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  • JD-Contractor Nabs Nissum Bredning Cable Job

    29 August 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    JD-Contractor, a danish subsea specialist, has won the contract for the cabling of the 28MW Nissum Bredning test and development wind farm off Denmark where Siemens Gamesa plans to utilise a range of new offshore wind solutions.

  • Schneider Tailors Switchgear Offering to Suit Offshore Wind

    18 September 2018
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Schneider Electric is launching a new 72.5kV variant of its WI switchgear range, developed to optimise the design, safety, cost and reliability of 72.5kV electrical systems in offshore wind farms.

  • TC Barrow OFTO to Operate High Voltage Link to Barrow Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    27 September 2011
    Grid Connection

    Ofgem E-Serve has today confirmed that TC Barrow OFTO Limited (Transmission Capital Partners) has secured a licence to operate the high voltage link to the 90 MW Barrow offshore wind farm, near Barrow-in-Furness. TC Barrow OFTO Limited has taken over ownership of the £33.6m link from Dong Energy and Centrica, owners of the wind farm […]

  • USA: Nexans Starts Construction of First HV Cable Manufacturing Plant in North America

    13 June 2012

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has started the construction of its first high voltage power cable manufacturing plant in North America. Guests at the official ground-breaking ceremony held today at the site in Berkeley County, located in Charleston, South Carolina included the Honorable Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina, Fréderic Michelland, […]

  • Nordsee Ost Cracks 1 TWh Mark

    13 May 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 295MW Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm has generated one million megawatt-hours of electricity almost exactly a year after its full commissioning on 8 May 2015, RWE Innogy reports. “One year after the official opening of our wind farm, we have cracked the one million mark. I am proud because it shows that our systems can meet the planned targets and […]

  • nkt cables Lands EUR 20 Million Contract for Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    15 December 2011
    Grid Connection

    nkt cables has entered a contract with E.ON Climate & Renewables Central Europe GmbH at a value of around € 20 million for the offshore wind farm Amrumbank West. For nkt cables, Amrumbank West will be another project with armoured 33 kV submarine cables. The cable will be manufactured at the production facilities in Cologne. […]

  • Boskalis, NKT Win Ostwind 2 Export Cable Deal

    26 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Boskalis and NKT have secured export cable contracts by 50Hertz for the Ostwind 2 offshore grid connection in Germany.

  • Nordsee One OSS Topside Marries Foundation

    14 July 2016

    Following a three-day journey of Nordsee One’s substation platform from Aalborg, Denmark, a floating crane yesterday placed the 2,100-tonne substation onto a 50-meter tall foundation.  Matthias Esken, Package Manager for the substation, added: “I’m glad to report that the design and fabrication phase was successfully completed on schedule. With installation complete, we are now in the process of offshore […]

  • Borssele Beta Stands Ready

    30 July 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 700 MW Borssele Beta high voltage offshore platform is ready for use, the Dutch offshore transmission system operator TenneT said. The platform connecting offshore wind farms Borssele III & IV, and Borssele V to the Dutch grid was completed within budget and on schedule, according to TenneT. Blauwwind, the developer of Borssele III & […]

  • Ecofys’ Carries Out FEED Study for Navitus Bay

    29 January 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Ecofys performed a Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) study for Navitus Bay Wind Park, which identified the most cost-efficient electrical infrastructure design. This takes the development of the offshore wind farm an important step further. The proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is a joint venture between Eneco Wind UK Ltd and EDF Energy Renewables […]

  • Elia Seeks Offshore Substation Supplier for Belgian Offshore Grid Project

    8 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    Elia Asset NV is looking for a supplier of a high-voltage offshore substation for its Belgian Offshore Grid (BOG) project. The work includes the design, engineering, supply, construction, installation and commissioning of the offshore substation. Also, the contract may incorporate the operation, maintenance and repair of these infrastructures. The high-voltage substation (which may or may […]

  • Norther Substation Heads Home

    16 August 2018
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Norther Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) built at the Hoboken yard of ENGIE Fabricom by the consortium partners ENGIE Fabricom, Smulders and CG, has set sail towards its destination in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Reportlinker Publishes Submarine Electricity Transmission (USA)

    20 October 2011

    The high-voltage submarine cable market is, by all definitions, a niche market with few purchasers and even fewer manufacturers and installers. The demand for these products is rapidly moving beyond the traditional role slotted for high-voltage submarine cables, connecting islands to nearby national grids. The usage of high-voltage submarine cables for grid interconnections and connecting […]

