Offshore Platforms

Jan De Nul, Hellenic Cables Link Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Site to DolWin Kappa Platform

Jan De Nul has installed three HVAC subsea cables, delivered by Hellenic Cables, between TenneT’s offshore converter station DolWin kappa and Nordseecluster 1 and 2 sites in the German North Sea. The two locations make up the 660 MW Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm, which itself is part of a bigg

GE Vernova-Seatrium Consortium to Build BalWin 5 Offshore Converter Platform

The GE Vernova-Seatrium consortium has been awarded a contract to deliver the offshore converter platform for TenneT’s 2.2 GW BalWin5 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. The contract is the fourth one awarded under the five-year framework agreement that GE Vernova and Seatrium signed w

Six-Year Deal with Nexans Takes Enshore Subsea to TenneT’s Offshore Grid Projects

UK-based Enshore Subsea has secured three initial projects for offshore grid systems in Germany under a six-year framework agreement with French cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans. Enshore Subsea is responsible for installing the Wadden Sea sections of the submarine cable system for the

Offshore Substation for Windanker Project En Route to Baltic Sea Site

The HSI consortium, comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv, has sent off the Jasmund offshore substation (OSS), which will connect the Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the German electricity grid. The 4,500-tonne OSS topside, measuring 48 metres in length, 33 metres in wid

Nordseecluster A Substation Foundations Installed Offshore Germany

The foundations for the two offshore substations have been installed at the Nordseecluster offshore wind farm site in the German North Sea. According to the CEO of RWE Offshore Wind, Sven Utermöhlen, a jacket foundation, including four piles and one transition piece, was installed at the end of last

Jasmund Substation Ready to Set Sail to Baltic Sea for Offshore Installation

Both the topside and the jacket foundation of the 300 MW Jasmund offshore substation have been loaded out and are ready to set sail to the Baltic Sea for offshore installation. The topside, constructed at HSM Offshore Energy’s Stormpolder yard in the Netherlands, measures 48 metres long, 33 metres w

Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Substations to Sport Palfinger’s Fully Electric Jib Cranes

Palfinger has been contracted by Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, to deliver two fully electric jib cranes for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland, where the cranes will be installed on the projects’ two offshore substations. According to Palfinger, this the first time that its

French Companies Unite on Superconducting Cable Project for Distant Offshore Wind Farms

Air Liquide, CentraleSupélec, ITP Interpipe, Nexans, and RTE have joined forces to develop a project that connects distant offshore wind farms to shore via a High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) superconducting transmission system. The SupraMarine demonstrator project will study the electrical co

TechWorks Marine Kicks Off Survey at 900 MW Irish Offshore Wind Site

TechWorks Marine has started a year-long metocean survey in Maritime Area A – Tonn Nua on Ireland’s South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (SC-DMAP) to support EirGrid’s Powering Up Offshore South Coast project. The company was commissioned by Fugro, EirGrid’s appointed marine survey supplier, to

Indian Company Joins Hitachi Energy to Deliver HVDC Systems for TenneT’s Offshore Wind Programme

India-headquartered Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been contracted to deliver high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for Dutch-German grid operator TenneT’s offshore wind transmission programme. Collaborating with Hitachi Energy, L&T has been nominated by TenneT to deliver HVDC converter s

Offshore Substations Stand at 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm in Poland

Both offshore substations, the first ever in Polish waters of the Baltic Sea, have been installed at the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm, developed by a joint venture between ORLEN Group and Northland Power. OSS West and OSS East are located approximately 20 kilometres from the shore of Chocz

Petrofac Files for Administration After Lost TenneT Contracts

Following the termination of Petrofac’s scope of work on the 2 GW offshore grid connection programme in the Netherlands by the Dutch TSO TenneT, the UK engineering and consultancy provider has filed for administration. In an update on 27 October, Petrofac said the Directors of Petrofac Limited, the

First High-Voltage Transformer Installed on Baltica 2 Offshore Substation

Sleipnir Installs East Anglia Three Offshore Substation Topside

The offshore substation topside for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm has been installed, with commissioning work expected to start at the beginning of November. According to a weekly notice of operations issued by ScottishPower Renewables, which is building the 1.4 GW offshore wind farm, the