FACTS & FIGURES - Tecnimont ICB
FACTS & FIGURES - Tecnimont ICB
FACTS & FIGURES - Tecnimont ICB
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The Belo Horizonte engineering centre, with more than 50<br />
employees, is the Brazilian headquarters of the Group, specializing<br />
in the design and construction of infrastructure, power plants and<br />
civil/industrial buildings. It is supported by the Group’s other<br />
Brazilian office in São Paulo, which has 30 employees. The latter<br />
has inherited <strong>Tecnimont</strong>’s expertise and references in the<br />
chemicals, petrochemicals and oil & gas sectors.<br />
The World of Chemicals & Petrochemicals:<br />
Deep Knowledge and Client Confidence<br />
Maire <strong>Tecnimont</strong> has designed and built a large number of chemical<br />
and petrochemical plants, mainly for polyethylene, polypropylene,<br />
ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, purified terephthalic acid (PTA),<br />
ammonia and fertilizers. The Group offers a wide range of<br />
competences from feasibility studies to front-end engineering<br />
design (FEED), technology selection and project implementation on<br />
a lump-sum turnkey basis.<br />
Maire <strong>Tecnimont</strong>’s know-how in polyolefins (polypropylene and<br />
polyethylene) is outstanding. Not only is the Group included in the<br />
shortlist of preferred engineering contractors for many patented<br />
technologies, but in many cases we develop the process design<br />
package (PDP) for the licensor itself. The PDP is the know-how<br />
documentation delivered by the technology provider to the<br />
contractor. Maire <strong>Tecnimont</strong>’s internal guidelines and systems for<br />
the proper handling and management of proprietary information<br />
mean that we can, and do, work with competing processes and still<br />
protect confidentiality of information. Expertise in various<br />
technologies is of the utmost importance in creating client<br />
confidence that the Group is the right partner from technology<br />
selection to plant start-up.<br />
Towards the Future of Energy:<br />
Power Technology and Renewables<br />
Following the acquisition in 2001 of Fiat Avio Power Division, with its<br />
special know-how in power plants and state-of-the-art gas<br />
turbines, the Group has developed a significant track-record in<br />
designing and building some of the most advanced power projects<br />
in Italy and abroad. These include simple-cycle and combined-cycle<br />
gas-fired plants, coal-fired power stations, cogeneration,<br />
repowering, electricity and energy distribution systems for civil and<br />
industrial use, and district heating systems.<br />
Based on its experience in combined-cycle power plants – used for<br />
both electric power production and cogeneration of power and heat<br />
- Maire <strong>Tecnimont</strong> has developed specific expertise in the automatic<br />
control of power output and start-up and shutdown procedures.<br />
This allows a power plant to operate with a very high flexibility at<br />
times of fluctuating demand.<br />
Besides traditional power plants, Maire <strong>Tecnimont</strong> also offers<br />
significant expertise in hydropower, which it developed in South<br />
America. Our interest is also progressively focusing on the<br />
promising renewables (or green) market, in particular on electricity<br />
generation using concentrating solar power or biomass. In these<br />
technologies, solar radiation is captured or solid biomass (e.g.<br />
wood) is burnt in the first, innovative section of the plant. The heat<br />
produced is captured by a heat-transfer fluid and used in the<br />
second, traditional section of the plant to raise steam that drives an<br />
electricity-generating turbine. The Group’s biomass technology is<br />
being implemented in the Olevano Lomellina pilot plant (see<br />
Chapter 9 on ongoing power projects).<br />
Research and Development on New-Concept Nuclear<br />
Power Plants<br />
Leveraging on its strong track record, Maire <strong>Tecnimont</strong> is pursuing<br />
a forceful strategy to develop skills and competences in nuclear<br />
power plants, in order to reinforce and diversify its presence in<br />
electricity generation.<br />
The future for new-concept nuclear plants looks bright in a number<br />
of countries, driven by increasing energy consumption, the search<br />
for a balanced energy supply, and the need to reduce CO 2<br />
emissions 1. In 2008 Maire <strong>Tecnimont</strong> joined an international<br />
research team led by Westinghouse Electric Co. developing the IRIS<br />
(International Reactor Innovative and Secure) 335 MW light-water<br />
reactor.<br />
Many smaller and developing countries are seriously considering the<br />
nuclear option, but are faced with a number of local conditions: a small<br />
electric grid, limited financial resources, no nuclear experience, and<br />
1 According to international data, 40% of CO2 emissions currently come from electricity production.<br />
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