Terna, Italy’s national grid operator, has awarded Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) with a contract valued at over €28 million for preliminary marine survey and environmental characterization services for a new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector that will link Lazio and Lombardy. NextGeo w
Hynetwork, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Gasunie, and its Belgian counterpart Fluxys have embarked on a quest for a cross-border hydrogen connection, enabling the Netherlands and Belgium to plug into shared lower-emission power.
France’s Nexans has completed a deep-fjord 420 kV subsea cable project for Norway’s transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett, set to strengthen the regional transmission grid serving Bergen and nearby industrial areas. Nexans secured the project in 2022 for the engineering, manufacturing and inst
Wave-Op, a joint venture between the Legendre Group and Geps Techno dedicated to innovation in coastal and port infrastructure, is progressing the construction of its first full-scale demonstrator for what it describes as a unique wave-powered system, combining coastal protection and renewable elect
The first interconnector between Italy and Malta has returned to operation after it was shut down due to work on the second interconnector that will connect the two countries. As announced on March 28, the scheduled intervention required the temporary suspension of IC1 to allow for the safe reroutin
Transmission system operators (TSOs) TenneT and National Grid Ventures (NGV) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to advance LionLink, a hybrid interconnector linking the UK and the Netherlands via a future offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The agreement sets out how the two part
Fugro and Sweco are carrying out soil investigation fieldwork for a pipeline network that will link three industrial areas in the Netherlands and transport hydrogen and directly captured CO2 to designated offshore storage sites. Commissioned by Gasunie, the Delta Rhine Corridor West (DRC West) infra
LNG Canada, a joint venture between Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation, and KOGAS, has awarded engineering company Técnicas Reunidas with a contract for front-end engineering design (FEED) services for Phase 2 of Coastal GasLink, located in British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast,
Installation of the first of 84 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines is underway at the Sunrise Wind project site, approximately 30 miles (approximately 48 kilometers) east of Montauk, New York. The installation vessel Wind Scylla, owned by Cadeler, arrived at the site on March 25/26, according to the
Malta’s fully government-owned company Interconnect Malta (ICM) has launched a preliminary market consultation (PMC) to gather information from the market on the feasibility of large-scale importing of renewable energy from North Africa to Malta via a cable link. The PMC is seen as a formal, non-bin
North Sea wells originally used for oil production are currently being prepared for CO2 storage as part of the Greensand Future project in Denmark, which will store carbon dioxide in the Nini West field located approximately 240 kilometers northwest of Esbjerg. To remind, in December 2022, Project G
An investment of over GBP 30 million (around $40 million) in new facilities that will support offshore wind construction at the Port of Nigg in Scotland has received final approval by Maraen, a new integrated energy infrastructure brand launched by Mitsui & Co. Europe and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL),
Singapore-headquartered oil & gas player Jadestone Energy has reported damage to its Stag oil-producing field located offshore Western Australia as a result of a Category 5 storm. Due to the projected path of Cyclone Narelle, which developed into a Category 5 Storm with sustained wind speeds of over
North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been appointed to deliver pipeline pre-commissioning services for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, being developed on England’s east coast. Developed some 75 kilometers east of Flamborough Head, the Northern Endurance Part
