Irish utility company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has issued a tender seeking a contractor for the design and build of the 400 kV Shannon Estuary cable project in the south of Ireland. The scope of work will include the manufacture and installation of a 400 kV land and subsea cable circuit that i
The UK energy regulator Ofgem has granted provisional approval for the subsea electricity transmission high voltage direct current (HVDC) links that will connect Scotland and England. In a document published on Wednesday, 30 March, Ofgem said it considers “there is a clear consumer benefit in the Ea
UK-based XLCC has completed the concept design of a cable laying vessel to meet increasing demand for high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables in offshore wind and interconnections installation.
Nexans’ newest cable-laying vessel Nexans Aurora has arrived at the company’s recently upgraded Charleston plant for the load-out of the first high voltage subsea cables made in the United States. The high-voltage subsea cable plant in Charleston, South Carolina, officially opened in November 2021,
Strohm has signed an agreement with Petronas’ technology commercialization arm, Petronas Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd (PTVSB,) to commercialize thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) in the industry and scale its utilization across Petronas facilities. According to Strohm, the partnership has ensured tha
Seaway 7 has won an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract with EnBW for the inter-array cables for the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. The scope includes the supply and installation of around 100 kilometers of 66 kV subsea power cables and respective ca
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission (SHE Transmission) and National Grid Energy Transmission (NGET) have scheduled consultation events for the Eastern Green Link 2 subsea HVDC project. The parties are holding Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) events to be undertaken in advance of the submission to
Italian cabling giant has inaugurated Leonardo da Vinci, the world’s largest cable-laying vessel, and presented its €1 billion investment plan targeted at developing businesses that support the energy transition.
TenneT has awarded a consortium between Boskalis and Orient Cable (NBO) a contract for the Hollandse Kust West Beta export cable, which will connect the 700 MW offshore platform to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. The contract scope comprises the supply and installation of two 65-kilometre-
French transmission system operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) has selected Nexans to supply and install the export cable for the 496 MW Dieppe – Le Tréport offshore wind farm. The contract, valued at around EUR 100 million, will see Nexans supply and install 47 kilometres of offshore a
Italy’s Prysmian has completed the North Sea Link (NSL) interconnector between Norway and the UK ahead of schedule. In 2015, Norwegian system operator Statnett and UK’s National Grid awarded Prysmian with a €550 million project to deliver approximately 950 kilometers of subsea HVDC cables (1400MW, ±
Subsea 7 has won what it defines as a “substantial contract” with an undisclosed client for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of offshore facilities, subsea pipelines, and associated infrastructure. The award, made to a consortium including Subsea 7, will be recorde
UK’s Xlinks has awarded Intertek with a contract to provide quality assurance and technical advice on marine cable routing, survey specification and procurement for the planned interconnector between Morocco and the UK. Intertek will work with Xlinks to review cable routing, draft survey and technic
The Dutch Porthos Offshore Transport and Storage has issued a tender for the installation of about 20 kilometers of offshore pipeline for what will be one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world. Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub and Offshore Storage (Porthos) will tr
