Ingeteam has provided supervision and electrical work analysis services on Spain’s first offshore wind turbine, the 5MW Elisa prototype. At the request of project leader Esteyco, Ingeteam worked on the connection of the medium voltage submarine cable for the transmission to land, as well as on the p
Grid operator TenneT and wind farm developer Vattenfall have signed agreements for the offshore grid connection for the Hollandse Kust Zuid I and II wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. The agreements relate to the realisation of the connection and the transmission of electricity between Vattenfall’s
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission, the wholly-owned subsidiary of SSE plc, has completed the construction, commissioning and energization of the new Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link in Scotland. The link uses HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology to transmi
Eleven offshore grid connection systems with a joint capacity of 6,232MW for offshore wind energy transmission from sea to land have now been connected to the German power grid by transmission system operator TenneT. “With this, TenneT has now almost entirely achieved the federal government’s expans
The Denmark-headquartered PcP. has provided louvre gratings for the offshore substation of the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in Germany. According to PcP., the seawater resistant gratings will provide protection and ventilation for vulnerable transformer chambers of the substation. The protectio
Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) and Boskalis have signed an exclusive Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) covering the transportation and installation of the wind turbine foundations, the offshore substation, and the inter-array cables.
The South Korean LS Cable & System has won a contract to manufacture submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
Nexans has completed the installation of the first four cables of the NordLink high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea interconnector between Norway and Germany.
Nexans has completed the installation of the first four cables of the NordLink high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea interconnector between Norway and Germany.
The team of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has made a recap of the achievements made throughout 2018 at the world-renowned Orkney-based testing center that were nothing short of remarkable, and included the proving of viability of tidal energy with GWh’s of generation, continued demonstrat
Vattenfall’s 406.7MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm has started delivering power to the Danish grid.
US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its second funding opportunity for small businesses to address multiple research and development programs throughout the department.
French tidal energy company Sabella has teamed up with QOS Energy to improve the performance monitoring of its Ushant tidal energy project, located off the west coast of France.
Construction specialist Mick George Ltd has been appointed on behalf of J. Murphy and Sons Ltd to complete earthworks at the main onshore cable site for the Triton Knoll wind farm offshore Lincolnshire, UK.
