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23-Jul-2021. Elsis TS has signed a contract with AB Ignitis Gamyba for the provision of works and services for the installation of hydraulic engineering structures control measurement equipment at Kaunas Algirdas Brazauskas Hydro Power Plant.

The works to be carried out at the Kaunas Algirdas Brazauskas Hydroelectric Power Plant include the preparation of a technical work project, the supply and installation of sensors (piezometers and flowmeters) for static control point measurements, and the installation of a wireless data transmission system, which will transmit the collected measurement data to the existing KHE static observation and measurement data display and processing system.

The project will contribute to the safety and reliability of the Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant operated by Ignitis Production AB.

The contractual obligations, worth more than EUR 120 000 excluding VAT, are planned to be carried out in phases and to be completed within 3 months of receipt of the order.

18-Mar-2021. Elsis TS and State Enterprise Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation) signed a contract for the installation of instrument landing systems with remote sensing equipment (ILS/DME) and remote sensing equipment at Vilnius and Palanga International Airports, as well as for the repair of equipment components. The contract partner and equipment supplier is Thales Deutschland GmbH.

The main objective of the project is to replace the old ILS (Instrument Landing System) / DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) equipment installed more than 15 years ago with a new modern equipment, ensuring all the requirements for this type of equipment required by the ICAO, the EU, the Law on Aviation of the Republic of Lithuania, the Special Requirements for the Design, Construction and Use of Civil Aerodromes of the Republic of Lithuania, the requirements of the European Civil Aviation and other local and international regulations.

The system at Palanga Airport will comply with the operational characteristics of ILS category 1. At Vilnius Airport, the system will meet the performance characteristics of ILS category 2 on Runway 19 and Runway01.

The ILS/DME equipment will include:

– Directional Radio Beacon (DRB), Control System, Antenna System;

– Directional Radio Beacon (TRB), control system, antenna system;

– Long Range Equipment (LRE), control system, directional antenna.

– Remote command and control equipment.

The ILS system is designed to enable the on-board equipment to determine the magnitude and sign of the deviation from the nominal glide slope and to determine fixed distances to the runway threshold by receiving signals from ground equipment.

The range finder system is designed to measure the distance between the on-board equipment (aircraft) and the DME ground station. The DME equipment shall be paired with the instrument landing system (ILS) to provide continuous information on the slant (true) distance to the runway as the aircraft approaches the landing approaches. Distance is the most important parameter measured by the DME.

The systems to be deployed will help to improve flight safety, even in difficult meteorological conditions, and will provide high accuracy and range for the measurement of navigation parameters.

The contractual obligations, worth more than €2.4 million, are expected to be completed by 30 November 2022.

15-Sep-2020. Elsis TS signed a contract with the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of the Environment (LHMT) for the renewal of the radiosounding equipment, the acquisition of radiosondes with aerological bladders, and the renewal of the radiosounding building.

Until now, the LHMT has been using the radiosounding equipment and probes installed in 2010 by ELSIS TS UAB and Vaisala Oyj, the manufacturer of radiosounding systems. The contract will upgrade the hardware of this system, including the latest version of the software. It will also include the refurbishment of the hydrogen building for the aerological bladders, both externally and internally, as well as the installation of a hydrogen gas supply system and the provision of a gas supply for a period of five years.

The radiosounding system measures atmospheric pressure, air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction by means of a probe carried by a hydrogen inflated bladder. The upgrade will improve the quality of the services provided by LHMT. The aerological observations are used to produce LHMT’s meteorological forecasts. Radiosonde data increase the reliability of meteorological forecasts. The data obtained are also transmitted to the global/regional network of meteorological stations under international cooperation agreements.

