15.06.2023

DMT Group and MTL Consulting join forces to expand consultancy and engineering services to East Africa

DMT Group, a renowned global company and leading provider of engineering, consulting and technology solutions, has entered a strategic partnership with MTL Consulting Company Ltd., an East Africa-based consulting firm. This collaboration aims to combine MTL’s expertise and knowledge of the East African market with the flexibility and capability of DMT as internationally active, agile group of companies offering one-stop solutions. The partnership seeks to extend the joint services into the dynamic East African market to drive economic growth, technological advancement and create new opportunities for industry and society across the region.  

15.06.2023

On the way to the ultimate source of energy: Solar sails in space - blessing or curse for our planet?

Engineers come across strange ideas every day, which they then grapple with mentally. Sometimes you learn something new, sometimes you realise it's nonsense. Often these ideas are not fully developed. In this case too?  

15.06.2023

World Tunnel Congress 2023 – the major tunnelling event concludes in Athens with three announcements

The World Tunnel Congress 2023 was successfully concluded in the city of Athens, Greece. The culmination of a week full of meetings, discussions and work on underground activities. Placed under the angle of the expanding underground, 2147 people celebrated and contributed to the advancement of tunnelling, to innovate, to project solutions for the public space and the citizens around the world.  

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13.06.2023

ABB makes low-carbon copper commitment in metallurgy technologies for customers globally

ABB makes low-carbon copper commitment in metallurgy technologies for customers globally (Credits: ABB)

• Wire from global provider Dahrén will help reduce the CO₂ footprint from ABB electromagnetic stirrer manufacturing
• Supply chain deal builds on ABB’s recent successes of purchasing recycled or low-carbon copper for use in its products
• The stock of copper originates from Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden, a long-term and trusted partner of ABB

ABB will purchase low-carbon copper winding wire from global provider Dahrén for use in the manufacturing of its electromagnetic stirring (EMS) equipment. The commitment builds on similar supply chain connections for ABB stirrers used in the production of metals.

The supplier, which operates primarily in Sweden, Germany and Poland, receives raw copper mined by Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden using fossil-free energy and processes it into wire. Copper is a vital material for manufacturing industrial electrical equipment, but its production is energy intensive. The carbon footprint of the Boliden product used by Dahrén is known to be 65 percent lower than the industry average.

“We believe we are in a breakthrough year for low-carbon and recycled copper,” said Håkan Svensson, CEO of Dahrén. “Thanks to the long-term partnerships in our supply chain, we are able to secure a significant supply of this raw material and offer our customers the possibility to reduce their own carbon footprint, while retaining the high quality and performance of their products.”

ABB continues to bring increasing volumes of low-carbon and recycled copper into its production cycles while also committing to use more recycled electric steel (e-steel) and recycled aluminium. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. ABB is increasingly designing its equipment to be recyclable, knowing that recycled copper, aluminium and steel offer energy savings of between 75 and 95 percent compared to virgin production.

“Through close collaboration with Dahrén and Boliden, ABB is helping to build a supply chain ecosystem with a low-carbon and ultimately a zero-carbon approach at its center,” said Ola Norén, Head of Metallurgy Products, Process Industries, ABB. “We are increasing our use of low-carbon and recycled copper winding wire in our EMS technologies all the time.”
ABB’s Metallurgy Products team has now ordered a stock of copper wire from Dahrén for use in the air-cooled EMS for aluminium applications, and the intention is to grow this to higher volumes in the future. The largest model has 2,200kg of copper wire per unit and the smallest 500kg of copper wire per unit.

Separately, ABB has a relationship with Finnish metals manufacturing specialist Luvata for hollow conductor wire made from Boliden’s certified recycled copper. The models of stirrers constructed using this stock of copper each have up to 2,700 kg of copper, saving up to 6,700 kg of CO₂ per stirrer, based on verified industry-standard calculations.
EMS solutions deliver metallurgical improvements that are proven to increase productivity, end-product quality and reduce operating costs for electric arc, ladle and aluminium furnaces, as well as thick and thin slab and billet and bloom casters.

ABB’s Process Automation business automates, electrifies and digitalizes industrial operations that address a wide range of essential needs – from supplying energy, water and materials, to producing goods and transporting them to market. With its ~20,000 employees, leading technology and service expertise, ABB Process Automation helps customers in process, hybrid and maritime industries improve performance and safety of operations, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future.

ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on more than 130 years of excellence, ABB’s ~105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation.

Source: ABB

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13.06.2023

Four international consortia bid to build climate-friendly railway in the Fehmarnbelt tunnel

Femern A/S has prequalified four international consortia in the competition to build the electrified railway in the Fehmarnbelt tunnel to Germany. The contract has an expected total tender price of approximately DKK 1.5 billion and focuses on climate-friendly solutions during construction and in operation.