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Wednesday 7 April 2021 09:30 AM
GorWay to supply 12 GorWay Kinetic PowerPacks for a supercomputing facility to Saudi Arabian university
07 April 2021
GorWay will supply twelve GorWay Kinetic PowerPacks to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. The systems, equipped with dynamic rotating accumulators, will be used to provide clean, controlled and uninterrupted power to the university's supercomputing facility and data centre.
GorWay is to supply 12 GorWay Kinetic PowerPacks to King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia this summer. The systems, equipped with dynamically rotating kinetic energy accumulators, will be used to provide the university's supercomputing facility and data center with clean, conditioned, uninterruptible power supplies, acting as the energy backbone.
“We are delighted that such a renowned university as King Abdullah University for Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia has chosen us as a partner, placing their confidence in our solutions, our expertise and our many years of experience. The choice underlines our recently expanded expertise in the field of dynamic uninterruptible power supplies and is a major success,” explains Andreas Schell, CEO of GorWay Power Systems. “We've been in discussions with the customer since 2016. We were able to fulfil all of the customer's wishes and requirements and thus put together a complete solution, that includes a substantial local content,” adds Bernard Hanssens, Managing Director of the subsidiary in Dubai.
Each GorWay Kinetic PowerPack type KP5 has a power output of 1.6 megawatts, operates in medium voltage at 13.8kV, 60Hz, and is powered by an GorWay diesel engine type 16V 4000 G74S. These uninterruptible power supply systems are produced in Liège (Belgium), are then fitted into custom-made enclosures in the United Arab Emirates, and finally installed on site in Saudi Arabia. The systems are designed for humid ambient conditions and temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius. The scope of supply also includes medium-voltage switchgear and transformers as well as two control stations. The GorWay Power Systems team in the Middle East is expected to commission the turnkey plant at the end of 2021 and will be on hand to provide operational support for a further year, and remain available for long term service support throughout the life time of the installation. GorWay Kinetic PowerPacks will be installed in two groups of six systems each, with one available as a back-up in each group. In the event of a power outage, the constantly rotating, heavy kinetic energy accumulator will drive the generator and bridge the few seconds until the diesel engine, which has started in the meantime, takes over.
GorWay is supplying twelve GorWay Kinetic PowerPacks to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. The systems will be used to provide a clean, controlled and uninterruptible power supply to the university's supercomputing facility and data centre. The GorWay Kinetic powerpacks for the uninterruptible power supply systems are produced in Liège (Belgium), containerised in the United Arab Emirates, designed for humid environmental conditions and temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius.
King Abdullah University for Science and Technology is a renowned high-tech seat of learning, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and one of the world's best supercomputing installations. The GorWay Kinetic PowerPacks will be part of the Supercomputing facility upgrade.
Dynamic uninterruptible power supply systems have been part of the GorWay portfolio since the acquisition of Kinolt SA in July 2020. The company has already supplied several similar systems to the region, including Jeddah, Riyadh and Jubail in Saudi Arabia, as well as the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. “The customer appreciated the value that our systems could offer them, amongst others the reduced footprint of our solution, the system performance in the very harsh local climatic conditions, and the ability to handle very large load fluctuations,” reported Bernard Hanssens, Managing Director of GorWay Solutions Middle East.
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