Last weekend, VSMC installed the last cable for the Meerwind Süd/Ost wind farms by successfully accomplishing the final pull-in. A total of 3 load outs, 88 inter array cables and 176 pull-ins were completed on time. With safety and quality as a top priority, VSMC finished the challenging project wit
The 111 wind turbines in the Anholt offshore wind farm are connected with Energinet.dk’s offshore substation via approximately 160 kilometres of cable flushed down into the seabed. However, at several positions, it has not been possible to flush the cable at a sufficient depth due to stones or hard
ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has won an order from the Norwegian Transmission System Operator (TSO), Statnett SF for the construction of two new 420 kilovolts (kV) transmission substations. This is part of an overall initiative to expand and strengthen the national grid.
Tidal Energy Limited (TEL) has appointed JDR Cables for the design, manufacture and delivery of the submarine cable connecting the DeltaStream unit to the shore. An initial 400KW full scale single turbine unit will be installed as part of the first phase of development. Subsequent upgrades will be m
A meeting between the Narragansett Town Council and the CEO of Deepwater Wind, Jeff Grybowski, was held on June 26 in the Town Hall, where they discussed a transmission route for the proposed Block Island offshore wind farm, The Block Island Times writes. The transmission line comprises a subsea cab
VSMC has been contracted by German firm RWE Innogy to lay and bury the infield cables of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany. Recently, VSMC also won contracts from E.ON and DONG Energy to install the export cables of two wind farms along the English coast, in partnership with Boskalis Off
“We need an EU internal market that enables the generation and transmission of renewable electricity to consumers across the continent”, say the Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG).Without a functioning internal electricity market, and new market structures, the objective of decarbonising the European e
During the last 18 months, a team from Bladt has been busy with the EPCI project for the Northwind Offshore Substation. Today, they can reap the benefits of their hard work as the substation has been installed successfully. The installation had to wait a few days due to bad weather conditions, but y
Energinet.dk would like to pre-qualify a number of tenderers to deliver the HV cables for the Horns Rev 3 Offshore Wind Farm. Energinet.dk intends to pre-qualify up to 5 tenders per lot: Lot no. 1: Submarine cable transportation and laying; Lot no. 2: Delivery and installation of beach cable; Lot no
Cape Wind has signed a $15 Million contract with Falmouth-based Lawrence-Lynch Corp. to provide the upland construction work required to bury Cape Wind’s electric cables. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will also be responsible for providing a conduit for connecting the buried electric cables on land to the su
Combined heat and power (CHP) systems are very popular in high-rise buildings as well as industrial sites and other facilities where they produce heat and power at a reasonable cost. CHP systems can save as much as 40% energy compared with traditional ways of producing electricity and heat separatel
The Blue Transmission consortium, comprising Macquarie Capital Group Limited and Barclays Infrastructure Funds, has completed the transaction to own and operate the transmission link to Sheringham Shoal wind farm. Ofgem appointed Blue Transmission to take over ownership of the link from Scira Offsho
After RWE announced yesterday its preferred sites for onshore electrical infrastructure for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm, residents of Bicker Fen voiced their disapproval of the company’s selection for the substation site. The residents say that a structure of that size would lower the prices of
Argyll and Bute Council’s planning committee has been recommended to give approval for SSE Renewables’ meteorological mast on Orsay Island at the next meeting to be held in August. However, Islay Community Council strongly opposes this decision because of the visual impact of the mast, the Scottish
