50Hertz has begun onshore cable activities near the Lubmin substation of the Ostwind 2 grid connection project in Germany. According to 50Hertz, specialized companies started using the so-called cable train for the 3km long onshore connection between the landing site at Greifswalder Bodden and the L
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and regional electricity grid operator PJM Interconnection have agreed to commence a State Agreement Approach (SAA) solicitation for offshore wind transmission solutions. The commencement of the SAA includes New Jersey using the competitive solicitati
Prysmian Group has signed a preferred bidder agreement with RWE Renewables for the development of the high voltage submarine and land export cable connection for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. Prysmian will be responsible for the design, supply, offshore route preparation, installation,
The EU Commission has exempted the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution project from the current regulation which stipulates that at least 70 per cent of the interconnector capacity between European countries must be made available for cross-border electricity trading. The exemption is initially lim
SSE Renewables and Irish-owned data centre owner and operator, Echelon Data Centres have agreed to develop a joint 220kV substation at the Avoca River Business Park in Arklow, Ireland. The new infrastructure will facilitate the development of Ireland’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, Arklow Ba
SSE, National Grid, and ScottishPower have started work to develop a multi-billion pound underwater super-highway expected to turn the North Sea into the hidden powerhouse of Europe. Subsea surveys have started on the Eastern Link project which will see the world’s longest subsea high voltage direct
Danish Ea Energy Analyses and German Energynautics will perform a study on the effective integration of large-scale offshore wind in the future energy system for the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) consortium. The first findings are expected to be released in July 2021, with the study aiming to sup
Ofgem will open a tender round for the offshore transmission licences for the Moray East and Triton Knoll offshore wind farms on 30 November. The authority issued a notice on 12 November, informing that the projects fulfilled all necessary conditions in accordance with regulation, including the subm
Polish energy company PKN ORLEN has started onshore geological surveys along the connection route for its offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. PKN Orlen, through its subsidiary Baltic Power, holds a license to build wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea with a maximum total capacity of up to
German transmission system operator TenneT Offshore GmbH has launched a qualification system for the provision of floating units or vessels for nearshore cable failure repairs in the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. In case of a cable failure, TenneT will choose vessels as per the predefined scenario f
Work to install the onshore cable which will connect the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm to the Scottish grid has ended, Siemens Energy said. The onshore cable, which starts near Banff, Aberdeenshire, takes the power generated offshore from the three 220kV subsea cables, and transmits it to the
Rambøll has secured another contract with Energinet to carry out an export cable route survey for the Hesselø offshore wind farm in Denmark. The contract concerns the proposed export cable route with landfall in Gilleleje. Two export cable routes were initially explored, thus two tender processes we
The Netherlands-based cable logistics company WIND has officially established a branch office in Taiwan. WIND’s cable crew mobilized all the handling equipment and is ready to start the first renewable storage project next week, the company said. “We are proud that our clients requested us to extend
The Pipeline Repair and Subsea Intervention (PRSI) Pool is seeking providers of contingency equipment and services for jointing of high voltage subsea cables. The PRSI Pool is a cooperation of operating companies organized as a non-profit membership club. The pool includes 20 companies. Some of thes
