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A manufacturer of recycling equipment, Eldan Recycling, has deliveredacomplete cable recycling plant to Austria. The recycling equipment is already up and running at full production capacity. The recycling plant processes mixed cables, hard and fine wire as well as power cable, at approximately 2.5 ton per production hour depending on the type of cable. “We have through the experience during the many years we have designed, developed and manufactured different kinds of machines and production lines incorporated the possibility to make tailor-made as well as standard solutions. This order shows our capability to make a mid-size cable recycling plant in the middle of Europe with equipment made in Europe,” said Dr Toni Reftman, MD at Eldan Recycling. Eldan Recycling is a leading manufacturer of equipment for recycling of tires, cables, electronic waste and refrigerators. The company’s track record shows over 830 complete plants and 7,100 single machines installed in more than 60 countries. Cable recycling plant to Austria

According to state-owned energy agency Dena, Germany’s power lines may require investments of US$55 billion by 2030 to cope with renewable energy generators feeding electricity into the network. Citing a study it compiled with regional grid operators, Dena said that distribution grids will need to expand by 193,000km (120,000 miles), while 25,000km of current lines will need upgrades if the share of renewables in Germany’s energy mix rises from 26 percent to 82 percent by 2030. Merkel announced the intended move to replace nuclear reactors with more fossil- fired plants and a growing share of clean energy sources, power supply has moved to the center of the political agenda in Germany. Germany must stabilize its grids as it adds wind farms and solar parks, which are subject to irregular output as the weather changes. Dena said that Germany must also adapt the regulation of returns for grid operators because current levels fail to account for the high investments needed in the future. German grid demands investment Since chancellor Angela

Norway to Germany construction

Marine maintenance renewed

KfW IPEX-Bank, Norwegian power grid operator Statnett, and TenneT TSO GmbH, have concluded a cooperation agreement to develop and construct a subsea cable between Germany and Norway. The high-voltage DV interconnector will enable energy to pass between Germany and Norway and help improve the distribution of renewable energy sources between the two countries. The integration of the Norwegian and German electricity markets, which thus far are not connected directly, is expected to ensure greater grid stability in both countries, increase market efficiency, and stabilize prices between seasons. The three-party agreement provides for a 50:50 partnership between Norway and Germany. Norway's state-owned Statnett will own 50 percent of the project. On the German side, KfW and TenneT will jointly own 50 percent of the project via a newly established project company. The target is for operation of the cable to commence in late 2018.

Alcatel-Lucent and Main One Cable Company Ltd have renewed their marine maintenance contract for Main One’s 7,000km submarine cable system connecting Portugal to Nigeria. Delivering high-speed bandwidth of 1.92Tbit/s, the cable gives access to global information, data and markets in Western Africa. As a member of the Atlantic Private Maintenance Agreement (APMA), Main One will continue tomanage andmaintain the network. Under the service level agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will make available its maintenance vessels, as well as specialist personnel for cable repairs. Philippe Dumont, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s submarine network activity, said: “Com- bined with the recent redistribution of our maintenance vessels in the Atlantic, our Cape Verde-based cable ship will offer the shortest possible mobilization time for any repair operations off West Africa.” Alcatel-Lucent currently maintains over 300,000km of critical submarine cable infrastructure worldwide.

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wiredInUSA - January 2013

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