ThyssenKrupp consolidating to the cloud
Important step in IT
harmonization
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Dec 16, 2014 + + + ThyssenKrupp AG today have signed a contract with
Telekom subsidiary T-Systems for the set-up and operation of central data
centers. Before the end of the year, T-Systems will start transferring IT
systems and services previously accommodated in around 700 data rooms and
eleven data centers to five global data centers. In addition, over 80,000
computer workstations and 10,000 server systems of ThyssenKrupp worldwide
are to be moved to the cloud ... more |
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Panalpina receives top honors
for air freight and heavylift
forwarding
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Nov. 21, 2014 + + + Panalpina was
acknowledged this week in London as Air Freight Solutions Provider of the
Year, as well as Project/Heavylift Forwarder of the Year, by one of the
freight forwarding industry’s most prestigious awarding bodies. The
recognition by Lloyd’s Global Freight Awards indicates Panalpina’s
proficiency and know-how in freight and logistics.
“We’re proud to
win these prestigious awards in two categories where we undoubtedly have a
proven and long-standing track record,” says Chris Cooper, Panalpina’s
managing director for the UK and Ireland. “Air freight and
projects – particularly in the oil
and gas industry – are deeply ingrained
in our company DNA.” ... |
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Avoiding inefficient and unsafe working practices
in potentially hazardous
areas
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2014 Nov. 12 + + + How the recent introduction of the innovative EX25 2D Multi Range
Barcode Imager for ecom’s i.roc® Ci70 -Ex handheld computer (PDA) enables
new levels of efficiency and safety for companies and onsite personnel in
potentially hazardous locations + + + The increasing use
of 1D/2D barcodes in the workplace to identify items, pallets, containers,
storage locations and even yard locations brings the opportunity to
improve safety by reducing the time the people are in a hazardous area,
and improving efficiency due to the speed and accuracy of item/location
identification and data capture ...
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Bilfinger: Turnaround business an important pillar
of Bilfinger’s
industrial services activities
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Nov. 13, 2014 + + + This
year, TOTAL Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH successfully completed the
turnaround and inspection (T&I) 2014 project at its Leuna refinery in
which Bilfinger specialists played a decisive role. The services provided by
Bilfinger were valued at over EUR 10 million. Further T&I projects with an
aggregate value of some EUR 35 million are planned for the autumn and the
beginning of next year in Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany,
the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States for energy and
chemicals companies as well as in the paper and consumer goods industry.
Customers include Borealis, BP, Essar, ExxonMobil, Huntsman, Ineos, Neste
Oil and Syngenta .... |
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RWE to increase presence in MENA region
Paul van Son appointed as Country Chair in
Dubai
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Nov. 06, 2014 + + + Originally from the Netherlands,
Paul van Son will be based at RWE in Dubai. His focus there will be on
extending the contact network with governments and private sector
companies in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, as well as driving
the development of energy projects in the areas of renewables and smart
technologies in particular ... |
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MAN Diesel & Turbo: Dr. Uwe Lauber appointed new CEO
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Oct
28, 2014 + + + The new CEO of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
comes from within the company. With effect from 1 January 2015 Dr. Uwe
Lauber will assume the function as CEO of the globally operating
technology company located in Augsburg. The 47-year-old Lauber had been
Head of the Business Unit Oil & Gas
before and took over the Executive Board position Global Sales and After
Sales on 1 October 2014. He joined the company in 2000 .... |
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Cameron selects AUMA as partner for
valve actuation
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Oct. 02, 2014 + + + Cameron has selected AUMA as a technology partner
in developing the LEDEEN line of electric actuation offerings for the
worldwide oil and gas industry. Cameron says this partnership helps
complete its valve automation actuation product portfolio, providing
package solutions, including LEDEEN electric, electrohydraulic, pneumatic,
hydraulic, direct gas, gas-over-oil, subsea, and compact actuators .... |
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Siemens: The
use of neural networks for energy applications
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Sept. 30, 2014 + + +
As increasing
amounts of wind and solar power enter transmission networks, it is not
just demand for energy that is fluctuating, but also supply. Siemens has
created a neural network-based forecasting software that predicts
fluctuations, thus helping to increase the efficiency of electricity
markets. Depending on the
weather, wind farms and solar parks produce varying amounts of
electricity, and conventional power plants must make up for fluctuations.
