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Cegelec[edit]

Cegelec
IndustryElectrical Engineering
PredecessorCompagnie Générale d'Entreprises Électriques (CGEE)
Founded1989
FateAcquired by Vinci SA
Headquarters
Saint-Denis, France
Area served
Worldwide
Revenue€ 2.8 billion (2010)
Number of employees
22,000 (2010)
ParentVinci SA
DivisionsOrganisation
Websitewww.cegelec.fr

Cegelec is a French engineering company specialised in electrical infrastructure, HVAC, information technology, nuclear energy development, transport infrastructure, robotics and offering both public and private services. Cegelec was officially formed in 1989, and "As of 2014 the company employs around 22,000 people and operates in 30 countries, with major activity in France, Brazil, Indonesia, the Middle East and Africa". It was acquired by VINCI Energies on 14 April 2010, assimilating the collection of Cegelec’s sub-companies, which each specialise in a specific field or geographical region, into VINCI’s corporate system[1].

Organisation[edit]

With VINCI's acquisition of the company from Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment in 2010, Cegelec’s organisation and operation under the Cegelec company title have not changed; VINCI's energy and engineering divisions have assisted Cegelec endeavours but has not actively changed the organisational structure of Cegelec[2].

Cegelec is split into 15 separate sub-companies, which are all owned by the overarching Cegelec company known as Cegelec Enterprise. After the acquisition, administration and direction of each company were controlled by VINCI Energies, yet each sub-company maintained their original specialisation. The following are all the Cegelec sub-companies listed on Cegelec.com as of 17/April/2020 [3]:

  • Cegelec CEM
    • Specialising in nuclear energy engineering, Cegelec CEM has 240 employees and offers services across the nuclear cycle to nuclear plants throughout France[4]. Some notable customers are Électricité de France (EDF), the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (ANDRA), Areva, and ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor)[4]. Cegelec CEM is further subdivided into three business units, each responsible for different stages of the nuclear cycle.
      • CEM Ingénierie:
        • Specialised in preliminary designs and assisting in the creation of new nuclear plants, Ingénierie ensures all designs and plans satisfy nuclear safety codes, are secure, are sustainable and are feasible to construct[5]. Such practices were instrumental in developing modern-day nuclear reactor safety protocols, as seen in their contribution to the 1993 IEEE Conference Record Nuclear Science Symposium[6].
      • CEM Projets:
        • Primarily focussed on nuclear research projects and waste management, the Projets business unit is called for less conventional nuclear projects, such as that of ITER and their experimental reactor [5][7]. They provide expertise in reactor pool liners, robotics, high specification tasks and high integrity handling systems.
      • CEM Énergie:
        • This business unit is mostly concerned with post-construction maintenance and refurbishment[5]. They are regularly tasked with renewing EDF’s nuclear power plants, upgrading plants across France to updated nuclear regulations and currently partake in “NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) and associated services” for EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear plant in Somerset, England [8].
  • Cegelec Projets Espace
    • This sub-company is specialised in space projects and works closely with French national agencies such as CNES, with whom they have been contracted “to develop the cryogenic interfaces between the launcher and ground systems” on the Ariane 6 rocket in French Guiana[9]. Like with this project, this branch of Cegelec operates on a contract basis, assisting larger corporations with their engineering experience and maintaining fire solutions for launch and personal protective equipment.
  • Cegelec Défense
    • Cegelec Défense is a sub-company offering personalised security and information security to customers, updating their services regularly via interactions with French Armed Forces, and networks from both within VINCI Group and without[10]. Recently, Cegelec Défense has been contracted by the French Government to maintain a fleet of adaptable Chalands Multi-Missions (CMM), useful in an array of tasks from underwater repair missions, to training duties to pollution management [11]. This subsidiary is further subdivided into four business units, each further specialising in security: Cegelec Défense Solutions & Services, Cegelec Défense Infrastructure & Networks, Cegelec Défense Marine and Cegelec Défense Protection & Security[10].
  • Cegelec Centre-Est Tertiaire
  • Cegelec Mobility
    • Mobility started as one of the core elements of Cegelec prior to the acquisition by Vinci, specialising in transportation engineering and currently operating under its own brand name of Mobility, while technically classified as Cegelec sub-company [12]. They design, construct, and manage infrastructure of roads, tunnels and railways, both existing and developing. Their work generally involves electrical aspects of transport such as renewal of overheard catenary electrification lines above railways or developing intelligent traffic management systems. Mobility works internationally, having completed projects in France, Luxembourg, Morocco, Algeria and a collection of others [12]. One of their recent contracts include the electrification of the new tram line between Rabat and Salé, Morocco in 2008 [13].
  • Cegelec Netherlands
  • Cegelec Nord Grands Projets
  • Cegelec Perpigna
  • Cegelec Polynésie
  • Cegelec Quimper Infras
  • Cegelec Ancenis Infras
  • Cegelec Belgium
  • Cegelec Shelters Transport Métallerie (STM)
  • Cegelec Tertiaire IDF
  • Cegelec Valenciennes Tertiaire

