SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) Link in the North Sea has transmitted its first power from a wind farm to the mainland, nearing full energization. The £660 million Shetland HVDC Link connects Noss Head in Caithness and Weisdale Voe in Shetland. The 260-kilometer subse
Paris-headquartered investment management company Meridiam has entered into the shareholding structure of the company responsible for the implementation of the electric interconnection project between Greece, Cyprus, and Israel. Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission
Hitachi Energy is planning to invest an additional $4.5 billion in manufacturing, engineering, digital, R&D and partnerships by 2027, doubling the investments done in the last three years, to accelerate the energy transition. The investment, complementing the recently announced $1.5 billion investme
SSEN Transmission and Hitachi Energy have signed initial work contracts for pre-construction work related to two Scottish subsea links, ensuring the projects remain on track for commissioning in 2030. The companies secured another key milestone in their partnership to provide a high voltage direct c
Nexans has opened the doors of a newly expanded section of its high voltage subsea cable plant in Norway for business to address the growing demand in the offshore wind and electrification segments of the global energy transition tale.
ASEAN countries have the opportunity to cut their decarbonization costs by $800 billion by pursuing regional collaboration for projects entailing power interconnectors, hydrogen networks, and energy storage infrastructure.
Subsea cables are expected to remain at the heart of further energy transition moves, according to JDR Cable Systems.
The Celtic Interconnector is starting to take shape and the offshore cable installation work is slated to begin in 2025.
National Grid has unveiled its investment plan for the 2024-29 period, earmarking £60 billion (close to $76.5 billion) for energy projects that will step up its decarbonization game and propel the energy transition momentum forward on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
InterConnect Malta, owned by the Maltese government, has issued a prior information notice (PIN) for the tender for the manufacture and installation of the submarine cable for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy. The contracting authority plans to issue a tender for the deta
Marine environmental surveys and geotechnical surveys are scheduled to begin next month for the fourth high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical link that is part of the UK’s plans to enhance the electricity network. GEOxyz will carry out the surveys for the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) project u
A U.S. state fund has expressed its interest in investing in an interconnection project that will link the electricity grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has submitted a letter of intent (LoI) to Greece’s transmission system operator (TSO
Following a pause due to poor weather and vessel maintenance, offshore cable operations have resumed at the Greenlink interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. Cable burial and trenching activities are ongoing along the interconnector route by the 127-meter-long DP2 offshore support vessel Gr
Greece’s Asso.subsea has joined forces with French cable maker Nexans to perform subsea burial operations for what will become Ireland’s first power connection with continental Europe. The Celtic Interconnector spans 575 kilometers, constituting a high voltage direct current (HVDC) connection across
