Several new energy transition developments in the offshore energy and maritime sectors have made headlines this week, contributing to the global 2050 net-zero targets and – at least to some extent – to the ambitious path that International Energy Agency (IEA) mapped in its latest report. Climate ple
ZTT has sent off the submarine cable ordered by China Guangdong Nuclear Engineering (CGN) for the Huizhou Port offshore wind project in China.
Reach Subsea has been awarded two call-off contracts in the UK under one of its frame agreements for 2021 execution.
Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), an ADMIE affiliate, has completed the construction of the Crete – Peloponnese interconnection. The conclusion of the construction works follows the test electrification of all parts of the project, offshore and onshore, which was carried out over the l
Dutch cable logistics company WIND has opened a new cable storage facility in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The new facility is situated at the Sealane terminal in the Emmahaven, and provides open-air and warehouse storage space. According to WIND, the Eemshaven facility will be an extension of its ca
A new joint industry project has been launched as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme with an aim to build industry consensus on setting the future standard array voltage for offshore wind farms. The High Voltage Array Systems (Hi-VAS) project aims to understand the costs, benefits
SB Submarine Systems’ (SBSS) cable installation barge Fu Yong 6 has completed the installation of the export cable at the Changle Area C offshore wind site in China. Fu Yong 6 carried out the installation of 38.9 kilometers of cable with burial of three meters at the site located off the coast of th
Jan De Nul has repaired TenneT’s AC108 cable connecting the Trianel Borkum offshore substation with Tennet’s DolWin alpha converter station in the German North Sea. The repair job is part of the Service Level Agreement for cable repairs that Jan De Nul and TenneT entered into in 2019. TenneT engaged
NKT has reported a revenue of €296 million in the first quarter of 2021, a 21% organic growth from the €240 million in the same quarter of 2020, with positive growth from all of the company’s three business lines. Operational EBITDA increased for all the business lines and almost tripled from €10.2
Partners Group has become a 100% shareholder in the Greenlink electricity interconnector between Ireland and Great Britain. Partners Group has acquired a 51% stake in Greenlink from Element Power, meaning that it now entirely owns the interconnector on behalf of its clients. Greenlink will use a sub
Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) has delivered the 33 kV subsea cable for the SSEN Skye-Harris cable replacement project in the UK. NBO completed the production of the 38 kilometers of 33 kV submarine cable after four months of work and loaded it onto the transportation vessel. The cable will now be transp
Oceanteam has secured a contract for the provision of a cable transport spread for a project in the German Baltic area.
IGI Poseidon has selected the contractors for the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and relevant support services related to the offshore and onshore sections of the EastMed pipeline project. ERM Italia will carry out the ESIA and implementation of activities to obtain authorization
Sumitomo Electric Industries has won a contract to supply new 132 kV offshore export cable for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind project in the UK. The contract award comes a few months after Ofgem ruled in favor of Gwynt y Môr OFTO plc which had filed an Exceptional Event claim for the project’s export