Geographic Areas of Influence[edit]

France:[edit]

From the 2010 Cegelec Financial Report, 58.1% of Cegelec’s total sales were made within France, the country which contains the highest diversity of Cegelec’s operations, hosting their nuclear and marine engineering, defence and their largest amount of electrical engineering/transport sub-companies [14]. Cegelec’s international headquarters is in Saint-Denis, just outside of Paris, in which VINCI has its own headquarters, acting as the central hub for Cegelec’s international interactions. One of their recent major contracts in France was the assignment “to design remote handling equipment for France’s proposed underground [nuclear] repository” [14]. This contract is estimated to be valued at €20 million and planned to take approximately four years to complete[15].

Rest of Europe:[edit]

Excluding France, the rest of Europe constituted 26% of annual sales in 2010, with countries closer to France yielding higher revenue [14]. Operations in each nation vary from team to team, with countries like the Netherlands and the Czech Republic having their websites in the local language and conducting business independently of the broader Cegelec brand name [16][17].

List of countries in which Cegelec has been involved in Europe (excluding France) since 2010 [14]:

Africa:[edit]

Electric tram line in Rabat, Morocco. Manufactured by Alstom/Cegelec

Cegelec’s operations in Africa are focused on developing/managing electrical and transport infrastructure, with countries involved generally putting forth highly specific contracts in their requests. Some of their contracts include their 2008 job of managing electrification of the 18km long tram line in Rabat, Morocco, which officials commissioned to connect the inner and outer bounds of the capital city [13]. Two years later, Cameroon's Société Nationale de Raffinage contracted Cegelec to refit and redevelop Cameroon’s only national oil refinery [18]. With the refinery’s last upgrade in the late 1970s, Cegelec was offered €25 million to implement modern pneumatic technology and completely remodel the safety features and protocols of the refinery. This contract lasted 18 months and resulted in Cegelec establishing a larger presence in West Africa and the refinery increasing in efficiency and meeting modern safety standards.

List of countries in which Cegelec has been involved in Africa[14]:

Middle East:[edit]

Beginning in the early 2000s, the Middle East’s oil and gas supply entered the world economy, increasing regional GDP by 32% for local countries involved, and employing offshore companies to assist the facilitation of the new supply[19]. Cegelec became involved in this economy via the employment of their engineering and safety system expertise, with one such assignment from the Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Limited. contracting them to “design, supply and install new integrated control systems (ICS) for the gas liquefaction plants of Bab and Adab” [20]. The contract was priced at $72 million USD for a timeframe of 28 months and completed in mid-2007[20].

List of countries in which Cegelec has been involved in the Middle East [14]:


Other Areas of Operation:[edit]

List of countries in which Cegelec has been involved in the rest of the world [14]:

Scientific Achievements:[edit]

As an engineering company, Cegelec has contributed to the global community in the fields of nuclear engineering, electrification logistics, robotics, infrastructure, information systems and safety systems. Developments they have participated in include a variant of a programmable safety protection system (SPS – AC 132-16), which is one of the centerpieces of nuclear reactor safety protocols and controllers[6]. The code base and core components of this system have been integrated into modern nuclear plants, which Cegelec has been contracted to develop, maintain and innovate for clients. They own a collection of patents on energy technology (primarily transistor and energy-loss prevention techniques) that have since been incorporated into current energy sources. Two such patents that pertain to renewable energy include design components for a wave energy converter[21] and a variable speed converter for wind turbines[22], put forth at the 1997 IEEE Colloquium and implemented later in projects. Cegelec designed and implemented a common DC bus fed inverter into the wave energy power generator known as the OSPREY (Ocean Swell Powered Renewable EnergY) project, a new generation of international, modular wave energy generators; Cegelec’s role in this project was regulating the electrical output of each generator and maximising conversion efficiency[21] [23]. For wind turbines, Cegelec developed a product called Alspa GD4000, a “bi-directional 45 kW power electronic variable speed drive and controller,” used for integrating generators and flywheel systems within wind turbines [22]. Both patents and consequent projects center around electrical energy conversion and provided a foundation for future advances in both wave and wind energy technology, fields which are generally not as profitable for Cegelec as nuclear, coal, and electrical infrastructure work[14].

