Van Oord has contracted Peritus International to perform a study on inter-array cable stability for RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The scope consists of calculating the on-bottom stability for the inter-array cables in challenging environmental conditions and shallow water. According to P
PanGeo Subsea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kraken Robotics, has secured several cable depth of burial campaigns, valued at more than $3 million, in Europe using its 3D acoustic Sub-Bottom Imager (SBI). Under these contracts set to be completed throughout 2022, the SBI will be used as the cable dete
China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System has delivered the first medium-voltage cable from its new subsea cable factory in Shanwei, Guangdong Province. The medium-voltage production lines at the new factory were calibrated and put into commercial operation on 9 September 2021. The first local medium vol
Ørsted now expects costs to reinstate the integrity of inter-array cables affected by cable protection issues at some of the company’s offshore wind farms to amount to up to DKK 1.3 billion (around EUR 175 million) and not up to DKK 3 billion as initially anticipated. As reported, Ørsted discovered
Danish energy operator Energinet has issued a tender looking for consultancy services for the expected subsea cable routes of the planned Energy Islands in the North and Baltic Seas. The scope of work includes consultancy services regarding the external threat and risk assessment as well as assessme
The UK Government has announced its intention to establish future offshore wind Multi-Purpose Interconnectors (MPIs) which will provide a more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to integrating 50 GW of offshore wind capacity into the grid by 2030, and could also enable Britain to export
NKT has commissioned the 220 kV HVAC power cable system connecting the 1.3 GW Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK to the shore. NKT manufactured the power cables for the project at its factory in Karlskrona, Sweden, which runs on 100% green electricity, minimizing the carbon footprint of the
Installation works are well underway at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid – the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm – to ensure that electricity starts flowing to the Dutch grid in early May. The first of the wind farm’s 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines was installed at the site s
Aibel has started the construction of the offshore converter platform for the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm – Dogger Bank C. The first steel for the platform was cut at Aibel’s Laem Chabang yard in Thailand. In keeping with the tradition, the steel was blessed by Thai monk
Boskalis informed on 20 April that the company won a contract for the transportation and installation of export cables for an offshore wind project, classifying the contract value as “significant”, which for Boskalis means it is worth between EUR 150-300 million. The company said the project for whi
Next Geosolutions has selected PanGeo Subsea, a Kraken Robotics company, to provide its sub-bottom imager (SBI) technology to conduct a survey along the Hollandse Kust West Beta cable routes. The London-headquartered NextGeo has been carrying out various works as part of its contract with TenneT for
NKT’s 140-meter long cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Victoria has commenced export cable installation activities at the Dogger Bank A offshore wind project in the UK. The work started on 17 April and will be performed on a continuous basis in two campaigns until approximately 2 June. The first campaig
The industry has been evidently hitting the pause button ahead of Easter. However, it seems like one part of the world still keeps going without slowing down. The Americas took the spotlight this week in offshore energy news headlines, with Canada and the U.S. steering the wheel.
Rise Light & Power and Delaware River Partners (DRP) have partnered up to collaborate on developing the first offshore wind cable manufacturing facility in New Jersey, the U.S. The development of the manufacturing facility at the Repauno Port & Rail Terminal in Greenwich Township is subject to the B
