Nexans is investing in a new third-generation cable-laying vessel in order to, as the company says, support a record project backlog and meet future needs of offshore wind and interconnector projects. According to Nexans, building upon the cutting-edge technology featured on the flagship vessel Nexa
The Council of the European Union has adopted the final rules on climate-neutral shipping as proposed in the FuelEU Maritime as a key part of the EU’s Fit for 55 package. The final hurdle was cleared on Tuesday putting virtually all pieces of the puzzle for regulating shipping’s climate impact into
Ireland-based XOCEAN has opened a new technical center that will serve as a hub for the company’s fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). XOCEAN announced on 20 July the opening of the new facility near Carlingford, Co. Louth, as well as the creation of 300 new jobs as part of its strategic growth
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
German legislative body Bundesrat has approved the revised act to accelerate the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG Acceleration Act) to include forward-looking rules on energy supply and specify practical provisions on the sustainable, climate-neutral retrofitting of LNG terminals. The previous vers
French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has completed the first step in its work on ocean reoxygenation with the publication, by IRD Brest, of a first scientific article on the results of the research carried out in recent months. The work is a part of Lhyfe’s ambition to decarbonize transport and industry b
Swedish company Waves4Power has been selected to participate in Launch Alaska’s 2023 Tech Deployment Track, a program which accelerates decarbonization and deployment of climate tech solutions by helping companies forge partnerships and identify projects in Alaska.
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
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of up to $38 million under the National Trade Corridors Fund to improve cargo movement at the Port of Argentia based in Newfoundland. The funds are targeting the expansion of the existing Fleet Dock terminal. This expansion includes the constructi
SeaVolt project partners, which include Tractebel, DEME, and Jan De Nul, are making final preparations to install its first offshore solar energy test platform in the Belgian North Sea.
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
The California Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy has unanimously approved California Senate Bill 605 – Wave and Tidal Energy (SB 605), which aims to put California on the path to developing a new source of clean, renewable energy.
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
