CG Receives GL Renewables Certification for its SLIM® and Bio-SLIM® Distribution Transformers...

 

Avantha Group Company, CG was awarded the certification from Germanischer Lloyd Renewables Certification (GL RC), for its liquid immersed SLIM® and Bio-SLIM® distribution transformers.

The testing for adherence to certification norms was carried out according to GL’s Guidelines for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines, Edition 2012. The transformers are hermetically sealed with bio-degradable fluid which reduces the risk of pollution at environmentally sensitive locations, such as offshore wind farms.

The certificates are valid for five years (2018) and were provided for two of CG’s components: the SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformer KNAN, (up to 3500 kVA, 50 Hz), and the SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformer KFAF/KFWF, (up to 6500kVA, 50 Hz). The certificates were rewarded for CG’s superior system design, the implementation of design requirements in Production and Erection (IPE) and quality system. Prototype tests were conducted as a part of the Design Assessment of the components. Incidentally, CG also received the GL certification for the onshore market in 2012.

CG has grown to become the market leader for transformers in off-shore wind farms. As of today more than 1000 units have been installed worldwide in offshore projects. CG is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of three-phase transformers, offering a full range of products including liquid-filled distribution transformers and power transformers, auto-transformers, phase-shifters and HVDC station transformers, conventional and mobile substations.

According to GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council) 5.5 GW of offshore capacity was installed accumulatively worldwide at the end of 2012. According to more ambitious projections up to 80 GW could be installed worldwide by the end of 2020.

CG’s SLIM® and Bio-SLIM® distribution transformers offer the most efficient solutions for wind farm offshore platforms - they promise reliability, fire safety, longer life time and low maintenance, withstanding severe harshness of the environment, general cost of installation and maintenance.

According to HolgerTrecksel, Head of Sales and Business Development GL RC: “The certification demonstrates that CG’s transformer has been designed, documented, manufactured and tested in compliance with the latest technical requirements documented in GL RC’s Offshore Guidelines.”

Commenting on the certification, Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO & Managing Director, Mr. Laurent Demortier said, “The Wind offshore sector is one of the fastest growing segments within CG. We are committed to provide our customers energy-efficient, cost-effective, reliable and best-in-class solutions. This GL RC certification demonstrates the adequacy of SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformers to withstand the specific harsh environment at the Wind offshore power projects"

*Source: Global Data : GDAE6299IDB, November 2012

About Avantha Group Company CG

Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries, CG provides electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers. The company is organized into three business groups: Power, Industrial, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.

 

About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers).

With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

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Global wind industry to install 46 GW by 2012…

The global wind industry is set to install more than 46 GW of new wind energy this year and, according to a new five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA 2012 Conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen, total global wind power capacity by the end of 2016 will be just under 500 GW.

The GWEC projects average annual market growth rates of approximately 8 percent for each of the next 5 years, but with a strong 2012 and a big dip in 2013, because of the presumed failure to extend or implement important government incentives and rebates.

Total installation capacity for the 2012 to 2016 period is expected to reach 255 GW.

Steve Sawyer, GWEC Secretary

“For the next five years, annual market growth will be driven primarily by India and Brazil, with significant contributions from new markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia. While the market continues to diversify across all continents, it is at the same time plagued by continued slow economic growth and budget crises in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), as well as the continuing credit crunch.”

Asia Continues Market Leadership

• For the second year in a row, the majority of the new installations were outside of the OECD and this is a trend that the GWEC expects will only continue.
• Asia continues to be the world’s largest market with many more installations than any other region, and it is expected to install a total of 118 GW between now and 2016. It is projected to surpass Europe as the world leader in cumulative installed capacity sometime during 2013. It is expected to end 2016 with a total of 200 GW of installed capacity, about two-fifths of world capacity.
• The Chinese market has stabilised after nearly a decade of double and triple digit growth, and is expected to remain around current levels for the next few years.
• India achieved a 3 GW market for the first time last year and is expected to reach 5 GW by 2015.
• Following the nuclear disaster of 2011, Japan’s wind industry is being revitalised and is also expected to become a dominant market in the region.
  Rest of the World Growing As Well
• Stats for the rest of the world are nearly as encouraging as those in Asia. The Latin American market is being supported mainly by Brazil as it makes a name for itself as an established major international market with a strong manufacturing base which could end up supplying a growing regional market, growth that is likely to represent the majority in the region through to 2016.
• Due to it’s tough 2020 goals, the European market remains stable and should reveal few surprises. Germany had a strong 2011 and, with the government’s plan to phase out all nuclear installations by 2020, the wind industry is likely to take a good boost. Spain had a disappointing 2011 which is likely to continue into 2010, but Romania, Poland, Turkey, and Sweden have taken up the slack which leaves North America, a market expected to continue growing through 2012 thanks to well over 1,000 MW installed in Canada and Mexico and more than 8 GW currently under construction in the US. North America is expected to end 2016 with just over 100 GW installed.

 

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