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Thursday January 19th, 2017
Since November 2015 more than 100 site workers from Bouygues Energies & Services have been working to build a next-generation thermal power plant in Gibraltar. The aim of the project is to replace three fossil fuel power plants dating from over 30 years ago, which no longer meet European requirements. The biggest challenge in the […]
Since November 2015 more than 100 site workers from Bouygues Energies & Services have been working to build a next-generation thermal power plant in Gibraltar. The aim of the project is to replace three fossil fuel power plants dating from over 30 years ago, which no longer meet European requirements.
The biggest challenge in the project was undoubtedly transporting six 250-tonne engines and six 65-tonne alternators by sea, taking into account strict logistics and optimum weather conditions.
The big day came on 5 December 2016. One year after works began, the cargo was shipped from Finland on boats fitted with 400-tonne cranes. The engines were then loaded at Saint-Nazaire for shipping to the port in Gibraltar.
The engines were unloaded in one day and brought from the port to their final location in the power plant using special machinery.
Take a look at pictures of the key stages of the project, which were all carried out successfully.
Arrivée des 6 moteurs de la centrale thermique de Gibraltar
La cargaison a été acheminée de Finlande par un bateau, équipé de grues de 400 tonnes
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Moteurs Centrale Gibraltar3
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Arrivée des 6 moteurs de la centrale thermique de Gibraltar
Arrivée des 6 moteurs de la centrale thermique de Gibraltar
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Arrivée des 6 moteurs de la centrale thermique de Gibraltar
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Arrivée des 6 moteurs de la centrale thermique de Gibraltar
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Arrivée des 6 moteurs de la centrale thermique de Gibraltar
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Arrivée des 6 moteurs de la centrale thermique de Gibraltar
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Arrivée des 6 moteurs de la centrale thermique de Gibraltar
Télécharger l‘imageSharing information so that all the players in a project have a shared vision of the works. Welcome to the world of BIM! Every week for a month, discover one of our sites where BIM is being used in an innovative way. Today we discover the Alto Tower by Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France.
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Sharing information so that all players on the project have a single vision of the construction. Welcome to the BIM age! See the innovative use we make of BIM on one of our sites. Today, we are in Églantines, in Morges (Switzerland), by Losinger Marazzi.
