TenneT has selected NKT and Prysmian to install five 525 kV XLPE HVDC cable connections for grid projects which will link new Dutch offshore wind farms to the national grid. TenneT’s next-generation, 2 GW grid connections in the Netherlands are scheduled to be completed between 2028 and 2030. NKT wi
After having been declared eligible for Ofgem’s third cap and floor window, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) revealed more information about its involvement in three interconnector projects in the North Sea. CIP announced on 28 February that it had acquired close to full ownership in a 4.2 G
Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable (NBO) has commenced the construction of its Southern Manufacturing Base in Yangjiang, Guangdong. The facility covers 170,000 mm2 and represents an investment of over €136 million. According to Orient Cable, it has been designed to cater to both the renewab
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has decided that all electricity interconnector projects that submitted applications in its third cap and floor window will progress to the next phase. This third window was opened for electricity interconnectors able to start operations before the end of 2032 and th
Luna Innovations (Luna) has been awarded a contract to provide monitoring services for the largest offshore wind project in the United States, Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Luna’s EN.SURE long-range power cable sensing system will be used to monitor the wind farms’
NKT is set to commence the second cable installation campaign for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea in March. The £660 million project includes the construction of a 260-kilometer subsea cable from Shetland to the GB mainland, linking Shetland to t
First steps have been made towards building the first subsea power cable factory in Taiwan to support its growing offshore wind sector as the cable manufacturer NKT and Taiwan’s conglomerate Walsin Lihwa announced they were establishing a joint venture. The factory, which will specialise in the prod
Prysmian has kicked off cable installation of the Elba Piombino project, the new subsea power cable connection between the island of Elba and the Italian mainland. The Italian company will carry out the installation by using its cable-laying vessel Leonardo da Vinci. With a length of 34 km submarine
Nexans has secured a contract to provide subsea cables for the PacWave South site, the United States’ first grid-connected wave energy test facility located offshore Oregon.
Dutch General and Military Intelligence and Security Services (AVID and MVID) have sent a letter to the government together with an update on the latest insights into activities being covertly conducted by Russia, including those that are potentially being carried out in preparation for sabotage of
Celtic Sea Power (CSP) has launched a tender for offshore survey services that would inform its project off Pembrokeshire, where CSP plans to build one or two multi-connection offshore substations to support the deployment and grid-connection of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. Under the te
Chinese subsea cable manufacturer ZTT Submarine Cable & System has secured a cable design and supply contract with Hokchi Energy, the Mexican subsidiary of Pan American Energy, for a field located in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract covers the design, supply, delivery, and testing of 33.3 kilometers
UAE-headquartered P&O Maritime Logistics has unveiled plans to convert one of its multi-carrying vessels (MCVs) into a cable-laying vessel (CLV) that would be used to connect offshore wind farms with the mainland. The CLV will feature an ultra-shallow draft, engineering grounding capability, and a 4
After granting three electricity interconnector licenses earlier this month, UK energy market regulator Ofgem has awarded another one, this time for a project that is set to link the UK and the Netherlands. A gas interconnector license was granted to NU-Link Interconnector UK Ltd on 9 February, auth
