NKT has signed a turnkey contract with ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola, for the production and installation of the export power cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, NKT will be responsible for the design and manufact
Hellenic Cables has been awarded an Exclusivity and Capacity Agreement (ECA) for the supply of 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cables and associated accessories for the Hai Long 2 and 3 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Under the ECA, Hellenic Cables will supply approximately 140 kilometres of 66 kV
Nexans has won the contract for cabling work on the BorWin6 offshore grid connection in Germany, which TenneT awarded following a tendering process. Under the contract with TenneT, awarded through a tendering process, Nexans is responsible for the production and laying of cables, including the sea,
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission has commenced the first cable installation campaign of the Shetland HVDC link. Campaign 1, which begins at Noss Head, North of Wick, started on 23 June and is scheduled to take place until 18 December. NKT Victoria is in charge of laying the cable, after which Gr
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has granted an electricity interconnector license for the MaresConnect Interconnector that will link Ireland and Great Britain. The license, granted on 27 June, authorizes MaresConnect Limited to participate in the operation of the interconnector that will link the B
Nexans Norway has been selected as the preferred bidder for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract of the HVDC cable systems for first stage of the EuroAsia Interconnector. Nexans will be in charge of the EPCI of two HVDC cable systems, Pole 1 and Pole 2, for the
Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has begun two tendering processes looking for providers of offshore services in Germany.
A European electricity company has invited component manufacturers and services providers to engage in a preliminary market consultation to determine the current market capabilities within the offshore wind industry before the start of the potential procurement process.
The North Ayrshire Council Planning Committee has granted planning permission for XLCC to build the first HVDC subsea cable factory in the UK. The HVDC subsea cable manufacturing facility, which will be located in Hunterston, Scotland, received the planning approval on 29 June. Construction is expec
UK’s Dynamic Load Monitoring (DLM) has expanded its cable-laying hire fleet for pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) and route clearance operations as the renewable energy sector prepares for a busy period offshore. Recent additions include two acoustic release hooks and a de-trenching grapnel with a 1.8-mete
German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has submitted application documents to construct and operate a submarine cable that will connect 50Hertz’s own transformer platform at the Windanker wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the national grid as part of the Ostwind 3 grid connection sy
Belgian transmission system operator Elia has issued a contract notice covering the delivery of a submarine cable system for the Modular Offshore Grid II (MOG II) grid connection system in the North Sea. The MOG II project includes the construction of a new offshore grid infrastructure to connect ne
XOCEAN has completed surveys of the export cable routes at the Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea. The campaign collected more than 7,000 kilometers of high-quality data across the inter-array areas and export cable routes in water depths ranging from 0 to 35 meters. The activities
The National Grid has received the 2022 International Edison Award from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) for the North Sea Link (NSL) interconnector between Norway and the UK. Presented annually and selected by a panel of former energy industry executives, the Edison Award is said to be the elect
