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DEME Dogger Bank A inter array
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All Inter-Array Cables In Place at First Dogger Bank Wind Farm Phase

Delivery partners have completed the installation of over 328 kilometres of 66 kV inter-array cables for Dogger Bank A, the first phase of the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm, marking the completion of all inter-array cable work for this phase. The 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cables were manufacture

about 2 years ago
Inch Cape Offshore Limited Transformers
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Transformers for 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Arrive in UK

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Two transformers for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm have completed their overland and sea journey from Zagreb, Croatia. The transformers traveled via Rotterdam, Netherlands, before arriving at the Smulders yard in Wallsend, the UK. The 545 MVA transformers were manufactured by Koncar Power

about 2 years ago
Two UK Firms Forge Ties to Drive Innovation in Offshore Wind Cables
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Two UK Firms Forge Ties to Drive Innovation in Offshore Wind Cables

UK companies 2H Offshore and Vekta Group have established a strategic partnership aimed at driving innovation in high-voltage cables for offshore wind developments. London-headquartered 2H provides structural, hydrodynamic, geotechnical engineering and related digital and integrity services for fixe

about 2 years ago
Japanese start building UK's first HVDC cable factory
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Japanese Start Building UK’s First HVDC Cable Factory

Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has kicked off the construction of its subsea cable factory in Scotland, set to supply critical elements for the reinforcement of the UK electricity transmission grid and for connecting renewable energy production facilities to the grid. Sumitomo Electric held t

about 2 years ago
Balmoral Hornsea 3
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Ørsted Selects Balmoral to Shield Hornsea 3 Cables

Balmoral Comtec, a Balmoral Group company, has been awarded a multi-billion-pound contract for the supply of cable protection systems for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The scope of work includes design engineering which will take place at Balmoral Comtec’s Aberdeen facility, suppl

about 2 years ago
Subsea7's backlog remains 'robust' with high tendering in subsea and offshore wind
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Subsea7’s Backlog Remains ‘Robust’ with High Tendering in Subsea and Offshore Wind

Subsea7 has reported a “robust” backlog of USD 10.4 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with tendering activity high in both the subsea and offshore wind sectors. To remind, in the financial results for the full year of 2023, Subsea7 reported it had secured USD 7.4 billio

about 2 years ago
Drydocks World Cuts First Steel for Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Substations
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Drydocks World Cuts First Steel for Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Substations

Drydocks World has hosted a steel-cutting ceremony to mark the official start of work on the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind platforms project. The steel cutting ceremony for the Norfolk Vanguard West and East HVDC Platforms was held at Drydocks World’s yard in Dubai and included the joint venture pa

about 2 years ago
Saipem installing Dogger Bank B HVDC offshore substation platform
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Dogger Bank B Offshore Substation Installed

Saipem, using its vessel Saipem 7000, has completed the installation of the offshore substation (OSS) at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, which is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once in operation. Saipem 7000 arrived this month at t

about 2 years ago
North Sea, Baltic Sea Countries Enter Pacts to Protect Offshore Energy Infrastructure Amid Concerns Over Russian Sabotage
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North Sea, Baltic Sea Countries Enter Pacts to Protect Offshore Energy Infrastructure Amid Concerns Over Russian Sabotage

Eight Baltic Sea countries signed a joint declaration on collaborating closer to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure in the region on 10 April, only a day after six North Sea countries entered into a similar agreement. Both are a result of security concerns arising from the Russian invasi

about 2 years ago
The NKT Victoria vessel at sea
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Export Cable Installation to Start at Third Dogger Bank Wind Farm Phase

The installation of export cables at Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, is scheduled to start in early April. The work will be performed in three campaigns to install three sections of export cable, with the first campaign starting on or around 9 April [&he

about 2 years ago
Dudgeon offshore wind farm
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UK ESO Unveils GBP 58 Billion Grid Investment Plan to Reach 86 GW of Offshore Wind by 2035

Great Britain’s electricity system operator (ESO) has proposed a GBP 58 billion (approximately EUR 68 billion) investment in the electricity grid. The proposal outlines a vision for incorporating an additional 21 GW of offshore wind into the grid by 2035, which would bring the country’s total offsho

about 2 years ago
SSE, Equinor Ditch Green Hydrogen Plans for Dogger Bank D Offshore Wind Farm
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SSE, Equinor Ditch Green Hydrogen Plans for Dogger Bank D Offshore Wind Farm

SSE and Equinor have scrapped plans to produce green hydrogen in the fourth phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm project in the UK, focusing entirely on power generation from the offshore wind farm. The decision follows the confirmation of an onshore grid connection location in the East Riding of York

about 2 years ago
Ørsted Contracts Jan De Nul for Hornsea 3 Export Cable Installation
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Ørsted Contracts Jan De Nul for Hornsea 3 Export Cable Installation

Ørsted and Jan De Nul Group have signed the offshore export cable installation contract for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. This is the first offshore HVDC installation contract awarded by Ørsted in the UK, the company said. Belgium-headquartered Jan De Nul Group will be responsib

about 2 years ago
Cable Connection Needed for German Offshore Platform
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Dragados Hires Wood for 6 GW Offshore Wind Grid Connection Projects

UK-based Wood has been awarded a contract by Dragados Offshore to deliver engineering design and provide regulatory support for the development of three 2 GW convertor stations that will transfer offshore wind power to Germany’s electricity grid. These projects will be executed by the Spanish compan

about 2 years ago