Great Britain’s National Grid ESO has selected DNV GL as the lead partner in the Offshore Coordination Project, which will advise and shape the future national strategy for offshore grid development. The aim of the project is to review and recommend ways to improve how offshore wind farms are connec
Ørsted, East Hampton Town, and the East Hampton Town Trustees have reached agreement on the terms of a contract which would allow the installation and maintenance of the South Fork offshore wind farm’s export cable. When finalized, the contract, known as a “Host Community Agreement,” would provide f
The third and final offshore transformer module (OTM) has been installed at the Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind farm’s first OTM was installed on 10 August, and the second unit followed shortly. Siemens Energy secured the contract to connect the wind farm to the grid in 2018. The co
Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable has secured its first engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract for an offshore wind project in Vietnam. Orient Cable has been contracted to provide and install a 185-kilometre, 35 kV subsea cable system for the Binh Dai offs
Perth civil engineering company I & H Brown has secured a contract to construct the onshore substation for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland. I & H Brown said it is undertaking all the civil elements of the substation to enable the site, including five portal frame buildings
Dutch-German offshore grid operator TenneT is seeking underwater survey services for its offshore platforms. TenneT manages the operations of the German and Dutch high voltage cable connections from land to the offshore wind farms, the so-called grid connection systems. The contract covers the under
Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a contract notice for geophysical and geotechnical surveys of its existing and future offshore power cable routes. The contract covers the existing power cable routes off the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the future cable routes within German wate
Belgian transmission system operator Elia has issued a tender seeking transport services between Ostend and offshore platforms in the North Sea. The tender is divided into two lots. Lot 1 covers provision of crew transfer services by a helicopter, including light luggage, between an onshore heliport
The NordLink interconnector has transmitted the first power between Norway and Germany. According to Nexans, the system is under testing and electricity with a capacity of 70 MW was transferred between the two countries last week. NordLink is the world’s first interconnection that will enable two co
Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has installed the six-legged jacket foundation for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha offshore substation. Sleipnir transported the jacket to the installation site in the Dutch North Sea and lowered it into position over the weekend.
The commissioning procedures for the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) have reached the final stage, according to Energinet. The system tests on the 400 MW offshore grid link are currently ongoing. Due to the solving of technical challenges that occurred in the tests, extra time is needed a
Ailes Marines has selected Eiffage Métal and Engie Solutions to manufacture the offshore substation for the 496 MW wind farm in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Eiffage Métal will be in charge of the engineering and construction of the upper part of the substation, housing the transformers and electrical eq
The Danish Energy Agency has sent a draft permit for preliminary offshore and onshore studies related to the Hesselø offshore wind project for consultation with the relevant authorities. The feasibility study permit will give the transmission system operator Energinet, which is to be responsible for
TenneT has selected Seafox to provide an accommodation jack-up barge for operations on DolWin Alpha and DolWin Gamma offshore platforms in Germany. The transmission system operator (TSO) was looking for an offshore jack-up barge that could accommodate up to 47 persons on board (POBs) in single cabin
