Totus Energy News

October 2010

From March until November 2010, Totus Energy has been engaged by New Trade links to carry out the electrical and instrumentation installation on the Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest rollercoaster, at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

During the project, Totus Energy was responsible for a team of skilled Electrical and Instrumentation technicians were employed to carry out the electrical and instrumentation installation on the roller coaster.

	MCC Panels		Glanding and Termination		View from obstruction light installation
	Core Totus Energy site team during Commissioning phase		Electro Hydraulic package that powers the Formula Rossa.		Hydraulic motor/pump package

The Formula Rossa is capable of reaching speeds of up to 240 km/h, emulating the feeling of being in a Ferrari F1 car. The fastest roller coaster is part of the Ferrari World Theme Park in Abu Dhabi which opened on the 27th October 2010 and the park pays tribute to the passion, excellence, performance and technical innovation that Ferrari has established over the years and represents today.

The Formula Rossa rollercoaster is technical specifications are:

• Speed: Up to 240km/h
• 0 to 100 km/h in 2 seconds
• Horsepower: 20,800
• G-Force: 1.7Gs
• Maximum elevation: 52m
• Lowest elevation: 1.5m