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A few days ago, ILF purchased a hydrogen-powered car from Hyundai Austria on the occasion of the official opening of the Green Energy Center in Innsbruck, Austria. The hydrogen that is available at service stations is converted into electric energy by means of a fuel cell without generating any CO2 emissions. The electrical energy is buffered in an accumu­lator and practi­cally powers the car noiselessly.

With this move, ILF is taking active measures to reduce CO2 emissions and is committing itself to sustainable mobility. Additio­nally, practical experience will be gathered with a promising technology.

Legend f.l.t.r.: Komm. Rat Michael Heilmann (Direktor Fleet Hyundai), Franz HAi??rl (Obmann Tiroler Wirtschaftsbund), MMag. Peter-Patrick Baumgartner (Regional Director, ILF Group), Dipl-Ing. Klaus LAi??sser (CEO ILF Group ), und Dr. Ernst Fleisch­hacker (CEO fen-systems)

ILF Consulting Engineers signed a contract with the Department of Energy Business (DEB) from the Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

ILF will monitor the construction works of Nam Ou 1, Nam Ou 3, Nam Ou 4 and Nam Ou 7 hydro­power plants in Laos with a total installed capacity of 732 MW. Nam Ou is with its 448 km one of the most important tribu­taries of the Mekong River and flows from Phongsaly Province to Luang Prabang Province. The Nam Ou Hydroelectric Projects are being developed by the Sinohydro Corpo­ration and the Government of Laos.

Legend f.l.t.r.: Mr. Daophet (DEB), A. KLUMP (ILF), Dr. M. BEISLER (ILF), S. KEOVICHIT (DEB), Dr. A. VONGSAY (DEB), R. REZAEEHA (ILF), Dr. S. PHRAKONKHAM (AA), Prof. Dr. H. KLAPPERICH (TU Freiberg)

In 2017, ILF Consulting Engineers celebrates its 50th anniversary. Although it may not always be obvious, the services provided by ILF have a signi­ficant impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether it is the supply of drinking water or electrical energy, the provision of transport and other infra­st­ructure systems or the supply of oil and gas – ILF’s project managers and engineers take care of all of this – and a lot more. ILF is passionate about contri­buting to a better quality of life around the globe and has been pursuing this philo­sophy for more than 50 years.

ILF would like to thank all clients, partners and of course also its employees for placing their trust in our company. Throughout the year, ILF will keep you informed about the latest news and develo­p­ments. A first step is our new website. We are delighted to welcome you to: www.ilf.com

ILF Consulting Engineers signed a contract with TAPI Pipeline Company Limited to develop Front End Engineering and Design and to provide project management and technical super­vision services for the Afghanistanai??i??Pakistan section of the Turkmenistanai??i??Afghanistanai??i??Pakistanai??i??India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline.

TAPI aims to export up to 33 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year from the Galkynysh field in Turkme­nistan through the 1,814 km long pipeline.

The Afghanistanai??i??Pakistan section has a length of 1,600 km and includes several compressor and metering stations.

The A44 motorway, a few sections of which are still to be completed, links the German-Belgian border with the city of Kassel. The design works for the extension to Herle­shausen are currently underway. Having been entrusted with the design of the Hirsch­hagen Tunnel by Hessen Mobil in 2015, ILF has now also been commis­sioned by Deutsche Einheit FernstraAY­en­pla­nungs- und ‑bau GmbH (DEGES) to design five additional tunnels (Boyneburg, Holstein, Bubenrad, Dachsloch and Alberberg). DEGES is respon­sible for the design and construction of the AS Waldkappel/Wommener Dreieck section of the A44 motorway on behalf of the federal government/the state of Hesse.

The operation and safety equipment for all five tunnels will be designed in compliance with the current provi­sions of the RABT (German guide­lines for equipping and operating road tunnels). The Boyneburg and the Holstein Tunnels, with a length of 1.7 km each, will be equipped with a longi­tu­dinal venti­lation system. All five tunnels comprise two tubes to accom­modate one-way traffic.

ILF Consulting Engineers was awarded a contract for the prepa­ration of a cost and schedule study for the reali­sation of a large particle accele­rator (Future Circular Collider, (FCC)) by the European Organi­sation for Nuclear Research (CERN).
The FCC will be an approx. 100 km long circular tunnel system with numerous access shafts from above ground, caverns and cross passages. The particle accele­rator shall make hadrons (e.g. protons) collide at an energy of 100 TeV (tera-electron volt), for CERN to find new particles created in this process.

