UK: London Array Sells Transmission Assets
London Array, a joint venture owned by DONG Energy (50%), E.ON (30%) and Masdar (20%), announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of transmission assets at the world’s largest offshore wind...
View ArticleFirst Part of Cable Laying Done at Nordsee Ost OWF, Germany
Last week, VSMC completed the first part of laying 52 infield cables for the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. VSMC started their work on 3 August and completed the installation of the 25 cables within a...
View ArticleHVDC Converter Stations Global Market to Reach USD 89.6 Billion by 2020
The global High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter stations market will expand significantly in the next few years, driven by the rising demand for electricity in the Asia-Pacific region and the...
View ArticleMMT to Carry Out UXO Search & Clearance for TenneT (Germany)
MMT have been awarded an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) search and clearance project for TenneT offshore GmbH in the German Bight. TenneT offshore GmbH (TOG) is responsible for the electrical connections of...
View ArticleUK: Tekmar Wins Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough Contract
The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has been awarded a cable protection contract by DONG Energy for the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm....
View ArticleDenmark: Energinet.dk Seeks Subsea Cabling Services
Energinet.dk is calling for expression of interest for the supply and installation of the Kriegers Flak subsea cabling. Suppliers of electrical substations, especially direct current systems, and high...
View ArticleVos Prodect Completes Submarine Cable Tests at Nordsee Ost OWF (Germany)
Based on the request from ABB and RWE, Vos Prodect Innovations has completed pull tests with 3 individual infield submarine cables for Nordsee Ost OWF project, in order to prove the functionality of...
View ArticleBelgium: ABB Commissions Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Connection
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned the subsea transmission link connecting one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe to the Belgian grid. The...
View ArticleLaying of Riffgat OWF’s Last Submarine Cable Section Starts (Germany)
The munitions clearing company and the Lower Saxony munitions disposal service issued the release for the last section of the Riffgat route on September 13. The route was planned by the wind farm...
View ArticleDevelopers Seek Interest in UK-Norway Interconnector Cabling Work
National Grid NSN Link Ltd and Statnett SF have issued a call for Expressions of Interest for their subsea electricity interconnector project that will run between Norway and the UK. The scope of the...
View ArticleUSA: LEEDCo Selects Monopile Foundation Design
Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has selected a monopile foundation design for the offshore wind pilot project in Lake Erie, writes Cleveland news portal. This monopile would be fitted...
View ArticleGermany: Baltic Wind Farm Success Paves Way for Ecosse Subsea Systems
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a £4.7 million boulder clearing and pre-lay trenching project which it claims has been one of the most successful ever conducted for the wind energy sector. As...
View ArticleWoDS: CodaOctopus Real Time 3D Sonar Facilitates Cable Jointing (UK)
On a recent project, DONG Energy contracted VSMC (Visser & Smit Marine Contracting), an international submarine power cables installation contractor specialising in intertidal and offshore markets,...
View ArticleUSA: Deepwater Wind Eyes State Beach for Cable Connection
Rhode Island’s State Properties Committee is to examine Deepwater Wind’s request for connecting an offshore wind farm to the grid through Scarborough State Beach, the Providence Journal reports. The...
View ArticleGermany: CPNL Wraps Up Orders for Hang-Offs and Joint Solutions
CPNL Engineering GmbH, engineer and supplier of cable protection equipment, announced that a customer placed 2 orders in a row for a joint solution with bend restrictors and 21 hang-offs. The reason...
View ArticleUK: Pinsent Masons Advises London Array on Transmission Assets Disposal
Pinsent Masons has advised London Array, a joint venture between DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar, on the £459 million disposal of the offshore wind farm’s transmission assets to Blue Transmission London...
View ArticleGermany: Tekmar Completes Cable Work on Meerwind Project
The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has successfully completed work on a pioneering 80-turbine windfarm in the German North Sea. The company has...
View ArticleGermany: Conbit Pulls in Cables at Global Tech I
Within the offshore wind industry, cable pulling contractors have created their own playing field. Conbit is there to assist them with the final few meters. Global Tech One Offshore Wind GmbH, the...
View ArticleThe Netherlands: Construction Starts on Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm
Today marks the start of the construction of Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm, five years after the completion of the last Dutch offshore wind farm, the Princess Amalia Wind Farm. The new project is a...
View ArticleEnerginet.dk and National Grid Sign Interconnector Deal
National Grid and Denmark’s Energinet.dk have signed a cooperation agreement to begin feasibility work on an electricity interconnector between the UK and Denmark. The agreement was signed in London by...
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