The LionLink interconnector, a subsea cable that will connect the future Nederwiek 3 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to the UK grid and interconnect the two national power networks, is planned to make landfall in Walberswick on its UK side. On February 19, National Grid Ventures (NGV) said it
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) and Scottish Enterprise have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on establishing a subsea supply chain ecosystem as a global centre of excellence for floating wind. The partners said on February 18 that the floating wind market was estimated to be wo
UK-based engineering consultancy Ryder, part of Tekmar Group, has secured a three-year framework agreement with France’s cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans to provide subsea engineering support for the company’s cable projects worldwide. According to Ryder, the company will deliver cable
Balmoral Comtec, part of Balmoral Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution to collaborate in the floating offshore wind sector and on the 750 MW Bandibuli/Firefly project in South Korea. The agreement with the Scotland-based buoyancy, protec
Construction has commenced on the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea electricity superhighway in the UK, which will transport green electricity for two million homes along over 190 kilometers of predominantly undersea cable linking the south-east of Scotland with the north-east of England. The 2 GW
The first batch of structural steel for Sumitomo Electric’s submarine cable manufacturing facility at the Port of Nigg in Scotland, set to form the backbone of the factory and warehouse structure, has arrived at the site. Sumitomo started the construction of what is said to be the UK’s first HVDC ca
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has launched a new initiative to tackle subsea cable reliability, a critical factor in offshore wind development, as the UK pushes to meet its clean energy targets. The industry body, representing the UK’s £9.2 billion (around $11,3 billion) underwater sector, has publish
Van Oord’s ten-year-old cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexus has been equipped with advanced selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems said to reduce 80% of nitrogen (NOx) emissions. Damen Shipyards Group, who built the cable layer ten years ago, installed five SCR units on the Nexus, one for each engi
Italian cabling company Prysmian Group has kicked off the offshore installation activities for an interconnector that will link Sicily to Sardinia and to the Italian peninsula. The €3.7 billion Tyrrhenian Link, developed by Italy’s transmission system operator (TSO) Terna, will connect Sicily with S
Holland Shipyard Group has delivered a cable recovery vessel to compatriot shipping company Hudig & Veder which will be chartered to retrieve and recycle subsea cables. The cable recovery vessel Maasvliet is the first of five CIP3800 vessels that will be delivered for Hudig & Veder, with the first t
Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has awarded Houston-headquartered Helix Robotics Solutions a contract for the burial of inter-array cables at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm site in the UK. The contract is expected to last over 300 days and is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2026.
Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa has joined the fleet of the Italian cabling giant, following the completion of its sea trials. The keel-laying ceremony for the CLV, a sister vessel to Leonardo da Vinci, was held in Tulcea, Romania, in April 2023 to mark the start of construction,
InterConnect Malta, owned by the Maltese government, has issued three new tenders for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy. This comes less than a month after the project had received final approval. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new ~122-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC
The Greenlink interconnector linking the electricity grids of Ireland and Great Britain has officially entered commercial operation, following more than three years of construction. The start of commercial operations took place on January 29 and was announced by James O’Reilly, Chief Executive Offic
