Last year, TenneT chose Alstom for the DolWin 3 offshore project. This project, connecting the North Sea wind farms to the continental electricity network, has an investment volume of over one billion euros. Recently, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and TenneT have agreed to make a joint i
The jacket of the HelWin beta HVDC platform has been successfully placed at its position in the German part of the North Sea, Heerema Fabrication Group informed via social media. After Heerema Fabrication Group had finished building the HelWin beta jacket at its yard in Vlissingen, the structure sai
The jacket of the HelWin beta HVDC platform has been successfully placed at its position in the German part of the North Sea, Heerema Fabrication Group informed via social media. After Heerema Fabrication Group had finished building the HelWin beta jacket at its yard in Vlissingen, the structure sai
The Great Britain’s electricity grid can accommodate up to a 20% contribution from wind power without the need for significant upgrades to the system and using existing balancing mechanisms, according to a report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). Beyond 20%, however, managing the
The Great Britain’s electricity grid can accommodate up to a 20% contribution from wind power without the need for significant upgrades to the system and using existing balancing mechanisms, according to a report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). Beyond 20%, however, managing the
Siemens has received an order from TenneT for an offshore wind farm grid connection in the North Sea. In a consortium with Petrofac Siemens will supply the complete technology for efficient direct-current transmission for the BorWin3 grid connection as the consortium leader. The consortium partner P
On Friday, the HelWin beta jacket was completed and sailed to its offshore location in the German sector of the North Sea from the fabrication facilities of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in Vlissingen. Siemens’ HelWin beta jacket was successfully loaded onto the barge on March 31, after Heerema Fa
On Friday, the HelWin beta jacket was completed and sailed to its offshore location in the German sector of the North Sea from the fabrication facilities of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in Vlissingen. Siemens’ HelWin beta jacket was successfully loaded onto the barge on March 31, after Heerema Fa
At Heerema Vlissingen, one of the fabrication facilities of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), the HelWin bèta jacket was completed and sailed on Friday to its offshore location in the German sector of the North Sea. After the EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contract award by Siemens in
The UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has called for Expression of Interest (EOI) for the grant of offshore transmission licences for the grid connection of Westermost Rough and Humber Gateway offshore wind farms. According to a regulatory regime for offshore electricity transmissio
On her visit to Germany’s Hannover Messe 2014, Chancellor Angela Merkel got a glimpse of ABB’s new hybrid HVDC (high-voltage direct current) circuit breaker, a critical technology in enabling the transition to renewable energy. “Let’s get started with building the new power grid!” Merkel told ABB CE
Prysmian Group has invested in conversion of its vessel “Cable Enterprise” from a moored cable laying barge into a DP2 cable laying barge able to use its own propulsion within the work site. “Our objective is to have a more comprehensive control over the supply chain by insourcing a greater part of
Blue Offshore Marine Services, and Caley Ocean Systems, have supplied a basket carousel to maritime services company Stemat for offshore cable storage for the Nordergründe wind farm. Jointly designed and fabricated by Caley Ocean Systems and Blue Offshore, the 18m diameter basket carousel can hold d
Blue Offshore Marine Services, and Caley Ocean Systems, have supplied a basket carousel to maritime services company Stemat for offshore cable storage for the Nordergründe wind farm. Jointly designed and fabricated by Caley Ocean Systems and Blue Offshore, the 18m diameter basket carousel can hold d
