The Netherlands-based subsea cable specialist WIND has signed a framework agreement with TenneT for the provision of cable transfers and storage for spare export cables. The scope of the contract includes the supply of cable storage equipment, execution of cable transfers, and management and storage
Tekmar Energy has won a contract to deliver cable protection systems (CPS) for the Shenquan Phase 2 offshore wind project in China. Tekmar is supplying both inter-array and export cable protection systems for the project, in support of Hengtong Subsea Power Cables. The systems will be manufactured i
Chinese subsea cable manufacturer ZTT Submarine Cable & System has revealed its commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), setting emissions reduction targets. ZTT announced it had committed to the SBTi Net-Zero Standard and will set a robust emissions reduction target at the pace an
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved Hellenic Cables’ near-term and long-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. Hellenic Cables commits to reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2020 base year, as well as the absolute scope 3 GHG emissions f
Proserv has been hired to supply its Electro Cable Guard (ECG) cable monitoring system (CMS) Equinor’s Hywind Scotland, also known as the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
Ørsted plans to launch a tender for the supply of cable protection systems (CPS) for the 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 wind farms offshore Poland in late May/early June. Ørsted will use the Achilles Utilities Nordics and Central Europe (UNCE) qualification system for procurement. The Baltica 3 wind
Bourbon Subsea Services has signed an EPCI contract for the floating electrical hub, inter-array cables, as well as anchoring and mooring systems for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind farm in France. “BOURBON’s scope of work will consist in the complete farm offshore installation, and includes the deta
British Octopus Energy Group has entered into a financial and strategic partnership with Xlinks, the company building the world’s longest subsea cable to deliver renewable energy from Morocco to the UK.
Ofgem has approved National Grid’s request to make early payments to consumers of £200 million over the next two years as part of the regulatory regime for electricity interconnections. National Grid has offered to pay interconnector revenues ahead of schedule rather than at the end of the standard
Sustainability-led infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group Holdings Limited has acquired a majority stake in the MaresConnect interconnector project. The firm completed the acquisition through its energy transition fund Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP), wh
BP has awarded Subsea 7 with a contract for the TOPR project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The project covers the installation of a 96-kilometer 12-inch pipeline in water depths of up to 280 feet, associated shore approach and diver tie-in spools. Project management and engineering will take
Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI) has secured an engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) contract for the testing and evaluation of prototype fiber-optic cables designed for deployment in saltwater. The objective of the project is to measure the short- and long-term impacts of s
LS Cable & System (LS C&S) has held the launching ceremony for what is said to be Korea’s first subsea power cable laying vessel. The ceremony for GL2030 was held on 21 April at Donghae Port in Gangwon-do, where LS Cable & System’s subsea cable factory is located. LS C&S said it is planning to [&hel
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has submitted a request for authorization to Italy’s Ministry of Ecological Transition (MiTE) to construct and operate the West Section of the Tyrrhenian Link, which will connect Sicily and Sardinia. Following the submission of the application, the pr
