ESB International - ESBI News Archive 2011
ESBI engineer wins chartered engineer of the year award
ESB International Press Release - November 2011
Congratulations to Louise Connolly a consultant engineer with ESBI Engineering who was named Chartered Engineer of the Year 2011 by Engineers Ireland. Louise, who, is the first female to win this prestigious award, was announced the winner at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards on Friday 4 November 2011.
Each of the six finalists was interviewed by an adjudication panel and made a presentation to a public meeting of Engineers Ireland on their showcase engineering project. Louise won the award for her role in managing the development of a suitable routing for a 2.4 kilometre gas pipeline to connect a new 860MW CCGT power station at Carrington, near Manchester to the UK national gas transmission system. The new plant, which is being developed by Carrington Power Limited, is jointly owned by ESB and Carlton Power Limited.
A particular feature of the challenge faced by Louise related to a 1km section of the pipeline route, which required a fundamental redesign following detailed site investigations. Louise oversaw a series of geotechnical, geophysical and environmental investigations relating to this section of the route, and used it to analyse the feasibility of alternative construction solutions, including the use of horizontal directional drilling.
Based on revised information, the pipeline was redesigned and virtually all the design documentation from the initial design was updated. Louise is now working on a tender package for the construction of the redesigned pipeline and a contract is expected to be placed in 2012.
Speaking after the awards ceremony hosted by Engineer’s Ireland, Ollie Brogan, Manager of ESB International said, “Louise is a very deserving recipient of this award and we are extremely proud of her achievement. In an industry that is traditionally very male dominated, it is hugely significant to see this award going to a female for the first time. The award reflects not only Louise’s capability as an engineer but also her ability to communicate effectively on a very complex and technical subject”.
Originally from Innishannon, Co. Cork, Louise graduated from Cork Institute of Technology in 2004 with an honours degree in mechanical engineering and joined ESB International as a graduate engineer. She is currently a consultant engineer in ESBI Engineering’s power plant department and works on Irish and international power plant and gas pipeline projects.
Michael Loughnane, Manager, Leadership and People Development in ESB was awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award by Engineers Ireland for his voluntary services to Engineers Ireland.
ENDS
08 November 2011
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