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Energy STOR site
work begins
High voltage power contractor
Smith Brothers has begun work
on the fi rst of Arlington Energy’s
energy storage and gas peaking
projects – a short-term operating
reserve (STOR) site in Sheffi eld,
Yorkshire.
The site is set to house
eight gas generators and the
associated infrastructure. Once
complete, it will provide back-up
power generation to National
Grid.
The fi rm is also working
alongside Northern Power
Grid (NPg) to achieve a 66kV
connection for the power
generation of the plant.
The planned turnkey
programme of works sees
the Elland-based contractor
carrying out all engineering,
procurement and construction
(EPC) civil and electrical
engineering aspects of the
connection assignment – from
initial design, through to fi nal
commissioning.
Preliminary works saw
Smith Brothers’ specialist power
system design team oversee all
EPC electrical and civil design
and approval processes for the
contestable elements of the
project.
The EPC works will include
the procurement, delivery,
installation and commissioning
of eight 2.5MW gas generators
and an 11kV switchboard – as
well as the required on-site gas
pipe engineering. Meanwhile,
private works will include
planning, proving and laying
of the cable route, as well
as procurement, delivery,
installation and commissioning
of a 66/11kV power transformer
and 66kV switchgear – alongside
all associated infrastructure.
Amey secures new United Utilities contracts
Amey has been appointed by United Utilities to look after its South region
wastewater network. The six-year contract has been awarded for maintenance,
with key objectives to improve customer experience, bring innovation and help
to proactively identify and resolve issues obefore they impact customers.
Emerson provides maintenance and
operational support services to BP
Global technology and
engineering provider
Emerson has been
awarded a ve-year
contract with BP to
provide predictive
maintenance and
operational support
services to ensure safe,
optimised production
from its Clair Ridge
platform and Glen Lyon
oating production,
storage and o oading (FPSO) vessel.
As main automation contractor for the Clair
Ridge project, which achieved rst oil at the
end of 2018, Emerson has been responsible
for implementing its advanced integrated
control and safety systems, and measurement
and control devices to ensure safe, e cient
operation of the two bridge-linked platforms.
BP used Emerson’s ‘Project Certainty’
methodology and consulting to de ne project
goals that would eliminate costs, reduce
complexity and risk, and accommodate latestage
changes.
Using the latest technology, Emerson’s
cloud engineering services enabled global
project personnel to remotely collaborate on
design, development and testing in a common
virtualised environment. This allowed project
changes and testing to be managed e ciently
and remotely, reducing
travel, time, costs and
project risk.
Emerson trained
BP operators using
its new, high- delity
dynamic simulation
model, enabling them
to experience realworld
scenarios before
the system went live.
This prepared them
to e ectively handle
abnormal situations and resolve any operational
issues that might have delayed reaching rst oil.
Emerson’s ongoing operational support,
remote monitoring and predictive maintenance
for Clair Ridge and Glen Lyon rely on Emerson’s
Plantweb digital ecosystem technologies,
software and services, including its DeltaV
integrated control and safety systems,
AMS asset management software, and
measurement and control devices, all helping
BP locally control operations, while remotely
monitoring production and asset health from an
onshore location.
Clair Ridge is a multi-billion-pound
investment developed by BP and its co-venture
partners ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Shell.
Construction of the platforms was completed in
2016, with rst oil announced on November 23,
2018. It is designed for 40 years of production.
Waste rm introduces wheeled loaders
Waste recycling business Countrystyle Recycling
has further improved on-site handling e ciency
at its facility in Sittingbourne, Kent, with the
introduction of four JCB 457 wheeled loaders.
Two of the new JCB models will be deployed
within the facility’s dedicated plasterboard
recycling building, while the remaining two units
will operate within the wood yard at Ridham
Dock, near Sittingbourne.
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