Wind Energy – HVDC Cable Systems
TenneT has awarded NKT, Nexans and a consortium of Jan De Nul, LS Cable and Denys to install 525 kV HVDC cable systems for ten projects.
[Read more…] about TenneT accelerates grid expansion and energy transitionWorld’s first unmanned HVDC offshore platform installed
Wind Energy – Unmanned HVDC Platform
Construction of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, has reached another milestone with the installation of the world’s first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore substation.
[Read more…] about World’s first unmanned HVDC offshore platform installedSiemens Energy connects Italy’s largest islands to mainland
General – Converter Stations
Italian transmission system operator Terna has awarded the consortium of Siemens Energy and Italy’s FATA a contract to supply four converter stations for the Tyrrhenian Link project.
[Read more…] about Siemens Energy connects Italy’s largest islands to mainlandTenneT awards on- and offshore converter stations and HVDC technology
General – Converter Stations and HVDC
Hitachi Energy/Petrofac has been awarded five Dutch projects that will be connected in Borssele (IJmuiden Ver Alpha, Nederwiek 1), Eemshaven (Doordewind 1 and Doordewind 2) and Geertruidenberg or Moerdijk (Nederwiek 3).
[Read more…] about TenneT awards on- and offshore converter stations and HVDC technologySuccessful cable pull-in of the Shetland HVDC Link
General – Cable Pull-In Shetland
NKT and SSEN Transmission have reached a major milestone in the installation of the Shetland HVDC Link with the successful pull-in of the 320 kV HVDC power cable.
[Read more…] about Successful cable pull-in of the Shetland HVDC LinkCable installation for Shetland HVDC link to resume next month
General – Cable Installation
NKT is set to commence the second cable installation campaign for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea in March.
[Read more…] about Cable installation for Shetland HVDC link to resume next monthEarly works agreement Tennet, Hitachi and Petrofac
General – Early Works Agreement
Today Dutch-German TSO TenneT, global technology leader Hitachi Energy, and international services company Petrofac, announce to enter into early works agreements in support of TenneT’s 2GW Program.
[Read more…] about Early works agreement Tennet, Hitachi and PetrofacPrysmian awarded €60 m contract as part of lightning project in UAE
General – Submarine Cables
Prysmian Group awarded a €60 million contract for laying submarine cables for the already secured Project Lighting HVDC 320 kV interconnection project in the UAE.
[Read more…] about Prysmian awarded €60 m contract as part of lightning project in UAEFirst 100km of subsea HVDC cable successfully installed in Shetland link
General – HVDC Cable
The first 100km of subsea cable has been successfully installed in the North Sea as part of SSEN Transmission’s landmark Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link project.
[Read more…] about First 100km of subsea HVDC cable successfully installed in Shetland linkLargest order amount in history to supply HVDC cables
Wind Energy – HVDC Cables
LS Cable & System, South Korea, has won a supply order of about 240 billion won ($167 million) in high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) cables for the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm in the U.K.
[Read more…] about Largest order amount in history to supply HVDC cables