The need for aerological observations (direct measurements of meteorological conditions in the troposphere and lower stratosphere) is specified in WMO Technical Regulation 1160 Annex 5.7, paragraphs 5.7.1, 5.7.4 (2019). Radiosonde data are used for forecasting of both Lithuanian and European numerical atmospheric models (field analysis, forecast quality assessment), for forecasting environmental pollution, for assessing long-range transboundary atmospheric pollutant transport, for atmospheric process studies, for aviation, etc. Without these data, forecasting of many natural and catastrophic events is very difficult or impossible. According to a 2016 study published in the Journal of the American Meteorological Society, radiosonde information increases forecast accuracy by 15%.

The main suppliers of equipment are Vaisal Oyj (Finland).

The contract was concluded within the framework of the project ‘Upgrading of the Hydrological and Meteorological Observation Network’ No 05.1.1.1-APVA-V-004-01-0007, funded by the European Union Structural Funds.

The contract is worth more than EUR 357 000 excluding VAT and the work is scheduled to be completed by 31.12.2020.

29-Nov-2019. Elsis TS has signed a subcontract agreement with Šiaulių dujotiekio statyba UAB, which has won the tender “Installation of control device start-up and reception chambers and implementation of operational technological control of the gas transmission system (stage II) and services for preparation of the projects for the reconstruction works (stage – technical working designs)”, for the performance of control and automation of technological processes (SCADA) and electrical engineering and active and passive corrosion protection works announced by AB Amber Grid.

During the execution of the contract, the contractor, UAB Šiaulių dujotiekio statyba, will replace inadequate shut-off devices and pipeline fittings and adapt the MD pipeline for internal diagnostics in seven branches and sections of the MD, works on process control and automation (SCADA system) and electrical engineering and active and passive corrosion protection, including the supply of all related materials and equipment, as well as earthworks and general construction or reconstruction works and system commissioning, testing and debugging, will be carried out in connection with the execution of these works.

The project will contribute to the further modernisation and development of the main gas pipelines operated by Amber Grid AB in order to ensure management efficiency, safety and reliability.

The contract value is more than EUR 925 000 excluding VAT. The works will be carried out in several phases and the contract is expected to be completed by 22 December 2021.

30-Oct-2019. Elsis TS signed a contract with the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Environment (LHMT) for the modernisation of the lightning detection system.

Currently, the LHMT meteorological observation network operates a low-frequency lightning detection system from the manufacturer Vaisala Oyj (Finland), which allows the detection of low-frequency cloud-to-ground (hereinafter – CG) lightning discharges (the accuracy of the location of the CG discharges is currently 500 m in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania), determine the location, polarity and intensity of CG discharges, group individual discharges in real time and display repeatability values, and transmit and display data in real time for analysis.

The lightning detection system currently consists of three Vaisala LS7000 sensors installed at the Biržai, Šilutė and Varėna meteorological stations and a Vaisala TLP100 central processing unit which processes and analyses the primary data sent by the sensors.

This contract will upgrade three existing sensors and the lightning detection CPU system, as well as install and integrate a fourth sensor at the Raseiniai automatic meteorological station. The work will allow the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service to monitor data more accurately and reliably and to avoid incomplete coverage of the territory of Lithuania in the event of an unforeseen failure of any station.

The contract was concluded within the framework of the European Union Structural Funds-funded project “Upgrading of the Hydrological and Meteorological Observation Network” No 05.1.1-APVA-V-004-01-0007.

The contract is worth more than EUR 167 000 excluding VAT and the work is scheduled to be completed by 03.05.2020.

26-Sep-2019. Elsis TS signed a contract with AB Amber Grid for the supply of a temperature-controlled chromatograph cabinet and transfer line and their installation services. Amber Grid AB is the Lithuanian natural gas transmission system operator, responsible for the transmission of natural gas (transport via high pressure pipelines) to system users, the operation, maintenance and development of natural gas infrastructure.

The contract will provide a chromatograph cabinet (container), which will be insulated, protecting the equipment from direct sunlight, with automatic temperature control. The cabinet will be equipped with all the equipment necessary for the proper operation of the gas chromatograph in an explosive environment, as well as the installation and commissioning of the cabinet.

