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  • OFGEM Appoints AMP as Preferred Bidder (UK)

    1 June 2011
    Grid Connection

      AMP Capital Investors, through its European infrastructure business, has been named by OFGEM as the preferred bidder to become the Greater Gabbard offshore transmission owner (OFTO) as part of a consortium including Equitix and Balfour Beatty. AMP Capital and its Green Energy Transmission (GET) consortium partners will own and operate the high voltage transmission […]

  • Kriegers Flak Grid Connection Cable Routes Cleared of UXO

    3 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk, Fugro and subcontractor Boskalis have completed an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along the planned cable routes for a grid connecting the 600MW Kriegers Flak wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The survey was carried out in October 2016, Jens Christian Hygebjerg, Energinet.dk’s Chief Project Manager, Project Execution, told Offshore WIND. […]

  • UK: BMT Supports Development of Innovative Cutting Edge Technologies for Renewables Industry

    17 April 2012
    R&D, Technology

    BMT Syntek Technologies Inc. and BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd have announced that they are working closely with a number of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and solution providers in the renewables industry helping them to develop innovative cutting edge technologies, to improve the efficiency and reliability of wind turbines. Increasing the swept area of a wind […]

  • World’s First Commercial Wave Power EmployesVariohm EuroSensor’s Technology (UK)

    30 January 2012

    Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Inverness based marine renewable wave power specialists recently completed installation of the world’s first commercial wave power plant. Located in Mutriku in Northern Spain the 300 kW plant is based upon Wavegen’s Nearshore Oscillating Water Column (OWC) technology which employs Novotechnik RFC4800 series ‘touchless technology’ non contacting angle sensors supplied by […]

  • AWC Selects Bechtel, Alstom to Build NJ Energy Link (USA)

    17 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), developer of the New Jersey Energy Link, the first offshore backbone electricity transmission system proposed in the United States, has selected major construction and design firm Bechtel as its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor and international power equipment supplier Alstom as its HVDC technical advisor for this first phase […]

  • Maritime Holland: Renewed Class of Energy

    20 April 2015

    In our first edition of 2015 you could read all about the developments regarding renewable energy. One point in matter that was not yet touched upon is how classification companies are involved in renewable energy. Maritime Holland speaks to DNV GL and ClassNK on their involvement. On 1 October 2014 classification society ClassNK announced they […]

  • New German Study Calls for 20GW of Offshore Wind by 2030

    13 December 2017
    R&D

    Fraunhofer IWES has released an updated study, commissioned by German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie), which shows that the availability of offshore wind farms has increased compared to the investigations in the previous version of the study, and points out that the Federal Government should raise the installed capacity target to at least 20GW for 2030, and at least 30GW for 2035 to achieve the energy transition goals. 

  • RenewableUK Disappointed by Navitus Bay Decision

    11 September 2015

    RenewableUK has expressed disappointment that the Energy Minister Lord Bourne has refused planning approval for Navitus Bay offshore wind farm off the south coast of England. The 970 megawatt (MW) project was due to be built in the English Channel 13.4 miles off the coast from Bournemouth and 10.9 miles from the western tip of […]

  • Correll to Back Prysmian on Calvados Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Correll Group has been awarded a contract from the Prysmian Group to provide support for the pull-in and installation of High Voltage Alternate Current (HVAC) export cables to the offshore substation platform for the Calvados offshore wind farm in France. Under the contract, the Correll Group will provide support for the pull-in and installation […]

  • Ørsted Picks Prysmian Inter-Array Cables for Its New OWFs in Germany

    28 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded Prysmian with a contract worth more than EUR 60 million for the design, supply, termination and testing of inter-array submarine cable systems for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany. Prysmian will supply more than 150 kilometres of 66 kV XLPE–insulated cables that will connect the […]

  • Hollandse Kust (noord) Offshore Substation Jacket Stands

    12 November 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore substation has been installed off the northern coast of the Netherlands, TenneT said. The topside for this 700 MW offshore substation is scheduled to be installed in May 2022, the transmission system operator said. After departing from the port of Vlissingen, the jacket arrived at its […]

  • Pfisterer Part of Moray East Cable Team

    1 February 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Pfisterer has won a contract for the supply of the 220kV land cable accessories for the grid connection of the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland. The company won the contract in cooperation with the cable manufacturer TELE-FONIKA Kable and the international cable and pipeline installation contractor VolkerInfra. Pfisterer will supply the 220kV […]

  • DNV GL Certifies Ingeteam’s New Wind Frequency Converter

    1 December 2016
    Technology

    DNV GL has awarded a component certificate to Spanish technology company Ingeteam for its new wind frequency converter INGECON® WIND Full Converter MV Series 3000-10000. DNV GL examined the converter according to all aspects of design and manufacture to ensure safety, functioning and quality. The certificate confirms that the INGECON® WIND Full Converter MV Series […]

  • EDS HV Management to Watch Over Blyth 66kV Cable

    19 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Management has been appointed to act on behalf of EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) as owner’s engineers monitoring the cable manufacture for the 41.5MW Blyth offshore wind demonstration project in Northumberland. The offshore wind farm, located 5.7km off the North East coast will initially comprise of 5 optimised MHI Vestas […]

  • DONG’s Hornsea Project Three Team in Norfolk Next Week

    30 August 2017
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy is returning to Norfolk next week to exhibit new information and once again seek the community’s views on its proposed 2.4GW Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm.

