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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.
Underwater cutting tool
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.
TheWCO30 cutting tool can be used at any
water depth, with pressure compensation
on the hydraulic supply.
Ground breaking in Jordan
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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