OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE SECTION SPONSOR
TATA STEEL SUPPORTS THE UK SUPPLY CHAIN
Wind power has become the world’s fastest growing renewable energy source and rapid development is expected to continue. Businesses operating in this market need reliable suppliers who can work with them to meet industry challenges and make the most of long-term opportunities.
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES The rise of wind energy, including the growth of offshore wind, presents both challenges and opportunities. Providers of wind power infrastructure need to be confident that their supply chain can perform. To respond swiftly and efficiently to the demand for wind power, they need a reliable and guaranteed source of equipment components that can help deliver effective performance.
EXPERIENCE
Tata Steel has been working successfully with customers in the energy and power markets for several decades. Their steel products are in service across the world – from onshore and offshore wind farms to oil rigs and deep sea pipelines.
This experience, coupled with their active membership of industry bodies such as RenewableUK, means they have a keen insight into the role of their steel products in the production of safe, reliable and sustainable wind power infrastructure and product development for wave and tidal capture.
SMART OBSTRUCTION LIGHT PROTOTYPE
Set for production later this year, the prototype of Orga’s patent-pending fourth-generation medium-intensity LED obstruction lighting system was unveiled at the 3 day Windforce 2014 event recently held in Bremen, Germany.
INNOVATIVE FEATURES
Taking centre stage on Orga’s stand, visitors were able to discover the unique certified global obstruction lighting system which incorporates a host of innovative features all in one smaller lighter unit designed to deliver optimum performance and lower the total cost of ownership.
The new microprocessor controlled white and red LED and IR system boasts cutting-
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edge optics, automatic day/night sensor, integrated monitoring and a self-contained power supply in a compact design for easy installation, long life and cost-effective and maintenance-free operation.
EXPERIENCE
With 40 years of experience and knowledge in the design, development and manufacture of smart obstruction lights, Orga’s latest model is precision engineered to meet the minimum requirements specified within international and national regulatory standards whilst attaining maximum functionality.
Matthieu Scheffers, Business Manager for obstruction lighting at Orga said; “We are delighted to be debuting the prototype
of Orga’s smart aviation obstruction light, of which production started, in Bremen. Orga has close connections in Germany and Windforce 2014 is a good platform for presenting new products and innovations.”
Orga Aviation BV Click to view more info PRODUCT RANGE
The company’s wide range of products supplied to the power generation industry includes plate, hot rolled coil, large tubular, electrical steels and speciality steels for turbine gearing and bearings. They use their expertise in steel to work in partnership with customers – identifying and supplying the best steel products to meet required performance levels and helping them to achieve manufacturing efficiencies.
COMMITMENT AND INVESTMENT The company is committed to the long- term development of their products and services. They are investing to supply steel components for nacelles, towers and foundations and ongoing investment includes the creation of a wind tower hub in Scunthorpe, to process and distribute up to 200,000 tonnes per year of steel plate for wind tower manufacture.
On top of this they have a multi-million pound project to install a new plate leveller to increase their capacity to manufacture thicker plates for foundation structures and a new processing facility for tubular sections used in the fabrication of jacket foundations.
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