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TransnetBW has awarded further lots for the construction of the SuedLink underground cable route. Here too, the underground cables will be protected by the egeplast Power Protect PE-RT system – in addition to the ongoing deliveries for lots 9 and 10.

The approximately 10 km long North Industrial Collector (ISN) in Dresden creates the necessary wastewater infrastructure for the expanding semiconductor industry.

The transport of drinking water from the waterworks in Münster is now carried out by fully welded egeplast pipe systems.

To enable more efficient long-term use of the valuable resource water, the Consorzio di Bonifica Veronese decided to construct an irrigation system for agricultural purposes.

The new high-voltage line, an approximately seven-kilometer-long underground cable, is protected by the egeplast Power Protect cable protection pipe system, which was partially installed using horizontal directional drilling and plowing methods.

The construction of a wastewater transport pipeline for the discharge of wastewater from a newly established industrial plant via a pumping station into an adjacent sewage treatment plant presented all parties involved with major challenges.

The close-fit method with pre-shaped PE pipes is a highly efficient and sustainable pipe rehabilitation method for old drinking water pipes.

Stadtwerke Roth has begun the Installation of a new drinking water network pipeline from the Roth waterworks to secure the drinking water supply in the long term.

The professional handling of major projects is becoming increasingly important given the large number of underground cable projects running simultaneously in the direct current sector.

In the southern Emsland region, the expansion of the green power grid is entering a significant phase with the grid connection to BorWin4 & DolWin 4.

Through precisely fitting, pre-assembled solutions, construction costs at the Leimen wastewater treatment plant could be significantly reduced. The pipeline contractor Tecoba mastered the challenges at the Leimen wastewater treatment plant, limiting the assembly to connecting the specially pre-fabricated modules from egeplast, thereby realizing time and cost advantages.

Supply and operational reliability have absolute priority for Stadtwerke Lichtenfels. When constructing a new drinking water pipeline through impassable and difficult-to-access terrain using trench-reduced and trenchless installation methods, they therefore used the fully monitored egeplast SLM® DCS pipe system – for maximum safety.

In the course of the energy transition, the energy landscape in southern Emsland is undergoing change. At the Hanekenfähr site, the Emsland nuclear power plant will be taken off the grid at the end of 2022. At the same time, increasing amounts of wind energy from the north must be integrated into the grid in…

During the rehabilitation of the main water pipe in Hötensleben, the local water supplier and wastewater disposal company TAV Börde faced major challenges. Due to the demanding route and narrow access roads, the egeplast ege-Liner® was used in Close-Fit-Lining – an efficient and environmentally friendly solution.

To improve the stability of its own gas network, the network operator SWS Netze GmbH in Stralsund is investing in a new high-pressure interconnector. This pipeline connects the Stralsund West and East transfer stations and aims to ensure a more balanced utilization between both stations in the future.

In Eastern England, egeplast UK is making a significant contribution to the extensive modernization of the water network in East Ruston, near Norwich, England. This nearly €13.5 million project is the first collaboration between egeplast UK and the client Anglian Water, and it will secure the water supply for 5,000 people in the long term…

In the first half of 2023, the Swedish municipality of Östersund laid an 8 km long water pipeline between the old ferry port in Frösön and Sunne. A complex project, as the pipeline had to be laid through the completely frozen Lake Storsjön. The Extena pressure pipe made of polyethylene PE 100-RC, which is also…

The Celtic Interconnector project is a technically demanding construction project aiming to connect the electricity grids of Ireland and France via a 575 km long high-voltage submarine cable. This ambitious infrastructure project is intended to facilitate cross-border electricity supply and contribute to European climate targets.

In Neckargerach, the decommissioning of the old wastewater treatment plant required the construction of an almost 9 km long pressure pipeline to the Obrigheim wastewater treatment plant. For the implementation of this challenging undertaking egeplast SLM® DCS pipes were used.

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Off the island of Baltrum, TenneT began connecting three offshore wind farms to the extra-high voltage grid in the summer of 2024. The new 525 kV DC connections of the 2 GW offshore grid connection projects BalWin3+4 and LanWin1 will strengthen the German power grid and increase the share of green electricity.

In Grenchen, Switzerland, another rehabilitation of the drinking water pipes took place. In order to guarantee the protection of the drinking water, the client SWG relied on egeplast SLA® Barrier Pipe pipes.

Durable, corrosion and abrasion resistant, and fully monitored – these were the requirements set by LMBV (Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbauverwaltungsgesellschaft) for a new 13.5 km long brine transport pipeline from Menteroda to the central brine storage basin in Wipperdorf.

Droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events are increasingly presenting us with new challenges. egeNews reported in issue 11/2022. The safe transport of drinking water and wastewater is also becoming more complex and prone to disruption. With the intelligent pipe systems SLA® Barrier Pipe, SLM® DCS, and 3L Leak Control, egeplast offers reliable solutions.

The new leakage-monitored wastewater pressure pipeline at the Söse Dam, intended to replace the old asbestos cement pipe, had to be routed through drinking water protection zones of classes I and II.

