Prysmian, Nexans, ABB Become NSN Link Dream Team
Contracts totalling €1.5billion have been awarded to build the NSN link – the first electricity link between UK and Norway. NSN Link has contracted two cable suppliers, Prysmian and Nexans, to deliver...
View ArticleEU to Allocate EUR 11.6 Mln for Northern Seas Offshore Grid
EU countries have agreed to invest a total of €150 million for 20 cross-European energy infrastructure projects. The projects will increase energy security by contributing to the completion of an EU...
View ArticleTriton Knoll Electrical System Registration Ends
Registration of interested parties for the project which will connect the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm to the national grid has closed. Triton Knoll Electrical System comprises substation,...
View ArticleOMM Signs Five-Year Nordsee Ost Contract
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has been awarded a contract by RWE Innogy to deliver cable repair and an option for maintenance services to the German Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. The five-year...
View ArticleVBMS Connects Last Cable at Westermeerwind
Dutch subsea cable specialist, VBMS, has installed the last cable at the Westermeerwind offshore wind farm. “In total, we have installed 48 inter array cables between the wind turbines and six export...
View ArticleSabella to Try D10 Cable Connection with ‘Argonaut’
Sabella will try to connect its D10 tidal turbine with French Ushant island again next week, the company told Tidal Energy Today news site. At the end of June, Sabella reported issues with the cable...
View ArticleDolWin3 Platform Equipped with 2 Power Transformers
Alstom and Nordic Yards have installed two 700 MVA power transformers on the DolWin3 converter platform based in the Warnemüde shipyard in Germany, operated by Nordic Yards. The transformers were...
View ArticleVBMS Repairs Defective Cable at Trianel Windpark Borkum Phase 2
VBMS has completed the repair of an inter-array cable at Trianel Windpark Borkum phase 2. The scope of work included the removal of the defective cable, and installation, burial, terminations and...
View ArticleFurukawa Hired on Japan’s Offshore Grid Development
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has been selected as an intended outsource company for the “Next-Generation Offshore DC Power Transmission System Development Project” run by the New Energy and Industrial...
View ArticleNSW Inks Nordergründe Cabling Deal
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Cable, was awarded the contract for the supply and installation of inter-array cables for the Nordergründe offshore wind...
View ArticleABB Hands Over DolWin1 to TenneT
ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The 800 megawatts (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link...
View ArticleOceanteam Takes Over Cable Storage and Handling Specialist
Oceanteam Shipping ASA has acquired the remaining 48% stake in OCEANWIND BV and is now the sole owner of Oceanwind Cable Storage & Handling Solutions. As a result of the acquisition the company’s...
View ArticleNexuns H1 Net Earning Takes Dive
The French cable specialist, Nexans, has reported a net loss of EUR 58 million (profit of EUR 25 million) after taking into account 38 million euros in net cost of debt and a 10 million euro income tax...
View ArticleJee Makes New Appointments
Jee Ltd, a subsea multi-discipline engineering and training company, has announced a number of key internal promotions to strengthen its capabilities and champion the delivery of projects. The new...
View ArticleNavitus Bay Selects Siemens, VBMS for Transmission
Siemens Energy Management and VBMS (UK) Ltd have been selected by the proposed Navitus Bay wind farm as the preferred electrical transmission system supplier. The two companies will come together to...
View ArticleDolWin Beta En Route to Installation Site
The DolWin beta converter platform left Aibel’s yard in Haugesund, Norway on the night of August 1. Following a four-day transport stage, the platform will be installed in the DolWin wind cluster in...
View ArticleRentOcean Main Supplier of Offshore Cable Laying for Bohlen & Doyen
RentOcean, part of Oceanteam Shipping ASA’s solutions division, has been awarded a contract with Bohlen & Doyen GmbH for supplying a lay spread for a cable laying project in Germany. The lay...
View ArticleTekTube Installed at Westermeerwind
TekTube was installed on Westermeerwind near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands marking a major milestone for the company. Tekmar supplied cable installation contractor, VBMS, with 92 of its systems to...
View ArticleABB Installs World’s Most Powerful Substation
ABB has installed DolWin beta, the world’s most powerful offshore converter station in the North Sea. The 320-kilovolt converter station, housed on an offshore platform, has a 916 megawatts (MW) power...
View ArticleOMM’s New Tool Completes Gode Wind 1 Work
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has used its new tool, the MDS3, to lay mattresses for client NSW – the main contractor for the manufacture and installation of export cable for the Gode Wind 1...
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