Just shortly after announcing NKT as the preferred bidder for the power cable systems, SSEN Transmission revealed it had selected Hitachi Energy to deliver the HVDC converter system for two HVDC transmission links offshore Scotland. Hitachi Energy has been given the preferred supplier status for the
U.S. dredging services provider Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has held the steel-cutting ceremony for the construction of what is said to be the first U.S. offshore wind subsea rock placement vessel. The ceremony marking the start of construction for the Acadia vessel was held on 20 July at
Van Oord has completed installing and burying inter-array cables at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus and trencher Dig-It, a remotely-operated vehicle operated from Subsea Viking, have installed a web of 69 inter-array ca
SSEN Transmission, the transmission owner in the north of Scotland, has appointed NKT as the preferred bidder for the supply of power cable systems for two HVDC transmission links offshore Scotland. If confirmed, NKT will provide 525 kV XLPE HVDC power cable systems for the Western Isles and Spittal
Houston-headquartered Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has delivered an electric observation-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to Canadian Memorial University of Newfoundland which can be used for renewable energy projects, among other things. Delivered to the Fisheries and Marine Institute, the
Flotation Energy has signed a multi-million-dollar deal to start environmental surveys in the Bass Strait region in Australia despite licences for potential offshore wind projects not being awarded until later this year. Flotation Energy signed a USD 22 million contract with RPS to commence its two-
Construction has begun on the €2.8 billion NeuConnect project, the first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany. Since the financial close that was completed in July 2022, a range of site surveys and archaeological activities have been carried out, allowing construction work to now begin in the
Nexans has secured the turnkey contract valued at €1.43 billion for the Cyprus – Greece section of the EuroAsia Interconnector that will connect the grids of Greece, Israel and Cyprus. The 525kV HVDC cable will have a bi-pole length of 2×900 kilometers and will run across the Mediterranean Sea floor
UK energy regulator Ofgem has given its final approval of need for SSEN Transmission’s plans to provide a subsea electricity transmission link to Orkney. The Orkney transmission link will enable the connection of up to 220 MW of new renewable electricity and will consist of a new substation at Fins
SEM-REV 2.0, a test site for marine renewable energies offshore France, has completed the installation of cables and connectors on the subsea hub, enabling the upgraded site to connect new renewable energy technology prototypes.
The last section of the submarine cable for the Viking Link has been installed in the North Sea, making the UK and Denmark now fully electrically connected. This last section, laid and assembled on the seabed on 13 July, was installed 172 kilometers off the Danish coast in German and Dutch waters an
USV AS, a joint venture (JV) company established by DeepOcean, Solstad Offshore and Østensjø, has contracted Astilleros Gondán shipyard to build its first unmanned surface vessel (USV). Expected to enter service in 2025, the USV will be utilised for subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) w
Hartshead Resources NL (HHR) and its joint venture partner RockRose have completed the geotechnical survey for gas field developments located in the Southern North Sea. Geoquip Marine Operations performed the geotechnical survey across the platform and pipeline locations at the Anning and Somerville
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has granted electricity interconnector licenses for two energy links that will connect the UK with two EU countries. Ofgem announced that it had on 12 July granted electricity interconnector licenses for the LionLink multi-purpose interconnector that will connect the
