Forewind has started a consultation on two minor proposed changes to the development consent order application for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B. Dogger Bank Teesside A&B comprises two 1.2 gigawatt wind farms located 165 kilometres from the UK coast at their closest point and is planned to connect to the
The Norwegian Government issued the necessary licenses for the construction of 1.4 GW NordLink HVDC, the first power connection between Norway and Germany. “This link will make the exchange of renewable energies possible, in particular of hydroelectric and wind energy,” said German Minister of Econo
The Norwegian Government issued the necessary licenses for the construction of 1.4 GW NordLink HVDC, the first power connection between Norway and Germany. “This link will make the exchange of renewable energies possible, in particular of hydroelectric and wind energy,” said German Minister of Econo
Drydocks World has signed an agreement with Petrofac to build the BorWin3 high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform in the North Sea, named BorWin gamma. When completed, this will provide an essential renewable offshore resource to meet increasing energy demands. Drydocks World has succe
The benefits associated with doubling the operating voltage of inter-array systems for large scale wind farms from 33kV to 66kV is widely understood, particularly as the industry strives to lower the costs associated with larger turbines. Despite the obvious benefits, developers currently lack the c
The statutory consultation on the Triton Knoll Electrical System proposals will run from 15th October to 19th November 2014. RWE has announced that it is now at a stage of the project where it can begin statutory consultation on the whole Triton Knoll Electrical System proposals ahead of submitting
The statutory consultation on the Triton Knoll Electrical System proposals will run from 15th October to 19th November 2014. RWE has announced that it is now at a stage of the project where it can begin statutory consultation on the whole Triton Knoll Electrical System proposals ahead of submitting
Prysmian Group brings optical fibre to Smart Grids to guarantee sustainable, economic and reliable electricity supply and data transmission. In this way, power grids will be able to achieve a synergistic and smart fusion between the actions of all their users, both producers and consumers. The Group
Following SMartWind’s Phase 2 consultation, the offshore wind developer has made some minor changes to the underground onshore cable route and associated infrastructure. Therefore, the company is carrying out further consultation with its onshore stakeholders to provide a final opportunity to commen
The cable connecting Anholt offshore wind farm and the Danish power grid, which was out of operation from September 30th, is now repaired. Energinet.dk announced the news on its official website and added that the Anholt wind turbines can again send power to land. The failure occurred on Tuesday, Se
Energinet.dk has located the problem at Anholt offshore wind farm’s connection to the grid. Namely, the fault was pinpointed four miles from Grenaa. The Danish grid operator said it is now preparing to repair the cable by cutting out the damaged section and connecting a new cable section with two sl
The weather did not play along the first couple of times EnBW attempted to anchor the offshore substation for its Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, but yesterday’s bright sunshine and a calm sea provided for ideal conditions to fix the substation to the seabed. The 4,400-ton platform had already been tra
The weather did not play along the first couple of times EnBW attempted to anchor the offshore substation for its Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, but yesterday’s bright sunshine and a calm sea provided for ideal conditions to fix the substation to the seabed. The 4,400-ton platform had already been tra
Anholt offshore wind farm electricity production has been halted yesterday morning due to a grid connection problem. According to the transmission system operator Energinet.dk the 400MW wind farm has been offline since 8:35 yesterday because of an unknown fault in its export connection. After a nigh
