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
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
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
Amprion Offshore has started working on an energy corridor project that would bring electricity produced by up to 8 GW of offshore wind farms in the North Sea directly to the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Named Windader West, the energy corridor involves building four offshore grid connect
Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTTSC) has secured an EPCI contract with 50Hertz for the eastern part of the grid connection for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. The grid connection for the 927 MW offshore wind farm (OST-6-1), being developed by Skyborn R
Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables has been awarded a contract by 50Hertz Offshore GmBH for the turnkey delivery of two export cable systems for the interconnection to the German grid of the western offshore substation of the Gennaker offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. Helle
Fugro’s Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has completed its first project in Denmark, with operations being controlled remotely from the UK. Fugro reported that its 12-meter Blue Essence USV had completed the data acquisition of a cable route survey in the North Sea for Denmark’s Energy Isl
NKT has set a record for its high-voltage order backlog in the second quarter of 2023, standing at €7.6 billion, an increase from €7 billion that was reported at the end of Q1 2023. Around 8% of the high-voltage order backlog is expected to be executed in the second half of 2023 and the remaining [&
Danish and Belgium transmission system operators (TSOs) have awarded a Dutch company with a contract to deliver consultancy services for an interconnector that will link the high-voltage grids in Belgium and Denmark through two energy islands in the North Sea. Denmark’s Energinet and Belgium’s Elia
Nexans is investing in a new third-generation cable-laying vessel in order to, as the company says, support a record project backlog and meet future needs of offshore wind and interconnector projects. According to Nexans, building upon the cutting-edge technology featured on the flagship vessel Nexa
Van Oord has completed installing and burying inter-array cables at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus and trencher Dig-It, a remotely-operated vehicle operated from Subsea Viking, have installed a web of 69 inter-array ca
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has renewed its €1,000 million long-term revolving credit facility, including environmental and social KPIs among the parameters that determine the financing conditions. Prysmian reported on 13 July that it had signed the renewal of the €1,000 million long-term revolvi
Prysmian Group has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the German-Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT to provide nearshore cable inspection, maintenance, and repair services for TenneT’s HVDC and HVAC submarine power cables in the North Sea. The agreement will be fulfilled in par
