TECHNOLOGY REPORT | LIFTING ATTACHMENTS
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and while projects in the offshore sector have been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak, demand for safety critical lifting equipment within the renewables sector is growing says William Hackett. Electricity-producing assets like wind and solar projects are still generating yield today but according to Gorbel we will see a shift to more flexible technology that utilises less people and the expansion of work areas due to social distancing guidelines. In adherence with the need for speed and safety, Combilift talks about why it expanded its Combi-SC Straddle Carrier range, with the Combi-IMSC Intermodal Straddle Carrier and CODIPRO (part of ALIPA) has launched a swivel lifting ring range: the QLR (Quick Lift Ring) for fast anchoring. William Hackett is a manufacturer
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of below the hook lifting equipment and supplies products globally across several different sectors. “Last year we witnessed a dip in the UK market with many industries coming to a standstill due to Covid-19. International trade has continued to grow despite many projects in the offshore sector being delayed. We are now noticing an increase to the UK market as many businesses have adopted new ways of working. Furthermore, the renewables industry is continuing to grow and with increased backing from UK government more
P Gorbel predicts a move towards more flexible technology in the future
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he lifting attachments industry has seen an increase in demand for hoisting, chain sling systems and self-locking safety hooks
UK projects are being commissioned therefore, the demand for safety critical lifting equipment within this sector is increasing,” says Rod Bell, technical and operations director, William Hackett Lifting Products. According to the UK Financial Times,
renewable energy is one of the few sectors that has managed to weather the devastating effects of coronavirus, with new deals and new records being struck, even while the rest of the world has been grappling with the pandemic. For example, Abu Dhabi Power
Corporation (ADPower) says it has secured the world’s lowest tariff for a solar power plant, as it moves ahead with a planned 2GW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the Al Dhafra region of the Emirate. The utility says it has received a bid of 1.35 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour
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Demand for speed & safety in critical lifting equipment is on the rise and while some projects have been put on hold due to coronavirus, the renewables sector is growing. Jenny Eagle investigates
(kWh) for the large scale project. The Al Dhafra scheme is set to be one
of the largest solar PV plants in the world once it is completed by mid-2022. Abu Dhabi is already home to one very large plant, the 1.2GW Noor Abu Dhabi, which started commercial operations in April 2019. Once operational, the Al Dhafra solar plant will produce enough power for approximately 160,000 households, says ADPower, which will reduce the emirate’s carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1.6 million metric tons a year. Dubai will also complete the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Q3, 2021, said to have the largest energy storage capacity in the world of 15 hours, to provide clean energy for 320,000 residences, and reduce 1.6 million tonnes of carbon
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