WSP in Australia has secured a contract to help design the onshore transmission network and grid connection of the Star of the South offshore wind farm. WSP will be supporting the power system studies, system integration and Front End Engineering Design of the onshore transmission assets for what is
Germany’s Amprion has secured a waiver from relevant authorities allowing the transmission system operator to skip the regional planning procedure for the sections of DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection systems between the North Sea coast (Hagermarsch) and the Emden area. Amprion can now st
Qingdao Hanhe Cable has delivered the first lot of 220kV submarine cable for the Jinwan offshore wind project in China. According to the China-based company, the cable was delivered on 5 March. In total, Hanhe Cable will provide 34 kilometers of 220kV submarine cable and 76.92 kilometers of 35kV sub
The European Commission has released EUR 980 million of funding for key European energy infrastructure projects with major cross-border benefits. The EU funding comes from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the European support programme for trans-European infrastructure. This is seen as a crucia
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Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors is currently preparing for the installation of the second offshore substation at the SeaMade wind farm in Belgium. The 487MW SeaMade wind farm is a combination of the 235MW Mermaid and the 252MW Seastar offshore wind projects. This second topside, which recently
The installation of a jacket foundation and an offshore substation topside at the 300MW Binhai South H3 offshore wind farm in China’s Yellow Sea has been completed, Huadian Heavy Industries said. Huadian Heavy Industries is the main EPC contractor for the construction and installation of a part of t
HSM Offshore has loaded out the Borssele Beta offshore substation topside at its yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The 700MW Borssele Beta high voltage substation will connect the 731.5MW Borssele 3 & 4 wind farm to the Dutch grid. The substation’s jacket foundation, also built by HSM Offshore, was
Global Offshore, part of the Global Marine Group, has secured a contract with Spain’s Grupo Cobra for cable installation and burial at the Kincardine floating wind farm offshore Scotland. Utilising specialist cable installation vessel the Normand Clipper, the latest addition to its fleet, Global Off
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 250 million loan agreement with TenneT for the western section of the Zuidwest 380kV offshore grid project in the Netherlands. The financing will support the construction of a new 380kV transmission line, combined with a 150kV line for part of the
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 250 million loan agreement with TenneT for the western section of the Zuidwest 380kV offshore grid project in the Netherlands. The financing will support the construction of a new 380kV transmission line, combined with a 150kV line for part of the
Van Oord is conducting final tests with its Deep Dig-It trencher before the installation of cables at the Hollandse Kust (South) offshore wind farm zone. Van Oord is conducting final tests with the Tracked Remotely Operated Vehicle (TROV) in the Alexiahaven harbor, the Netherlands, in preparation fo
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HSM Offshore B.V. has appointed Rhenus Offshore Logistics B.V. for the commissioning logistics of the Borssele Beta offshore high voltage substation. The 700MW Borssele Beta will connect the Borssele 3 & 4 offshore wind farm to the Dutch grid. Offshore construction on the 731.5MW project started in
