The centerpiece for the transport of wind power to be produced by Windreich’s offshore wind farm MEG 1 has been successfully constructed. “With the construction of the transformer platform ‘DolWin alpha’, 13 kilometers southeast from Windreich’s MEG 1 wind farm, we have taken a big step forward with
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract worth in excess of Euro 120 million by Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) Transmission plc to supply and install a subsea power link to upgrade the electricity transmission network between the Kintyre peninsula and mainland coa
A rising demand for electricity coupled with environmental concerns across Europe is leading countries to look for more diverse energy sources, which will in turn boost investment in their Transmission and Distribution (T&D) infrastructure, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The c
LocalGrid Technologies has partnered with National Instruments (NI) to develop a smart grid-ready platform that can be customized to meet the needs of different grid applications. At the heart of the innovative platform is embedded database technology from Raima. As countries across the world look t
Three suppliers have just been prequalified to bid for the supply of two transformer substations for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project. During the fall, a tender for DC cable will be invited. “We are required to be ready with power supply 1st July 2018, when the first offshore wind turbines ar
The East West Interconnector, the highest capacity link of its kind, officially opened in September of last year. This 500MW transmission connection between UK and Ireland now goes into commercial operation, as ABB has delivered it to EirGrid, the Irish transmission system operator. The EirGrid East
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group has delivered the East West Interconnector to EirGrid, the Irish transmission system operator. The 500-megawatt (MW) transmission connection is the highest capacity link of its kind, based on voltage source converter (VSC) technology, to go into
After the official opening of Riffgat offshore wind farm, the wind turbines are still not feeding green power to German households, since the grid operator TenneT has not connected the wind farm to the network. “We could start feeding energy but the firm responsible for connecting the wind farm to t
TenneT Offshore GmbH is seeking a contractor who will undertake maintenance of the stored parts and SLA for the repair of the high voltage cable systems alpha ventus (Lot 1) and BorWin1 (Lot2) maintenance. This involves regular inspection and maintenance of embedded parts for the high voltage cable
Together with the Technical University of Dresden and the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich, Siemens has carried out research work into a highly efficient and robust medium-voltage converter for feeding electrical energy into power supply grids. The insights gained were successfully i
At the beginning of the week, RWE Innogy has started laying the first inter array cable in the construction area of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. By mid-2014, 64 kilometers of cable will have connected the 48 wind turbines with the offshore transformer substation. The Dutch company Visser & Sm
Providence-based offshore wind energy developer has withdrawn its application to run a transmission cable through the Town of Narragansett, writes the Providence Journal. Namely, Deepwater Wind planned to place the electric cable from the Block Island wind farm, made of 5 wind turbines, to the Block
The Offshore Substation (OSS) for the DanTysk offshore wind farm is installed completely. After a construction period of around two years, the DanTysk OSS left the Hollandia Shipyard in Krimpen, The Netherlands, on the 23rd of July. The OSS was built in two sections. After the successful installatio
Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme is inviting tenders for windfarm engineering R&D services. A significant number of UK offshore wind farms have experienced difficulties associated with the installation and burial of intra-array cables. In 2011, the OWA commissioned a study to devel
