ground breaking in Jordan

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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