Both offshore substations, the first ever in Polish waters of the Baltic Sea, have been installed at the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm, developed by a joint venture between ORLEN Group and Northland Power. OSS West and OSS East are located approximately 20 kilometres from the shore of Chocz
Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has completed its 700 MW offshore grid connection programme with the grid readiness certification now in place for the Hollandse Kust West Beta connection, the company said on 28 October. The certification marks the completion of the last three 700 MW
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing GBP 2.1 million (around EUR 2.4 million) in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the inves
Following the termination of Petrofac’s scope of work on the 2 GW offshore grid connection programme in the Netherlands by the Dutch TSO TenneT, the UK engineering and consultancy provider has filed for administration. In an update on 27 October, Petrofac said the Directors of Petrofac Limited, the
The first high-voltage transformer has been placed on one of four offshore substations that will be installed at the Baltica 2 offshore wind project site in the Polish Baltic Sea. The substations will collect electricity from the 107 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW-222 turbines, stepping up the voltage, and tr
The offshore substation topside for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm has been installed, with commissioning work expected to start at the beginning of November. According to a weekly notice of operations issued by ScottishPower Renewables, which is building the 1.4 GW offshore wind farm, the
The first of the two 85-kilometre export cables for the Scottish Inch Cape offshore wind farm has been installed by Enshore Subsea using the cable laying vessel (CLV) CMOS Installer. Operating from the Port of Blyth, the vessel laid the 220 kV, three-phase cable manufactured by Ningbo Orient Wires &
Aibel has completed the second offshore converter station topside for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project at its yard in Thailand. The substation, Hornsea 3 Link 2, has started its journey to Europe, according to a social media post Aibel shared on 22 October. Aibel and Hitachi Energy signed a contr
South Korea’s Haesong Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to introduce Smart Fault Locator (SFL) technology for submarine cable fault detection. The Haseong Offshore Wind 1-3 projects are managed and funded by Copenhagen Infrastr
Jan De Nul has launched its first XL cable-laying vessel (CLV), Fleeming Jenkin, with the final vessel construction phase now starting, including sea trials. Jan De Nul announced in October 2023 that it had placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard, followed by an order for
VicGrid, an agency of the Victorian government, has shortlisted three consortia for the development of the transmission infrastructure that will connect the first 2 GW of offshore wind generation to the grid. The Spanish companies, Iberdrola and Acciona, are leading two separate consortia, while the
Fugro completed land and marine investigations for TenneT Germany’s LanWin1 and LanWin2 grid connections, which are part of the transmission system operator’s (TSO) 2 GW programme. The LanWin2 cable route required a range of onshore and nearshore investigation activities to support project developme
The offshore installation campaign for 2025 at Princess Elisabeth Island in the Belgian North Sea has been completed with the installation of the last caisson for this year’s works. The caissons, massive concrete structures weighing up to 22,000 tonnes, form the outer walls of the future island, loc
The Dutch/German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT Germany has commenced the commissioning of the 900 MW DolWin5 offshore grid connection system. Following the completion of the installation campaign in the summer, the consortium of Aibel and Seatrium, together with Hitachi Energy and TenneT
Poland’s Orlen Neptun has secured permits for the offshore transmission infrastructure for the 1 GW Baltic East offshore wind farm. The newly secured permits allow for the installation of artificial islands, structures, facilities, and submarine cables. The 1 GW Baltic East offshore wind farm is pla
