Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has launched the authorization procedure for the construction of a new direct-current submarine power line connecting the regions of Abruzzo and Marche. The 1 GW Adriatic Link will run for a total of approximately 250 kilometers, made up of two sub
Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables, owned by Belgian Cenergy Holdings, has signed contracts with Ørsted and Eversource for the supply of inter-array cables for their South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind offshore wind projects in the United States. Under the contracts, Hellenic Cables will desig
McDermott and Eunice Energy Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on a 2 GW electrical interconnector between Greece and Egypt. Eunice Energy Group is leading the transnational consortium between Greece and Egypt for the Greece-Africa Power (GAP) Interconnector project,
Prysmian Group has finalized the cable laying and burial operations for the submarine power interconnection between Ibiza and Formentera in Spain. Marine installation operations were performed by Prysmian’s cable-laying vessel Cable Enterprise, while burial activities were carried out by the company
Prysmian Group has completed high-voltage direct current (HVDC) underwater cable laying for the subsea power line connecting the Greek Crete island and mainland Greece.
Correll Group, Cable Installation & Power Services Division has been awarded a contract with Asso.subsea for cable pull-in operations on the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. The full scope of work includes pulling high-voltage subsea cables into the 62 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines as
Jan De Nul and LS Cable & System have completed the installation of the first sea cable for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Alpha substation in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. In recent weeks, the cable-laying vessel Connector and the remote-controlled cable-laying vehicle UTV1200 laid more than 60
Prysmian will begin working on the installation of inter-array cables at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm at the beginning of next month, shortly after the vessels to be deployed for this operation arrive at the project site in France at the end of this month or in the first days of February. Pry
Rotech Subsea, a provider of subsea tools to the energy industry, has completed cable de-burial, cut and recovery, and cable burial operations, at an offshore wind farm in UK waters.
The UK High Court has quashed the decision brought at the beginning of 2022 to reject a £1.35 billion, 2 GW electricity interconnector between the UK and France. Kwasi Kwarteng, at that time Secretary of State for Business (BEIS), in January 2022 refused consent for the AQUIND interconnector despite
French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has issued a tender seeking a provider of a survey campaign for two interconnector projects. As part of the awarded framework contract, the selected party will be in charge of carrying out maintenance survey work along
Netherlands-based thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) producer Strohm has completed its plant expansion, tripling the capacity for production to 140 kilometers of normalized pipe per annum. The expansion is said to be the biggest capital investment Strohm has undertaken since originally setting up th
France-headquartered cabling firm Nexans has developed a material for improved eco-balance of power cables in partnership with aluminium producer Trimet. In a joint development project, the two companies have developed a material with recycled aluminium content for the production of aluminium rod us
The EU-funded project SCARLET has gathered a number of international partners to develop superconducting cables that will enable more efficient and less costly power transmission from renewable electricity generation sites.