  • Revenue from HV Transmission Systems to Reach USD 31 Bln by 2023

    13 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D

    A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for high voltage transmission systems (HVTSs), including global market forecasts for revenue, segmented by technology and region, through 2023. Driven by rapid economic growth and electrification in China, India, and parts of the Middle East and Africa, the high voltage transmission system (HVTS) market is […]

  • New Report on Submarine Electricity Transmission

    27 November 2013
    Grid Connection

    Reportlinker.com announced that new report titled “Submarine Electricity Transmission”, is available at their offering. The market for high-voltage submarine cables is a small and highly specialized industry that will experience increasing growth over the next several years. Demand for submarine cables is growing steadily as countries and regions make commitments to offshore renewable power generation, link […]

  • LORC Nacelle Testing Nearing Completion

    31 March 2014

    The high voltage supply for LORC Nacelle Testing is being prepared with the construction of a new local substation ensuring a 33 kV supply for the offshore wind turbine test centre. Also, the high voltage supply cables have been installed at both ends and the remaining installation in the utility area of the test hall […]

  • Ingeteam Works on Wind Power Conversion

    30 September 2015
    R&D

    Ingeteam Power Technology S.A. is conducting two power conversion projects in the wind energy sector. Within the project Offshore medium voltage for multimegawatts solutions based on modules up to 4.5MW (Offshore 4.5MW Module), Ingeteam is working on the development of medium voltage energy conversion systems for a wide range of output power, between 3MW and 13.5MW, […]

  • Siemens Bags BorWin3 Contract from TenneT

    15 April 2014
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has received an order from TenneT for an offshore wind farm grid connection in the North Sea. In a consortium with Petrofac Siemens will supply the complete technology for efficient direct-current transmission for the BorWin3 grid connection as the consortium leader. The consortium partner Petrofac, with over 30 years of experience as a leading […]

  • Nordsee One Offshore Substation Foundation In Place

    10 May 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The foundation for the offshore substation of the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm was installed in the German part of the North Sea on 9 May. After loading the piling hammer, the foundation was transported to the construction site approximately 40 kilometres north of the island of Juist, where a floating crane placed the jacket foundation weighing over 1,400 […]

  • NKT All Done at Walney Extension

    4 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    NKT has commissioned the high-voltage cable system on the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.

  • RWE Innogy awards contract for offshore high-voltage cable to nkt cables GmbH

    14 September 2010
    Grid Connection

    Contract value of around EUR 35 million. Preparation for construction of Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm on schedule. RWE Innogy and nkt cables GmbH have today signed a contract for the manufacture and delivery of high-voltage sea cable for the Welsh offshore wind farm “Gwynt y Môr”. In total, nkt cables will produce around […]

  • TenneT Ready for Noordoostpolder Wind Farm Connection

    20 November 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch grid operator TenneT has completed the last technical tests for the cable connection of Noordoostpolder wind farms. The work on the connection system included the construction of a high voltage substation at Westermeerdijk, the construction of a 110kV cable line that goes from Westermeerdijk via Emmeloord to Ens, adaptation of a high voltage substation Emmeloord Zuidervaart and […]

  • Iberdrola Adds EDS to Baltic Eagle Team

    19 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    EDS HV Group, part of James Fisher Renewables, has won a multimillion-pound contract to provide the high voltage safety management commissioning phase at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The contract involves management of all aspects of high voltage safety throughout the construction of the wind farm, including overseeing safety from […]

  • Germany: Ingeteam to Showcase Its Expertise at EWEA Offshore 2013

    11 November 2013

    Ingeteam will exhibit at EWEA Offshore 2013, the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition that will take place in Frankfurt, Germany from 19-21 November. At the event, Ingeteam will be showcasing its electrical equipment for wind turbines up to 10 MW. The display at Stand 31D70 in Hall 3.1 will include a power […]

  • RWE to Submit Triton Knoll Cabling Application

    2 March 2015
    Grid Connection

    German renewable energy developer, RWE Innogy , is expected to submit a planning application for the electrical system components of its wind farm offshore Lincolnshire this month. After receipt of the application, Planning Inspectorate will have 28 days to review the application and decide whether or not to accept it. RWE Innogy, together with Statkraft, […]

  • Advanced Power Services Joins Offshore Wind Sector

    21 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Advanced Power Services (APS) has expanded its business into renewables.  Working in the UK Rail Infrastructure for many years as specialist electrical installation contractors, APS is now expanding into diversified market sectors such as renewable energy, including solar and wind farms (both offshore and onshore), commercial networks and passenger & cargo ships. APS has recently updated and considerably expanded its website with […]