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  • Energinet Opens Tender for Onshore Cabling Work for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

    21 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has opened a tender for the installation of onshore cables for the connection of the Thor offshore wind farm to the national grid. The tender includes excavation and cable laying work for a cable connection consisting of two 29-kilometre-long 220 kV cables from the substation at Idomlund to the […]

  • Next Geosolutions, RMS Surveying West of Adlergrund OWF Cluster Cable Routes

    20 September 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Next Geosolutions and RMS Submarine are some two months away from wrapping up a 17-month project involving marine surveys for cable route design and engineering of multiple 220kV HVAC grid connections for Arkona and Wikinger offshore wind farms in the western Baltic Sea. Next Geosolutions has been hired by Prysmian, which was awarded a contract to deliver and install the power […]

  • French Project Takes Dynamic Subsea Cable Monitoring Tech to Sea Trials

    19 July 2024
    Business development, Cables, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Research & Development

    A sea trials campaign for monitoring dynamic subsea power cables was conducted from 1 to 6 July in the Bay of Douarnenez, France. The trials are part of the HT-20MW project that aims to design, test, and certify a high-voltage rotating mechanical and electrical connection for a 20 MW floating wind turbine. The sea trials […]

  • N-Sea Keeping Galloper Safe from UXO

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    N-Sea has been awarded a pre-construction unexploded ordnance (UXO) contract with Galloper Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (GWFL). The clearance works commenced in April 2016 and include UXO risk management, target investigations and clearance on the Galloper wind farm, off the coast of Suffolk. Expected to run for between three and six months, the project sees the […]

  • Semco Maritime to Take Care of Arcadis Ost 1 Substation

    4 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has awarded Semco Maritime a five-year service contract for the offshore substation at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. From 2022 to 2027, Semco Maritime will perform service assignments at the offshore platform northeast of Rügen island in Germany. The company’s scope of work will include scheduled and […]

  • Siem Aimery Christened and Ready for German Offshore Wind Projects

    29 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The cable-laying vessel Siem Aimery, the latest vessel added to the Siem Offshore fleet, was christened in a naming ceremony on Wednesday, 27 April, at the Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Gdansk, Poland. The vessel will now undergo final mobilisation prior to commencing cable loading activities for its first project assignment. The Siem Aimery and her […]

  • Siem Offshore Contractors Starts Laying Inter-Array Cables at Nordsee One

    8 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH ( SOC) has started laying the first inter-array cable in the construction area of the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm. The wind farm’s 54 6.15MW turbines will be connected to the offshore substation by ten strings of cables with an overall length of approximately 70 kilometres. Tim Kittelhake, Managing Director (COO) of […]

  • UK Government Driving Down Costs of Offshore Wind Power

    10 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    More wind farms have been brought in to a competitive system to drive down the costs of offshore wind. The offshore transmission regime means that Ofgem can find the most cost-effective investment in the connecting cables and infrastructure for offshore wind power, saving consumers between £200 and £400 million since 2011, according to estimates by […]

  • Germany: TenneT Gets Approval for Nordergründe Connection

    9 July 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Since the update of the Energy Act in August 2009, an approval of high-voltage cables for connection of offshore wind farms is required for the implementation of planning procedures. In early 2011, TenneT filed extensive application forms for both the sea and the land route of the Nordergründe grid connection project to the authority of […]

  • Vattenfall Taps Correll Group for Multi-Year Offshore Wind Services

    20 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Correll Group, a subsidiary of SPIE Global Services Energy, has been awarded two multi-year framework agreements from Vattenfall to carry out cable testing and fault finding for Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms in Europe. The two framework agreements cover Vattenfall’s existing and potential new offshore wind farms in Europe (excluding Germany) for an initial five-year period. […]

  • VBMS First to Install 66kV Cables at Blyth

    7 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has been awarded a contract by EDF Energy Renewables to provide the subsea connection between the offshore turbines and the onshore grid for the Blyth offshore wind farm. The scope of work for VBMS includes the supply and installation of a total of approximately 14 kilometres of export and inter-array cable, the landfall pull […]

  • Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Jackets Start Taking Shape

    22 August 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Heerema has commenced the construction of offshore substation jackets for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 wind farm in the UK, kicking off with a steel-cutting ceremony. On 20 August, the company held the first steel-cutting ceremony for the jackets at Heerema Vlissingen in the Netherlands. Ørsted, the developer of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project, […]

  • The Netherlands: BBB Joins EWEA Offshore 2011 Event

    11 November 2011

    This year BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB) will participate for the first time at the EWEA Offshore 2011 event, the world’s most important exhibition in offshore wind energy. The trade fair will be held from 29 November to 1 December in Amsterdam. BBB will share its stand with ep4 offshore, its partner in the processing of […]

