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  • J-Power Systems Awarded NEMO Link Contract

    8 June 2015
    Grid Connection

    J-Power Systems Corporation (JPS), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., has been awarded a contract, for a subsea high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cable system between UK and Belgium. The contract was awarded by NEMO Link Limited, a joint venture between National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited, a subsidiary company of the UK’s National Grid […]

  • Agreement on Compensation for Loss of Earnings from Fishing (Denmark)

    5 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

      DONG Energy has signed an agreement with the Danish Fishermen’s Association on compensation for loss of earnings from fishing in connection with the construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. The working area will be cordoned off for unauthorised persons during the construction, and there will be no fishing in the area. On completion of […]

  • Scotland to Join Renewable Power Forces with Norway

    16 May 2012
    Authorities

    Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond while speaking on Monday in Norway, referred to progress made on NorthConnect, according to the UPI news portal. The NorthConnect is a planned venture to join the British and Scandinavian electricity grids by laying a subsea cable that would act as a two-way traffic route in renewable power, exchanging Scotland’s wind […]

  • TenneT Seeks Subsea Cable Crew

    18 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Offshore grid operator TenneT has issued a call for competition for the delivery and installation of submarine power cables that will connect offshore platforms to the Dutch grid.

  • 5MW Offshore Wind Turbine Installed on Jeju Island

    5 March 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Hyosung Corporation installed the aeroMaster 5.0 offshore wind turbine, developed by aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH in Germany, on Jeju Island, South Korea, on February 24. The wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 139 m and 5 MW power has a high-speed drive train with a medium voltage generator. The turbine was developed incorporating the well-proven […]

  • ACE Winches Reels In Beatrice Cable Work

    17 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ACE Winches is currently working on the Beatrice offshore wind farm project located in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • Onshore Substation for Walney 2 Ready to Operate (UK)

    29 July 2011

    The onshore transformer at Cleveleys near Blackpool has been tested and is now ready for energisation. The perimeter fence around the substation is in place and the substation now meets the High voltage rules with restricted access. Inside the substation the harmonic filter compound has been finished and tested. The site has been sealed with […]

  • Rentel Export Cable Makes a Landfall

    6 October 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Rentel BV has announced that the export cable from the 309MW Belgian offshore wind farm has made a landfall in Zeebrugge.

  • AqualisBraemar LOC Gets to Work on DolWin5

    8 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    London-based consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC has secured a contract to provide marine warranty services for the export cable installation of the DolWin5 offshore grid connection project in Germany. The scope of work covers all marine transportation and installation operations relating to the laying of export cables, as well as the suitability surveys of all construction and support […]

  • Hornsea Two Onshore Substation Works Underway

    11 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Balfour Beatty have broken ground on the onshore substation for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm. Balfour Beatty is in charge of enabling works for the wind farm’s onshore substation to ensure the site preparation is underway in good time, avoiding future schedule pressures, a spokesperson from Ørsted told OffshoreWIND. The main contract for […]

  • TenneT Issues Offshore Substation Certification Call

    8 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch transmission system operator TenneT TSO has invited certifying authorities to submit their bids for the certification for the execution phase of the Alpha and the Beta offshore substation projects in the Hollandse Kust (zuid) zone, and the pre-contract award phase of the Hollandse Kust (noord) project.

  • EDS HV Completes London Array Cable Sentry Trials

    24 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group has completed Cable Sentry trials at the London Array offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Photo of the Day: Thialf Installs Hohe See OSS Jacket

    7 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Heerema’s vessel Thialf has installed the jacket foundation for the EnBW Hohe See offshore substation (OSS) at the project site in the German North Sea.

