Canada’s test center for in-stream tidal energy technology FORCE has secured a power cable to a barge as part of its trials in the Minas Passage in Bay of Fundy, Canada. FORCE is performing a series of marine trials to support the deployment of up to four underwater power cables in the near future.
On October 8, Ofgem launched a new animated video explaining the importance of the UK energy network and the role Ofgem plays as its regulator. With one fifth of a household’s energy bill going to keeping the energy network running, it’s essential that Ofgem explains to consumers the crucial role it
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
Canada’s test center for in-stream tidal energy technology FORCE is now mobilizing to conduct a series of marine trials this week. A number of vessels will be involved, including barges and tugs, maneuvering and holding station. These trials support the deployment of up to four underwater power cabl
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
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
Jee Ltd, a leading independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has been awarded a contract from Scottish Enterprise to develop subsea electrical array cable solutions for tidal energy installations. The contract is part of a pioneering study for the marine energy industry in S
Five companies active in the energy market – ABB, Alliander, DNV GL, ICT Automatisering and Stedin – have formally established the Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF) Foundation. Its mission is to offer a future-proof framework for the development of smart energy products, services and solutions
On September 19th, Alstom’s next-generation Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine, installed just off the Ostend coast at Belgium’s Belwind facility, produced its very first kWh. The assembly and the tests conducted have so far helped to optimise the turbine’s installation and commissioning procedu
