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Last week the Swedish government announced plans to commission the state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) Svenska kraftnät to expand the transmission network to areas within Sweden’s maritime territory.
[Read more…] about Great offshore wind news SwedenThe Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Iselin Nybø, announced today that the Ocean Grid project will get financial support of 82.7 million NOK, through the Green Platform scheme.
[Read more…] about New Ocean Grid project in North SeaThe European Commission has given a positive assessment of Belgium’s recovery and resilience plan which includes €540 million to be allocated to financing innovative hydrogen projects and the construction of a multi-functional energy platform.
[Read more…] about EU gives positive assessment of Belgium’s Energy Island50Hertz and TenneT, the two transmission system operators developing the connection, have placed an order with Siemens for the construction of the converter systems which will link both ends of the connection to the existing alternating current grid.
[Read more…] about Another important milestone for HVDC project SuedOstLinkAccording to the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA), the inaugurated capacity of offshore wind power linked to China’s grid system hit 10.42 million kilowatts by the end of April.
[Read more…] about Offshore wind power linked to China’s network surpasses 10m kilowattsThe electricity transmission system operators in Latvia and Estonia, Augstsprieguma tikls (AST) and Elering will jointly study possible solutions for connecting the planned offshore wind park Elwind in the Baltic Sea to the mainland transmission network in Latvia and Estonia. [Read more…] about AST and Elering jointly seek the best solution for grid connection in Baltic Sea
Tekmar Energy has been awarded a contract from cable manufacturer ZTT to supply its Cable Protection Systems (CPS) for the Gode Wind 3 high-voltage grid connection project. [Read more…] about Tekmar Energy to protect the Gode Wind 3 grid connection project
A significant milestone on the road to kickstarting delivery of Ireland’s offshore wind targets has been reached this week as notice has been given of the intention to submit the first-ever planning application for the onshore grid infrastructure needed to connect an offshore wind farm to Ireland’s national transmission grid. [Read more…] about Arklow Bank Wind Park to be connected to Ireland’s grid
TenneT and wind farm developer CrossWind, a consortium of Shell and Eneco, have signed agreements for the construction of the offshore grid connection for the Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm, which is being built some 18.5 kilometres off the Dutch coast at Egmond aan Zee. [Read more…] about Offshore grid connection
MFW Bałtyk I, a company owned by Polenergia and Equinor, has signed an agreement with the Polish grid operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) for the connection of the Bałtyk I offshore wind farm to the electricity distribution network. [Read more…] about Connection contract for Bałtyk I OWF
