The UK National Grid and SSEN Transmission have set into motion the first steps for the development of Eastern Green Link (EGL5), the UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway that would connect Scotland and England, by launching a public consultation. The partners opened a stage 1 (non-statutory)
Offshore installation works have been completed for the anchoring system of the first offshore solar farm that is to be installed within the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm, according to Oceans of Energy. The floating solar array, supplied by Oceans of Energy, will be moored within the
The National Wealth Fund (NWF), the UK’s sovereign wealth fund, has backed ScottishPower with £600 million to support the delivery of seven priority transmission grid upgrade projects anticipated to help facilitate more renewable energy onto the system, reduce congestion costs, lower the cost of ele
A Malaysia-headquartered provider of marine services to the offshore oil & gas industry has made a move that brings it a step closer to the construction of a multi-purpose cable laying vessel (CLV). Megamas Resources has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with German shipyard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven to
A joint venture of UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere has laid the two submarine cables for what is said to be a project that aims to revolutionize Senegal’s power infrastructure and provide sustainable electricity to millions of people. The partners reported today, May 16, that the seco
LS Eco Advanced Cables (LSEAC), a joint venture between Global InterConnection Group (GIG) and one of the subsidiaries of LS Group, a Korean cable manufacturer, has launched a five-week public consultation on plans for a £923 million subsea and onshore cable facility at the Port of Tyne in the UK. T
Prysmian has boosted its transmission business with the completion of the expansion works at its subsea power cable factory in Finland and the naming ceremony for the newest addition to its cable laying vessel (CLV) fleet.
The dynamic subsea power export cable for the HKN1 offshore solar project at the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm, the first of its kind connected to an offshore wind grid, has been tested and delivered. Oceans of Energy and CrossWindHKN confirmed the completion of the factory acceptanc
Prysmian Group has confirmed the wrap-up of the installation works related to the first submarine cable of the eastern branch of an electricity interconnection between Campania, Sicily, and Sardinia.
Terna and IPTO have taken steps to move forward with a new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Italy and Greece to strengthen regional cooperation, boost energy security, and put the wind in Europe’s transition to greener sources of supply.
Prysmian has placed an order with the UK-headquartered CRP Subsea, part of AIS, for a cable protection solution, which will be used on the submarine power interconnection between the Spanish mainland and Ceuta, a Spanish city on the North African coast.
NKT has disclosed the name of its third cable extrusion tower, which is being built at its high-voltage power cable factory in Karlskrona, Sweden.
KN Energies (KN), former Klaipedos Nafta, has picked a contractor for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) works related to its LNG terminal electrification project on Lithuania’s Kiaulės Nugara Island.
South Korea-based LS Marine Solution has signed a contract, worth approximately $15.8 million (about €13.8 million), to lay submarine cables for the Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan. According to the company, the contract marks LS Marine Solution’s first win
