Plans being considered by the industry regulator could undermine the prospect of new UK nuclear power plants. By Douglas Fraser (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 14, 2011
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has won a four year contract with TenneT, the electricity grid operator based in Germany, to provide support for their offshore wind farm connection work. OMM will provide project management and strategic consultancy, as well as client representative support and guar
Vos Prodect Innovations B.V. has been awarded an order by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), for the supply of Cable Hang-off Systems for an offshore wind farm project in the North Sea. Vos Prodect has carried an intensive development program to launch the best system to meet the technical & com
While the high-voltage submarine cable sector remains a niche market, underwater power transmission is becoming more prevalent in the infrastructure plans of countries around the world. The current push for more readily available renewable power has created new opportunities – for grid interconnecti
Buried cables from a £42m system designed to carry electricity from wave energy machines have surfaced on a west Cornwall beach… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 02, 2011
A NATIONAL Grid scheme that could see giant electricity pylons constructed along the Waveney Valley has prompted a warning from more than 15… (dissexpress) [mappress] Source: dissexpress, October 31, 2011
Fugro has successfully completed 2 positional and depth of burial surveys on export cables for SSE’s 500MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast on behalf of installation contractor Fluor. The main objective is to provide a final report with the final position including depth of b
Forewind, development partner for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone, potentially the world’s largest wind energy project, has signed an agreement with National Grid for two 1GW grid connections potentially located in Teesside. Subject to the results of technical studies, yet to be completed, i
£52m of funding for the transmission link to the Walney 1 offshore wind farm will be provided by the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution. Blue Transmission Walney 1 Limited has been granted a licence to own and operate the offshore transmission link by Ofgem
TenneT Offshore, the fellow subsidiary of the electricity transmission system operator TenneT TSO, awarded Osiris Projects a contract to supply a series of detailed cable route surveys related to offshore wind farm sites in the German Bight region. The work included detailed geophysical surveys, ROV
STAFFORD-based transformer manufacturer Alstom Grid has shown off its capabilities to leading delegates of a power systems body looking to d… By Duncan Tift (thebusinessdesk) [mappress] Source: thebusinessdesk, October 25, 2011
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has appointed Nicolas Badré to join its Corporate Financial Department as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. The appointment was effective from October 11, 2011. Nicolas Badré will report directly to Frederic Michelland, Chief Financial Officer
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has appointed Benjamin Fitoussi as its Corporate Strategy and Business Development Vice President. Fitoussi has also joined the Nexans’ Executive Committee from October 10. Benjamin Fitoussi started his career at Gemini Consulting as a consul
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian grid operator Statnett have signed a loan totalling NOK 1,300 million (EUR 165 million) for the partial financing of the new subsea cable between Norway and Denmark and the upgrade of Statnett’s existing cable across the Oslofjord. The 16-year-matur
