TenneT TSO GmbH is seeking offers for manufacturing, supply and laying of subsea AC cables, including light waveguide in the area of the DolWin cluster, designed for a transmission range of up to 400 MW and a voltage level of about 155 kV. This includes in particular the connection of cables to the
Back in 2011, European leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost offshore wind development and to connect all the renewable energy sources in the EU. The MoU was part of a plan to achieve 20% of renewable energy by 2020, reports Oildprice. The new connections will reduce energy pri
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), a subsidiary of General Cable Corporation, has been awarded a contract by E.ON to supply 82km of medium-voltage submarine array cables for its Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. Delivery of cables is scheduled for 2013. The Humber Gateway offshore wind farm wil
Following a complaint filed by Windreich, German energy network regulator BnetzA opened a case against TenneT, one of the country’s grid operators, which has recently been accused of setting back offshore wind development in Germany. Windreich submitted a complaint because TenneT took no action afte
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) brings information regarding the draft regulations of the Federal Ministry of Economy, which says that German electricity consumers will share the cost of financial risk of offshore wind farms and their grid connection. The new rules primarily concern the network
Munich Re and Allianz, German insurance companies, declined to comment on a newspaper report which says that they were considering buying power grid from TenneT, one of Germany’s transmission system operators. Reuter informs that Munich Re stated that it could not confirm the alleged interest, while
Munich Re and Allianz, German insurance companies, declined to comment on a newspaper report which says that they were considering buying power grid from TenneT, one of Germany’s transmission system operators. Reuter informs that Munich Re stated that it could not confirm the alleged interest, while
Philipp Rösler, German Minister of Economy, will meet with the Dutch Government representatives this week and discuss the financial problems that the transmission system operator TenneT is facing, Reuters writes. As reported earlier, due to its financial issues, the company is claimed to be responsi
TenneT, a transmission system operator, could be pushed into a withdrawal from the German market by the Government, the Handelsblatt news site learned from unrevealed Government sources. The Government could achieve this by using the certification process, which the Federal Network Agency is current
Research and Markets has announced “Grid Connectivity Issues Faced by the German Offshore Wind Industry” report by GlobalData. Offshore wind is one of the most important technologies to the current German energy strategy. The country plans to have ceased all nuclear energy generation by 2022, and fo
KfW, German state development bank, published yesterday its results for the first half of 2012 and revealed its future plans. Under the KfW Action Plan to support the energy turnaround, the bank plans to extend loans to EUR 100 billion for renewable energies and energy efficiency in the next five ye
Reportlinker has announced a new report “HVDC and HVAC Submarine Power Cables: Supply Constraints, Demand Drivers, Technology Issues, Prominent Projects, Key Industry Players, and Global Market Forecasts”. The market for high-voltage submarine cables is a small and highly specialized industry that w
Out in the open seas cables need to be robust to withstand weather conditions and to pose no risk of fire. Friesland Kabel’s cables can be used for oil rigs, wind farms and special oil tankers (FPO, FPSO, FSU). All offshore cables have a SHF2-coat, a very robust material with GL certification. They
In just a few weeks, a remarkable new Fugro trenching system will start its first offshore deployment, working for Centrica on the 270MW, 75-turbine Lincs offshore windfarm. Fugro-Salt Subsea of Aberdeen has already run a series of successful jetting and cutting trials with the first of its state of
