German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz and Belgian TSO Elia have issued a call for tenders, under which they will award framework agreements for external resource services for offshore projects and regional centres in the two countries. The TSOs are looking to enter framework agreements f
Prysmian has started installing the export cables which will connect the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm to the French grid. The Italian cable manufacturer deployed its cable-laying vessel Cable Enterprise on the project. The cable pull-in operations started off the Courance beach on Sunday,
NKT has secured a turnkey contract by TenneT, worth below EUR 250 million, to deliver and install a high-voltage direct current (DC) XLPE power cable system for the BorWin5 project in Northern Germany. The order comprises the manufacturing of approximately 230 km of 320 kV high-voltage DC on-and off
Fugro has completed a contract for Nexans to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey and monitoring support services to lay the North Sea Link cable in Norway. National Grid NSN Link and Statnett SF are building an electricity interconnector between Kvilldal in Norway and Blyth in the UK whic
Japanese cabling specialist Sumitomo Electric has completed the world’s first type approval test on its 525 kV direct-current (DC) cable system with a DC gas insulated switchgear (DC GIS) interface in accordance with CIGRE TB496 under the technical collaboration with Siemens Energy and German cable
Dutch-based N-Sea has completed an investment and upgrade program of its Renewables and Utilities Department (RUS). The main focus is cable management and asset integrity. To that end, the company has set up a management team to oversee this department. They have also completed an upgrade program of
Spanish grid operator Red Electrica has awarded a contract to an undisclosed company for the provision of geophysical, UXO and geotechnical services along a corridor of approximately 345 kilometers between Spanish mainland and Mallorca Island, in the Mediterranean Sea. Red Electrica spokesperson sai
A successful voltage test of the NordLink land cable recently took place in Germany. The “green cable” between Germany and Norway is now almost all set and ready to go. The approximately 54-kilometre long NordLink land cable successfully passed the test from the converter station in Wilster. The lan
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has won a contract from SSEN Transmission to deliver a pioneering multi-terminal HVDC interconnection in Shetland. It marks a European first for the HDVC Light technology and the second project of its kind in the world. The link, which will connect Shetland to the UK transmis
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has won contracts to supply two solutions to marine telecommunications company Orange Marine Group. SMD designed the new LARS systems to launch custom trenching ROVs for the burial of underwater fibre optic cables. The solutions are an evolution of SMD’s Wide Angle A-Fram
Fugro has begun its shallow water campaign for the 2Africa subsea fibre-optic cable project. Once installed, it will connect 23 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe and deliver more than the total combined capacity of all subsea data cables serving Africa today. Fugro is supporting the pr
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has seen another setback on its tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. During the initial commissioning phase of its DG100 tidal energy converter, a mechanical failure occurred in the powerplant’s mooring interface and denied further operations.
The CrossWind consortium of Shell and Eneco has selected Van Oord as the Balance of Plant contractor for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind project. As the Balance of Plant contractor, Van Oord’s activities encompass the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the foundatio
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) has appointed Ryan Wopschall as its new general manager. Active in the ICPC as a member-company representative and speaker since 2010, Wopschall brings to the organisation deep knowledge and experience regarding protection of submarine cables, whic
