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  • ABB to Showcase Its Capabilities at UK’s Wind Energy Event

    12 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is showcasing its capabilities and several innovative technologies for future grid integration of offshore wind power, at the Global Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition in London, from June 13-14, 2012. ABB is also the core sponsor of the event. Offshore wind integration projects are extremely complex as […]

  • Switzerland: ABB Announces New Technology to Enable Future DC Grid

    8 November 2012
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced a breakthrough in the ability to interrupt direct current, solving a 100-year-old electrical engineering puzzle and paving the way for a more efficient and reliable electricity supply system. After years of research, ABB has developed the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC). […]

  • Switzerland: ABB Achieves Major Milestone with HVDC Technology

    16 April 2013
    Technology

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has achieved another technology milestone, energizing its fourth generation of HVDC Light® transmission systems. At ±320 kilovolts (kV) this latest innovation sets a new record for voltage-sourced converter (VSC) HVDC applications, compared with the current maximum installed rating of ±200 kV, accredited to ABB. It will also […]

  • Keppel bags first major newbuild contract for German offshore wind farm

    23 March 2010

    Keppel Verolme BV (Keppel Verolme) and consortium partner AREVA Energietechnik GmbH, a German subsidiary of French energy company AREVA, have secured a EUR 62 million (S$117.6 million) contract from Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy GmbH (Wetfeet Offshore) to build a Mobile Offshore Application Barge (MOAB) for a new offshore wind farm in the German Exclusive Economic Zone […]

  • NSW and GMSL to Install Submarine Cable for Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    7 June 2011
    Grid Connection

    On 17 May 2011, Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH (Global Tech) signed an order with a consortium of Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) and Global Marine Systems Ltd. (GMSL) to deliver and install over 100 km of medium-voltage submarine array cables for the Global Tech I offshore wind farm. The installation work will start in […]

  • Ingeteam Targets 18 MW Offshore Wind Turbines with New Converter

    15 November 2022
    Technology

    Ingeteam has developed the INGECON® WIND FULL CONVERTER MV, a new product range of medium voltage full power converters already available for offshore turbines up to 15 MW and projected to be ready for 18 MW machines by 2024. This latest innovation is part of Ingeteam’s suite of full power drive train components, including the […]

  • Elia Awards HVAC Contracts for World’s First Energy Island

    20 June 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Belgium’s transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has awarded contracts to several companies for high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) components of Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island. The artificial energy island will be built some 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast, within the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind farm zone, and span about five hectares above […]

  • Belgian Energy Island Secures EUR 650 Million from EIB

    28 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Energy Islands, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed an agreement for a EUR 650 million green credit facility whose proceeds will be used for the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth energy island project. The construction phase of what will become the first artificial energy island in the world has already […]

  • Qualification Framework Developed for Floating Wind Dynamic Cabling Systems

    13 October 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Global engineering company 2H Offshore, in collaboration with ORE Catapult and on behalf of the Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Centre of Excellence, has developed a qualification framework for dynamic inter-array cable technology for floating offshore wind. The scope of the framework, which is part of a dynamic cable systems technology development and qualification programme at ORE Catapult […]

  • Siemens Delivers First Moray East Onshore Transformer

    30 October 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has delivered the first of the three onshore transformers to the onshore substation at New Deer, Scotland, for the Moray East offshore wind farm development. Once the transformer has been skidded into position, the installation of associated electrical equipment will begin. Moray East is Siemens’ largest grid connection project in the UK and needs three transformers […]

  • Cerulean North Sea Renewables Grid to Power Oil & Gas Platforms with Floating Wind

    4 May 2023
    Business development, Grid Connection, Research & Development

    Cerulean Winds has unveiled plans to build the North Sea Renewables Grid (NSRG), an offshore integrated green power and transmission system, powered by floating wind, that oil and gas platforms could plug into for clean power. With its consortium of partners including NOV, Siemens Gamesa, Siemens Energy, DEME, and Worley, Cerulean Winds say they will […]

  • Taiwan to Get Its First Subsea Power Cable Factory in 2027

    24 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    First steps have been made towards building the first subsea power cable factory in Taiwan to support its growing offshore wind sector as the cable manufacturer NKT and Taiwan’s conglomerate Walsin Lihwa announced they were establishing a joint venture. The factory, which will specialise in the production of high- and medium-voltage AC subsea power cables, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Sees Q2 Offshore Orders Decline

    4 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has reported an offshore wind turbine order intake of 328MW in the second quarter of 2018 – a drop from 576MW posted in the previous quarter.

