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  • UK: London Array Announces Depth Change at Kentish Flats and Britned Crossing

    26 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    In an area where the London Array Offshore Wind Farm export cables and the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm cables cross each other, these high voltage cables are being protected by rock placements. In total, four rock berms will be created, each approximately 150 metres long, 15 metres wide. Due to the height of the […]

  • Germany: SCADA International Receives GL RC Certificate for Power Plant Controller

    19 September 2012
    Grid Connection, Technology

    GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has issued a component certificate to SCADA International for its power plant controller. The GL RC certificate confirms that the power plant controller meets the requirements of the FGW (Federation of German Windpower and other Renewable Energies). The certificate is the first issued to a power plant controller based on […]

  • EIB Invests GBP 51 Mln in Gwynt y Môr Transmission Link

    16 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP 51 million backing for the GBP 352 transmission link to the second largest wind farm in the world. The Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, located in Liverpool Bay, eight miles off the north Wales coast, will produce enough electricity to cater for the energy needs […]

  • TenneT Selects NextGeo for Marine Route Survey Offshore Netherlands

    18 December 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has been awarded a contract by the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT to carry out a marine route survey in the Netherlands. The contract, worth approximately EUR 43 million, involves extensive geophysical and geotechnical activities, both offshore and nearshore, in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone. Operational activities, scheduled to take […]

  • Manufacturing of Baltica 2 Substation Platforms Begins in Vietnam

    28 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The manufacturing phase for the substation platforms of the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm began with the first-cut ceremony held on 27 November at PTSC M&C’s fabrication yard in Vung Tau City, Vietnam. The 1.5 GW Baltica 2 is part of the 2.5 GW Baltica Offshore Wind Farm, which will also comprise the 1 GW […]

  • Elia Forms Offshore Wind Subsidiary Targeting International Market

    1 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Belgian electricity transmission operator Elia Group has approved the establishment of a new subsidiary, WindGrid, which will focus on the international market for offshore grid infrastructure. According to Elia Group, WindGrid is a logical step in its expansion since Europe and other markets are expected to make substantial investments in the offshore grid and renewable […]

  • BW Ideol, Hitachi ABB to Develop Floating Substations

    23 June 2021
    Grid Connection, Technology

    BW Ideol and Hitachi ABB Power Grids have partnered to develop scalable floating substations for floating wind farms. The substations will consist of BW Ideol’s shallow-draft floating platforms and transformers, switchgear and other high-voltage products specially developed by Hitachi ABB Power Grids. “We are accelerating the delivery of a market-ready floating substation offering and solution […]

  • Hitachi Energy Secures Deal for Two Swedish Offshore Wind Farms

    29 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have signed their third conditional agreement with a supplier for two of their offshore wind projects in Sweden, Triton and Galene, this time with Hitachi Energy for high-voltage equipment and systems, and power quality solutions for two onshore substations and up to eight offshore substations. The two project owners are developing […]

  • LS Cable & System Secures Taiwanese Submarine Cable Deal

    24 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    LS Cable & System (LS C&S) has won a contract, worth approximately KRW 110 million (about USD 85 million), to supply submarine cables to Taiwan Power Corporation (TPC) for an offshore wind farm planned to be built in Changhua County, Taiwan. By winning this contract, LS C&S secured the rights to supply all the ultra-high-voltage […]

  • New Jersey Expands Qualified Offshore Wind Project Definition

    22 January 2020
    Authorities

    New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill which expands the definition of a “qualified offshore wind project” to include an “open access offshore wind transmission facility”. Open access offshore wind transmission facility is a high voltage transmission facility that conforms to applicable FERC regulations and policies regarding open access transmission, the […]

  • WSP | PB to Keep an Eye On North Sea Link Cables

    20 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    Engineering consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by National Grid North Sea Link Ltd to provide cable manufacturing quality and inspection services on the 1.4GW North Sea Link interconnector, the first electricity link between Nordic and British markets.

  • RTE Orders Prysmian Cables for Three French Offshore Wind Farms

    21 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Milan-headquartered cable maker Prysmian has been awarded a contract worth more than EUR 300 million with Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to develop submarine cable links to connect three planned offshore wind farms to the mainland power grid in France.

