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  • TenneT Inks Grid Connection Agreement for 2 GW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    3 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has signed a realisation agreement with the consortium of pension fund ABP, pension investor APG, and wind energy developer SSE for the Dutch offshore grid connection of the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha wind farm. The realisation agreement enables the development and construction of the physical grid infrastructure required to […]

  • Dorsalys to Build Onshore Substation for 496 MW French Offshore Wind Farm

    25 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    French transmission system operator RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has commissioned Dorsalys to build an onshore substation which will enable the Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind farm to be connected to its grid. The transformer station, located on land three kilometres from the subsea cable landing point, is scheduled for delivery in spring 2025. The substation […]

  • Observator Group to Keep an Eye on Borkum Riffgrund 2 OSS Helideck

    10 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-based Observator Group has won a contract to supply a Helideck Monitoring System for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore substation in the German North Sea.

  • SSE Renewables Picks Ventus for Seagreen Maintenance Work

    27 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    UK-based Ventus Energy has been awarded a contract by SSE Renewables to provide maintenance work on transmission assets for the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. Throughout the duration of the contract, the company will operate across primary and secondary equipment at the wind farm’s offshore and onshore substations. In addition to substation asset maintenance, […]

  • Prysmian to Play a Major Role at “Grids 2010: the Backbone of Europe’s Energy Future” (Italia)

    19 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    The Group reconfirms its leadership in supporting the development of smarter and greener power grids as the recent activities and achievements in the renewable energy sector demonstrate. Prysmian, one of the leading worldwide players in the energy and telecommunication cables industry, will play a major role at GRIDS 2010, two-day conference and exhibition organised by […]

  • TenneT, Mitsubishi Jointly Invest in Four German Offshore Grid Connections

    16 January 2013
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and  Mitsubishi Corporation officially closed their partnership with respect to two German offshore high-voltage cable projects, BorWin1 and BorWin2. Mitsubishi’s voting interest will be 49% with aggregate maximum equity commitment of EUR 240 million. At the same time both partners signed a contract for an investment in two more offshore projects named HelWin2 and DolWin2 in which Mitsubishi also will acquire a […]

  • Hitachi, Petrofac to Work on TenneT’s Dutch Offshore Converter Stations

    13 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch-German Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT, Hitachi Energy, and Petrofac have entered into early works agreements in support of TenneT’s 2 GW Programme. Under the terms of the agreements, the companies will begin preparatory work and detailed engineering to ensure timely delivery of the first two Dutch converter stations for TenneT’s high voltage direct current […]

  • HVDC Converter Stations Global Market to Reach USD 89.6 Billion by 2020

    12 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    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 growth in renewable energy generation, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. According to the company’s latest report, the revenue of the global HVDC converter station […]

  • Ørsted Selects NKT Export Cable System for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    31 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded NKT with a supply contract for the delivery of the high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable system for the Hornsea 3 wind farm offshore the UK. For NKT, the final order has an estimated contract value of approximately EUR 500 million in market prices. The contract will comprise the design, manufacturing, […]

  • Mansell Wins Contract to Build Siemens’ Renewable Energy Engineering Centre (UK)

    10 June 2011

    Mansell has been awarded a contract to build the Renewable Energy Engineering Centre in Didsbury, Manchester for Siemens. The two-storey design and build project will comprise two laboratory areas and an office area for engineering staff. Primary purpose of the building is to establish a test and simulation centre for high voltage DC interconnectors required […]

  • James Fisher Secures Zhong Neng Commissioning Contract Offshore Taiwan

    30 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher) has been awarded a contract for the provision of high voltage (HV) specialist personnel and HV safety management services at the 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, worth over GBP 1 million (approximately EUR 1.17 million), James Fisher’s renewables team will securely […]

  • Ventus Energy Joins Dogger Bank Team

    9 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Supply Chain

    High voltage engineering company, Ventus Energy, has secured a contract to supply highly skilled authorised persons (SAPs) for 24/7 support at the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. Awarded to the organisation’s North Shields base in the north-east of England, which is in direct sight of the wind farm’s operational base, […]

  • TenneT Drafts New Offshore Grid Rules in Germany

    24 May 2017
    Grid Connection

    TenneT has presented a first draft of new offshore grid connection rules (O-NAR) in Germany.