  • N-Sea Completes BorWin3 UXO Campaign

    28 October 2015

    N-Sea has completed an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, ID and disposal campaign for the TenneT project, BorWin3. Taking place between January – August this year, the work scope involved surveying the seabed to identify and remove undiscovered explosive devices along the cable route of BorWin3. Transmission system operator, TenneT’s grid connection system connects wind parks […]

  • Nobelwind OWF Good to Go

    23 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian Nobelwind offshore wind project has reached financial close, securing approximately EUR 655 million from investors and financial institutions, the project company Nobelwind SA confirmed to Offshore WIND this morning. The company, comprising Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind NV, Japanese Sumitomo Corporation and Dutch investment fund Meewind, said the project is now ready to enter the construction phase, which is […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES Launches Dynamic Nacelle Testing Laboratory

    21 October 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Fraunhofer IWES’ Dynamic Nacelle Testing Laboratory (DyNaLab) has started operating.  After an 18-month construction period, a 100-tonne generator of a 3 MW wind turbine was set in motion on the new test stand. Fraunhofer IWES said the EUR 35 million infrastructure will boost the competitiveness of quality-conscious manufacturers on the international market and also significantly increase turbine availability and further reduction of the […]

  • Prysmian, Siemens Win “Sword of Honour” Award

    8 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The consortium between Prysmian and Siemens, currently constructing the Western HVDC Link project, has received the “Sword of Honour” award from the British Safety Council (BSC). The 2015 Sword of Honour scheme was open to specific business units and sites that achieved a five star outcome – the highest score – in the Five Star […]

  • Q10 to Select Developer for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    13 January 2012

    Q10 Offshore Wind B.V. (Q10) has obtained a permit for the construction and exploitation of an offshore wind farm in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone in the Q10 Sector. Q10 intends to include a limited number of innovative offshore wind turbines (WTG) in the wind farm by means of a concession contract. In summary, the […]

  • PCS Green Line to Present Power Converters at Hanover Fair (Germany)

    21 March 2011

    Visitors to the 2011 Hanover Fair will have a chance to see the expanded centrepiece of the new generation of PCS Green Line power converters: In addition to the extremely compact IGBT power module inside the power cabinet, PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH from Berlin presents an incoming feeder cabinet with smart DCU control unit […]

  • Germany: Inter Array Cable Installation Starts at Nordsee Ost OWF

    6 August 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    At the beginning of the week, RWE Innogy has started laying the first inter array cable in the construction area of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. By mid-2014, 64 kilometers of cable will have connected the 48 wind turbines with the offshore transformer substation. The Dutch company Visser & Smit Marine Contracting (VSCM) is […]

  • Carbon Trust Launches Competition for Next Generation of Offshore Wind Cables (UK)

    23 May 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D

    The Carbon Trust, as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has launched a new competition to fast track the development of new 66kV cables to be used by the offshore wind industry. The goal is to ensure that new 66kV cables are developed in time to be used on Round 3 projects in the […]

  • Van Oord Bags EUR 1.3 Bln Gemini Contract

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini offshore wind project shareholders, headed by Canada’s Northland Power Inc., reached an agreement with the banks on the project’s financing. The financial close will contribute EUR 2.3 billion to the overall construction costs of EUR 2.8 billion. Van Oord has a 10% equity stake in this project. The other shareholders are Northland Power Inc. (60%), Siemens Project Ventures […]

  • Fukushima’s 2MW Floating Wind Turbine Starts Operating (Japan)

    11 November 2013
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Fukushima’s experimental offshore floating wind farm project started operating today. The installation of 2MW downwind-type floating wind turbine, 66kV floating power substation, extra-high voltage subsea cable and a dynamic cable at the testing area (1st phase) have been successfully completed. Subsequently, the experimental study of 2MW floating wind turbine and 66kV floating power substation commenced today. […]

  • Berg Propulsion Scores Contract With Nostag Gmbh (Sweden)

    9 December 2010
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Continuing rising demand for sustainable wind-based energy plants in the North Sea has led Nostag Gmbh to contract Berg Propulsion to upgrade its cable layer, Nostag 10, by equipping the vessel with two azimuthing thrusters. Nostag, a consortium comprised of German companies Ludwig Freytag, Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH and Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser, has been operating the […]