TPT January 2023

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Corinth Pipeworks awarded contract for the Alexandroupolis FSRU gas pipeline

Greece and Northeastern Europe and contributes decisively to the smooth energy transition and heterogeneity of supply to this extremely sensitive region. Thepipeline’s constructionandoperation will strengthen the strategic role of Greece, as an energy hub for the wider region of Northeastern Europe, and will offer alternative sources and routes of natural gas supply, strengthening security of supply and energy autonomy, in a challenging period. Corinth Pipeworks www.cpw.gr

providing a both technically and economically feasible solution. The offer consists of 28km of 30" SAWL steel pipes, which also includes anti corrosion coating and concrete weight coating. The entire quantity of pipes will be manufactured and externally coated at the company’s plant in Viotia, Greece. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2023. The development of the pipeline plays a decisive role in the energy security of

Corinth Pipeworks has been awarded a contract by Saipem SpA for the development of an offshore and onshore natural gas pipeline by Gastrade. The Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) will be connected to the National Natural Gas Transmission System of Greece, through a 28km long pipeline, through which the gasified LNG will be transmitted to Northeastern Europe, with the prospect of also supplying Ukraine. Corinth Pipeworks’ proposal was evaluated as the most advantageous,

Netherlands wind goals offer significant opportunities for pipe manufacturing companies

clean hydrogen and offshore wind at an early stage. “Our location close to the new fields being developed allowed us to propose and manufacture a scalable TCP solution, with additional investment in our facilities and new jobs created to ramp up production as demand skyrockets. “It’s availability can add to policy- makers’ confidence that the industry, specifically the talented engineering and innovation leaders operating in The Netherlands, is able to quickly address what is an urgent need. “TCP can transfer up to nine times the amount of energy compared to a cable, and can be used to store hydrogen, increasing the uptime of offshore wind farms. Its flexibility, lack of corrosion, fatigue and embrittlement make it a good pipeline solution for offshore wind farms generating hydrogen.” The company said that TCP is more cost effective than steel pipe and has less manufacturing greenhouse gas emissions. As TCP is flexible, it can be installed offshore easily and quickly, using the same methods currently used for array cables. The technology can be used to safely transport hydrogen, CO 2 , ammonia and water. Strohm www.strohm.eu

and storage as needed before it can scale: TCP provides an already-available solution for transportation, which reduces scope one and two emissions. Strohm, through an £8.4m investment from HydrogenOne earlier this year, is leading the development of safe, dependable TCP solutions to carry green hydrogen generated offshore to land based facilities using its subsea pipe infrastructure. Martin van Onna, managing director of Strohm, said: “As a Dutch company, our focus is naturally on serving the country’s growing offshore wind sector, by enabling transportation of energy via pipeline, we recognised the fit between

Strohm, a manufacturer of fully bonded Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP), has commented on The Netherlands government’s recent announcement regarding plans to accelerate wind energy. In support of the announcement, Strohm said the Netherlands’ move to significantly increase its offshore wind footprint is a key indicator that green hydrogen’s rapid move up the agenda is accelerating, with enormous potential for multiple industries on the path to net zero. Lowering costs of renewable energy and improving the technology needed to facilitate its production, transport,

Strohm’s TCP is a non-corroding pipeline solution for offshore green hydrogen projects with a reduced CO 2 footprint

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