05.07.2009

Loose bodies of sediment that have been deposited or built up at the bottom of a low grade slope or against a barrier on that slope

These are the “leftover” gases at the end of a continuous chemical manufacturing process, that are neither product nor recyclable reactants, but are the result of various side reactions.

Tail gas = Residue gas from a sulfur recovery unit; any gas from a processing unittreated as residue

Reduces sulfur compounds to be consistent with emissions regulations. Regulations often demand 99.8% sulfur recovery

A floating device used in offshore seismic surveys to identify the end of a streamer. Tail buoys allow the seismic acquisition crew to monitor the location and direction of streamers. They are commonly brightly colored, reflect radar signals and are fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers.

Last page(s) on a log print

TAHAL Group is a leading international engineering concern. Founded in 1952, TAHAL is a pioneer in the fields of planning, development and management of water resources in Israel and has to date carried out innumerable projects in more than 50 countries. Services are offered at various levels of activity, including master plans; feasibility studies; detailed design; tender document preparation; project management; construction supervision; full Turnkey projects implementation including design, construction and financing, construction implementation as a main contractor and BOT/BOO projects including equity investment. TAHAL is fully owned by the Kardan Ltd. holding company. In December 2008 Tahal won the MNI tender for the planning and siting of an LNG facility in Israel. In August 2009, Tahal’s project to set up a 300 MW pumped storage power station at the Kochav Hayarden area was declared as a project of national infrastructure. The project is to cost 225 million euro. Operations undertaken through the intermediary of two subsidiaries, Tahal Group Assets, that is active in the field of infrastructure such as desalination facilities, sewage treatment facilities and municipal water grids. Most of its operations focus in China, Turkey and Israel. The second subsidiary is Tahal Group Projects deals with the planning and implementation of projects.

Constantly hoarding and/or underutilizing available capacity at an LNG terminal without selling it on the secondary market or making it otherwise available to others at a reasonable price and without being able to justify such behavior

The manager of the center for supervision, control and command of loads on the electricity grid, for the holder of a transmission license or whoever has received a license to supervise, control and command loads on the electricity grid. Removing the dispatch management from IEC and establishing it as an independent government entity is an important step to enable the development of IPPs in Israel.