Butendiek OWF Produces First Electricity
The first wind turbines of the Butendiek offshore wind farm in the North Sea started operation, wpd informed today. All foundations, cables and the substation were installed according to schedule...
View ArticleDogger Bank Teesside A&B Examination Concludes
The six-month examination of the Dogger Bank Teesside A&B development consent order application by the Planning Inspectorate concluded yesterday. Dogger Bank Teesside A&B comprises two 1.2...
View ArticleSiemens Hands Over HelWin1 to TenneT
Siemens has now handed over HelWin1, the second North Sea grid connection in quick succession, to TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission system operator has now also put this grid connection into...
View ArticleVideo: 50Hertz on Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Connection
50Hertz is in charge of connecting EnBW Baltic 2 to the grid. The German offshore wind farm, being constructed 32 kilometers north of the Baltic island of Rügen, is four times as large as EnBW Baltic...
View ArticleOMM Wraps Up at Butendiek
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a Project Support Package for the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm, situated 32km west of the island of Sylt on the German/Danish border,...
View ArticleFirst Subsea to Launch New OWF Cabling Equipment
First Subsea will launch a new monopile interface connector for offshore wind monopiles and top tension connector for floating wind turbines on stand A-D8 at EWEA Offshore 2015. “First Subsea...
View ArticleABB to Build Subsea Cable System for Kriegers Flak OWF
ABB has won an order worth over $100 million from Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator, to build an alternating current (AC) cable system that will enable the integration and...
View ArticleEnerginet.dk Awards Kriegers Flak Onshore Cabling Contracts
Energinet.dk is in the process of sourcing the major technical components that are to be used for the grid connection of the future offshore wind farm at Kriegers Flak and has recently purchased the...
View ArticleSabella Picks GreenLink to Connect Its Turbine
Sabella S.A.S. has placed an order for a complete MacArtney connectivity solution for its new industrial scale ‘Sabella D10’ tidal stream turbine project. Pre-orientated in the direction of natural...
View ArticlePrysmian Inks Wikinger Cabling Deal
Italian cable company, Prysmian Group, has been awarded a EUR 60 million contract by Iberdrola for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Prysmian is responsible for the design,...
View ArticleNexans to Connect Norway and Germany
February was a successful month for the French cabling specialist, Nexans. After securing Kriegers Flak onshore cabling contract earlier this month, the company has signed another deal for NordLink...
View ArticleABB Backs Belgian Grid
ABB has won an order worth around EUR 30.8 million from Belgian electricity transmission system operator Elia for Stevin project. The company will supply gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and shunt...
View ArticleOfgem Awards Gwynt y Môr Ttransmission Link Licence
Gwynt y Môr OFTO plc has been awarded a licence by Ofgem to own and operate the £352 million transmission link to the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. It is the largest offshore transmission (OFTO)...
View ArticleBalfour Beatty Disposes Majority Stake in Thanet OFTO
After buying the Thanet offshore transmission infrastructure in December last year, Balfour Beatty has announced the disposal of an 80% interest in the project for £40 million. Thanet OFTO is the...
View ArticleEIB Invests GBP 51 Mln in Gwynt y Môr Transmission Link
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP 51 million backing for the GBP 352 transmission link to the second largest wind farm in the world. The Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, located in...
View Article50Hertz Seeks Cable Laying Accompanying Services
50Hertz Transmission GmbH has issued a call for tenders for work on the grid connection of offshore wind farms in the German part of the Baltic Sea. As part of the West Cluster Adlergrund (CWA)...
View ArticleRTE Looking for Assistance on Offshore Wind Connections
French transmission system operator, Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) is seeking contractor for connection of four offshore wind projects. Namely, the company is inviting tenders for project...
View ArticleN-Sea to Carry Out UXO Survey at BorWin3
DC Netz BorWin3 GmbH has awarded a contract to N-Sea Offshore Wind BV to undertake unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys at BorWin3 site. Specifically, the work covers surveying of the seabed to help the...
View ArticleBorkum Riffgrund 1 Produces First Power
Electricity has been generated and fed into the German grid for the first time from the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1. Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director of DONG Energy in Germany and...
View ArticleCarnegie Turns On Perth Wave Energy Project
Australian renewable energy developer, Carnegie, formally opened its Perth Wave Energy Project today. The Perth Project was officially “switched-on” by Federal Minister for Industry and Science, the...
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