The transition to more sustainable energy sources is a global priority today. In this sense, the construction of a multi-energy station in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the Vendée department (85), is an innovative and promising project. This station, consisting of three canopies with a height of 7.5 m (24.5 ft) and a total length of 40 m (131 ft), represents a significant investment to promote low-carbon mobility and local green energy. GH Hervouet, a customer of Dlubal Software, was responsible for the entire project, including carpentry, roofing and cladding.
This is a research and development project with the long-term goal to design a circular timber house that is energy-efficient and provides excellent living comfort using a rotation system according to the sun's position.
The SDEA Engineering Solutions Advanced Engineering department has extensive experience in mechanical-structural analysis using the finite element method for various structure types and equipment for different industrial sectors such as steel, metalworking, oil and gas, energy, railroads, and metallurgy, among others, as well as for the construction sector.
Nexans Solar Technologies is an internal branch of Nexans, created in 2018 as part of the transition plan towards renewable energies, which aims at providing solutions, products, and services to energy producers and investors.
The solar tracker from KEYLIOS® is the first solution entirely conducted by Nexans Solar Technologies, from design to manufacturing. A major contract had already been signed with a prominent developer of photovoltaic projects and an energy supplier providing more than 800 of these solar trackers to be established on four solar facilities located in the southwest of France.
Dlubal customer Maderas Besteiro is a third-generation family-owned company focusing on timber-based construction and manufacturing. The company's driving value of providing socially and environmentally sustainable houses to the local community has shown itself once again.
The EGT Group’s new St. Georgen location was to have a future-oriented design, taking into consideration both energy efficiency and sustainability. The new four-story oval building consists mainly of timber and was constructed in just four short weeks.
In June 2018, a new and unique lookout tower by world-famous architect Martin Rajniš opened in the Prague municipal district of Kyje. When designing the tower, maximum emphasis was placed on the use of natural and renewable material.
The lookout tower structure is constructed with acacia logs 3.15 inches in diameter. The main supporting structure includes three legs, where a spiral staircase is also suspended. The tower legs are made of a lattice structure in the shape of an elongated barrel. At the top, the legs are interconnected with three steel hoops and a triangular steel structure.
The tower is 77.1 ft high with the observation platform located 65.5 ft above ground elevation. The observation tower can hold up to 9 people during typical operation.
In the Chinese province of Qinghai, near the city of Haixi, a complex of 23 multi-energy plants is being built, combining different technologies to generate energy from renewable resources. The complex comprises a 618.4-foot-high tower of the 50 MW solar power plant; the support structure is expected to be completed in mid-2019.
The solar power plant uses modern CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) technology, which enables the storage of thermal solar energy, thus ensuring continuous power generation even at night.
The 5-story residential building with an impressive ecological balance was presented at the International Building Exhibition (IBA) in Hamburg, Germany. Being CO2-neutral in both its production and operation, the Woodcube's energy level corresponds approximately to that of a passive house. All material used in the timber cube is completely recyclable and biodegradable.
Isenmann Ingenieure from Haslach, a customer of Dlubal Software, was in charge of the structural planning. The calculation and design of the access core and the pile foundation made of reinforced concrete were performed in RFEM.
A student team from the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague took third place overall in the Solar Decathlon 2013, an engineering competition which is organized biennially by the U.S. Department of Energy. The competition challenged 20 collegiate teams from around the world to design, build, and operate an energy-efficient solar-powered house.
As the geothermal energy market is continuously increasing, BAUER Maschinen GmbH, a German company working in the field of specialist foundation engineering, has developed a new deep drilling rig. Dlubal Software's German customer Ing.-Büro H.-U. Möller was in charge of the plant's structural analysis. The system is used to make borings reaching to a depth of 22,965 ft in the area of geothermal energy, oil, or gas.
The South African energy provider Eskom is building one of the world's largest coal-fired power stations in Medupi, 248.5 mi north of Johannesburg; the station has 4800 MW of power.
One of the most modern power stations for energy production, based on renewable resources, can be found in Schwendi, Southern Germany. Following the design of Milan architect Matteo Thun, an architecturally sophisticated framework consisting of reinforced concrete, steel, and timber has been created.
A new boiler house has been built for the biomass power plant in Berlin-Neukölln, Germany.
The engineering office of Jürgen Ehlenz, a customer of Dlubal Software, was in charge of the structural analysis and design of the boiler house, including the connection design.