The renewal of the water pipes for a government building in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presented the responsible parties with particular challenges: a very tight deadline of only four weeks, severe spatial restrictions, and freight times that could not be precisely calculated as an additional risk factor.

To ensure the drinking water supply for the 14,000 residents of Stavanger's Hundvåg district, the rehabilitation of the main water supply became necessary. The city administration opted for the diffusion-tight egeplast SLA® Barrier Pipe. Although the Installation was initially planned using the burstlining method through an existing cast iron pipe, a change to Open Trench…

The A-Nord power line will bring wind energy from the North Sea to North Rhine-Westphalia, providing two gigawatts of transmission capacity from 2027.

In the Wahle-Mecklar pilot project of the project developer TenneT, Bohlen & Doyen used the "KaRoSch" cable pipe sled for the underground cabling section, a new Installation technology for power cables, and thus achieved a significant increase in efficiency: an up to 25% higher Installation speed, increased occupational safety and a significant reduction in resource…

Europe faces the challenge of renovating and modernizing its old and often dilapidated gas supply pipelines.

With the renewal of a two-kilometer-long water pipeline for Welsh Water, which had to be installed trenchless under the River Dee estuary and routed through heavily contaminated soil, egeplast UK successfully completed a challenging project for the British water industry.

Major project BorWin5 for the safe and low-loss transport of green offshore electricity is progressing – De Romein GmbH is creating the onshore route from Hilgenriedersiel to the Garrel/Ost converter station with the egeplast Power Protect protective pipe system.

Already known as a pioneer in thalassothermy, Monaco has set new standards with its latest project for reducing CO2 emissions. Through a 1.4 km long pipe system, seawater can be pumped up from a depth of 80 m and used to operate air conditioning or heating systems – a project complex in many respects...

To improve their environmental footprint, network operators can rely on the egeplast Microduct Green line, made from high-quality recyclates, which is also suitable for resource-saving installation methods.

To secure the water supply for people in the region, the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesische Wasserverband (OOWV) is building a new drinking water transport pipeline.

For the connection to the central sewage treatment plant on the Císařský Island in Prague, a pipeline was laid under the Vltava River using the HDD method. Tight bending radii made pipe insertion difficult, and the geological conditions were unstable due to the slate rock.

To improve the drinking water supply, a transmission pipeline for treated drinking water was laid in Aspach – partly without sand bedding using open-cut construction, and partly using the trenchless drilling method.

Using controlled plow laying, IFK has installed numerous drinking water and wastewater pipes trenchlessly in the Czech Republic.

As part of this construction project, various companies were also integrated into the existing gas network, including a mega-greenhouse. In the future, gas with a pressure rating of 16 bar will be transported to consumers via the high-pressure transmission pipeline. Due to the required operating pressures, the HexelOne® SLM gas pipe with dimensions 160 x…

Due to the German government's decision to gradually phase out nuclear and coal power generation by 2038, the rapid expansion of Germany's transmission grid is essential. For efficient expansion, the choice of the right pipe systems and connection technologies is a crucial success factor.

Esslingen municipal utility rehabilitated an old cast iron pipeline trenchlessly using burstlining. They were able to significantly reduce effort and costs compared to traditional rehabilitation methods. Due to the high requirements, they used the egeplast SLM® DCT pipe system with integrated quality inspection.

For many decades, socket connections have been a proven pipe connection technology in drinking water supply and a practical alternative to welding. In the current issue of 3R (01-02|2020), the egeplast egeMDR PE socket pressure pipe system with REINOGRIP push-fit socket from Reinert-Ritz is closely examined, using the example of Stadtwerke Sundern.

Amprion and the Belgian transmission system operator Elia built the first direct power connection between Germany and Belgium.

To improve the purification process and eliminate micropollutants in the wastewater stream, the City of Greven decided to construct an additional 4th treatment stage for its wastewater treatment plant, with an estimated investment requirement of 4.5 million Euros.

Für die Netzanbindung der Offshore Windpark Cluster „Westlich Adlergrund“ und „Arkona See“ in der Ostsee setzte der Netzbetreiber 50Hertz das ege-com® Macroduct High-T ein.

Für eine neue Hauptversorgungsleitung hat die Stadt Dewin erstmalig das egeplast Rohrsystem egeTherm® High-T eingesetzt.

Der österreichische Industriebetrieb AGRANA mit Niederlassung in Aschach an der Donau plante eine Abwasserleitung, die durch eine Wasserschutzzone führt.

In Göteborg wurde eine neue Trinkwasserleitung in kontaminiertem Erdreich unter dem Fluss Göta älv im HDD-Verfahren eingezogen.

Beim Neubau eines Abwasserkanals für den Anschluss an die nächste Abwasserreinigungsanlage mussten im schweizerischen Liedertswil zwei Wasserschutzzonen durchquert werden.

Im Zuge des Ausbaus des Trinkwassernetzes auf einem ehemaligen Amsterdamer Werftgelände ist das egeplast SLA® Barrier Pipe grabenlos im Spülbohrverfahren eingezogen worden.