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  • ZTT Completes Gode Wind 3 Submarine Cable Work Offshore Germany

    7 May 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    ZTT Submarine Cable & System has finished the installation and termination of the 155 kV submarine cable connecting the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm to the DolWin kappa offshore converter platform in Germany. In 2020, TenneT contracted ZTT Submarine Cable & System to link the 253 MW offshore wind farm to the DolWin kappa […]

  • Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables Win Export Cable Contract in Poland

    11 October 2023
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium of Jan De Nul Group and Hellenic Cables has won the contract to design, manufacture, transport, and install a package of four 220 kV HVAC export cables to connect the Baltyk II and Baltyk III wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea to shore. Developed by the joint venture of Equinor and Polenergia, […]

  • TenneT’s 900 MW DolWin6 Goes Into Operation

    26 September 2023
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has commissioned the 900 MW DolWin6 offshore grid connection, bringing the transmission capacity in the German North Sea to 8,032 MW. DolWin6, TenneT’s 13th German offshore grid connection, has now been officially handed over to the TSO for regular operation after several weeks of trial operation by Siemens Energy. […]

  • Hellenic Cables, Jan De Nul Land Wind Cabling Gig Offshore Germany

    4 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Hellenic Cables, together with Jan De Nul Group, has been awarded by TenneT the turnkey delivery of three HVAC offshore grid connection cables for the offshore wind farms to be developed in zones N-3.7 and N-3.8 in Germany. These cables will connect the wind farms to the DolWin kappa converter station, from where HVDC cables […]

  • Asso.subsea Picks Correll for Cable Pull-in Operations Offshore Germany

    26 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Correll Group – Cable Installation & Power Services Division has been awarded a contract from Asso.subsea for the Alternate Current (AC) Submarine cables pull-in operations on both the Gode Wind 3 offshore substation and the High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) DolWin Kappa offshore substation as part of the AC grid connection system. The contract was […]

  • TenneT’s DolWin Kappa Platform Sails Away

    8 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The DolWin kappa offshore platform, part of the DolWin6 grid connection project, has sailed out from the Dragados shipyard in Cádiz, Spain, and is en route to the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. After three years of construction, the platform was loaded on the transport barge Iron Lady on 5 August and headed to […]

  • TenneT Starts Laying DolWin6 Export Cables

    29 June 2021
    Grid Connection

    Offshore cable-laying work to link the DolWin6 grid connection in the North Sea to the German grid has started, TenneT said. The cable-laying work follows an unexploded ordnance removal campaign where a total of twelve UXOs identified along the sea cable route were removed in May 2021. The 39-kilometre export cable section is expected to […]

  • MENCK Hammer Ordered for DolWin Kappa Offshore Converter Platform

    4 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    MENCK, part of Acteon, has signed a contract with Allseas to deliver pile-driving and handling equipment for the installation of TenneT’s DolWin kappa offshore converter platform, the centerpiece of the DolWin6 offshore grid project in the German North Sea. A submersible MHU 3500S hydraulic hammer, capable of driving monopiles and smaller sized piles, will be […]

  • First DolWin Kappa Steel Cut

    17 July 2019
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has cut the first steel for the DolWin kappa offshore converter platform, the centerpiece of the 900MW DolWin6 HVDC connection. Spain’s Dragados Offshore is responsible for the design, supply, construction, transportation and installation of the DolWin kappa platform and the accompanying jacket foundation. Siemens will supply the entire technology for the […]

  • Installation of DolWin Kappa Offshore Platform Underway

    22 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Allseas’ installation vessel Pioneering Spirit has installed the foundation structure for the DolWin kappa offshore platform in the German North Sea, according to TenneT’s latest social media post. After three years of construction, the platform sailed out from the Dragados shipyard in Spain on 5 August and was en route to the Port of Rotterdam […]

  • Tekmar’s Cable Protection for Gode Wind 3 Grid Connection

    23 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Tekmar Energy has secured a contract by cable manufacturer ZTT to supply its cable protection system (CPS) for the Gode Wind 3 high-voltage grid connection in Germany. The 16 km long submarine cable is scheduled for installation in 2023 and will connect the 242 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm to TenneT’s extra-high-voltage grid […]

  • DolWin6 Onshore Construction Starts in Emden

    24 October 2019
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has started construction work in Emden, Germany at the site of the onshore converter station which will be part of the DolWin6 grid connection. The foundation work for the converter station in Emden will continue over the next six months with one thousand piles up to 24 metres long being drilled into the […]

  • TenneT Starts Tendering Procedure for Offshore Cable Systems

    7 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has opened a qualification period for a tender for the supply and installation of HVAC cable systems in the N-3.7 and N-3.8 wind areas offshore Germany. The scope of the intended contract includes design, engineering, production, delivery, project management, and installation of three ≥155 kV HVAC subsea cable systems in […]

