ZPMC to Supply Three Gorges Dafeng with Booster Station
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has won a contract to construct and install the booster station for the 300MW Three Gorges Dafeng offshore wind farm located in the East China Sea.
View ArticleStatoil Aims at NY Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreement by End-2018
Norwegian energy company Statoil plans to sign a power purchase agreement with a U.S. utility by the end of 2018 in order to develop an offshore wind project off New York, a senior company official...
View ArticleBluestream Inspects TenneT’s HVDC Platforms in Germany
Dutch offshore inspection services provider, Bluestream Offshore, has carried out extensive inspection work on three TenneT's HVDC platforms in the German sector of the North Sea: BorWin Alpha, DolWin...
View ArticleORE Catapult Adds Hardware to Tackle Cable Failures
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has upgraded its lightning impulse (LI) test capabilities to help offshore wind operators reduce export cable failure rates.
View ArticleMaine Aqua Ventus Schedules Subsea Cable Survey
Maine Aqua Ventus (MAV) and Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey will begin a subsea cable survey on 10 November, weather permitting, to survey the seabed between Port Clyde and the UMaine Deepwater Offshore...
View ArticleNordergründe OWF Finally Running
TenneT commissioned the grid connection for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm on 31 October, following the installation of the wind farm's substation, whose fabrication encountered challenges that...
View ArticleAutumn Storms Push German Wind Farms to New Production Highs
German offshore wind farms generated 2.2 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in October 2017, a 69.2% increase compared to 1.3 TWh of electricity generated offshore Germany in October 2016.
View ArticleVineyard Wind to Discuss Connector Plans
U.S. offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind will host two open houses in Yarmouth and Barnstable to inform residents about the grid connection plans for the proposed wind farm to be built offshore...
View ArticleTKF Picks Vos Prodect Hang-off Systems for Hohe See Array Cables
Vos Prodect Innovations has won a contract by TKF (Twentsche Kabelfabriek) for the design and supply of sealed inter-array cable hang-off systems for the 497MW Hohe See offshore wind farm project...
View ArticleViking Link UXO Risk Mitigators Wanted
Denmark's Energinet and UK-based National Grid have issued a tender for the provision of unexploded ordnance (UXO) client representative services on the Viking Link interconnector project.
View ArticleSiemens In Charge Of Electrical Infrastructure on Moray East Offshore Wind Farm
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd and Siemens have signed a Preferred Bidder Agreement (PBA) for the onshore works, and offshore substation platform topsides for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm.
View ArticleCobra Cable Makes Landfall in Denmark (VIDEO)
The first subsea section of the 325-kilometre-long Cobra cable interconnector between Denmark and the Netherlands has made landfall on the Danish island of Fanø, Energinet reports.
View ArticleØrsted Seeks Cable Layers for Dutch Offshore Wind Farms
Ørsted, former DONG Energy, has issued a tender for cable lay ship services at offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea.
View ArticleNKT Secures Moray East Preferred Bidder Status
NKT has signed a Preferred Bidder Agreement (PBA) with Moray East Offshore Windfarm Ltd for delivery and installation of export cable systems for the prospective 950MW Moray East wind farm off Scotland.
View ArticleOtary In the Market For Offshore Substations
Belgian offshore wind developer Otary has issued a tender for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of high voltage substations on the Seastar and the Mermaid offshore wind...
View ArticleMMT Starts Aquind Interconnector Geophysical Survey
MMT has begun the offshore geophysical survey of the proposed cable corridor between the landfall areas near Portsmouth, England, and Dieppe, France, for the Aquind Interconnector project.
View ArticleVBMS and Kintech Energy Introduce Resin-Free Hang-Offs
VBMS and Kintech Energy Ltd. have jointly developed a resin-free hang-off solution for fixing and sealing subsea cables in offshore structures which could potentially be used on the Horns Rev 3 wind...
View ArticleØrsted Tweaks Hornsea Three Cable Route
Ørsted has invited comments on the proposed modifications to the onshore and offshore export cable corridor for the Hornsea Project Three wind farm located some 120 kilometres off the north Norfolk...
View ArticleTenneT Seeks Horizontal Directional Drilling Contractor for Hollandse Kust...
TenneT is looking for a contractor who will carry out horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works for the connection of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm area.
View ArticleParkwind Looks For Northwester 2 Offshore Substation Team
Parkwind has issued a tender seeking companies to design, build, install and commission the offshore high voltage substation (OHVS) for its Northwester 2 wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.
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