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Lucy Electric boosts cyclone-resilient power infrastructure

Lucy Electric India has supplied 11kV and 22kV switchgear to the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) near Alibaug, India.

The NCRMP’s aim is to address the risks posed by tropical cyclones, which on average occur five or six times a year and can be severe.

Part of the NCRMP’s disaster risk management strategy, the switchgear represents a critical structural measure to ensure power reliability and prevent outages during cyclone activity. The equipment complies with the recommendations made by the Government of India’s task force report on cyclone-resilient robust electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure in the coastal areas.

The enclosure was specially built for extreme saline environments and subjected to 1,000 hours of salt spray testing. Stress testing demonstrated impressive mean time between failure figures, performing well against the System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) for the duration and number of non-momentary power interruptions per year.

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Lucy Zodion wins pitch for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Lucy Zodion has helped to power some of the biggest events and venues in the world. In 2022, we were part of the team that powered the Al Rayyan Ahmed Bin Ali stadium at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

When the new venue was designed to meet FIFA’s requirements, we were proud to be asked to design and supply 52 feeder pillars, in ten different designs, including our popular ground retractable Westminster product, which sits flush to the surface when not in use.

Innovative customisations included a mesh divider to force airflow around the equipment and a larger canopy; these were added to the pillar footprint to help counter Qatar’s extreme heat.

We also created bespoke feeder pillars for Stadium 0974 and Lusail Stadium, meeting all the project requirements and delivering on time and on budget.

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Lucy Developments makes luxury living sustainable

Small schemes of high-quality new homes in premium south Oxfordshire villages are highly sought after. Lucy Developments’ The Rickyard, set in the picturesque village of Marsh Baldon, is ideally located to the south of the historical centre of Oxford and to the east of Abingdon.

The development comprises six homes ranging in size from two to five bedrooms. There is an attractive mixture of designs, leveraging eco-friendly building materials, each blending in with the local architecture of this beautiful village.

The homes all have a modern shaker kitchen in soft neutral colours with integrated appliances, while bathrooms are fitted with contemporary sanitaryware and fittings.

Each home is equipped with air source heat pumps, underfloor heating to the ground floor, and a charging point for an electric vehicle. Externally the properties have patio areas, turfed garden and established shrub and tree planting to help support local biodiversity.