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Member news ALE speeds up Argentinian wind farm delivery
Heavy lift specialist ALE has used its innovative methods to adapt a crawler crane, the Manitowoc 18000, with self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) to significantly reduce the schedule for the Loma Blanca wind farm project in Argentina. As the project included many challenges, ALE’s experience in wind services was vital to providing the best technical and commercial solution. The dirt roads between the wind turbines are very narrow – just 6 metres wide in some parts – so the crane was adapted and combined with the latest SPMT. As the crane is being moved by SPMTs that are within the width limitations of the track, the crane can be easily moved onsite.
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For more information: www.ale-heavylift.com
Amarinth secures pump order for ADNOC’s Umm Shaif super complex
Centrifugal pump specialist Amarinth has won a US$600,000dollar order for its API 610 VS4 pumps to be deployed on the ADNOC-operated Umm Shaif super complex in the UAE. The order is for eight vertical API 610 VS4 drain sump pumps manufactured in either stainless steel or super duplex depending on duty. The Umm Shaif super complex project, located offshore in the Arabian Gulf, involves the expansion of the existing oil network and increasing gas supply. Amarinth’s local agent NAMA helped the company land the contract with ADNOC.
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For more information: www.amarinth.com
Balmoral provides subsea testing of marine mammal monitoring equipment
The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre in Aberdeen has carried out hydrostatic tests on equipment that will be used to monitor the interaction between tidal turbines and marine mammals in the Pentland Firth.
The range of test chambers available meant that our specific needs could be easily accommodated. The testing has given us confidence in the current configuration and helps us to narrow our focus in future designs. Michael Oswald, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews
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The linear actuators that were tested form part of a marine mammal monitoring station anchored to the sea floor. Utilising both passive and active-acoustic tracking techniques, the station will collect data on the underwater movements of marine mammals around operating tidal turbines. This data will be used by the tidal energy industry and regulatory authorities to make informed decisions about marine mammal collision risk. Test House Manager Derek Weir, said, ‘Although it’s not generally recognised, we carry out many different types of tests outside the oil and gas arena and work closely with the academic, defence and oceanographic sectors.’
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For more information: www.balmoraloffshore.com
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