Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Engineering Excellence Awards
The Engineering Excellence Awards for 2015 took place on Friday 29th May with 16 finalist projects in the running. Four Excellence Awards were presented along with four Highly Commended achievements and one Regional Award. The overall winner of the GHD Award was the "Solar GRANEX® Co-Generation Plant at the Wallsend Public Pool: A Low-Cost Green Energy Solution,' entered by University of Newcastle and partners.
Other acknowledgements at the event were: Prof Rob Melchers who was recognised on becoming an Honourary Fellow; and a number of devoted members and volunteers who were recognised through the dedication of a Pin Oak Tree in their name at the National Arboretum.
Congratulations to all finalists and winners. The field of finalists really did showcase the amazing engineering being carried out right here in Newcastle Division.
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Engineering Excellence Award Winners:
UGL FlexiCurve Bogie Family
Entered by UGL
Excellence Award sponsored by NSW Roads & Maritime Services
The FlexiCurve bogie is UGL’s premium locomotive bogie, providing significant benefits in locomotive performance, reliability and maintainability. FlexiCurve is an innovative, yaw-relaxed, self-steering design with significant benefits over traditional bogie designs. UGL has designed FlexiCurve as a family of bogies for application over a range of track gauges and locomotive mass; positioning it as a product for the global rail market.
Solar GRANEX® Co-Generation Plant at the Wallsend Public Pool: A Low-Cost Green Energy Solution
Entered by University of Newcastle and partners
This project involved the design; construction, commissioning and field trials of a novel cogeneration plant for delivering low-cost and emission-free heat (»100 kWth) and power (»30 kWe) into the Wallsend Public Swimming Centre at Newcastle. The project focused on direct solar thermal heating of an organic fluid cycled through the GRANEX® heat engine invented by Prof Moghtaderi and Dr Doroodchi of the University of Newcastle. The technology delivers higher performance efficiencies meanwhile lowering field cost.
The CS3 Continuity Test System - An Innovative Evolution in Electrical Testing Improving Safety for the Community
Entered by Safearth Consulting
The need to accurately analyse, test and maintain systems of our electricity networks is crucially important, considering we live within the earthing systems of our electricity networks. Safearth's engineering excellence project provides an innovative evolution in electrical testing, improving safety for the community. It is the design, manufacture and sale of the CS3 Continuity Test System. CS3 will confirm integrity of earthing connections, to sub-milliohm precision, in the noisy environments of modern electrical facilities.
Arc Fault Venting - Simulation and Practice
Entered by Ampcontrol
Arc faults in electrical circuits present a hazard when internal pressurisation results in catastrophic failure of the enclosure housing. Venting is used to prevent enclosure failure. Ampcontrol has developed a method of synthesising arc faults using energetic materials, providing a lower cost, fast turnaround and portable approach to repeatable testing. A novel low mass arc vent cover has been developed exploiting composite construction to facilitate high speed activation, enhancing the safety of personnel and equipment.
Overall Winner of the GHD Award:
Solar Granex Co-Generation Plant at the Wallsend Public Pool: A Low-Cost Green Energy Solution
Entered by University of Newcastle with partners: NIER, Granite Power, ARENA, Nepsolar, NCC, Newcastle Innovation, Yokogawa and Archer
Regional Award
Iluka Sewerage Scheme
Entered by NSW Public Works with Clarence Valley Council, NSW Office of Water and Sustainable Futures Australia
Planning for Iluka sewerage was challenged by community polarisation regarding reticulated sewerage and a very sensitive receiving environment. An affordable scheme was developed using an innovative community engagement process called “Dealing with our own Situation” which overcame these challenges. Innovative procurement including contract “packaging”, “Early Tendering Involvement” and relationship contracting successfully overcame difficulties presented by latent conditions within budget. The scheme demonstrates an effective partnership of government agencies, local government, contractors and the community.
Highly Commended
* Centennial Newstan "Newstan Clean Water Plant and Water Management Scheme" - Entered byCentennial Coal & Hunter H2O
* Design and Manufacture of a Special Traffic Cone Dispensing Truck - Entered by NSW Roads and Maritime Services
* Minehunter Coastal Combat System Upgrade - Entered by Thales Australia
* Coal Washery Tailings Dewatering and Recycling - Entered by Rix’s Creek Pty Ltd as part of The Bloomfield Group
Full list of Finalists
Minehunter Coastal Combat System Upgrade - Thales Australia
UGL FlexiCurve Bogie Family – UGL
Design and Manufacture of a Special Traffic Cone Dispensing Truck - Roads and Maritime Services
Solar GRANEX® Co-Generation Plant at the Wallsend Public Pool: A Low-Cost Green Energy Solution - The University of Newcastle, NIER, Granite Power, ARENA, Nepsolar, NCC, Newcastle Innovation, Yokogawa, Archer
Liverpool Plains Regional Water Supply Scheme – strategy, investigations and concept design – GHD & Liverpool Plains Shire Council
Coffs Harbour Eastern Breakwater Remediation - NSW Trade & Investment - Crown Lands & NSW Public Works - Northern Region
Centennial Newstan "Newstan Clean Water Plant and Water Management Scheme" - Centennial Coal & Hunter H2O
Port Waratah Coal Services K4 Wharf Construction Joint Repairs - Port Waratah Coal Services, GHD & Freyssinet
Arc Fault Venting - Simulation and Practice - Ampcontrol
Additional Crossing of the Clarence River at Grafton (EIS and Concept Design) - Roads and Maritime Services – Infrastructure Project Development (Hunter & Northern)
Coal Washery Tailings Dewatering and Recycling - Rix’s Creek Pty Ltd as part of The Bloomfield Group
Maitland to Minimbah Third Track - delivered by the Hunter8 Alliance – ARTC & GHD
Creation of a Virtual Asset Model of Sydney’s Pyrmont Bridge – GHD & Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
The CS3 Continuity Test System - An Innovative Evolution in Electrical Testing Improving Safety for the Community - Safearth Consulting
Iluka Sewerage Scheme - NSW Public Works, Clarence Valley Council, NSW Office of Water & Sustainable Futures Australia
Newcastle Agri Terminal - Lindsay Dynan Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd & Newcastle Agri Terminal Pty Ltd
Photos from the event can be viewed and purchased through AJM Photography at:
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Gallery Name: Engineering Awards 2015
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The next Engineering Excellece Awards for Newcastle Division are scheduled to take place in September 2017. For further information or interest in sponsorship opportunites, please contact Helen Link on 0249 117310.
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