  • Windpark Fryslân Awards Export Cable Installation Contract

    25 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch contractor Visser & Smit Hanab, part of Volker-Wessels, has won a contract to install power cables that will link the Fryslân offshore wind farm in the IJsselmeer to the Dutch grid.

  • Kriegers Flak CGS Commissioning Postponed Again

    7 September 2020
    Grid Connection

    The commissioning procedures for the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) have reached the final stage, according to Energinet. The system tests on the 400 MW offshore grid link are currently ongoing. Due to the solving of technical challenges that occurred in the tests, extra time is needed and commercial operation is expected for launch […]

  • World’s Largest Subsea Power Cable Touches Scottish Ground

    23 January 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, Technology

    The world’s largest subsea power cable, part of a GBP 1 billion Western Link project, has come ashore in North Ayrshire, Scotland, ScottishPower reports. The subsea link will connect Ardneil Bay in North Ayrshire in Scotland to the Wirral peninsula in north west England. Once completed, the Western Link project, a joint venture between ScottishPower and National Grid, […]

  • UK, Netherlands to Connect Grids via Nederwiek 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    6 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Dutch Climate and Green Growth Minister Sophie Hermans has included LionLink, said to be the first direct-current hybrid interconnector, in the country’s latest Offshore Wind Energy Development Framework. LionLink will use the offshore grid connection of the Nederwiek 3 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to connect to both the Dutch and the UK onshore […]

  • Dogger Bank A & B Unmanned Offshore Platforms Taking Shape

    11 February 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore platforms for the first two Dogger Bank Wind Farm phases are now well under construction and have started to take shape at Aibel’s facilities. Aibel was selected to deliver the two platforms for the 2.4 GW Dogger Bank A and B in October 2019, with an option for one more for the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank […]

  • France: HVDC and HVAC Submarine Power Cables Report from Reportlinker

    8 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    Reportlinker has announced a new report “HVDC and HVAC Submarine Power Cables: Supply Constraints, Demand Drivers, Technology Issues, Prominent Projects, Key Industry Players, and Global Market Forecasts”. The market for high-voltage submarine cables is a small and highly specialized industry that will experience strong growth over the next several years. Demand for submarine cables is […]

  • BOEM Announces Next Step Towards Mid-Atlantic Wind Energy Transmission Line (USA)

    21 December 2011
    Grid Connection

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it is taking the next steps in the review for a potential Mid-Atlantic Wind Energy Transmission Line. Atlantic Grid Holdings LLC has requested a right-of-way grant to develop the Atlantic Wind Connection, a proposed high-voltage direct current transmission line that would collect power generated by offshore wind […]

  • Petrofac and GE to Build Substations for Galloper OWF

    28 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Petrofac and GE have won a contract worth over GBP 110 million to engineer, construct and install onshore and offshore electrical substations for the 336 MW Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk, UK. Petrofac will provide topside and jacket foundation designs, fabrication, transport and installation of the offshore substation and offshore logistics to support hook […]

  • Senvion Shelves IPO

    16 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    German wind turbine maker Senvion has decided not to pursue the previously announced private placement and listing of shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, saying ”recent market volatility” is the main reason for the company abandoning IPO plans. Earlier this month, Senvion announced plans to offer up to 29.9 million of its shares at a price range of  between EUR 20 to […]

  • Atlantique Offshore Energy Scores Another Substation Contract

    29 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    France’s Atlantique Offshore Energy has been selected to execute the full engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCI) of an electrical offshore substation for an unidentified offshore wind project. Selected by ”a major power company”, Atlantique Offshore Energy, Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s business unit dedicated to marine energy, will deliver the 2,000-ton topside and its foundation […]

  • Kitron Receives Offshore Wind HVDC Tech Order

    24 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Kitron has received orders from an undisclosed company to provide test systems and electronics modules for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology used for offshore wind. The Norwegian company will develop test systems and produce electronics modules that are part of control systems for HVDC technology. According to Kitron, the orders have a value of over […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund 2 Substation Topside Starts Rolling

    28 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    HSM Offshore has started the load-out of the offshore substation topside built for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm at its yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands.

  • France Ponders OW Subsea Substations

    25 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    RTE France has invited tenders for a feasibility study on HTB submarine substations (>50kV). RTE aims to question the market on feasibility of implementing high-voltage submarine substations as part of connections for offshore wind farms. “This type of technical solution could be integrated seamlessly through connecting turbines in commercial wind farms to avoid the realisation of energy collecting stations on platforms,” French […]