The UK National Grid has completed the award of its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) civil works supply chain framework, with £12 billion (around €13.9 billion) worth of agreements confirmed, marking the third and final stage of its £59 billion supply chain framework awards. The HVDC supply chain
The Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) for the Hollandse Kust West Beta cables have been completed in the Dutch North Sea. The substation will connect the OranjeWind offshore wind farm, developed by RWE and TotalEnergies, to the onshore electricity grid. The testing of two 220 kV export cable systems for p
Construction has started on the cable route for Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a subsea link said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity transmission project and the longest high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the country. Developed by a joint venture of SSEN Transmission and National Grid El
To accelerate growth in the Middle East and enhance local industrial capabilities as part of its global strategy, China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System is planning to set up a manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. By establishing manufacturing operations in Saudi Arabia, ZTT said it aims to directl
Dutch Fugro is about to commence survey work for the Western Link 2 (WL2) interconnector that will link Scotland and Wales. Fugro is set to begin marine geophysical surveys in the nearshore area of Caernarfon Bay today, August 14, with work expected to be completed by October 12, weather dependent.
U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International has secured a £400,000 (around €465,000) grant from Scotland’s economic development agency Scottish Enterprise for a project that aims to add manufacturing capacity for subsea power cables destined for Scottish offshore wi
Nexans has produced and shipped approximately half of the total fiber optic cable length from Norway to the U.S. to be integrated into the high-voltage subsea cable destined for the second Malta-Sicily interconnector. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new ~122-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC elect
A cable-laying vessel (CLV) jointly owned by the UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere has undergone a targeted upgrade program following the completion of a project in Senegal. Under a $200 million contract, the companies’ Dakar Marine Link joint venture was in charge of delivering onshore
A new Danish research and innovation project, led by Teledyne RESON, is looking to develop a drone that can capture and immobilize unwanted underwater vehicles, thereby protecting critical underwater infrastructure such as pipelines, communication cables, and offshore wind farms. The project named U
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has certified the €2.8 billion NeuConnect project, a high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany, as an Independent Transmission System Operator (TSO), a prerequisite necessary before the link bec
China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System has begun construction of an advanced cable laying vessel (CLV) that will service offshore wind, island interconnections and regional grid expansion projects in Asia Pacific (APAC). The new-generation, self-propelled CLV will be 139.8 meters long, with a 38-meter
Taihan Cable & Solution has won a turnkey contract for the supply and installation of inter-array cables at the 532 MW Anma offshore wind farm in South Korea. The contract, valued at approximately ₩181.6 billion (about €113 million), is planned to run until the end of 2028. Under the contract, Taiha
Marinus Link, a 1.5 GW, 345-kilometer power interconnector project in Australia, has reached the final investment decision (FID) to proceed with the project’s first stage. The project, to be built in two 750 MW stages, will link North West Tasmania and the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, with 255 kilome
France’s cable systems designer and manufacturer, Nexans, has partnered with Crowley Wind Services to develop and operate a Jones Act-compliant cable lay barge, aiming to support subsea transmission work for offshore wind and other industries across the U.S.. The 300-foot barge, flagged and crewed i
