wiredinUSA April 2015

wiredInUSA - April 2015

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EUROPE NEWS

Bekaert and its Chilean partners (through

MatcoCables SpA) have acquired thewire

ropes business of Arrium Ltd. The Australian

entity has been renamed Bekaert Wire

Ropes Pty Ltd and will be part of the

Bekaert Rope Group in which Bekaert and

Matco Cables SpA hold 65 percent and 35

percent respectively of the ropes entities

in Canada, Chile, Peru, Brazil, the US, and

Australia.

The financial results of Bekaert Wire Ropes

Pty Ltd will be included in the consolidated

statements of Bekaert as from 1

March

2015.

The integration of the Australian rope

activities will enable Bekaert to take

a market position in mining ropes and

enhance the company's strategy for

growth in steel wire ropes.

Manufacturer

roped in

ABB has won an order from DONG Energy

to supply a high voltage cable system to

carry power from the Walney Extension

wind park.

The Walney Extension will provide

generation potential of 660MW in addition

to the offshore wind farm’s existing 367MW.

The wind farms will make a significant

contribution to the UK’s target of achieving

15 percent of its total energy production

from renewable sources by 2020.

Europe now has around 8GW of offshore

wind power connected to the grid, with

the UK a leading contributor, accounting

for nearly half the installed capacity and a

further 11.9GW of offshore capacity under

construction or having planning approval.

ABB will design, manufacture, supply and

commission the 220kV alternating current

extruded cable system. The link includes

over 157km of submarine cable to connect

the two wind farm platforms to each other

and to shore, with 24km of underground

cable for the grid connection.

Further growth for UK

wind power

The HVDC cable system interconnecting

Norway and Denmark is ready for

commercial operation.

Prysmian Group was awarded the contract

for the Skagerrak 4 interconnection

between Norway and Denmark in January

2011. The contract comprised the supply,

jointing and testing of 92km of 500kV

mass-impregnated underground cable

system and related accessories, with a

transmission capacity of 700MW.

Prysmian Group has also recently

announced the successful commissioning

and handover of other HVDC grid

connections in Germany (BorWin2 and

HelWin1) and the official inauguration of

the land HVDC interconnection between

France and Spain (INELFE).

Two further DC offshore grid connection

projects, SylWin1 and HelWin2, are near

completion and scheduled to begin

commercial operation within the first half

of 2015. Prysmian is currently implementing

HVDC cable systems for the DolWin3 and

BorWin3 projects.

European HVDC

growth

Spanish wind turbine manufacturer

Norvento has secured approval for the

installation of two nED 100 100kW turbines

at Shoreham Port on the south coast of

the UK. Power generated from the turbines

will power the on-site pumps responsible

for maintaining the water level in the

locked basin of the port. The twin turbines

are capable of producing 555,000kWh of

energy per year, compared to the annual

475,000kWh consumed by the pump house.

Norvento's UK business development

director, Ivo Arnús, said: “Shoreham Port will

really demonstrate the versatility of medium

wind as an on-site power source.

“More than just a means of bringing down

energy costs, innovative turbines like nED100

can fit seamlessly into the daily operation

of essential equipment on-site and reduce

overall impacts on the grid. We’re confident

that Shoreham will provide a template for

further sites throughout the UK and Europe

in this regard.”

Norvento’s nED100 100kW turbines include

active and reactive power controls, which

will enable the installed machines to cater

for the variable consumption profile of the

pumps.

On-site pump

power