INDUSTRY NEWS
€10 MILLION FRAMEWORK CONTRACT
A consortium led by Ansaldo Nucleare has won a €10 million framework contract. Awarded by the Commission European for a nuclear fusion project, this is another step towards clean, infinite and reliable energy for future generations. In the stepping stones paving the way to commercial fusion reactors, the last but one is “DEMO”, a pre- industrial nuclear fusion reactor, building on the knowledge acquired with JET (Joint European Torus) and ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.)
The contract, which Ansaldo
Nucleare stands for around 40% of the value, aims at an assessment of the nuclear fusion power plant physics and technology system architecture, overall configuration and system engineering processes.
Solar PV project hits milestone
A consortium consisting of ACWA Power, a leading developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) and Alternative Energy Projects Co. (AEPC) has achieved a new milestone for the 500MW Ibri 2 solar PV project, which entails the shipment of the
first 10MWp of 24,700 bifacial solar panels manufactured by Jolywood. The panels will generate an output capacity of 405Wp per panel. Located in Al-Dhahirah
Governorate, Ibri 2 PV IPP will contain approximately 1.4 million solar panels and extend over an area of 13 million m2
. The 500 MW project is deemed to be Oman’s largest utility-scale solar PV Independent Power Project. At peak generation capacity, the plant output will be enough to supply an estimated 33,000 homes with electricity and will offset 340,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.
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NUCLEAR FUSION RESEARCH
Jacobs has been selected by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to support research into nuclear fusion and related technologies. Under the Engineering, Design and Build Framework for Electrical Assemblies, Jacobs will support UKAEA’s research and development work in the Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE) facility at Culham Science Centre. UKAEA is working to turn the
process that powers the sun into carbon-free, safe and abundant electricity for a cleaner planet. Replicating the nuclear reaction that powers the sun could provide low-carbon electricity for millennia to come.
Method to detect transformer leaks
Vaisala has introduced a new method for detecting power transformer air leaks. Based on measuring total pressure of all dissolved gases in the power transformer insulation oil, it will help customers detect and repair any air leaks early. This can extend the lifetime of a transformer. With the increased number of sealed transformers, ambient air leaks have become a major issue as oxygen accelerates the ageing of paper used in the insulation. Measuring total gas
pressure (TGP) is a step forward from the traditional measurement methods that are currently available in the market to detect air leaks. An oxygen sensor cannot detect an air leak, if there is a reaction in a transformer that consumes oxygen. Even if all oxygen has been consumed, TGP value will still give a reliable indication of a leak because the nitrogen value will both dominate and increase over time because it is neither formed nor consumed in the transformer.
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