The Netherlands will introduce a new offshore electricity bidding zone for wind farms that will be linked to the planned 1.8 GW LionLink hybrid interconnector, which will connect the Dutch and UK grids. The LionLink project was launched in April 2023 and is led by the countries’ transmission system
The first interconnector between Italy and Malta has returned to operation after it was shut down due to work on the second interconnector that will connect the two countries. As announced on March 28, the scheduled intervention required the temporary suspension of IC1 to allow for the safe reroutin
Tekmar Group has been awarded two contracts with a combined value of GBP 2 million (around €2.3 million) for an offshore wind project in Japan, the UK-headquartered company said in an investor update on March 31, leaving the project and the client unnamed. The main contract involves the supply of Te
Malta’s fully government-owned company Interconnect Malta (ICM) has launched a preliminary market consultation (PMC) to gather information from the market on the feasibility of large-scale importing of renewable energy from North Africa to Malta via a cable link. The PMC is seen as a formal, non-bin
Jan De Nul has contracted CRP Subsea to supply protection systems for inter-array cables at Vattenfall’s Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. CRP Subsea will deliver 141 NjordGuard cable protection systems (CPS), with three NjordGuard CPS designs to be engineered to meet the speci
An investment of over GBP 30 million (around $40 million) in new facilities that will support offshore wind construction at the Port of Nigg in Scotland has received final approval by Maraen, a new integrated energy infrastructure brand launched by Mitsui & Co. Europe and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL),
The first export cable for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm has been laid and pulled into shore, according to an update from Ørsted on March 26. NKT, the project’s export cable supplier, began manufacturing the cables three years ago and will complete them this summer, while Jan de Nul will transpor
Norway’s Reach Subsea has appointed GeoForce Technical Services, part of Oceanscan and the wider Venterra Group, to deliver the geotechnical component of a bigger offshore survey campaign for the second 525 kV HVDC cable link between Shetland and the Scottish mainland, known as the Shetland HVDC Lin
Italian cabling giant Prysmian, as the main contractor, has completed all subsea cabling in UK waters for NeuConnect, a high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany, with its cable-laying vessel (CLV) now moving to Dutch waters. F
Norway’s transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett has awarded DOF Group with a contract defined as substantial, meaning it is worth between $25 million and $50 million, for the replacement of high-voltage subsea power cables. The scope covers partial removal of ageing subsea power cables across O
The UK energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled its shortlist of bidders under the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round 13, in which five companies and consortia will compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for the East Anglia Three, Inch Cape and Dogger Bank C o
ScottishPower, through its parent company Iberdrola, has secured £600 million (around €693 million) in financing from the National Wealth Fund to support the development of the fourth out of five subsea electricity superhighways between Scotland and England. The 2 GW Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) high
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded the Netherlands-headquartered Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) with a framework contract for the delivery of four cable storage carousels. SCA’s scope includes the engineering, manufacturing, delivery, installation and commissioning of four caro
The seabed clearance phase for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy has begun, aiming to make the cable corridor route debris-free and safe for cable installation. Following the completion of the detailed marine route survey carried out by Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo),