  • Topaz Energy and Marine Signs USD 160 Million Long-Term Vessel Support Contracts (UAE)

    27 June 2011
    Grid Connection

    Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading oilfield services group, has recently signed long-term vessel support contracts with prominent clients totaling US$ 160 million. Topaz’s cable-lay vessel, the ‘TEAM Oman’ has been contracted to ABB for a five year wind farm support contract plus options. The work will commence in early 2012 and involves a significant […]

  • Nexans Details Beatrice Gig

    24 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    French cable maker Nexans has disclosed its scope of works within the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind project which the company will carry out as part of a partnership with Siemens Transmission and Distribution Ltd. As previously reported, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd chose the two companies to supply a transmission system to connect its new wind […]

  • Lightning Strike Caused Hornsea One Production Cut – Report

    20 August 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The reduction in the energy supply from the Hornsea One offshore wind farm on 9 August was caused by a lightning strike, an initial report from National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) has revealed. Following the lighting strike, Hornsea One immediately de-loaded from 799MW to 62MW, the report said. The wind farm lost modules 2 […]

  • Hollandia Offshore Pens Kriegers Flak Substations Fabrication Contract

    3 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hollandia Offshore B.V. and the Danish transmission system operator, Energinet.dk, signed a contract for the engineering, procurement and commissioning of the Kriegers Flak substations on 31 May. The project comprises two unmanned substations which are due for delivery to the installation site in April 2018. Commissioning will take place in April and May of 2018. The […]

  • Energinet.dk, NGVL Issue EUR 1.3 Billion Tender for Viking Link Cables and Converters

    20 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Technology

    Danish transmission systems operator Energinet.dk and the UK-based National Grid Viking Link Ltd (NGVL) are looking for providers of high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables and converters for the Viking Link Interconnector. The Viking Link is a proposed 1,400 MW HVDC electricity link between the British and Danish transmission systems, connecting at Bicker Fen substation in […]

  • Granada Reels In Nissum Bredning Crane Deal

    6 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has awarded the Manchester company Granada Material Handling Ltd with a davit crane contract for the 28MW Nissum Bredning offshore wind farm off Denmark.

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Starts Construction of Third Offshore Transformer Platform

    3 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Construction starts on the SylWin alpha offshore transformer platform at Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects for the offshore wind and other industries. The first steel blank cut was made in the presence of representatives of the client, Siemens Energy, and the end customer, TenneT, at the Rostock-Warnemünde yard.  SylWin […]

  • Siemens: Preventive Fire Protection for Wind Turbines Can Save Money (Germany)

    23 September 2012
    Technology

    It is extremely difficult to extinguish a fire in a wind turbine using conventional methods. The 130-meter high turbines are effectively outside the range of the fire department, and when it comes to turbines at sea, human intervention in the event of fire is virtually impossible. That’s why a comprehensive fire safety concept needs to […]

  • Mitsubishi Acquires 50 Pct of Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    22 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have concluded an agreement giving MC a 50% stake in the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. The companies have also entered into a ‘Long-Term Partnership Agreement’, signalling their intention to work together on other offshore wind energy activities in Europe. This signals the start of a new phase of the […]

  • NKT and Prysmian to Connect New Dutch Offshore Wind Farms to Land

    3 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has selected NKT and Prysmian to install five 525 kV XLPE HVDC cable connections for grid projects which will link new Dutch offshore wind farms to the national grid. TenneT’s next-generation, 2 GW grid connections in the Netherlands are scheduled to be completed between 2028 and 2030. NKT will build the cable connections for […]

  • NKT and Prysmian Secure EUR 4.6 Billion in Cable Contracts for German Grid Connections

    29 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Cables, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded several contracts to power cable manufacturers NKT and Prysmian. Valued at around EUR 4.6 billion in total, the contracts include offshore wind farm export cables, onshore energy connections, and interconnection for an energy island. NKT and Prysmian secured the orders following the tender procedure that 50Hertz launched […]

  • JDR’s Chief Strategy Officer: ‘Look at Floating Wind’

    19 August 2024
    Business development, Cables, Floating Wind, Industry

    JDR Cable Systems is already at the forefront of the production and supply of dynamic subsea cables to the floating wind market and will become a leader as the market expands, JDR’s Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer said in an interview with offshoreWIND.biz. In this article: The UK-based offshore wind cable supplier has already delivered […]

  • Germany: REpower to Streamline Organization and Cut up to 750 Jobs

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    REpower Systems SE, a leading manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines and part of the Suzlon Group, announced today that it was streamlining the organization to be a leaner, more efficient and competitive company. Andreas Nauen, CEO – REpower Systems SE, said: “The plans I am announcing will allow REpower to better meet today’s […]