  • EDS HV Wins North Hoyle O&M Deal

    9 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Innogy has contracted EDS HV Group to provide operations and maintenance management at the North Hoyle offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the three-year contract which began in the first quarter of the year, EDS is managing operations, including network surveillance, high-voltage safety management and marine coordination, from its 24/7 control center. In addition, […]

  • Bakker Sliedrecht Wins Bokalift 2 Contract

    2 April 2020
    Vessels

    Bakker Sliedrecht has secured a contract to renew, modify, extend and integrate all electrotechnical installations of Boskalis’ new crane vessel Bokalift 2. Bakker Sliedrecht is responsible for the engineering, production, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of all electrical systems and installations during the conversion. The high voltage installations and the drive systems for the main […]

  • EWE to Take Care of Gode Wind 1 & 2 Substations

    24 June 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    EWE has won a contract by Ørsted for maintenance work on the two substations of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind project in Germany. The company’s offshore subsidiary EWE OSS will take care of the low-voltage areas and the sub-systems of the substations over the next twelve months. “By working with EWE Offshore […]

  • LNT Commissioning Around the Corner

    30 April 2014

    The high voltage supply at LORC Nacelle Testing has been energized, the main components such as the base adapter are being delivered, and it is now only a little more than a month until commissioning.  In April the 33 kV supply from the local substation to the electrical system of the LORC nacelle testing centre […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Inter-Array Cable Work Kicks Off

    30 April 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord and Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) have begun the inter-array cable work for the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in Germany. According to project developer Northland Power, NSW is loading out the cables at its facility in Nordenham, Germany, with cable laying, the next construction phase, also currently in motion by Van Oord’s vessel Nexus. In […]

  • First SeaMade Offshore Substation Topside Hits the Water

    28 February 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the two offshore substation topsides to be installed on the SeaMade wind farm in the Belgian North Sea has been loaded onto a barge at ENGIE Fabricom’s yard in Hoboken, Belgium. The 487MW SeaMade is a combination of two offshore wind projects previously known as Mermaid and Seastar. The 1,200-tonne topside will now be […]

  • Mermaid Offshore Substation Ready for Installation

    24 February 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium of ENGIE Fabricom, Smulders and DEME Offshore has loaded out the offshore substation destined for the Mermaid offshore wind project in Belgium.

  • Deutsche Bucht Inter-Array Cables Done

    24 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation and the testing of the inter-array cables at the Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the German North Sea has been completed according to Northland Power, the owner and developer of the project. Van Oord, the Balance of Plant contractor (BoP) for the 269MW project, awarded Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) with a contract to design, produce and deliver 45 kilometres […]

  • Senvion Hires CWind for Nordergründe HV Cable Testing And Commissioning

    27 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    CWind has won a contract to provide high voltage (HV) cable testing and commissioning for Senvion at Nordergründe. CWind will provide the testing and commissioning works for 18 Senvion 6.2M126 turbines, which are being installed at the project within the 12-mile sea zone at the mouth of the Weser, about 40 kilometres northwest of Bremerhaven. Stefan […]

  • DolWin Gamma Substructure on Its Way to the North Sea

    16 May 2016
    Grid Connection

    Two almost identical jacket structures for DolWin gamma offshore converter platform are on their way to be installed in the North Sea. The structures will be positioned at sea with a spacer frame, accurately fitting them into the right place. Nine piles per jacket will anchor the support structure to the seabed, which had to be prepared prior to the […]

  • TenneT to Hold Open Day for Offshore Connections

    19 May 2015

    TenneT will hold a converter station Open Day in Heede on Saturday, May 23, when three converter stations for grid connection projects DolWin1, DolWin2 and DolWin3 will be visited. TenneT has realized a total of twelve offshore grid connection projects, six of which are already in operation, two more are expected to follow in 2015, and the […]

  • Visit to KEMA: Discussing the future energy system

    20 April 2010
    R&D

    April 20 – His Royal Highness Prince of Orange paid a working visit to KEMA this afternoon, Tuesday April 20. During the visit, the Prince was informed about efficient and distributed power generation, in which smart grids play an prominent role.

  • DOE Issues National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study

    5 September 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, R&D

    The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has released the first National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study(NOWEGIS). The NOWEGIS investigated the key economic and technological factors that will influence the integration of offshore wind energy onto the national grid. NOWEGIS suggests that the United States has sufficient offshore wind energy resources to legitimize the installation of at least 54 […]