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the Engineering College, which is dedicated to developing programs that support the o shore wind industry.
e region boasts a strong supply chain, thanks in no small part to the scale of activity taking place in the Liverpool bay; it’s home to over 270 turbines, with supply chain companies exporting their services and solutions to global markets, including the USA and Asia. It also features the rst deployment of the world’s largest wind turbines, the MHI Vestas V164. ese make up the Ørsted Burbo Bank Extension wind farm, an array of 32 640ft (195m), 8MW turbines, which is capable of supplying power to almost a quarter of a million homes. Ørsted has also recently established a multi- million pound state-of-the-art O&M Centre on the banks of the River Mersey.
Liverpool Bay is the rst location in the world to deploy an innovative Battery Energy Storage Solution (BESS) linked to the 90MW Burbo Bank o shore wind farm. Developed by ABB, who have their UK headquarters in Liverpool City Region, this BESS solution enables the integration of clean energy without compromising grid stability and power quality.
A multi-million pound, state of the art, Operations and Maintenance Centre has also recently been established on the banks of the River Mersey.
e combination of industry and academia living side-by-side, positive national and city region support, and investment in the physical infrastructure, facilitates the sharing of information and expertise to accelerate progress. Liverpool City Region has established itself as an industry leader and cornerstone of the wind sector in the UK and further a eld, supporting and consulting on the development of wind farms right across Europe.
North America is primed to see the same expansion of wind energy that is already taking place in the UK, with many willing developers, and a growing understanding of wind’s vital importance to our future energy mix. But funding the technology itself is only the rst step. In Liverpool, and the wider UK, the infrastructure available to developers has made it easier than ever for new wind farms to sprout up all along the coast. If North American cities want to truly realize the environmental and economic bene ts of a booming o shore wind industry, they need to ensure that
the local infrastructure, and support for the sector, matches their ambition.
Mike King is the Investment Manager for Energy & Maritime at Invest Liverpool and Chair of the Energy & Maritime Place Marketing Sector Group. An Environmental Science graduate from Newcastle University, Mike has been involved in economic development and inward investment for over 13 years, supporting foreign direct investment, industry initiatives, research projects and growing the business base in Liverpool and England’s Northwest.
Invest Liverpool
www.investliverpool.com
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Software solutions suite for power tools
Cleco Production Tools has launched Cleco Software Solutions, a new streamlined production management software suite for Cleco brand power tools.
Cleco Software Solutions is a scalable software suite which equips managers with critical production data and application management tools, allowing them to make informed decisions and take corrective actions quickly while ensuring quality and avoiding costly errors. e three components to the Software System include TorqueNet, Tightening Parameter Server (TPS), and Dashboard module. TorqueNet is a data acquisition and archiving system that makes
local plant oor data visible anywhere. All data is sent to a single source making critical production information accessible by all roles working
with the tightening process on the assembly
line. e Tightening Parameter Server (TPS)
is a central application management system enabling customers to e ectively and e ciently manage their tightening applications from a central location while providing real-time change management. e Dashboard, an add-on-module interconnecting with TorqueNet, allows managers to dive deeper into data. e user speci c views enable quick navigation, identi cation of trends and issues, and transformation of data into actionable information.
Cleco Production Tools www.clecotools.com
North American approved cable gland
With the new cULus approval for its brass and polyamide cable glands, Rittal is
now making it easier for system suppliers to meet the high demands placed on enclosures. Cable glands allow cables
and wires to be introduced safely into enclosures and housings. ey are used when a high level of protection against dust, dirt, and liquids (such as rainwater) is needed. Rittal cable glands made of brass or polyamide not only provide IP 68 protection in accordance with IEC 60529, they are now also suited for the high safety requirements of North American applications, thanks to their additional cULus approval. Rittal cable glands made of brass meet the NEMA / UL Type 4x requirements as well. e polyamide version is also cCSAus approved by the Canadian Standards Association. All the cable glands are also available as CAD models for e cient planning in line with the concept of Industry 4.0 (the Internet of ings) and they are stored in the Eplan Data Portal. e cable glands are available in sizes ranging from M12 to M63 and achieve IP 68 protection category.
Rittal | www.rittal.de
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