NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic (NEETMA), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Transmission, and WindGrid, a subsidiary of Elia Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation on a New Jersey offshore wind transmission project. Under the MoU, the companies will work together
France-headquartered Nexans has completed the installation of all the subsea cables and onshore cables on the 1,075 MW Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland. Nexans has supplied and installed three 65-kilometre offshore export cables and three 20-kilometre onshore export cables for which the company
Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has opened a qualification period for a tender for the supply and installation of HVAC cable systems in the N-3.7 and N-3.8 wind areas offshore Germany. The scope of the intended contract includes design, engineering, production, delivery, proje
PanGeo Subsea has completed cable depth of burial (DOB) surveys along the EstLink 1 and EstLink 2 interconnector cables that connect Finland’s and Estonia’s electrical networks. The Kraken Robotics subsidiary used its SeaKite remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) equipped with the patented Sub-Bott
N-Sea has completed a pre-emptive repair to one export cable at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in North Wales. The pre-emptive repair was the second stage of a repair to SSEC3 that saw circa 7.5 kilometers of submarine cable replaced and the circuit returned to full availability. Multi-purpose p
Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom has not reopened the Nord Stream 1 pipeline as planned due to “technical problems” and has not revealed when this major gas flow to Europe will start again. Gas deliveries via Nord Stream 1 from Russia to Germany closed on 31 August due to maintenance and the
Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT is looking for a contractor to deliver nearshore and offshore subsea cable repairs. Under the service level agreement, the selected party will be in charge of the preparation and execution of nearshore and offshore services within the scope of r
All 47 wind turbine jacket foundations and all subsea cables are now in place at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm also has more than half of its wind turbines installed so far. The final jacket foundation was installed on 26 August, with the subsea cable works reaching compl
The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen, the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms, is close to producing its first power, according to Equinor’s latest press release. A milestone was reached when the first subsea cables were laid by Subsea 7 and the connection was made to Gu
Wood has won a contract with Equinor to deliver the detailed design of subsea pipelines for the Halten East development offshore Norway. Wood’s subsea and pipeline engineering team in Norway will carry out the scope, following the delivery of the concept design and front-end engineering design. The
Denmark will increase the planned offshore wind capacity at the Bornholm Energy Island from 2 GW to 3 GW and enable the transfer of electricity to the German grid, with two political agreements now in place to make that happen. The Danish Government started exploring the possibility to raise the off
Prysmian Group has developed and tested its first 525 kV extruded submarine full cable system for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) applications. The company said that this innovation in cable technology will enable a massive increase of the maximum transmission capacity of bi-pole systems up to mo
DEME Offshore and Havfram have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly offer construction services to the offshore wind farm sector in Norway, starting with projects to be selected through the upcoming lease auction for the Sørlige Nordsjø II area. The companies say they plan to play a
Danish engineering company Ramboll and its Dutch counterpart Primo Marine have been awarded contracts for consultancy services on the subsea cable routes for the two energy islands planned to be established in Denmark. The contracts, valued at a total of €828,362 and awarded by the transmission syst
