Subsea Protection Systems (SPS) has started supplying 255 concrete mattresses to Vattenfall’s extension of the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, approximately 7 km off Whitstable and Herne Bay. The Great Yarmouth company, which employs 20 in the town, will transport approximately 1,250 tonnes of con
Ofgem today announced its final decision on the financing and regulatory regime for Project Nemo, an interconnector which, on completion in 2019, will bring an additional 1 gigawatt (GW) electricity capacity to Great Britain. The final decision on proceeding with the project is now with the develope
SSE’S networks business, SHE Transmission, has awarded £460million contract for the 1.2GW subsea cable system to engineering firm ABB Limited. The contract is part of the Caithness to Moray Transmission Project, the vital new subsea link which will allow more renewable energy to join up to the netwo
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: SylWin alpha platform caught on camera during nighttime, showing all of its colors. The platform is part of the SylWin1 grid connection, which transports electricity from the three wind parks: Butendiek, Dan Tysk and Sandbank to the mainland. The photo was published
All construction activities on Eneco’s four-story transformer station have been completed. The Offshore High Voltage Station is sitting on large grounds of Fabricom Cofely (GDF SUEZ) in Hoboken (Antwerp) where it will be finished and tested prior to the installation scheduled for February next year.
Spanish tidal turbine company Magallanes has deployed its floating turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), supported by the EU-funded Marinet project. The 1:10 scale ‘ATIR’ prototype was installed on EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site. Magallanes has been developing their concept since 20
The governments of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador and NSP Maritime Link Inc., a subsidiary of Emera, participated in a ground-breaking ceremony at the Bottom Brook construction site in Newfoundland and Labrador to recognize the start of construction of the Maritime Link Project. Nova Scot
Balfour Beatty Investments Limited has been chosen to operate the offshore transmission system of the Thanet wind farm. Ofgem has determined to grant an offshore transmission licence to Thanet OFTO Limited, which is the proposed licensee entity incorporated by Balfour Beatty Investments Limited, the
Pondera Consult, together with Arcadis, has been asked by TenneT (TSO) to support the entire EIA process for the offshore grid connection of offshore wind farms located in the wind development area “Borssele”. The Ministry of Economic Affairs decided in 2014 that wind development area “Borssele” wou
As announced yesterday, Ofgem has awarded GBP 46.4 million for eight energy-related projects. Among them, a company running transmission assets of the Ormonde offshore wind farm proposes to develop an offshore cable repair vessel and universal cable jointing system in a way that would significantly
The final array cable has been installed at RWE Innogy’s flagship 576MW Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, off the North Wales coast, completing the construction phase of the project. The project is now progressing towards its ultimate milestone, the final commissioning and operation of all remaining 4
RSK continued to work for E.ON during the pre-construction period after having completed the environmental impact assessment for the project off the Sussex coast. The Planning Inspectorate has reported that the Department for Energy and Climate Change gave the Rampion offshore wind farm development
TenneT is seeking a company for the work on high-voltage subsea cable in German waters. The scope of work consists of rock dumping, remedial and burial work in water depth of up to 40 meters. The height or rock covering layer is required to be in the range of 0.5-1 meter. TenneT will accept bids [&h
The planned DolWin3 offshore submarine cable connection is a DC power transmission link of approximately 42 km. The starting point will be north of the island of Borkum, Germany. The route is within the German EEZ with the final destination at substation DolWin Gamma. The grid operator is inviting t
