TenneT Netherlands has selected compatriot survey company Deep to perform annual offshore cable integrity surveys between 2026 and 2029. Deep announced today, 31 August, that it would use hydrographic and geophysical techniques to determine the level of seabed cover above the cables, identify object
Heerema Fabrication Group has completed the first structural element for the jacket foundation for TenneT’s 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Beta transformer platform at its yard in Vlissingen. During the first so-called roll-up, the 1,700-tonne steel element was lifted from a horizontal position into a controlled
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has granted Ventyr, a consortium of JERA Nex BP and Ingka Investments, a twelve-month extension of the deadline for submitting a license application for the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) project, Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Ventyr submi
Jan De Nul has installed all 23 foundation elements for the Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island, being built 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast. The project is now entering the next phase of construction, according to the company. Developed by Belgium grid operator
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution and Panstar Robotics, established by the Korea Institute of Robotics & Technology Convergence (KIRO), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that would be deployed domestically, in an effort to reduce
Siemens Energy marked the first deployment of its lightweight integrated offshore substation at an offshore wind project, as the company’s new High-Voltage TranSwitch Unit (HV-TSU) has been installed at the Yuetuo Island Offshore Wind Farm in China. According to Siemens Energy, the substation integr
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has held a safe operation ceremony for the cable-laying vessel (CLV) it recently purchased from DOF Group, ahead of full-scale deployment for offshore wind projects. Taihan reported in May that it had acquired the 2016-built Skandi Connector from DOF, representi
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to supply the power and propulsion package for Allseas’ new semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Grand Tour, designed for carrying offshore converter stations. The 230-metre vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2028, will be capa
Italian cabling company Prysmian has acquired a training facility for high-voltage cable jointers in Scotland, bringing on board over 20 apprentice jointers and experienced training staff. Located in North Ayrshire, the academy will support installation and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) o
Two offshore construction milestones have been completed at the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, with Jan De Nul finalising the export cable connection to the offshore substation and CDWE completing the installation of the offshore substation and its foundation. Jan De Nul said on 5 A
Danish construction company Per Aarsleff A/S has been awarded a design-and-build contract by Energinet for the onshore infrastructure of Denmark’s Bornholm Energy Island project, which will connect future offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea to the Danish and German electricity grids. The contract,
