TenneT and partners Statnett and KfW have put the NordLink interconnector between Germany and Norway into trial operation. The 1,400 MW ‘Green Cable’ will facilitate the exchange of Norwegian hydropower and German wind energy. The trial also symbolises the entry of the 623-kilometre interconnector i
Triumph Subsea Services has formally entered into contract with Brodosplit JSC for the building of its ST-designed field development vessels. The contract is for one initial vessel and three optional vessels. According to Triumph, execution of options will be upon completion of the detailed engineer
Oslo-listed vessel owner Ocean Yield has entered into an agreement to sell the subsea construction and cable-lay vessel Connector to an undisclosed third party. According to the company, the vessel delivery should take place during the fourth quarter of this year. Connector was operating on a long-t
Cable-monitoring company Marlinks has secured a contract to provide cable depth and temperature monitoring for the Norther offshore wind project in Belgium. Both the wind farm’s export and inter-array cables will be monitored using Marlinks’ technology. The company said that its DTS-based technology
Hydro Group has completed the latest phase of around £1 million investment programme with the installation and commissioning of a new cable extrusion line within the cable manufacturing arm of the business.
Ailes Marines reported on 2 December that all the inter-array cables at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm will be buried to minimise the interference for navigation and fishing activities. According to the developer, due to extreme site conditions a commitment to bury half of the cables was made i
Orange Marine said on Wednesday it will build a new cable ship that will be even more efficient and with a reduced environmental footprint. It will be the first cable ship of its generation specially designed for the maintenance of submarine cables, both fiber optic telecommunication cables and inte
Tekmar Energy has secured a contract to supply subsea protection systems for a high-voltage grid transmission project in the Baltic Sea. The deal will see Tekmar deliver its TekLink CPS and TekDuct impact protection system for the project. According to the company, products delivery should take plac
Oceanteam has won a contract for the transport and rental of a 2000T carousel spread for umbilical installation in Asia. The mobilisation and departure from Oceanteam’s Velsen yard will take place in December 2020. The delivery of the equipment should be in mid-January 2021 in Shenzhen, China, for u
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has announced plans to accelerate the race to net-zero CO2 emission during its recent “Sustainability Day”. Its project aims to set science-based carbon reduction targets for the Prysmian Group, and will consider both Scope 1&2 (own organization) and Scope 3 (value cha
Siemens Energy has started construction of National Grid’s Viking Link UK converter station at Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire. As the lead contractor for the 1400 megawatt interconnector, Siemens Energy, will supply the technology that will enable the direct sharing of clean electricity between Britain
Piriou in France has developed a new cable laying vessel, designed to lay and repair both fiber-optic and power cables. The vessel will lay cables on windfarms as well as repair damaged cables on the continental shelf or deep sea. Piriou said that this new design fits its strategy to make maintenanc
PSE and Litgrid, transmission system operators in Poland and Lithuania, have signed an agreement with the consortium composed of MEWO, Gdynia Maritime University, and Garant Diving UAB for the seabed survey in the Baltic Sea along the route of the planned Harmony Link cable project, which will conne
German energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has issued a call for the turnkey supply of inter-array cables at the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. The scope of the contract includes the engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPCI) of the inter-array cables. The as
