DONG Energy Pitches Hornsea Three Onshore Cable Route
DONG Energy has published an indicative area in which the cables carrying clean electricity from its proposed Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm could be located, and is seeking feedback from...
View ArticleTenneT Consulting Market on Artificial Island Solution for IJmuiden Ver Area
TenneT is holding market consultation for grid connection concepts for IJmuiden Ver wind energy area, which is farther from the coast than currently developed areas. The company is consulting on HVDC...
View ArticleThe Crown Estate Appoints Energy, Minerals and Infrastructure Portfolio Advisors
The Crown Estate has awarded the legal mandate to advise its Energy, Minerals and Infrastructure businesses to Hogan Lovells International LLP and Bond Dickinson LLP.
View ArticleChina Okays ABB Medium Voltage Wind Turbine Converter
ABB’s PCS6000 medium voltage wind turbine converter has received product certification from the China General Certification Center, CGC.
View ArticleHighlights of the Month: February 2017
The Netherlands Opens Door to More Offshore Wind by 2023 The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has voted in favour of carrying out further research to determine if new offshore wind zones can...
View ArticleABB and NKT Complete High Voltage Cable Business Deal
ABB completed the divestment of its high-voltage cables and cable accessories businesses to NKT Cables, on Wednesday, 1 March.
View ArticleOfgem Shortlists Dudgeon, Rampion and Race Bank OFTO Bidders
Ofgem today announced shortlists of bidders competing to own and operate transmission links to the Dudgeon, Rampion and Race Bank wind farms, situated off the coasts of Norfolk and Sussex.
View ArticleSiem Chooses NSW Cables for Trianel Borkum II
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has awarded the German cable maker a contract for planning, producing and delivering of the inter-array cables for the Trianel Borkum II offshore wind farm in the German...
View ArticlePrysmian Beating the Clock on Wikinger Wire Job
Italy-based subsea cable maker Prysmian has completed the laying phase of the inter-array cables for Iberdrola's 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm ahead of schedule.
View ArticleRVO.nl Needs Offshore Wind Site Study Management Experts
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has issued a tender for framework contracts with external experts who can support RVO.nl in managing site studies and assist with the tendering procedures during...
View ArticleVattenfall: Norfolk Sister Wind Farms Will Share Onshore Cable Corridor
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has revealed a narrower search area for cables needed to carry power underground from the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farms. Earlier this year...
View ArticleVattenfall Starts Norfolk Boreas Permitting Process
Vattenfall has started a three-year permitting process for the 1.8 GW offshore wind farm, Norfolk Boreas, the sister project to the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard.
View ArticleTenneT Takes Partial Credit for Low Borssele Bids, Sees Room for Growth in...
The low winning bids for the Borssele offshore wind farms in the most recent tender rounds in the Netherlands were partly due to the fact that ''wind farm developers have the security of having TenneT...
View ArticleArtificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead
TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in...
View ArticleFraunhofer IWES Completes StEnSea Tests
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) has completed a four-week test of a scaled-down version of the StEnSea (Stored Energy in the Sea) system in the Lake Constance.
View ArticleFirst Hornsea One OSS Topside Reaches Aalborg
The first of three substation topsides being built for DONG Energy's 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm has arrived at Bladt Industries' site in Aalborg, Denmark.
View ArticleFugro Completes Viking Link Seabed Survey
Fugro has completed a seabed survey for the Viking Link, one of the longest DC electricity interconnectors that will link the UK and Danish electricity transmission systems. The Viking Link, a joint...
View ArticleZTT to Link EnBW Hohe See OWF to BorWin3
Transmission System Operator TenneT has awarded the Chinese power cables manufacturer ZTT with a contract to supply and construct a 155kV HVAC grid connection between the 497MW EnBW Hohe See offshore...
View ArticlePrysmian Scores North Sea Offshore Wind Brace
Italy-based cable manufacturer to deliver inter-array cable systems for the 400MW Merkur and the 407MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
View ArticleFirst Walney Extension Substation Loaded Out in Hoboken
The load-out of the first of two substations built by the Engie Fabricom-Iemants consortium for DONG Energy’s 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm took place in Hoboken, Belgium, on Thursday, 9...
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