NKT and Walsin Lihwa have held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kaohsiung Submarine Cable Factory, the first subsea power cable factory in Taiwan, expected to be fully operational in 2027. In February of this year, the Denmark- and Taiwan-based companies announced that they were forming a joint ven
Failures in underwater cables could derail global offshore wind ambitions as the reliability of these cables is paramount to the success of offshore wind and the energy transition, according to the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), UK’s trade and industry development body for the underwater sectors. GUH
Denmark’s transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has awarded China’s Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTTSC) with a contract for the delivery of submarine cable for Danish waters. Energinet selected ZTTSC for the delivery of approximately 12 kilometers of 145 kV submarine cable system to
Denmark-based NKT has certified its cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Victoria to use biofuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as part of its decarbonization goals. NKT reported that the certification allows the reduction of carbon footprint from the vessel’s fuel consumption by more than 98%.
Nexans Marine Operations has placed an order with Ulstein Verft for the construction of its new cable-laying vessel (CLV), said to be an updated version of the Nexans Aurora. The “large” DP3 vessel, based on the Nexans Aurora design as developed by Skipsteknisk, will be able to carry out the transpo
Vattenfall has contracted DEME Offshore to carry out rock berm installation works at Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm site in the Netherlands. According to Vattenfall, rock installation works will take place between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2025. “Based on lessons le
CRP Subsea has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to provide NjordGuard, an integrated cable protection system, for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the contract, CRP Subsea will supply a total of 142 NjordGuard cable protection systems, which will protect all inter-
A UK-Belgium joint venture has secured a $200 million contract to deliver onshore and offshore works for two links in Senegal as part of a program that aims to revolutionize the country’s power infrastructure and provide sustainable electricity to millions of people. The award is for the Senegal Pow
Denmark-headquartered power cable company NKT has received approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its near-term decarbonization targets, said to represent an important step towards becoming a net-zero emissions company by 2050. NKT Cables Group commits to reducing its absolute
Prysmian has begun horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works that will allow the subsea cables for the first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany to be brought on land. Led by global investors Meridiam, Allianz Capital Partners, Kansai Electric Power and TEPCO, NeuConnect will become one of
All inter-array cables have been laid at the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farms in Taiwan, according to Dennis Sanou, CEO of Changfang Xidao Offshore Wind Farms at Copenhagen Offshore Partners. The installation of approximately 73 kilometres of 66kV inter-array cables that are used to co
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has chosen the location for its planned power cable factory in Scotland, announced earlier this year as part of the company’s goal of expanding its business in Europe. Sumitomo Electric announced in April the plans to establish a power cable factory in Scotland
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and SP Energy Networks have selected preferred grid suppliers for HVDC converter stations for the 2 GW Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea electricity superhighway. The 525kV, £2.5 billion HVDC link will connect Torness in East Lothian, Scotland, to Hawth
Denmark-headquartered NKT has signed a long-term contract with a European company for the supply of copper rod that will be used for cables destined for offshore wind projects. To secure the supply of copper for its production of power cables, NKT signed an agreement with Polish copper supplier KGHM
