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Vallourec Deutschland GmbH
Vallourec takes part in the EU Raiselife project
Vallourec is involved in the EU Raiselife project for the further development of concentrated solar power plants (CSP).
Raiselife is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program coordinated by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt from Cologne, Germany. Using molten salt as heat transfer uid is a challenge for engineers and for companies delivering compo- nents for Solar Power Plants. This also applies to tubes and pipes.
During the Raiselife project, Val- lourec discussed with several solar players about the speci c demand of the tubular solutions for solar power plants. Meanwhile
the needs and requirements are outlined. The technical sticking points are identi ed and the next step is working on intelligent tubular solutions to meet all the requirements.
Basedonitslong-standingexpe- rience in the steels and alloys already used in the energy market, Vallourec shares its expertise in the most advanced ferritic steel, stainless steel or nickel base alloy tubes and can also develop new tailor-made solutions for the spe- ci c demand of tubes submitted to particularly corrosive environ- ments such as molten salts cur- rently envisaged in solar power plants. Vallourec’s experiences made in nuclear power plants seem
to be very helpful for tubular solu- tions for solar power plants and the experts see opportunities to draw parallels. First ideas have to be underpinned either by testing material already used in nuclear power plants with molten salt or by nding other proper ways to provide the most competitive tube in the requested size range.
the growing digitalization of our customers,” said Philippe Crouzet, Vallourec’s Chairman of the Man- agement Board.
Member News
Vallourec launches a new brand Vallourec.smart
The Group accelerates its transfor- mation and launches a new brand, Vallourec.smart, to serve all the customer service needs across the value chain. This decision illustrates Vallourec’s ambition to deliver innovative digital services and complement the tubular solu- tions that have made its world- wide reputation.
Vallourec will be presenting its rst commercial offers under the new brand Vallourec.smart at the RIO Oil & Gas conference, starting today.
“This new brand demonstrates our commitment to innovate for and with our customers, and offer new end-to-end services in line with
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