A multi-billion-euro underwater high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector project, envisioned to link Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, will connect the green electricity transmission dots for the Cyprus-Greece-Israel triangle, bringing together game-changing low-carbon and clean energy bon
Greece and Cyprus are getting ready to hold talks, which are seen as a last shot to sort out the issues surrounding an interconnection project that will link the Cypriot-Greek electricity grids.
Following the capacity reservation agreement signed in November 2023, French subsea power cables manufacturer Nexans has officially been awarded a contract by SSEN Transmission to connect the Orkney Islands and the UK mainland. The Orkney Transmission Link will exchange up to 220 MW of renewable ene
After Karlskrona, Sweden, Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT is expanding its operations in Alingsås to boost the production capacity of high-voltage accessories. NKT is currently constructing a new hall in Alingsås for testing power cable accessories up to 525
Subsea infrastructure is critical to the energy security in Europe and with the world not looking so bright there is a real urgency to get something going to protect this infrastructure, but the solution is not easy to find, panelists said at a discussion on seabed security organized by IRO, the Ass
As the proximity to a naval base stokes defense and national security concerns, will the Ministry of Defence’s objection be the final nail in the coffin for this bi-directional green electric power link?
Plans have been set to put the required funding in place to take a final investment decision (FID) on a subsea interconnector project between the UK and Iceland.
NKT has wrapped its assignment on a 260-kilometer high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea link, which is envisioned to lend a helping hand in ensuring Shetland’s supply of clean, low-carbon power, enabling 600 MW of renewable generation as remote North Sea islands connect to Britain’s main grid in
SSEN Transmission has revealed an investment of £125 million (close to $165.2 million), which the construction of two big green energy projects poured into the local islands’ economy and businesses located in Shetland.
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed all onshore and offshore cable installation work for the Greenlink Interconnector between Ireland and the UK, with trial operations expected in the coming months. The project included the manufacture and installation of onshore HVDC cros
The C-Horizon vessel is set to soon kick off shallow water debris removal, boulder relocation and pre-lay grapnel run activity in UK waters to clear the proposed cable route for the first direct energy link between the UK and Germany. The 1.4 GW NeuConnect interconnector will see the construction of
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has selected what is set to become Great Britain’s longest-ever subsea connection as the first project to proceed under its fast-track process and to receive a £3.4 billion funding package. Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is the first of 26 projects to complete the fast-
Greece’s TSO IPTO has decided to move to the next phase after receiving three applications for participation in its tender process for submarine alternating current (AC) cables destined for Aegean Islands interconnectors.
Cabling giant Prysmian has begun loading the cable destined for the UK section of the first direct energy link between the UK and Germany at its factory in Italy. Prysmian is loading the cabling onto the Cable Enterprise vessel at its Arco Felice factory which will be used for the UK section of the