The project will contribute to the modernisation and development of the main gas pipelines operated by AB Amber Grid.

The contract will be completed by 16 October 2019.

16-Sep-2019. Elsis TS signed a contract with AB Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius (ESO). for the modernization and maintenance services for the simulator of Panevėžys training centre.

ESO’s main functions are: guaranteeing electricity and gas supply, introducing electricity and gas, operating, maintaining, managing and developing electricity and gas distribution networks, and ensuring their safety and reliability. ESO serves more than 1.6 million customers throughout Lithuania.

The contract will involve the modernisation of the simulator at ESO’s Panevėžys training base, which will include the upgrade, calibration and testing of the simulator’s tele-management and automation system (TAS), as well as the provision of technical support and software upgrade services for a period of three years. The project will contribute to the qualification of ESO staff as well as to ensuring safety in gas distribution networks.

The contract will be completed by 9 July 2022.

02-Jul-2019. ELSIS TS has signed a contract with  AB Energijos skirstymo operatora (ESO) for the supply of Micro TSPU and other telemetry equipment for collection and transmission of DSRU tele-information and related works and services.

ESO’s main functions are: guaranteeing the supply of electricity and gas, the introduction of electricity and gas, the operation, maintenance, management and development of the electricity and gas distribution networks, and ensuring their security and reliability. ESO serves more than 1.6 million customers throughout Lithuania.

The contract will provide new Micro TSPU (Teleinformation Capture Transmission Unit) controller kits with power supply equipment, battery packs and communication equipment, installed in anti-vandal cabinets, for the collection, storage and transmission of telemetry data of the gas distribution network to the telemetry information system of ESO’s dispatch centre.

The contract, worth more than EUR 458 thousand excluding VAT, will be completed on 1 June 2020, with an option to extend the contract until 1 June 2022.

10-Jun-2019. Elsis TS has signed a subcontract agreement with a consortium represented by EG Ehitus AS, Scanweld AS and Alvora UAB for the construction of the automation system for the Baltic Connector gas pipeline on the Estonian side.

“The Baltic Connector project is being jointly implemented by Baltic Connector Oy of Finland and the Estonian gas transmission system operator Elering AS. “Baltic Connector is a gas pipeline link between Finland and Estonia that will connect the Finnish gas market to the Baltic network and gas storage in Latvia, and through the Baltic States to the European common energy market.

“The Baltic Connector consists of a 21 km onshore section in Finland, a 77 km offshore section between Inkoo in Finland and Paldiski in Estonia and a 55 km onshore section in Estonia.

The contract will include the automation of the Gas Reduction Station (GRS), the Linear Shutoff Stations (LSS) and the Start-Up and Receiving Stations (PS) of the onshore part of the Baltic Connector Estonia.

The project will contribute to the construction of the Baltic Connector bi-directional natural gas pipeline between the Finnish and the Estonian part of the Baltic Connector, which connects the Kiili-Paldiski DN700 MOP54 pipeline.

The contract value exceeds €750,000 and the work is scheduled to be completed in phases by 20 September 2019.

For more information on the Baltic Connector project, watch the video: http://balticconnector.fi/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/BalticConnector_MASTER_V011_ENG_1280x720.mp4?_=1

12-Mar-2019. Elsis TS has signed a subcontract agreement with MT Group UAB for the provision of services in the framework of the general contract with Amber Grid AB – “Implementation of the operational technological control of the gas transmission system – replacement of the shut-off devices and connection to the remote technological process control system SCADA”.

During the execution of the contract, the installation of remote control (SCADA), alarm and video surveillance systems and all other necessary ground works, construction and repair works, electrical engineering works, including the supply of the necessary materials and equipment, as well as the commissioning – debugging and testing of the system will be carried out at 51 line taps.

The project will contribute to the further modernisation and development of the main gas pipelines operated by Amber Grid AB to ensure management efficiency and safety.

The contract, worth over €1.7 million, will be carried out in phases until 1 March 2022.