  • DeepOcean to Install Offshore Wind Cables off Belgian Coast

    17 July 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), has been awarded the inter array cable installation contract for the Bligh Bank Phase II Offshore Wind Farm offshore Belgium. Nobelwind NV is developing the Bligh Bank Phase II Offshore Wind Farm with fifty 3.3MW wind turbines offshore Belgium, with an estimated installed […]

  • Construction of Lindoe Nacelle Testing Facilities to Start (Denmark)

    7 March 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The construction of LNT – one of the world’s most advanced wind turbine nacelle testing facilities for “the wind turbines of tomorrow” – is about to commence. This is a great opportunity for an exciting job for engineers with an appetite for innovation and large machinery, as Lindoe Offshore Renewables Center (LORC) is now hiring […]

  • DolWin Beta En Route to Installation Site

    3 August 2015
    Grid Connection

    The DolWin beta converter platform left Aibel’s yard in Haugesund, Norway on the night of August 1. Following a four-day transport stage, the platform will be installed in the DolWin wind cluster in the German North Sea. The platform concept is based on experience from the oil and gas sector, and has been developed and […]

  • Inter Array Cabling Starts at Sandbank OWF

    14 September 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    By laying in the first power cable between the monopiles “SB 28C” and “SB 29C”, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) have started the inter array cabling of the Sandbank offshore wind farm, 90 km west of the coast of German island Sylt. Approximately 96 km of cables are to be installed within the wind farm. […]

  • Friesland Kabel Introduces Cables with Polyurethane Outer Sheath

    17 March 2014
    Grid Connection

    An exclusive representative of the Finish cable manufacturer Helkama, Friesland Kabel, will showcase its flexible and resistant cable with polyurethane (PUR) outer sheath for the first time at the Hanover Fair (Hall 13/C99). Klaus Moorlampen, owner of Friesland Kabel: “Outer sheaths made of PUR are the Mercedes of sheath materials. Rubber, however, is heavier and […]

  • Siemens Energy Marks a First as EnBW Orders Control System for German Offshore Wind Farm

    27 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Energy will supply its control system for EnBW’s He Dreiht project, the first time Siemens Energy will deliver its system, which has already been established in conventional power plants, for an offshore wind farm, according to the company. Along with the control technology for switchgear and secondary systems, the company is supplying the central […]

  • Inch Cape Picks NKT and Boskalis for Export Cable Work

    19 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium of NKT and Boskalis Subsea Cables & Flexibles has signed a Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) for the delivery and installation of an export cable system for the 784MW Inch Cape offshore wind project in the UK.

  • L-3 SAM Electronics to Supply Electrical System for DanTysk Accommodation Platform

    14 January 2014
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    L-3 SAM Electronics, together with its associated L-3 companies, has announced that it has been awarded a major contract for the supply and installation of the electrical system package on DanTysk accommodation platform. The platform is being built in Kiel, Germany, by Nobiskrug of Rendsburg as part of the DanTysk offshore wind farm project jointly […]

  • TECO Signs Onshore Substation Contract for 1 GW+ Hai Long Offshore Wind Project

    18 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TECO Electric & Machinery has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to construct an onshore substation for the 1,044 MW Hai Long offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the contract, TECO will construct an onshore substation in the Changhua Binhai Industrial Zone, Changhua County along with its equipment and onshore cables. Once completed, […]

  • Renewable Energy Could Power All UK by 2030

    26 October 2011

      Renewable energy could meet almost all of the UK’s electricity needs by 2030, a new report published by WWF has found. Between 60-90% of the UK’s electricity demand could be covered by wind, solar, tidal and other renewable power sources, with a firm renewable energy target for 2030 in place, WWF said. The report […]

  • DNV Keeps ‘Best Verifier’ Award (Norway)

    19 December 2011

    As a testament to its commitment to providing quality service, for the second year in succession DNV has been selected ‘Best Verifier’ by Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance – two of the leading global publications covering environmental markets. DNV has been ranked: *Best Verification Company Kyoto Project credits (JI & CDM) *Best Verification company EU […]

  • Wind Tower Market to Reach USD 19 Billion by 2019

    9 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The wind tower market will reach a value of more than USD 19 billion by 2019, a new report says. The report published by Infiniti Research Limited names factors that are expected to stimulate the prospects for growth in this market, including some positive trends, including growing support from governments, increased R&D investments, development of technologically advanced […]

  • UK Government Issues Contract Terms, Provides Certainty to Investors

    8 August 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A detailed draft of the contract that Government will offer investors in low-carbon energy generation was published yesterday, providing further certainty to prospective developers and investors. Government is reforming the electricity market through the Energy Bill in order to keep the lights on, decarbonise the economy and minimise costs to consumers. A new support mechanism […]

  • Moray Offshore Renewables Applauds Consent Award

    21 March 2014
    Authorities

    Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd welcomed the Scottish Government’s consent award for the construction and operation of 1.116MW of offshore wind generation in the Outer Moray Firth. The project, which, on conservative estimates of the wind resource available, will be capable of meeting the equivalent electricity needs of around 700.000 UK households, consists of the Telford, […]