Vattenfall Calls for EOI for Horns Rev 3 Works (Denmark)
Vattenfall intends to participate in the call for bids for the concession of Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm, led by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA). The company has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI)...
View ArticleRTE France Looking for AC Subsea Cable Works
RTE France has announced a pre-qualification procedure to establish a list of qualified suppliers for subsea cable works. RTE will establish a list of qualified suppliers for manufacture and supply of...
View ArticleFugro Secures Second Offshore Wind Farm Trenching Contract
In the last few days, Fugro secured two contracts to perform cable burial and survey operations at two wind farm sites in the UK. Beside the recently announced contract for CT Offshore at RWE Innogy’s...
View ArticleNKT Cables Inks Cable Deal for Gemini OWF
NKT Cables has signed a deal to supply export cable for Gemini offshore wind farm. The production will start this month, as a result of the Preparatory Works Agreement between Typhoon Offshore B.V.,...
View ArticleNexans to Provide Offshore Cabling for Gode Wind 1 & 2
DONG Energy and Nexans Deutschland yesterday signed a supplementary contract for the delivery and installation of medium-voltage cables for the German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. This new...
View ArticleJoint Declaration Signed on North Seas Countries Offshore Grid Initiative
Members of European, national and regional parliaments have signed a Joint Declaration on the North Seas Countries Offshore Grid Initiative (NSCOGI) expressing the need for a stronger cooperation among...
View ArticleRiffgat OWF Soon to Be Connected to Grid
TenneT announced that it expects to be able to connect the Riffgat offshore wind farm as planned last year, i.e., by mid-February. Initial connection tests have already proved successful and the final...
View ArticleMott MacDonald Helps Balfour Beatty to Win Greater Gabbard Power Link
Mott MacDonald provided key technical, regulatory and environmental advisory services to Balfour Beatty Investments, facilitating their successful acquisition of the high voltage transmission link for...
View Article‘HVDC Transmission Market – Forecasts to 2018′ Report Available
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “HVDC Transmission Market – Forecasts to 2018″ report to their offering. The ever increasing demand of energy, with long distance between...
View ArticleCT Offshore to Install Cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1
CT Offshore A/S has entered German market by inking a deal with DONG Energy for the cable installation and burial of inter-array cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF. Located 37 km from the north-west...
View ArticleABB to Supply Subsea Cable System for Dudgeon OWF
ABB has won an order worth around $55 million to supply a submarine AC (alternating current) power cable system for a new wind farm, located off the coast of Norfolk. The underwater cables will feed...
View ArticleTenneT Connects Riffgat OWF
TenneT today announced that it had connected Riffgat offshore wind farm to the grid, and that sustainable wind power will begin to flow from sea to land as of tomorrow (February 12). Aside to 50...
View ArticleSenergy to Share Its Experience at Offshore Cables Forum
Richard Orren, Senergy’s Global Technical Head of Survey & GeoEngineering, is to take part in the Offshore Cables Forum taking place in London this week. Orren will give a presentation on how to...
View ArticleFACTS, HVDC Key for Renewable Energy Integration
Alstom participated in the €30 million Ocean Lider project focused on the integration of marine energy sources into the grid via efficient technologies and solutions. Findings confirm that FACTS...
View ArticleVSMC to Complete Work on DanTysk’s Infield Cables
Visser & Smit Marine Contracting B.V. (VSMC) will complete the installation and termination of infield cables for the DanTysk offshore wind farm, which is situated west of the island of Sylt in the...
View ArticleDanish Company to Back TenneT with DolWin3 Investment
Danish infrastructure fund management company, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and the Dutch company TenneT have agreed to make a joint investment in the DolWin3 offshore grid connection,...
View ArticleDolwin Beta’s Living Quarters in Place (UAE)
The Dolwin Beta wind platform is well under construction at subcontractor Drydocks World in Dubai, as the 500-ton living quarters were lifted in place by a floating crane. The placing of the living...
View ArticleOMM Prepares Terrain for Sylwin 1 Cable Laying
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a contract related to HVDC cable laying for the Sylwin 1 project in German waters. Prior to the installation of the cable, using the DP2 vessel,Vos Sweet,...
View ArticleECN: North Sea Transnational Grid Needed for Large Scale OW Integration
ECN Wind Energy has issued a report called “North Sea Transnational Grid: A better way to integrate large scale Offshore Wind Power”. A huge amount of wind power, 30-60 GW, is foreseen in the northern...
View ArticleSSE Needs Feedback on Orkney’s Electricity Network Reinforcement
SSE is seeking views from a wide range of stakeholders on the electricity network on Orkney and options for reinforcement. Stuart Hogarth, Director of Distribution said: “The network on Orkney leads...
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