NEWS
£10m renewables package Keltbray has been awarded a £10m renewables contract to deliver the design and construction of a windfarm connection for SSEN Transmission at Limekiln, Caithness in the Highlands of Scotland. The project will be delivered by Keltbray as Principal Contractor and the scope includes all civil and electrical design and build elements associated with the connection. On-site construction is expected to commence in July ’22, with the target energisation date for the windfarm as April ’24.
New contract Jumbo Maritime has awarded Fugro a positioning and metocean services contract to help guide the safe transport and installation of a new floating production system (FPS) for Vito, a deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico. Fugro services will support both inshore and offshore towing of the 24,000-ton structure as it leaves the coast of Texas and travels 800 km to the Vito field for final positioning and hook-up. The project is expected to be executed in summer 2022.
Growth plan Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, has acquired Neu Kimya Anonim ¸ Sirketi (Neu Kimya). Located in Istanbul, Turkey, Neu Kimya serves the heavy/light water treatment and oil and gas markets in Turkey, Southeast Europe and the Middle East. The acquisition of Neu Kimya will offer customers in the region improved product and service offerings. “This new acquisition adds to our strategic growth plan following our recent ownership change to Platinum Equity,” said John Panichella, CEO, Solenis. “With the ongoing support from the Platinum Equity team, we continue to proactively seek other opportunities for similar acquisitions that enhance our ability to serve customers.”
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US solar deal Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has chosen Exus Management Partners (Exus), a leading expert in powering sustainable investments through operational excellence, to provide its full range of asset management services for the Greasewood, Misae, and Sage solar projects across Texas and Utah, totaling 750MW. The deal takes Exus’ partnership with CIP in North America to over 2GW across wind and solar, with CIP having previously appointed Exus as asset manager at the 477MW Fighting Jays solar farm in Texas and the 700MW Travers solar project in Alberta - Canada’s largest solar farm. The agreement marks the beginning of Exus’ relationship with Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, a strategic partner in the IKEA franchise system. Ingka Investments is part-owner of the Misae and Sage projects. The recently signed deal incorporates a five-year initial term allowing Exus to fully demonstrate its scope of asset and financial management, operations and maintenance, and project management services. Both solar and wind projects require high levels of technical expertise to manage effectively. Exus’ in-house team of specialists will offer CIP advice and access to the company’s custom solar optimization and reporting tool BlueSky, giving CIP complete oversight and enabling it to analyze, maximize and set performance benchmarks across all three projects. Dhaval Bhalodia, Partner and Head of Asset Management North America at Exus, noted that the business is excited to continue building its relationship with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, and begin its journey with Ingka Investments, in the US renewables space.
Mine of information Hexagon’s Mining division has strengthened its leadership in production material monitoring and measurement by introducing HxGN MineMeasure Detect, a 3D camera hardware, software and data solution. MineMeasure Detect enables realtime optimization for plant production with automated digital-image analysis offering continuous, accurate and rapid measurement of oversize, volume, rock fragmentation and color analysis. MineMeasure Detect minimizes production interruptions and costly downtime with oversize detection of large particles. It enhances production efficiencies and reconciliation by calculating volume, density and tonnage. Advanced detection reveals an aggregate of previously unmeasured ancillary variables, such as material density and hardness, which is essential to throughput maximization and ore liberation. “MineMeasure Detect is built on more than 25 years’ experience partnering with international mining operations, allowing systems to be fully integrated with customer technologies,” said James Dampney, VP-MineMeasure, Hexagon’s Mining division. “Combined with our fragmentation tools, the solution’s immediate detection capabilities offer a critical early warning for operators to avoid catastrophic production stoppages. “With its image-analysis techniques ensuring that fragmentation is managed and optimized, MineMeasure Detect fits seamlessly in the MineMeasure portfolio, which delivers scrutiny and transparency in every step of the ore extraction journey.”
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