NKT has finalised the manufacturing and delivery of the export cables and array cables for the 857 MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm located in the North Sea east of Lincolnshire in the UK. The project comprises the manufacture of 100 kilometres of 220 kV HVAC offshore export cables and 144 kilomet
NKT, the power cables business, has delivered improved revenue in Q4 2020 and on an annual basis. The cable division generated quarterly revenue of some €269 million, against €262 million same time last year. Year-to-date revenues stood at €1.08 billion (excluding Photonics business unit), versus €9
Italian transmission system operator Terna has begun the participatory design of the Adriatic Link, the new subsea power line which will connect Abruzzo and Le Marche. For the purpose of the porject Terna said it will invest over €1 billion, involving approximately 120 companies directly and through
The first transition pieces for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France have arrived at the Port of La Rochelle. Smulders shipped off the first four transition pieces for the 480 MW project in mid-February from Belgium to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from where they were transported to Fran
Siem Offshore has entered into a contract with Seaway 7 for the subsea offshore construction vessel Siem Barracuda. The renewables business unit of Subsea 7 will utilise the vessel for an offshore wind project in the Far East. The Siem Barracuda is currently mobilising to the area of operation, for
Norway’s Brunvoll has secured a contract to supply a complete propulsion and manoeuvring system for Van Oord’s next generation of cable-laying vessels. In December last year, Van Oord placed an order with Norway-based Vard for a green cable-laying vessel. The vessel should be fully operational in 20
The U.S. electric transmission project developer Anbaric Development Partners will participate in an upcoming competitive solicitation process for an offshore wind transmission solution in New Jersey. The company has teamed up with DNV GL to prepare a bid for the solicitation announced in November 2
Tekmar Energy has secured contracts to supply cable protection systems (CPS) for two offshore wind projects located in the coastal province of Guangdong in southeast China. Tekmar Energy will supply its patented TekLink mechanical latch CPS technology to protect subsea cables as they transition from
Cabling specialist Nexans has finished the year 2020 in black despite revenue drop of close to 9 per cent. The company booked net income of 80 million euros in 2020, compared to a net loss of 118 million euros in 2019. This included negative 102 million euros of estimated Covid-19 impact and the pos
Solstad has secured a contract for the CSV Normand Cutter with UK-based subsea engineering firm Global Marine Group (GMG). Commencement of the contract is in March 2021, in direct continuation of current charter with GMG. Firm duration of the contract is 120 days plus 80 days options thereafter. In
Aibel and Hitachi ABB Power Grids have been awarded contracts for the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm development, Dogger Bank C. Under an EPC contract, Aibel will deliver a third converter platform for the world’s largest offshore wind farm. In October 2019, the company was selected
Aker Solutions has secured a letter of intent from Equinor for the topside work on the Troll B and C platforms offshore Norway to reduce the CO2 emissions.
The second inter-array cable installation campaign will begin this month at the Moray East offshore wind farm, where the seventh wind turbine was installed on 10 February and the decommissioning of the met mast is currently underway. The first inter-array cable installation campaign, which started o
Cabling firm NKT has recently completed the repair operations on the 1GW BritNed electricity interconnector between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. An unplanned outage took place in December last year due to a cable fault. NKT mobilised staff and equipment for localising the fault, de-burial