The greater the share of fluctuating renewable energy sources, the more
difficult it becomes to manage power supply — an issue that affects power
suppliers and grid operators alike ... |
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Wintershall to acquire interests off Norway
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Sept 12, 2014 + + + Wintershall has agreed to acquire a
package of production, development, and pipeline interests offshore Norway
from Statoil ASA for $1.25 billion. The deal will increase Wintershall’s
interests in oil & gas fields Gjoa, Vega ... in gas fields Aasta Hansteen
and Asterix ... and in the Polarled gas-transport system ... |
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Sevan Marine ASA: Floating Gas Power Plant
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Sep 12, 2014
+ + + Norwegian offshore oil & gas vessels firm, Sevan Marine ASA,
is proposing a unique approach to bringing more power capacity to safety
and space-conscious Japan. According to Bloomberg, Sevan is propositioning
the development of a $1.5 billion natural gas-fired combined cycle power
plant that would float on a cylindrical platform about 30 miles offshore. Sevan developed the innovative power plant
concept in cooperation with Siemens. The 700 MW combined
cycle plant would include its own Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) storage and
regasification system. Natural gas would be delivered to the plant by LNG
carrier directly through cryogenic hoses or by use of a HiLoad LNG unit,
according to Sevan .... |
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E.ON power-to-gas pilot unit in
Falkenhagen
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Sept 1, 2014
+ + + E.ON’s power-to-gas (P2G) pilot unit in
Falkenhagen in eastern Germany has delivered a positive performance in its
first year of operation, injecting more than two million kilowatt-hours of
hydrogen into the gas transmission system ... |
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Siemens presents first gas-insulated 320-kV switchgear
for direct current
transmission
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At the
Cigré conference in Paris, Siemens presented the first compact
gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) for high-voltage direct current
applications. Within the framework of the energy transition, high-voltage
direct current (HVDC) transmission is gaining in significance as it allows
low-loss transmission of large amounts of electricity over long distances.
The new 320-kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated switchgear uses up to 95 percent
less space compared to previous air-insulated units.
When used on an
offshore platform, the platform size can thus be decreased by
approximately 10 percent. ... |
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MTU Onsite Energy gas generator sets
compliant with medium-voltage directive
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August 21, 2014 + + + Series
4000 gas generator sets built by MTU Onsite Energy, a Rolls-Royce Power
Systems subsidiary, have been certified as compliant with the
medium-voltage directive issued by the BDEW (Federal Association of the
Energy and Water Industry) in Germany. Operators of MTU Onsite Energy gas
gensets are therefore authorized to feed the power they produce into the
public grid .... |
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ABB to provide UK grid connection
for
Europe’s largest tidal energy project
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August 18, 2014 + + +
MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland’s
Pentland Firth will rely on ABB technology to feed renewable energy into
onshore distribution grid.
The MeyGen tidal stream project is at the forefront of world marine energy
development and will harvest the tidal resources of one of the most
energetic maritime sites in Europe, the strait connecting the Atlantic
Ocean to the North Sea between the Orkney Islands and the Scottish
mainland ... |
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Volga-Dnepr's IL-76TD-90VD fleet
sees Oil and Gas Deliveries
double in first half of 2014
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July 25, 2014 + + + Volga-Dnepr Group’s
Engineering & Logistics Center (ELC) developed a special loading frame
that provided a timely and cost efficient solution for a customer moving a
30-ton oil and gas shipment onboard its IL-76TD-90VD from Johor Bahru,
Malaysia, to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. The oil and gas shipment
consisted of five pieces, including 13-metre pipes weighing 18 tons ...
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DNV GL releases its new
Maritime Impact magazine
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July 14, 2014 + + + Maritime Impact
is the new DNV GL magazine for maritime customers and stakeholders. With a
diverse range of stories and topics, this first issue shows how DNV GL is
focussed on helping our customers, in both newbuildings and existing
vessels, to maximise efficiency, ease regulatory compliance and improve
safety for vessels and their crews ... |
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DAMEN, MTU and Svitzer
will launch the world's first RSD CNG tug in
2016
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June 25, 2014 + + +
Three leading companies have teamed up to bring the first
ever Reverse Stern Drive (RSD) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tug to the
market. Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands, MTU Friedrichshafen and
Denmark’s SVITZER have embarked on the pioneering project with the
official launch of the new eco-friendly tug planned for 2016. The new RSD
CNG tug combines high power with lower fuel costs and a substantial
reduction in emissions .... |
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HIMA increases sales by 16%
and expects
double-digit growth in fiscal 2014
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June 4, 2014 + + +
HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG closed fiscal year 2013 with record
sales of 105 million euros. This 16% increase in sales over the previous
year was significantly higher than the industry average growth rate.
Orders received thus far in 2014 indicate that double-digit sales growth
will also be achieved this year. The company increased its business
outside of Europe by 40%. The Middle-East, Asian-Pacific and North
American regions, in particular, contributed to this success with high
sales growth rates. However, incoming orders also increased in Europe
relative to the previous year; favorable sales growth was posted in
Germany, Benelux and Italy, in particular ...
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Element: Oilfield Engineering with Polymers
Extreme
conditions drive materials advances in oil and gas
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Failure is not an
option when a part is at the bottom of the ocean, deep in the earth or
many miles away in the desolate desert or frozen wastelands, but all of
these hostile situations are becoming more common operating conditions for
the oil and gas industry + + + The role of polymer materials in the oil and gas environment will be discussed
at the 9th international conference Element Oilfield Engineering with
Polymers organised by AMI in London at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel
from 21-23 October 2014 ...
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UK government
unveils eight major renewable energy projects
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May 7, 2014 + + + Eight major renewable electricity projects
are unveiled as part of the government’s world leading electricity
reforms, giving a massive boost to green growth and green jobs. By 2020,
the projects will provide up to £12 billion (US$20 billion) of private
sector investment, supporting 8,500 jobs, and they could add a further 4.5
GW of low-carbon electricity to Britain’s energy mix (or around 4% of
capacity), generating enough clean electricity to power over three million
homes .... |
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Siemens and Accenture complete formation of Omnetric Group
– a smart grid
joint venture
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2014-Apr-08 + + + Siemens Smart Grid and Accenture have
completed the formation of a joint venture company called Omnetric Group.
