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CSE Scomagg Wins Order for Power Station Upgrade

CSE Scomagg has been awarded a contract in excess of £3 million for the provision of a fully integrated Automatic Boiler Control System for Unit 4 at Scottish Power's Longannet Power Station.

Longannet Power Station is a 2400MW coal fired station sited at Kincardine in Scotland. The project is to replace a number of existing legacy systems and the existing pre-dominantly hardwired control desk on the unit.

The solution is based upon the following core elements:-

• Siemens APACS based control systems utilising a mix of APACS and S7-ET200 I/O.
• Siemens QUADLOG safety systems.
• iFix based Soft Desk.
• Hardwired based Emergency Standby Shutdown Desk.

The contract reaffirms CSE Scomagg's position as a key supplier to Scottish Power and indeed to the Power Industry in general.

CSE Scomagg, member of the CSE Servelec Group of companies, provide a wide range of technology driven process control and management consultancy systems and support services for many blue chip clients in the public and private sectors.

The project will commence November 2007 and is scheduled for completion October 2008.

Next Generation Nuclear Fuel Route Diagnostic and Monitoring Solutions

British Energy has awarded a contract to CSE Scomagg to replace diagnostic and monitoring systems that are used to continuously monitor the performance of safety-critical operations across 4 reactors.

The current VAX-based systems, which were originally supplied by CSE Scomagg in the early 90’s, have proved to be extremely beneficial to Operations and Maintenance personnel, in increasing the visibility of fuel route processes and in reducing equipment down-time.

The new systems replicate the original functionality using a multi-server, modular architecture to handle in excess of 20,000 real time data points. These solutions are based on open industry standards that utilise modern PC-based COTS applications to avoid vendor lock-in and ensure ease of maintenance for the projected operational life of the stations.

CSE Scomagg Maintains a Commitment to Safe Working

Many of our key Power and Oil & Gas clients demand evidence of health and safety competence for all personnel who provide services at their sites.

Our business values are closely aligned to those of our clients and we are very proud of our exemplary health and safety record.

We have recently deomstrated this commitment by successfully completing CCNSG Safety Passport refresher training for all of our Motherwell Operations staff.

CSE Scomagg Demonstrates IEC 61508 Safety Critical Systems Expertise

CSE Scomagg is currently implementing an IEC 61508 compliant Safety Critical Hyperbaric Monitoring and Control System for a market leading oil and gas company.

The system includes a broad range of process control features that are used to maintain and operate facilities within hyperbaric chambers through a state of the art interface that is located in a remote control facility.

The safety function and integrity of this system is paramount since it is designed to monitor and control pressure and oxygen concentrations within hyperbaric chambers and any failures in these functions could potentially have catastrophic consequences.

CSE Scomagg Growth Fuels Nationwide Recruitment Campaign

In response to a period of sustained business growth across the company, we have recently welcomed 12 new Software/Systems Engineers and Project Managers to our Aberdeen, Motherwell and Rotherham offices.

This sustained growth has been fuelled primarily by established clients in our core markets increasingly turning to CSE Scomagg to satisfy their mission critical process control and information management solution requirements.

CSE Scomagg has significant capacity for further growth within our current infrastructure and this recent growth demonstrates our position as the preferred supplier of information systems and services within our established client base.

SSE Deanie Power Station: C&I Refurbishment

Scottish and Southern Energy has awarded a turnkey contract to CSE Scomagg to replace their current generator sequence control systems with a new solution that incorporates enhanced operator interfaces. These new systems shall be designed to meet SSEs new standards for C&I systems that are to be deployed across their base of hydro power stations.

CSE Scomagg was selected to deliver this mission-critical solution following a rigorous evaluation that led to our approval as a key C& I Framework partner.

CSE Scomagg is utilising Rockwell Automation products to provide:

• Replacement generator sequence control PLCs.
• A new station common alarms PLC.
• DNP3 interfaces to telemetry/RTUs.
• A new station HMI.
• Web-based remote plant monitoring.
• Migration of “setpoint controller” functionality to the new PLCs.

CSE Scomagg is also providing engineering services, including panel and cabling design, as part of the complete turnkey solution for SSE.

CSE Scomagg Achieves the Microsoft Gold Standard

Microsoft has awarded their prestigious Gold Certified Partner status to CSE Scomagg in recognition of our technical expertise and our ability to deploy enterprise-level Microsoft solutions.

Microsoft presents this award to organisations that have achieved the highest level of technical excellence and demonstrated a commitment to customer satisfaction through the use of Microsoft products and services.

This achievement has further enhanced our relationship with Microsoft and it has demonstrated the value that we provide by delivering customer-focussed information management solutions, including:

• Enterprise content management solutions that integrate SharePoint portal development and collaboration facilities.
• Enterprise-level database and data warehouse solutions that are delivered using Microsoft SQL Server platforms.