An official inauguration event for the 700MW COBRAcable subsea interconnector is being held today, 4 November, in both Eemshaven (the Netherlands) and Endrup (Denmark), in the presence of representatives from the Dutch and Danish ministries. According to Prysmian, the cable supplier for the project,
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has accepted Thanet OFTO Limited’s claim on a partial outage in electricity transfer in 2015 due to an export cable fault. As a result, Thanet OFTO Limited’s reported system incentive performance shall be adjusted to offset the full duration of the outage. The report
SSE has chosen Nexans as the preferred supplier of export cables for the first phase of the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland, which comprises the Seagreen Alpha and Bravo offshore wind farms. Nexans will design, manufacture and install three 65km offshore export cables and three 20km onsho
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a public stakeholder meeting on November 12 to discuss how New Jersey should plan its transmission system to accommodate the scenario where offshore wind plays a major role in the State’s energy future. The public meeting will have a conferenc
Siemens has delivered the first of the three onshore transformers to the onshore substation at New Deer, Scotland, for the Moray East offshore wind farm development. Once the transformer has been skidded into position, the installation of associated electrical equipment will begin. Moray East is Sie
ABB has secured a contract to supply its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Light® converter systems to connect the Dogger Bank offshore wind project to the UK transmission network. In the first-ever use of the HVDC technology in the UK’s offshore wind market, ABB will supply technology with one of
Norwegian offshore service company Aibel has won a contract to deliver converter platforms for the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project. Aibel will deliver two converter platforms for the 1.2GW Creyke Beck A and the 1.2GW Creyke Beck B projects, with an option for a third platform for the 1.2GW T
TenneT TSO has issued a tender seeking site preparation work for the onshore substation that will collect electricity from the Hollandse Kust (Noord) offshore wind project. In the tender, TenneT is looking for a contractor to prepare the site in Wijk aan Zee on which the onshore substation for Holla
Transmission system operator TenneT has started construction work in Emden, Germany at the site of the onshore converter station which will be part of the DolWin6 grid connection. The foundation work for the converter station in Emden will continue over the next six months with one thousand piles up
German-Dutch power grid operator TenneT has awarded NKT with a three-year service agreement contract covering the cable jointing part of a larger offshore service agreement. The contract covers the cable jointing work for seven power cable systems and includes a tailored preparedness plan designed b
TenneT TSO has issued a tender seeking a certifying authority for the Hollandse Kust Noord, Hollandse Kust West Alpha and Hollandse Kust West Beta platforms. The tender concerns the certification of the three platforms, each comprising a 700MW AC offshore substation, primary for the execution phase
Siemens Gamesa has awarded Prysmian Group with a contract to provide cable and assembly supplies for wind turbines worldwide. Prysmian will supply turbine tower and nacelle cables and assemblies for Siemens Gamesa turbines in 2020. The supply includes low voltage cables and assemblies for nacelle pl
Rongxin Huiko Electric (RXHK) has won a contract to supply a set of converter valves for the onshore converter station of the Rudong offshore wind demonstration project in China. RXHK will supply ±400kV 1,100MW VSC HVDC converter valves for the station, including all insulators and AC-DC hardware fi
The value of the global market for subsea power cables will grow by 57% from GBP 717 million this year to over GBP 1.13 billion by 2023, according to a new report by RenewableUK. Subsea power cables stretching over 16,300km in length, nearly the distance between London and Sydney, will be needed ove
