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Shams 1, the 100MW concentrated
solar power plant in Abu Dhabi’s Western
Region, has won the Project of the Year
award from the Emirates Solar Industry
Association (ESIA). The Masdar project,
developed in collaboration by Abengoa
and Total, is the largest solar power plant in
the MENA region.
Locatied in Madinat Zayed, 120km south-
west of Abu Dhabi, the plant extends over
anareaof 2.5km²,withasolar fieldconsisting
of 258,048 parabolic mirrors.
“We are delighted that Shams 1 has
received such a prestigious award,” said
Yousif Al Ali, general manager of Shams
Power Company. “This demonstrates
the leading role that Masdar plays in the
region’s renewable energy sector and
a realization of the vision that our wise
leadership has for renewable energy in the
UAE.”
When it begins feeding power to the
Abu Dhabi grid in early 2013 the plant will
generate enough electricity to power
20,000 homes, andwill offset 175,000 tonnes
of C02.
Solar Project
of the Year
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The Italian unit of Japan’s Toshiba
Corporation has won a $243 million
engineering, procurement and construction
contract for part of an undersea power
link between Italy and Montenegro.
The deal includes the supply to Italy’s
transmission operator, Terna, of high-
voltage and direct current (HVDC) power
conversion for 415km of 1,000MW
underseacablebetweenthetwocountries.
The new link to connect the Italian peninsula
with the Balkans is set to cost $909 million
and is expected to take four years to
complete. Montenegro is a mountainous
country with hydroelectric potential which
Italian investors are keen to exploit.
“Parts of Europe suffer energy shortages
and long-distance transmission systems
allow them to import electricity from
neighboring countries,” Toshiba said in
a statement, adding the project will
contribute to the integration of southeastern
Europe and European Union power grids.
Equipment construction will begin in
September 2013 for delivery in April 2015;
the conversion stations along the route are
expected to be on stream in September
2017.
Toshiba unit in cable
deal
General Steel Holdings Inc, one of China's
leading non-state-owned producers
of steel products and aggregators of
domestic steel companies, has announced
that its Longmen Joint Venture has signed
a one-year supply agreement with Tianjin
Product and Energy Resources Development
Co Ltd (Tianwu), through which Tianwu
will provide Longmen JV with a minimum
of 3 million tonnes of iron ore.
"This agreement with Tianwu is another
example of our successful efforts to
enhance our raw materials procurement
capabilities by establishing relationships
with key suppliers," saidHenry Yu, chairman
and CEO of General Steel.
"The current pricing pressure facing the
construction steel market reinforces the
importance of access to high quality raw
materials and maximizing production
efficiency. The minimum quantities guaran-
teed under this agreement coupled with
the favorable purchasing terms will give
us the resources needed to utilize more
of our available production capacity.
This increased access to iron ore and the
recent efficiency improvements we have
made at Longmen JVwill allow us to better
meet thegrowingdemandforourproducts
in Western China."
Joint venture secures
supplies
On 29th November 2012, the Shanghai
Fastener Industry Association (SFIA) was
founded at a conference held in Huating
Hotel & Towers, Shanghai, China. Twenty-
six companies were elected executive
members of SFIA and Mr Xue Kangsheng,
general manager of Shanghai Nanshi
Screw Co Ltd, was elected to be
president. Mr Feng Jinyao, president of
China Fastener Industry Association, was
invited to be the honorary president.
Over 100 representatives of Shanghai
fastener companies and about
200 guests from other regions’ fastener
industry associations participated in the
conference.
Shanghai Fastener
Industry Association