The first-ever interconnection between North America and Western Europe is anticipated to enable a new dawn to brake over energy security across the Atlantic.
Asso.subsea has completed its work for the fourth phase of the Cyclades interconnection project in Greece which enhances supply security and addresses stability issues for the Cyclades’ electrical system through the connection to the Greek mainland power transmission system. The project, done in col
The construction works for Celtic Interconnector, the first interconnector between Ireland and France, are well underway, with converter station sites on both sides of the project achieving “significant progress”, Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid reported. On the Irish side in Ballya
Denmark’s NKT has signed a framework agreement with the Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission to deliver power cable systems for two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission links in Scotland. NKT on August 28, 2023, confirmed the reservation of production and offshore
Following community feedback that caused the previous proposal to be discounted, SSEN Transmission has identified an alternative site on Lewis for the proposed new HVDC convertor station and AC substation for the Western Isles HVDC link. The proposed new site, located on an area of land owned by the
SSEN Transmission has opened the tendering for cable and converter work packages for Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3), the UK’s largest proposed HVDC transmission project, which will link Peterhead in Scotland and Norfolk in England. EGL3, a joint venture between SSEN Transmission and National Grid Elect
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group has performed what is said to be the industry’s first installation of an HVDC cable at a water depth of 2,150 meters. Prysmian completed the sea trial tests for ultra-deep installation of a 500 kV HVDC MI cable at a 2,150-meter water depth, stating that this is i
“There can be no transition without transmission,” Manos Manousakis, Chairman and CEO of Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), said at the General Assembly of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), highlighting the i
Greece’s Asso.subsea is set to begin boulder clearance and trenching next month for the interconnector that will link the power systems of Ireland and France together for the first time via subsea power cable. It was reported in May that Asso.subsea had joined forces with French cable maker Nexans t
SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) Link in the North Sea has transmitted its first power from a wind farm to the mainland, nearing full energization. The £660 million Shetland HVDC Link connects Noss Head in Caithness and Weisdale Voe in Shetland. The 260-kilometer subse
Paris-headquartered investment management company Meridiam has entered into the shareholding structure of the company responsible for the implementation of the electric interconnection project between Greece, Cyprus, and Israel. Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission
Hitachi Energy is planning to invest an additional $4.5 billion in manufacturing, engineering, digital, R&D and partnerships by 2027, doubling the investments done in the last three years, to accelerate the energy transition. The investment, complementing the recently announced $1.5 billion investme
SSEN Transmission and Hitachi Energy have signed initial work contracts for pre-construction work related to two Scottish subsea links, ensuring the projects remain on track for commissioning in 2030. The companies secured another key milestone in their partnership to provide a high voltage direct c
Nexans has opened the doors of a newly expanded section of its high voltage subsea cable plant in Norway for business to address the growing demand in the offshore wind and electrification segments of the global energy transition tale.
