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International Power plc Achieves 450-times Return on Software Investment With WaterCAD

International Power plc Achieves 450-times Return on Software Investment With WaterCAD
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Sustaining Infrastructure Project Summary International Power Australia Morwell, Victoria, Australia Project Objectives • Maximizing the mine's output while Incorporating high standards network for the mine fire service water system for a safe and compliant mining operation • Bringing water modeling expertise In-house to quickly analyze the Impact of any changes In the mine Products Used WaterCAD®, MlcroStation® CASE STUDY International Power pic Achieves 450-times Return on Software Investment With WaterCAD ervices, While bnsunng >aTety òtanaaras Fast Facts • Outsourced modeling services were costly and time consuming because mining environment • WaterCAD's Interoperability with MlcroStatlon (which was already in use) enabled mine engineers to leverage the existing data and CAD • The reduction of main sizes allowed for significant savings without increasing the risk profile • The project has generated an esti- mated savings in the CAPEX budget • Low software expenditures enabled for the mine fire service water system has also saved field work Competitive and Political Constraints Drive Need for Maximum Efficiency International Power - GDF SUEZ Australia's (IPR - GDF SUEZ) Hazelwood mine engineers used Bentley's Water- CAD, water distribution analysis and design application, to model the mine fire service water system. With WaterCAD, the engineers were able to create design scenarios for opti- mizing the network for the mine fire service water. The Hazelwood brown coal mine with an electricity- generating power station In the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia, supplies approximately 25 percent of Victoria's electricity. In the current competitive commercial and dynamic political environment, it Is particularly Important that mining operations maximize efficiencies for output while Incorporating high standards and safety measures. Using Bentley's WaterCAD, water distribution analysis and design application, the engineers at Hazelwood mine were able to bring fire service modeling in-house, which allowed them to optimize the mine's water system design, saving approximately AU$15.8 million over the life of the mine In Mining operations face many challenges Including reducing C02 emissions, pricing models, and legislation that affect electricity production. As a result, IPR - GDF SUEZ Hazelwood Is focusing on ways to Improve the efficiency of its business in this environment. One step In this direction Is establishing a better-performing mine fire service water network. The network Is an integral system In an open cut brown coal mine. Brown coal Is extremely combustible, making it critical to have a water system nearby to prevent large- scale fires. Changes in the Hazelwood mine's long-term plan created a need to review the fire service water plan, which, in turn, created an opportunity to review the entire system and make it more efficient. An example of modeling the mine fire service water system in WaterCAD.

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SUEZ Hazelwood mine civil engineer, IPR - GDF Find out about Bentley Contact Bentley Global Office Listings Sustaining Infrastructure The mine engineers previously outsourced fire services water modeling work to external design consultants. But, because the mining environment is dynamic and fast- changing, this process proved costly and time consuming. Hazelwood determined during the water plan and system review that designing the project in-house would be more WaterCAD Enables Efficient In-House Modeling Hazelwood chose WaterCAD to model the mine fire services water system for its superior...

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