The engineering association SchlA?ssler-Plan and ILF Consulting Engineers was awarded a contract by the city of Munich for the civil and struc­tural engineering works as part of the moder­ni­sation of the Mittlerer Ring road (B2R) ai??i?? Lands­huter Allee (LAT) section, from the northern ramp of DonnersbergerbrA?cke to the northern Dachauer StraAYe. Lands­huter Allee is one of the busiest roads in Europe (ADT > 100,000 vehicles)

The project comprises the new construction of an approx. 1.5 km long road tunnel. Besides demoli­shing and modifying the existing engineering struc­tures, it will be necessary to relocate and demolish the existing combined sewers with diameters of more than 3.0 m as well as the connection sewers incl. the necessary sewers in the new section. To maintain traffic throughout the construction period, a temporary traffic routing is needed at Lands­huter Allee and a final traffic routing above ground as well as in the new road tunnel.

ILF Consulting Engineers will attend the Captive Power Solutions Workshop in Lagos (Nigeria) on 17 November 2016, with Vincent Owakah being one of the moderators guiding through the event.
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ILF will parti­cipate in the Gas Infra­st­ructure Europe ai??i?? GIE Security Day on November 16th, 2016, in Brussels and will hold the presen­tation ai???Best practices and measures to protect energy infrastructureai???.

Michael Barth will present a holistic approach to secure Critical Infra­st­ructure against various threats. He will talk about the develo­pment of a Security Master Plan ensuring all security requi­re­ments are consi­dered throughout the system life cycle. It covers infor­mation / intel­li­gence gathering, response planning, safe and secure design, and training, and integrates with existing risk and hazard management systems as well as recovery and business conti­nuity plans. Operators are invited to implement / expand their Security Management Systems.
Mr. Barth will be pleased to receive your questions or feedback. Please let us know how we can help you tackle your challenges (michael.barth@ilf.com).
For further infor­mation please go to the website http://www.gie.eu/index.php/events-diary/workshops/gie-workshops

Pakistan Railways commis­sioned ILF Consulting Engineers to carry out a feasi­bility study for the rehabi­li­tation of the existing 234 km long broad gauge (1,676 mm) railway line from Shahdara to Chak Amru. The main project goal is to determine the existing condi­tions of the infra­st­ructure and to identify impro­ve­ments required to increase the travelling speed from currently 70ai??i??80 kmph up to 120 kmph.

The services comprise a condition survey of more than 435 bridges with non-destructive testing and a struc­tural analysis of 5 selected repre­sen­tative bridges, stations and freight yards. Topographic surveys, geolo­gical studies and geotech­nical inves­ti­ga­tions, hydro­lo­gical studies, rehabi­li­tation studies for all infra­st­ructure components, including rail systems, power, signaling and telecom systems and infra­st­ructure crossings will also be carried out.

ILF Consulting Engineers will parti­cipate at ai???HYDRO 2016ai??? in Montreux, Switz­erland from 10 to 12 October 2016. Reinhard Fritzer will present ai???Highlights of the initial project stages of the Koralm pumped-storage plant in Austriaai??? during session 13a: On-going pumped-storage projects in Europe.
He will be pleased to receive your questions or feedback. Please let us know how we can help you tackle your challenges (reinhard.fritzer@ilf.com).
For further infor­mation please go to the website http://www.hydropower-dams.com/hydro-2016.php?c_id=88

ILF Consulting Engineers was contracted by PDH Polska (Grupa Azoty) to supervise the construction of the Grupa Azoty Police flagship investment scheme, which is the PDH propylene production plant in north-western Poland. A liquid chemicals terminal in Police harbour will be developed as part of this project.

The PDH propylene production plant is a highly complex technical instal­lation with investment costs of at least 0.4 billion euros. Some 1,000 people will be working at the construction site at the culmi­nation of the project reali­sation and about 200 people will be working at the plant after commis­sioning. The first ton of propylene will be produced in the second half of 2019.
ILFai??i??s scope of services includes review of FEED documen­tation, project management, construction super­vision, procu­rement support, commis­sioning and start-up support.

