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Reference Number	NIA_SHET_0003
Title	Alternative Tower Construction
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 100%;
Research Types	Applied Research and Development 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution
Award Type	Network Innovation Allowance
Funding Source	Ofgem
Start Date	01 April 2013
End Date	30 April 2015
Duration	25 months
Total Grant Value	£384,914
Industrial Sectors	Power
Region	Scotland
Programme

Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (100.000%)
Web Site	http://www.smarternetworks.org/Project/NIA_SHET_0003
Objectives	To use a modified SBB ERS as an LTC in the trial construction and dismantlement of an appropriate range of towers (may include 132kV, 275kV and/or 400kV) to establish if the method can achieve: Reduction of construction time and costs Reduction of environmental impact by reducing need for temporary access roads Mitigation of safety issues of concern in tower construction that uses Derricks. Expected Benefits: Completion of trials using a modified SBB ERS as an LTC on an appropriate range of towers in SHE Transmissions licence area, to provide sufficient data for evaluation of the methods viability. Establishment of the methods viability to reduce costs, construction time, environmental impact and safety hazards in Derricks. The projects outcome has potential to generate new lessons about: The methods viability to reduce construction time and associated costs Understanding of the extent to which the method can reduce the need for temporary access roads and the level of potential environmental benefits The best practice, procedure or methodology for using the method in the construction of transmission towers The range of tower designs to which the method would be applicable The learning obtained from the project will be disseminated through reports and presentations.
Abstract	To investigate the use of a modified SBB Emergency Restoration System (ERS) as a Lightweight Tower Crane (LTC) in the trial construction and dismantlement of transmission towers in SHE Transmissions license area to establish if it is technically feasible, economical, minimises environmental impact and mitigates safety issues inherent in existing construction methods.
Publications	(none)
Final Report	Final Report (PDF 569 KB)
Added to Database	28/09/16

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