Onshore Infrastructure
Yooshin Wins Onshore Transmission Contract for KF Wind’s Floating Project
Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind) has signed a contract with the South Korean company, Yooshin, for the engineering of the onshore power transmission line for its floating offshore wind project. Under the contract, Yooshin will carry out the basic and detail design for the onshore power transmission lin
‘Largest US Subsea Cable Factory’ Breaks Ground
Construction work on LS Cable & System’s manufacturing facility for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables in Virginia, the US, has started. LS Cable & System announced that its US subsidiary, LS GreenLink, had held a groundbreaking ceremony for what the company says will be the largest fa
Ocean Winds Awards Onshore Substation Contract for Polish Offshore Project
Ocean Winds has awarded P&Q a contract to build the onshore substation for its 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. The contract covers the design, construction, installation, and commissioning of an onshore substation for integration into the national power system in the C
Ørsted Connects First Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Onshore Substation to Grid
The first onshore substation of the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan has been connected to the Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) onshore substation in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park. The energisation of the onshore substation for the Greater Changhua 2b part of th
Cable Laying Work Starts on Amprion’s BorWin4, DolWin4 Offshore Grid Connections
The first onshore cables have been pulled at a site in Lower Saxony, Germany, for the BorWin4 and DolWin4 grid connection projects, marking the start of the cable laying campaigns, according to cable supplier Prysmian. The DolWin4 and BorWin4 grid connection systems, each with a capacity of 900 MW,
Scottish Council Greenlights Onshore Plans for Salamander Floating Wind Farm
Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, being developed by a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea7, has been awarded planning permission in principle for the onshore aspects of its proposed floating project in Scotland. The submission was made to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore s
Equitix, Kyuden Group Buy Seagreen 1 Offshore Transmission System
The joint venture between SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies and PTTEP has signed an agreement with a consortium of Equitix and Kyuden Group to sell the offshore transmission assets of the Seagreen Phase 1 offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Seagreen 1 transmission assets transmit electricity from the of
New York Greenlights Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 Transmission Facilities
Equinor has been granted approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for the 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The overall transmission line for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project runs approximately
TFK Delivers First Onshore Cables for Bałtyk 2 & Bałtyk 3 Offshore Wind Farms in Poland
The first batches of high-voltage (HV) 220 kV and extra-high-voltage (EHV) 400 kV onshore cables have been delivered for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms, which are being jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia. Poland’s Tele-Fonika Kable (TFK) delivered the first 24 drums, with a t
LS Cable & System, Jan De Nul, and Denys to Supply Cables for TenneT’s German Grid Connection Project
A consortium comprising LS Cable & System, Jan De Nul, and Denys has received a letter of allocation (LOA) from German/Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the supply of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for the BalWin5 grid connection project in Germany. Under the LOA, the co
Delaware Grants Grid Permits for US Wind’s 2 GW Offshore Project
US Wind, owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management and Renexia S.p.A., has been authorised by Delaware regulators to install the transmission infrastructure for its up to 2 GW Maryland offshore wind project. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has
Australian State Looking for Partner on 2 GW Transmission Project to Grid-Connect Offshore Wind
BuhaWind Secures Grid Connection Approval for 2 GW Floating Wind Farm in Philippines
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has approved the grid connection for BuhaWind Energy Philippines’ 2 GW floating offshore wind farm in Northern Luzon. The System Impact Study Final Report for BuhaWind Energy Philippines’ 2 GW offshore wind farm was issued by NGCP and accepted
Hitachi Energy to Integrate 960 MW East Anglia Two Wind Farm into UK Grid
Hitachi Energy has been awarded an order from ScottishPower Renewables to provide onshore and offshore grid connection and power quality solutions for the East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The project will integrate 960 MW of renewable electricity from the East Anglia Two wind farm, loca