Omnetric Group will bring together Siemens' smart grid products and
solutions; Accenture's management and technology consulting, systems
integration and managed services capabilities. It will provide utilities
with advanced smart grid solutions and services focused on data management
and systems integration to improve energy efficiency, grid operations and
reliability .... |
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M+W Group and Siemens Start Collaboration for the Development of a Process
Control Technology Solution for Battery Production
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March 18, 2014 + + + Both mobile and stationery high
energy storage devices form a key element of electro-mobility and the
energy turnaround to sustainable and renewable technologies. Siemens
Industry Automation Division and M+W Group have therefore joined forces
with the aim to advance the development of production technology for
battery manufacturing and develop a complete control technology solution
for the mass production of large-size batteries ... |
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MTU Onsite Energy introduces further developed Series 4000
natural-gas engine
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March 17, 2014 + + + MTU Onsite Energy, a
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG brand, is introducing the further developed
Series 4000 natural gas engine in April 2014. The new-generation engines
achieve up to 44.3% electrical efficiency thanks to optimized combustion
and improved mixture formation. Furthermore, their electrical output has
been increased by up to 30% ... |
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ABB wins $60 million telecom contracts
for Statoil platforms
Reliable telecommunication
systems for safe and efficient offshore operations
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2014-03-10 + + + ABB, the leading power and
automation technology group, has won three orders worth $60 million for
internal and external telecommunication systems for three Statoil projects
on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The three contracts are signed with
leading shipyards in South Korea. ABB will be a system integrator of
telecommunications on the offshore installations built for the Aasta
Hansteen and Gina Krog fields in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and
for the Mariner field in the British sector ... |
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ThyssenKrupp: Transfer of VDM and AST from Outokumpu
to ThyssenKrupp completed
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March 1, 2014 + + + The transfer of VDM and AST from
Outokumpu to ThyssenKrupp is now officially completed. The transaction
includes the transfer of ThyssenKrupp’s subordinated financial receivable
(“loan note”) created as part of the Inoxum transaction to Outokumpu. In
exchange, ThyssenKrupp is taking over the companies VDM, AST, and a number
of European service centers ... |
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Volga-Dnepr delivers a total logistics solution for 73-ton ‘runner’ from
Austria to Bratsk hydroelectric power station
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28-02-2014 + + + Volga-Dnepr
Airlines has increased its reputation for supplying end-to-end logistics
services by managing the delivery of a 73-ton turbine ‘runner’ to Russia’s
Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station, one of the world’s leading producers
of electrical energy + + + The cargo’s journey began by road, with Volga-Dnepr
organising and managing ground delivery from the factory to Vienna
International Airport. At the airport, the next challenge was to carefully
load the 6m wide and 2.4m high shipment onboard one of Volga-Dnepr’s
An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighters, the world’s biggest serial transport
aircraft ... |
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ThyssenKrupp System Engineering develops fully
automated formation line for lithium ion batteries
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Feb 24, 2014 + + + ThyssenKrupp System Engineering, a
subsidiary of engineering specialist ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions,
has now been commissioned by the energy research center Zentrum für
Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) in Ulm,
Germany, to design and build a fully automated pilot line for the
formation of lithium-ion-based battery cells ... |
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HANSA HEAVY LIFT expands in Latin America
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Feb 20, 2014 + + + HANSA HEAVY LIFT has opened a new
office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as part of ongoing expansion plans. The new
set up will be managed by Gilberto Lima, who joins from Wasa Projects and
Logistics Ltd. and has three decades of experience in shipping, much
of it with a focus on project and heavy lift cargo ... |
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Siemens offers cloud-based Web service
for virtual power plants
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Feb 17, 2014 + + + With DEMS Compact, the
Siemens Smart Grid Division can provide municipal utilities with a
cloud-based Web service for virtual power plants. This service enables the
utilities to interconnect their customers' small distributed-energy
resources together and offer the bundled power to operators of a large
virtual power plant for marketing ... |
STAUFF presents the new complete catalogue
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Beginning in February 2014, the new, revised and in some areas
significantly expanded complete catalogue will be available from STAUFF,
the Werdohl-based fluid technology specialist. On a total of 682
pages, the publication designated STAUFF ONE – first released in spring
2011 – provides all relevant technical information about the company’s
wide product range, consisting of industrial pipeline components,
measurement instrumentation and hydraulic accessories developed and
produced in-house ... |
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VIDEO: “Special rules needed for energy intensive industries”,
argues Eon CEO
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Sonja van Renssen, leading environment and climate journalist at viEUws.eu, is
joined by Dr Johannes Teyssen, CEO of E.ON and
President of Eurelectric to discuss the potential for competitiveness within the
2030 Energy and Climate Framework. Teyssen
argues that competitiveness and the 2030 climate and energy strategy are not
contradicting each other... |