  • THREE BIDDERS SELECTED TO RUN THE FIRST £700 MILLION OF TRANSMISSION LINKS FOR SEVEN OFFSHORE WIND FARMS (UK)

    5 August 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    • Competitive tender for transmission links forecast to deliver £350 million of savings for consumers • 2 GW of offshore wind to be connected • Almost £4 billion of investment appetite to own and run nine transmission links worth £1.1 billion • Preferred and reserve bidders chosen for seven projects, with two to be decided […]

  • RWE Opens ‘Grimsby Hub’ for Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance

    11 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE officially opened its ‘Grimsby Hub’ offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in the UK on 9 July. From the new O&M base, located at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Grimsby, RWE’s teams will maintain and operate the Triton Knoll and Sofia offshore wind farms. The Grimsby Hub also houses RWE’s new UK […]

  • Geo Plus Finishes Norther Survey Scope

    23 May 2019

    Geo Plus’ survey and ROV support vessel Geo Focus has completed its activities on the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium. The vessel acted as the main survey vessel during the full installation phase of the 370MW project on a long-term charter with Van Oord. Van Oord is the project’s main contractor responsible for cable installation and […]

  • Norther Nears Turbine Installation Finish Line

    22 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus has completed the installation of 40 out of 44 turbines at the Norther offshore wind project in Belgium. According to project developer Norther NV, the 40th turbine was installed yesterday morning, with the last load ahead. Aeolus began installing the first MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbines at the site some 23km offshore Zeebrugge at the beginning of […]

  • 50Hertz Issues Geotechnical Survey Tender Call

    27 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    German transmission system operator 50Hertz Offshore GmbH is seeking geotechnical survey services for a project in the German Baltic Sea. 50Hertz has issued a tender for a geotechnical investigation and an accompanying report for an offshore transformer platform. The duration of the contract would be ten months, 50Hertz said. The value of the contract is undisclosed. […]

  • HSM Offshore Rolls Out Borkum Riffgrund 2 Topside

    14 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Schiedam-based HSM Offshore has rolled out the offshore substation topside for the 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm from the construction hall to the yard.

  • EDS HV Opens Two New O&M Bases

    26 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    UK-based high voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group has set up operational bases in Lowestoft and Aberdeen, UK.

  • Prysmian Inks Wikinger Cabling Deal

    12 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italian cable company, Prysmian Group, has been awarded a EUR 60 million contract by Iberdrola for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture, installation, burial, termination and testing of total 81 km of 33 kV submarine cables connecting 70 turbines at wind farm located within the West […]

  • Jan De Nul Installs Nobelwind OHVS Transition Piece

    2 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has installed the transition piece which will support the Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) on the ‎Nobelwind‬ ‪offshore‬ ‪‎wind far‬m in the Belgian part of the North Sea. The 165 MW Nobelwind offshore wind farm is expected to be completed in the second half of 2017 and will feature 50 Vestas V112-3.3MW turbines […]

  • Nobelwind Starts Producing

    9 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first MHI Vestas wind turbine has started producing power at the Nobelwind offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea on Monday, 9 January, Parkwind reported via social media. The 165MW offshore wind farm is expected to be completed in 2017 and will feature 50 MHI Vestas V112-3.3MW turbines installed some 45 kilometres off the coast […]

  • Belgium Plans to Store Wind Energy on Artificial Island

    18 January 2013
    Technology

    Belgium is on track to solve issues of storing surplus electricity generated from offshore wind by building an artificial island in the North Sea. It would be located 3 km off the coast near the town of Wenduine and built in shape of a doughnut, where excess energy would be stored by pumping water out […]

  • Norther Centerpiece Falling Into Place

    13 August 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Norther NV, Van Oord and ENGIE Fabricom will hold an official ceremony to mark the completion of the Norther Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) in Hoboken, Belgium, on 16 August.

  • Hornsea One Offshore Substations In Place

    6 August 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    All three offshore substations and the world’s first Reactive Compensation Substation (RCS) have been installed at Hornsea Project One, Ørsted, the owner and developer of the 1.2GW wind farm, said.