Work Underway on Caithness Moray Project
Construction work is under way on the first of two substations to be built at Spittal. The works, which began in November, sees SHE Transmission investing £39 million as part of the Caithness to Moray...
View ArticleJDR Appoints New CEO
David Currie was appointed as JDR Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective 12 January 2015. David is an accomplished industry leader with nearly 30 years’ experience in...
View ArticleFirst Subsea Connects Fukushima Floating Wind Farm Wires
Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, has supplied cable connectors for the second phase of the Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration, offshore Japan. Two First Subsea connectors...
View ArticleABB Commissions Norway-Denmark HVDC Transmission Link
ABB has successfully commissioned a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Norway and Denmark to increase availability of renewable hydroelectric and wind power in the region’s electricity...
View ArticleNT Offshore Expands into Offshore Cable Industry
NT Offshore, specialised in services to the maritime industry, offshore renewables and the oil & gas industry, has expanded into offshore cable industry. New activity is called NTO Nordic, meaning...
View ArticleEWE-Led Consortium to Prove Efficiency of Intelligent Technologies
German energy company EWE has announced that it will apply together with partners from the industry, politics and science for a federal project worth EUR 40 million. The newly established consortium...
View ArticleABPmer Reviews Hornsea Cable Route Data
ABPmer was contracted by Cathie Associates Ltd to assess sediment mobility along the export and infield cable routes of two sub-projects within the Hornsea offshore windfarm zone. To help Cathie...
View ArticleIndustry Works to Improve Subsea Cable Performance
A collaboration between the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GnoSys Global Ltd is supporting the development of a new insulation material for power cables to improve their performance in...
View ArticleNingbo Orient Cables Wins Chinese Offshore Wind Deal
Chinese cable manufacturer Ningbo Orient Wires and Cables Co Ltd, has won a contract to deliver subsea cable for a 400MW offshore wind project off Putian, China. The contract is worth CNY 122.46...
View ArticleBalfour Beatty to Run Gwynt y Môr’s Offshore Transmission
Ofgem has decided to grant an offshore transmission licence for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm to a proposed licensee entity set up by a consortium comprising Balfour Beatty Investments Limited and...
View ArticleTenneT Commissions HelWin 1 Converter Station
TenneT, the European electricity transmission system operator, fully commissioned converter station HelWin 1. The company made the announcement on Friday. HelWin 1 is a 576 MW converter station that...
View ArticleRWE Asking Residents to Decide on Community Investment Fund
RWE Innogy UK is asking people in Lincolnshire living close to the proposed onshore infrastructure of the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm how they would like a major new community investment fund to...
View ArticleTenneT Seeking Supervisor for Its Offshore Projects
TenneT is on the market for a contractor for the provision of maritime consulting and support services for offshore installation projects in North Sea and Wadden Sea. The contract covers supervision...
View ArticleSiemens Hands Over BorWin2 to TenneT
Siemens has handed over the first North Sea grid connection, BorWin2, to TenneT following successful completion of test runs. The offshore platform of the BorWin2 grid connection is located around 100...
View ArticleJDR Extends EnBW Baltic 2 Contract
JDR has extended its service support operations for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH. Under a contract, JDR is providing pre-commissioning, test and termination...
View ArticleTrianel Generates Electricity at Borkum West
Trianel has produced first power from its 200MW Borkum West offshore wind farm located in the North Sea. The first turbine was commissioned on Sunday and is now undergoing trial operation. “After the...
View ArticleTenneT’s First Major Offshore Wind Grid Connection Operational
TenneT’s offshore connection BorWin2 is now operational and transports the German North Sea electricity to the grid on land. BorWin2 has a capacity of 800 megawatts (MW) and can provide around one...
View ArticleTenneT Seeks Offshore Wind Farm Services
TenneT TSO GmbH has invited tenders for offshore wind farm services as part of authorisation for planning approval process, divided into: engineering, environmental professional planning, and project...
View ArticleNordic Yards Holds DolWin Gamma Dock Laying Ceremony
Nordic Yards held a dock laying ceremony of a steel element of the offshore converter platform DolWin gamma in Warnemünde on 30 January. The placing of a 200-tonne section marked another milestone in...
View ArticleFOSG Adopts New Action Plan
Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG), Europe’s largest industrial alliance for interconnection, has adopted a new action plan. It reflects the recent developments in the energy sector, and advocates for a...
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