Amprion is the first major transmission system operator (TSO) in Germany to rely on SIMONA's pioneering SIMOClearWeld technology. In opting for this solution, the company has now achieved significant efficiency gains in the installation of underground high-voltage cables for the major BBPlG 6 project.

With up to 60 weld seams per day – twice as many as before – SIMOClearWeld demonstrates the tremendous merits of this technology in real-life operation: not only is it faster and more reliable, but it also ensures superior performance when it comes to the deployment of people and resources.

SIMOClearWeld technology represents genuine progress for infrastructure expansion. The state-of-the-art joining system for plastic pipes was used on an extensive scale for the first time as part of the BBPlG 6 project – one of the key large-scale projects associated with Germany's energy transition. Together with PPS Pipeline Systems, based in Quakenbrück, up to 60 pipe joints (280 mm SDR17, 20 m single length, 3-machine operation) were completed on a daily basis – twice the amount achieved with conventional welding technology.

The result:

• Welding output doubled
• No post-finishing of the seam necessary
• Optimized personnel deployment
• Greater reliability and faster completion
• Significant cost streamlining compared to push-fit socket solutions

“After three years of development work, I am particularly proud to see SIMOClearWeld in use in this flagship energy transition project,” says Holger Wobito, Head of Business Line Infrastructure at SIMONA.
“The projected efficiency gains are being achieved to the maximum extent – a tremendous accomplishment for SIMONA, PPS, and the industry as a whole.”

“In order for technology such as SIMOClearWeld to reach its full potential, it has to be enshrined in the technical regulations and manuals of all transmission system operators,” Wobito appeals to the industry. Only then can the industry work efficiently – and the energy transition be executed swiftly and effectively.

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank our partner Amprion for placing their trust in us when it came to deploying this technology in a major project. Now the onus is on the other transmission system operators to pave the way for such innovations – in pursuit of a sustainable infrastructure in Germany," says Wobito.