The construction works for Celtic Interconnector, the first interconnector between Ireland and France, are well underway, with converter station sites on both sides of the project achieving “significant progress”, Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid reported. On the Irish side in Ballya
Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid has awarded a multi-party framework agreement for surveys that the TSO will perform at the offshore wind area(s) the Irish government will put up for tender next. The companies that secured long-term contracts, valued at €300 million in total, are Fug
Greece’s Asso.subsea is set to begin boulder clearance and trenching next month for the interconnector that will link the power systems of Ireland and France together for the first time via subsea power cable. It was reported in May that Asso.subsea had joined forces with French cable maker Nexans t
Inyanga Marine Energy Group and Verdant Morlais Ltd (VML) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver a 4.9 MW tidal stream energy project at Morlais in Wales.
Simply Blue Group has acquired land in Whitegate, adjacent to Ireland’s only oil refinery, as part of its plans to develop a renewable energy park to produce sustainable fuels.
Building on the joint delivery of several large data campaigns, Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices and Ireland-based XOCEAN have set up a strategic collaboration to provide integrated data solutions to the carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore wind markets. The collaboration will combine Shearw
Palfinger Marine has secured a contract to supply a major equipment package for Prysmian’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV) currently under construction, marking the third cable-layer owned by the Italian cabling giant to sport Palfinger equipment. Following previous orders to equip the Leonardo da Vin
Following a pause due to poor weather and vessel maintenance, offshore cable operations have resumed at the Greenlink interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. Cable burial and trenching activities are ongoing along the interconnector route by the 127-meter-long DP2 offshore support vessel Gr
Greece’s Asso.subsea has joined forces with French cable maker Nexans to perform subsea burial operations for what will become Ireland’s first power connection with continental Europe. The Celtic Interconnector spans 575 kilometers, constituting a high voltage direct current (HVDC) connection across
Belgium, Ireland and the UK have signed a joint statement to increase their cooperation on renewables and interconnection opportunities, as well as a letter of agreement on the development of what is said to be Europe’s first planned hybrid electricity interconnector between three countries. The joi
Denmark’s NKT has completed inspection survey and remediation work on an interconnector that has been linking the electricity transmission grids of Ireland and Great Britain for twelve years. The specialized inspection and remediation work on the East West HVDC interconnector (EWIC) allows the owner
French cable maker Nexans has kicked off the installation of high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) onshore cable on the Irish side of the Celtic Interconnector, set to link the power systems of Ireland and France together for the first time via subsea power cable. The project is being developed by