Cross sectional model of an ITER experimental fusion reactor

International, large-scale scientific projects that Cegelec has been invited to work in include the two below: The first is their participation in the ITER fusion program starting in 2016, known as Fusion For Energy (F4E), in which they have been employed to design, produce, operate and maintain remote handling equipment to function within the fusion reactor[7]. According to World Nuclear News, F4E is the “world's largest experimental nuclear fusion facility,” and is at the forefront of the scientific community in this field; Cegelec’s involvement in the first Cask and Plus Remote Handling System (CPRHS) of this size is one of Cegelec’s most globally renowned nuclear projects[7].

In 2017, they were contracted to by the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to remodel and create cryogenic interfaces operating between Ariane 6 rocket launch systems and the ground systems in French Guiana [9]. The CNES is attempting to horizontally integrate the entire launcher system for the first time in the Ariane space programs history, tasking Latecoere Services (the lead contractor), Air Liquide and Cegelec to allow fueling arms to seamlessly operate within this system[9].

References[edit]

  1. ^ KHL Group (2010, May). Vinci Concludes Cegelec Deal. Construction Europe, 21 (4). 8.
  2. ^ Europe, Geraldine AmielThe Wall Street Journal (2009-09-01). "Vinci to acquire Cegelec from Qatar fund". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. ^ "Cegelec". VINCI Energies. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. ^ a b "Cegelec CEM - Homepage". Cegelec CEM - En. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ a b c "Cegelec CEM presentation". Cegelec CEM - En. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. ^ a b Maret, J. P. (1993). "The programmable safety protection system SPS- AC 132-16 of Cegelec ACEC". 1993 IEEE Conference Record Nuclear Science Symposium and medical Imaging Conference: 1022–1026.
  7. ^ a b c "Consortium secures record fusion robotics deal - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  8. ^ "Work packages and contract information". EDF Energy. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  9. ^ a b c "CNES signs two Ariane 6 development contracts for French Guiana". presse.cnes.fr. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  10. ^ a b "Homepage Cegelec Défense". Cegelec Defense (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  11. ^ Writer, DP Staff (2020-02-06). "French Navy Receives Three New Multi-Mission Barges". DefPost. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  12. ^ a b "Home". Mobility (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  13. ^ a b The Report: Morocco 2009. Oxford Business Group. ISBN 978-1-907065-07-1.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cegelec 2010 Group Activity Report" (PDF). Vinci Energies. 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Engineering firms Assystem, Cegelec and Spretec have been selected to design remote handling equipment for France's proposed underground repository". Nuclear Engineering International. 59 (722): 8. 2014.
  16. ^ "Cegelec Fire Solutions Nederland". Cegelec Netherlands (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  17. ^ https://www.brytro.cz, Brýtro-. "Cegelec | Producer of electrical equipment for public transport vehicles and the power systems for public transport". Cegelec. Retrieved 2020-05-27. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  18. ^ Thinnes, B. (2010, July). HIPIN Construction. Hydrocarbon Processing, 89 (7), (pp.19-20)
  19. ^ Saif, I. (March 2009). "The Oil Boom in the GCC Countries, 2002-2008: Old Challenges, Changing Dynamics" (PDF). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ a b Kim M. J. (2005, August). HP Construction: Middle East. Hydrocarbon Processing, 84 (8), 35
  21. ^ a b Childs, J. F. (1997). "The role of converters and their control in the recovery of wave energy". IEEE Colloquium on Power Electronics for Renewable Energy. 170: 3/1-3/7.
  22. ^ a b Bleijs, J.A.M, Jones, R., Ruddell, A.J., & Schoennenbeck, G.S. (1998). Power Converters for Flywheel Energy Storage Systems. Joule Project JOR3-CT95-0070. Retrieved from The European Commission : https://cordis.europa.eu/docs/publications/4769/47698101-6_en.pdf
  23. ^ Thorpe, T.W. (1999, May). A Brief Review of Wave Energy, a report to the UK Department of Energy. Retrieved from http://www.homepages.ed.ac.uk/shs/Wave%20Energy/Tom%20Thorpe%20report.pdf

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