What is said to be the world’s first eco-friendly cable protection system has been deployed at sea, The Crown Estate, UK seabed manager, reported. The UK’s Crown Estate announced that earlier this month the world’s first carbon-neutral and plastic-free cable protection was deployed off the coast of
Designer and manufacturer of cable systems Nexans and Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor have expanded their long-standing relationship with a four-year contingency and preparedness contract. The long-term collaboration between the two companies is extended through a four-year agreement that
South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has received financial support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its high-voltage submarine power cable factory in the U.S. LS GreenLink USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LS C&S, plans to build a manufacturing facility to produce high-volt
Deemed the world’s largest interconnector, Viking Link, connecting the UK and Denmark, has officially been inaugurated. The £1.7 billion Viking Link, which started operating on December 29, 2023, has a capacity of 1.4 GW and stretches for 475 miles under land and sea, joining the Bicker Fen substati
Cable solutions provider Prysmian has selected DEME to provide the engineering and installation works for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 offshore grid systems in the Netherlands. This is the most extensive cabling award in DEME’s history and marks the company’s first project involving Prysmi
Kalypso Offshore Energy, an emerging contractor for the offshore wind industry in the US, has signed a Letter of Intent with Royal IHC to build America’s first Jones Act-compliant cable laying vessel (CLV) for the offshore wind market. The collaboration between Kalypso and Royal IHC aims to fill a g
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein Verft has held the keel laying ceremony for the DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV), Nexans Electra. Keel laying signifies the start of assembling the key components for a newbuild vessel. The Nexans Electra, ordered as the second ship by Nexans at Ulstein V
DNV and its partners in a joint industry project (JIP) that is working to identify barriers to the use of HVDC transmission in the U.S. grid have published a letter containing guidelines for the U.S. states for the build-out of an offshore HVDC transmission network that would best support the countr
Eight Baltic Sea countries signed a joint declaration on collaborating closer to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure in the region on April 10, only a day after six North Sea countries entered into a similar agreement. Both are a result of security concerns arising from the Russian invasi
Six North Sea countries have signed a joint declaration to cooperate on the protection of critical underwater energy and telecommunication infrastructure in the North Sea. At the North Sea Summit held in April 2023, national security advisers from nine countries met to discuss better cooperation on
Axess Technologies has signed a contract for the supply of an export cable pull-in system that will be mounted on the offshore substation at the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the U.S. The offshore substation will be delivered by the Singapore-based company Seatrium. Under the contract with Sea
Italy-headquartered Prysmian has concluded the installation of submarine and land power cables to connect the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to the Scottish mainland power grid. The offshore wind project is now in the testing and commissioning phase and the system is scheduled to go live
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution is planning to set up a specialized test facility for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables as a response to the growing global demand. The dedicated test facility will be built on approximately 7,000 square meters of unused land at the Dangjin plant, which i
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has signed a frame agreement with compatriot ocean services provider DeepOcean for subsea infrastructure and cable repair for offshore oil & gas and renewables. The agreement covers marine services including subsea intervention and repair contingency for su
