The statutory consultation on the Triton Knoll Electrical System proposals will run from 15th October to 19th November 2014. RWE has announced that it is now at a stage of the project where it can begin statutory consultation on the whole Triton Knoll Electrical System proposals ahead of submitting
The statutory consultation on the Triton Knoll Electrical System proposals will run from 15th October to 19th November 2014. RWE has announced that it is now at a stage of the project where it can begin statutory consultation on the whole Triton Knoll Electrical System proposals ahead of submitting
Prysmian Group brings optical fibre to Smart Grids to guarantee sustainable, economic and reliable electricity supply and data transmission. In this way, power grids will be able to achieve a synergistic and smart fusion between the actions of all their users, both producers and consumers. The Group
Following SMartWind’s Phase 2 consultation, the offshore wind developer has made some minor changes to the underground onshore cable route and associated infrastructure. Therefore, the company is carrying out further consultation with its onshore stakeholders to provide a final opportunity to commen
The cable connecting Anholt offshore wind farm and the Danish power grid, which was out of operation from September 30th, is now repaired. Energinet.dk announced the news on its official website and added that the Anholt wind turbines can again send power to land. The failure occurred on Tuesday, Se
Energinet.dk has located the problem at Anholt offshore wind farm’s connection to the grid. Namely, the fault was pinpointed four miles from Grenaa. The Danish grid operator said it is now preparing to repair the cable by cutting out the damaged section and connecting a new cable section with two sl
The weather did not play along the first couple of times EnBW attempted to anchor the offshore substation for its Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, but yesterday’s bright sunshine and a calm sea provided for ideal conditions to fix the substation to the seabed. The 4,400-ton platform had already been tra
The weather did not play along the first couple of times EnBW attempted to anchor the offshore substation for its Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, but yesterday’s bright sunshine and a calm sea provided for ideal conditions to fix the substation to the seabed. The 4,400-ton platform had already been tra
Anholt offshore wind farm electricity production has been halted yesterday morning due to a grid connection problem. According to the transmission system operator Energinet.dk the 400MW wind farm has been offline since 8:35 yesterday because of an unknown fault in its export connection. After a nigh
Jee Ltd, a leading independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has been awarded a contract from Scottish Enterprise to develop subsea electrical array cable solutions for tidal energy installations. The contract is part of a pioneering study for the marine energy industry in S
On September 19th, Alstom’s next-generation Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine, installed just off the Ostend coast at Belgium’s Belwind facility, produced its very first kWh. The assembly and the tests conducted have so far helped to optimise the turbine’s installation and commissioning procedu
VBMS has awarded JDR the inter-array cable contract for the Vattenfall AB Sandbank offshore wind farm. JDR will design and manufacture 105 kilometres of inter-array cable, including a new coilable 630mm2 copper core cable and a range of cable accessories. The Sandbank offshore wind farm will be cons
Prysmian Group will showcase its state-of-the-art range of products and services for the wind power industry at the 2014 edition of the WindEnergy Hamburg event in Hamburg (Germany) from September 23 to 26, hall A1 booth 122. Long term growth perspectives in the renewable sector and business develop
New DNV GL guidelines and practices ensure safe connection of offshore wind to the transmission grid using High Voltage DC technology. DNV GL has together with the Swedish Transmission Research Institute (STRI) and ten industry players developed a methodology for technology qualification of offshore