Once a year, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce rewards outstanding achie­ve­ments in the export sector. 
On 1 June 2016 in the presence of high-ranking repre­sen­ta­tives from politics and business (including Dr. Reinhold Mitter­lehner ai??i?? Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy, Sebastian Kurz ai??i?? Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs and Dr. Christoph Leitl ai??i?? President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce), ILF Consulting Engineers received the Export Prize (gold award) in the category infor­mation and consulting for success­fully developing the market in South East Asia.

In June 2016, ILF Consulting Engineers signed a contract with one of the major developers of UAE, Nakheel.

The new sewage treatment plant for Dubaiai??i??s Deira Islands will be developed in two stages and is designed for a capacity of 20,000 mA?/d in the first phase (2017ai??i??2022) and 37,000 mA?/d in the second phase (2022ai??i??2042).

ILF will carry out Ownerai??i??s Engineering services for the construction of the new sewage treatment plant.

After a construction period of some 17 years the 57 km long Gotthard Base Tunnel will open for partial commercial service. The tunnel was officially opened on 1 June 2016 with numerous perso­na­lities from Switz­erland and abroad attending the ceremony. The completion of the imposing structure was celebrated for several days.

Respon­si­bility for the longest railway tunnel in the world was handed over to SBB in late May. The coming months comprise the last commis­sioning phase which, together with partial commercial service (freight trains), will end when the timetable is changed in December 2016.
Since the start in 1995 (permit appli­cation phase), ILF Consulting Engineers has been entrusted with reviewing all the struc­tural components relevant for servicea­bility and load-bearing capacity and has been parti­ci­pating in several working groups and expert teams under difficult conditions.
We would like to thank all involved parties for their work and congra­tulate them on this success!

ILF will parti­cipate in Pipeline Technology Confe­rence with presen­ta­tions and its own stand.

We are very pleased to welcome you at our booth no. 39+40 in ai???Estrel Convention Centerai???, Berlin/Germany from 23th May to 25th May 2016.
For further infor­mation please visit the website www.pipeline-conference.com

ILF will parti­cipate in the ai???Iran Oil Show Exhibitionai???.

We are very pleased to welcome you at our booth (Nr. 1473), Hall no. 40‑A in ai???Tehran IntA?l Permanent Fair Groundai???, Tehran/Iran from 5th May to 8th May 2016.

For further infor­mation please visit the website: http://iran-oilshow.ir/English/

ILF Consulting Engineers will be repre­sented at the Inter­na­tional Mountain Develo­pment Fair in Grenoble, France from 13 to 15 April 2016.
We look forward to welcoming you to our stand (B90). For further infor­mation please go to the website http://www.mountain-planet.com/index-en.html

ILF Consulting Engineers is respon­sible for the design of the Port Said railway tunnel in Egypt. The 5.6 km long tunnel will underpass the Suez canal, connecting the mainland with the Sinai peninsula appro­xi­mately 25 km south of Port Said city. The tunnel will be advanced in the extremely unfavourable soils of the Nile delta.

The design shall meet EU standards and comprises the alignment of the railway line with stations, geolo­gical analyses, the develo­pment of a tunnel system and a tunnel safety concept, the design of the tunnel struc­tures including geotech­nical and struc­tural aspects as well as the design of the electrical and electro-mecha­nical systems. The design process shall include the develo­pment and delivery of preli­minary, conceptual and construction design.
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In February 2016, Pakistan Railways commis­sioned ILF Consulting Engineers to carry out a feasi­bility study for the rehabi­li­tation of the existing 1,343 km long broad gauge (1,676 mm) Main Line 2 from Kotri station to Attock City station. The goal of this contract is to determine the existing condi­tions of the infra­st­ructure and to identify impro­ve­ments required to increase the travelling speed from currently 70 ai??i?? 80 kmph to up to 160 kmph.
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The services comprise a condition survey of more than 2,000 bridges with non-destructive testing and a struc­tural analysis of 100 selected repre­sen­tative bridges, 10 tunnels, stations and freight yards. Topographic surveys, geolo­gical studies and geotech­nical inves­ti­ga­tions, hydro­lo­gical studies, rehabi­li­tation studies for all infra­st­ructure components, including rail systems, power, signaling and telecom systems and infra­st­ructure crossings will also be carried out. Based on traffic studies, operation studies and cost estimates, a financial and economic study shall complete the feasi­bility study report.