  • DolWin Kappa Topside Touches Down

    5 September 2022
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    Transmission system operator TenneT has installed the DolWin kappa offshore platform off the coast of Lower Saxony, Germany. DolWin kappa will be the centrepiece of the 900 MW DolWin6 direct current link, which will bring offshore wind power from the German North Sea to land. After three years of construction in the Spanish port city […]

  • Correll to Back ZTT on German Offshore Wind Farms

    1 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    China’s Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT) has awarded Correll Services with contracts related to subsea cables at the Kaskasi II and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind projects in Germany. Correll Services will provide platform cable routing, termination and testing of 155kV subsea cables for the AC grid connection systems on the two wind farms. To […]

  • Tecade Sends Off DolWin6 Steel

    17 January 2020
    Grid Connection

    Spanish steel fabricator Tecade has shipped off the final leg extensions manufactured for the DolWin6 offshore platform. The leg extensions were delivered to Dragados Offshore in Puerto Real where they will be integrated into the substation for further shipment to the German North Sea, Tecade said. Tecade’s scope of work includes the manufacture and delivery […]

  • TenneT Chooses ZTT for Two German Offshore Wind Connections

    15 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has commissioned subsea cable manufacturer Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT) for two offshore wind connections in Germany. ZTT will deliver cable systems to link offshore wind farms to HelWin beta and DolWin kappa converter platforms in the North Sea, with the cable routes being five and 16 kilometre respectively. The cable systems will be […]

  • TenneT Probes Market for Offshore Cable Systems

    24 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a periodic indicative notice to carry out the market investigation on the planned procurement of cable systems to connect wind farms in Cluster 3 in the German North Sea to the DolWin kappa offshore platform. TenneT Offshore GmbH has invited all potential and interested market participants to express their […]

  • TenneT Issues UXO Survey and Clearance Call

    25 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has launched a tender seeking marine geophysical UXO surveys, as well as identification and clearance of cable routes at grid connection projects offshore Germany. The selected company will be responsible for performing all survey, identification and disposal activities, and providing the final route and target clearance certification. The tender is divided into three lots, […]

  • DolWin6 Cable Installed

    13 July 2021
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    DEME has completed the laying of the HVDC cable for the DolWin6 offshore grid connection in the German sector of the North Sea, using its LNG-powered, DP3 vessel Living Stone. According to the company, this was the first time a cable laying vessel installed cables while running on LNG. The 900 MW transmission link DolWin6, […]

  • DolWin Kappa Platform Nears Final Journey

    28 April 2022
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics

    The DolWin kappa offshore platform, part of the DolWin6 grid connection project, is largely prepared for sailing out from the Dragados shipyard in Cádiz, Spain towards the German North Sea, TenneT said. The first tests in preparation for commissioning, which is scheduled to be completed after the installation of the platform, are already underway. The […]

  • TenneT Seeks Grid Connection Systems Provider

    14 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has issued a call for tenders for the turnkey construction of two AC grid connection systems to connect the 342MW Kaskasi II and the 242MW Gode Wind 3 wind farms in the German North Sea to the associated HVDC sea stations. The scope comprises all works, from design, to manufacturing, delivery, and installation, up […]

  • Construction Starts on TenneT’s BorWin6 HVDC Converter Platform

    5 July 2023
    Grid Connection

    The construction work has begun on the BorWin6 High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project which will be delivered by TenneT to link 980 MW of offshore wind capacity to the German grid. Through a consortium with Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering (GEIRI/CEPRI), McDermott is providing engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning […]

  • Asso.subsea to Install BorWin6 Nearshore Cable

    7 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Asso.subsea has signed a contract with Nexans for the transportation, installation and protection of the nearshore section of the BorWin6 offshore cable in Germany, with offshore work scheduled for 2025. The company will be involved in the design and execution of this part of the project in shallow waters and will also assist Nexans in […]

  • TenneT Seeks Ground Investigation Services for BorWin Kappa Offshore Platform

    15 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has opened a tender for ground investigation work to be performed offshore Germany, where the transmission system operator (TSO) will install the BorWin kappa offshore converter platform as part of the BorWin6 offshore grid connection. The TSO is looking to award a contract for the execution of main ground investigation for a specific type of […]

  • Nexans Wins BorWin6 Cabling Work

    6 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Nexans has won the contract for cabling work on the BorWin6 offshore grid connection in Germany, which TenneT awarded following a tendering process. Under the contract with TenneT, awarded through a tendering process, Nexans is responsible for the production and laying of cables, including the sea, tidal flat, and land cables.  The cable laying work […]