Following the capacity reservation agreement signed in November 2023, French subsea power cables manufacturer Nexans has officially been awarded a contract by SSEN Transmission to connect the Orkney Islands and the UK mainland. The Orkney Transmission Link will exchange up to 220 MW of renewable ene
DEME Group has laid the first export cable for Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, while also reaching a milestone by installing the 70th monopile foundation at the site off Virginia Beach in the U.S. As previously reported, Dominion Energy selected the consortium
Equinor has shifted its carbon footprint reduction efforts into higher gear with the partial electrification of two offshore platforms at a giant North Sea field off the coast of Norway.
Van Oord’s new, next-generation cable-laying vessel (CLV) is getting ready for its first project with the pick up of inter-array cables destined for a UK offshore wind farm. Calypso, Van Oord’s second CLV which will mostly be used for installing inter-array and export cables for offshore wind projec
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has awarded Swedish–Swiss automation company ABB with a contract to supply a power distribution system for its newbuild cable-laying vessel (CLV) that enables integration of multiple power sources and allows engines to run at variable spee
After Karlskrona, Sweden, Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT is expanding its operations in Alingsås to boost the production capacity of high-voltage accessories. NKT is currently constructing a new hall in Alingsås for testing power cable accessories up to 525
Subsea infrastructure is critical to the energy security in Europe and with the world not looking so bright there is a real urgency to get something going to protect this infrastructure, but the solution is not easy to find, panelists said at a discussion on seabed security organized by IRO, the Ass
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has kicked off the construction of its third cable-laying vessel (CLV) for Italian cabling giant Prysmian with a steel-cutting ceremony at its shipyard in Tulcea, Romania. According to VARD, the new vessel is the evolution of the Leonardo da Vinci / Monna
A new head of terms has been inked for an option on a lease at the Port of Tyne near Newcastle on the River Tyne in North East England to move forward with the development of what is envisioned to become the world’s largest HVDC subsea cable factory.
NKT has wrapped its assignment on a 260-kilometer high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea link, which is envisioned to lend a helping hand in ensuring Shetland’s supply of clean, low-carbon power, enabling 600 MW of renewable generation as remote North Sea islands connect to Britain’s main grid in
Hengtong Submarine Power Cable has secured a new submarine power cable project in Iceland.
SSEN Transmission has revealed an investment of £125 million (close to $165.2 million), which the construction of two big green energy projects poured into the local islands’ economy and businesses located in Shetland.
With major regulatory approval in place, the path has been cleared for the next phase of development for a project that will harness and store renewable energy from Australia and transmit it to Singapore via a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. The Australia-Asia Power Link (AAP
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed all onshore and offshore cable installation work for the Greenlink Interconnector between Ireland and the UK, with trial operations expected in the coming months. The project included the manufacture and installation of onshore HVDC cros
