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  • Belgium / Expertise / Overhead transmission lines / Transmission

    Omexom dismantles a 70-year-old pylon by helicopter in the province of Liege

    As part of the rehabilitation of existing sites, Omexom in Belgium was awarded a contract by Elia in July, to dismantle a high-voltage pylon dating from 1951 using a helicopter. This type of intervention is usually carried out from the ground using a crane, but the location of the pylon in question near the Carmeuse quarry did not allow for this configuration. The intervention of a helicopter and Omexom teams was therefore requested. This operation was carried out efficiently, with safety always a priority.

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  • Norway / Electric mobility / Urban Solutions

    First in Europe: the battery replacement station

    Europe's first battery replacement station is built! In the municipality of Lier in Norway, near Oslo, the first electric car battery replacement station has been built. On behalf of the electric car manufacturer NIO, Omexom teams in Norway have designed, supplied the electrical infrastructure and then set up the battery replacement station itself.

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  • Environment / Biodiversity / New Zealand / Overhead transmission lines / Transmission

    Episode 3 – Omexom Green Story: Extending steel life while eliminating zinc-based paint

    Welcome to the third episode of the Omexom Green Story! Today, let's focus on an initiative of the Omexom teams in New Zealand: Extending steel life while eliminating zinc-based paint.

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  • Sweden / Gas Insulated Substations / Substations

    Omexom in Sweden is awarded a contract to operate and maintain the substations supplying the Stockholm metro

    Omexom in Sweden was awarded a new contract by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik - the public transport authority for the Stockholm region - to operate and maintain the high-voltage substations that supply the Stockholm metro and the cities of Tvärbanan, Nockebybanan, Lidingöbanan, Saltsjöbanan, Roslagsbanan and Spårväg. With this new assignment, Omexom continues to ensure the power supply to SL's rail traffic.

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  • Norway / Distribution

    Replacement of 108 electric meters in Norway

    On January 1, 2019, the Norwegian authorities requested the installation of new automatic electricity meters in homes. Permissions have been granted to extend the timeframe for sites where the intervention is more complex than for individual households.

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  • Power / Biodiversity / Climate / Environment / Solar

    Episode 1: Upgrading degraded land through renewable energy production

    On 28 September 2021, Neoen's teams, together with those of Omexom in France, inaugurated the Paulmy photovoltaic power plant, a solar power plant built on a degraded land. By participating in the construction of this plant, Omexom is contributing to the enhancement of the area by giving a second life to a degraded site. Let's take a look at the story of this project! This is the first episode of the Omexom Green Story!

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  • Sweden / Power Generation / Substations

    Six new contracts to secure electricity supply in Sweden

    Omexom continues to secure the electricity supply in Sweden with six new contracts.

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  • Finland / Substations

    Renewing Kangasala substation in Finland

    Omexom in Finland is currently operating in Kangasala. Its mission consists of renewing the 400kV switchyard equipment.

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  • The Netherlands / Energy Transition / Offshore wind / Substations

    Omexom replaces nine circuit breakers at Borssele 150kV HV substation

    The Netherlands' largest offshore wind farm is currently under construction off the coast of Zeeland. A total of 173 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 1.5 gigawatts of green energy will be installed in the region.

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  • Germany / Energy Transition / Offshore wind / Power / Wind

    Pioneers of offshore wind energy from the North Sea coast

    A year ago, on June 30th 2020, the project “Trianel Windpark Borkum 2” (TWB 2) was successfully delivered. This ambitious wind farm located in the North Sea required 3 years of project development and 2 years of construction time. The 32 rotors operating nowadays generate an output of 200 megawatts which supplies 130.000 households with renewable energy. TWB 2 is the result of Omexom absolute passion for the offshore renewables sector.   The installation work for the first turbine started in July 2019.  By mid of 2020 all 32 turbines have been handed over to the operations department. 

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  • UK and RoI / Energy Transition / Transmission

    Omexom will build the world’s first 400kV Green Gas for Grid (G3) substation

    In Scotland, Omexom has been awarded the contract by SSEN Transmission to build the world's first 400kV green gas substation (G3) at Kintore. The project is part of the client's plans to upgrade its network in the east of Scotland from 275kV to 400kV and to facilitate increased renewable energy generation in the region.

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  • Sweden / Electric mobility / Urban Solutions

    Lund becomes the fourth city in Sweden with a tramway

    With good effect, Omexom finished the delivery of rectifier substations for the Lund tramway in Sweden. To meet the challenges in the project, for example busy roads, footpaths or cycle paths, and avoid disturbing Lund citizens, Omexom had to work on a new solution to carry out the project. Traditional construction would have involved extensive work with deliveries of building materials and electrical equipment that would have traveled through the streets. The delivered materials would have covered areas of the road where the substations would be located. This traffic would also have interfered with other simultaneous works.

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