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TenneT Signs Consortium to Connect 2GW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm to Grid

Feb 03, 2025

The consortium of pension fund ABP, pension investor APG and wind energy developer SSE has signed a realization agreement with transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the Dutch offshore grid connection of 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha wind farm.The wind farm will be built over 60 kilometres off the Dutch coast as the first offshore wind farm to be connected by TenneT according to the new 2 GW direct current standard…

Correll Group Rebrands to SPIE Wind Connect

Feb 28, 2025

SPIE Global Services Energy, a subsidiary of SPIE, has announced that its wind power high voltage specialized entity Correll Group has changed its name to SPIE Wind Connect.The name change follows the acquisition of Correll Group by SPIE in 2024…

Siemens Hires Pfisterer for DolWin4 and BorWin4 Grid Connection Cable Package

Feb 26, 2025

Germany-based electrical connection technology supplier Pfisterer has secured a contract from Siemens Energy to provide turnkey cable systems for the BorWin4 and DolWin4 offshore grid connections.The two platforms will enable the transmission of offshore wind energy to the German mainland…

Equinor Gets Permit for New York Offshore Wind Farm’s Grid Cables

Feb 14, 2025

New York's utility regulator on Thursday granted a unit of Norwegian energy firm Equinor permission to build and operate transmission facilities for the company's Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm under construction off the state coast.The transmission line for the project runs about 17…

Aker Solutions Secures Work at BalWin1 Offshore Wind Grid Link System

Feb 11, 2025

Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW HVDC converter station for the BalWin1 offshore wind grid connection system in Germany, being developed by transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion Offshore…

RWE's 302MW Offshore Wind Farm to Help Balance German Power Grid

Feb 07, 2025

RWE has set out plans to offer a system-stabilizing secondary reserve, also known as automatic frequency restoration reserve, for the German power grid via its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm.The transmission system operator TenneT recently…

TenneT Hires Nexans for LanWin 2 Export Cables Scope

Jan 15, 2025

French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has secured the project agreement for LanWin 2, valued over $1 billion, under the TenneT frame agreement awarded in May 2023.The project involves the Engineering, Procurement, Construction…

NKT Secures Two High-Voltage Cable Projects for TenneT’s 2GW Program

Dec 27, 2024

The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has selected Danish subsea cable and services firm NKT to provide onshore and offshore high-voltage cable systems for two projects in Germany as part of its 2 GW grid infrastructure program…

TenneT Completes Onshore Works to Link Three Dutch Offshore Wind Farms to Grid

Dec 17, 2024

TenneT has completed the onshore work scope required to connect three offshore wind farms to the Dutch grid -  Hollandse Kust (noord), (west Alpha) and (west Beta).The project has been completed four years after the first underground drilling from the Westerhout estate in Beverwijk…

Prysmian Signs $735M Offshore Wind Connections Deal with French TSO

Dec 17, 2024

Italian cable maker and installation services provider Prysmian has signed a framework agreement with the French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE), to provide subsea cables for grid connection of two offshore wind farms in France…

South Korea’s 1.1GW Floating Wind Farm Gets Grid Connection Clearance

Oct 10, 2024

KF Wind floating wind project, being developed by Aker Horizons majority-owned Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds, has secured a transmission service agreement (TSA) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).The agreement covers the first phase of the project…

ABL to Oversee Installation of Offshore Wind Substations in France

Oct 09, 2024

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed as marine warranty surveyor to support the marine transportation and installation (T&I) operations relating to the construction of the grid connection system known as Centre Manche 1 and Centre Manche 2…

Greece and Cyprus to Install 'World's Longest' Subsea Power Cable

Sep 23, 2024

Greece and Cyprus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to press ahead with a subsea electric cable linking continental Europe to the East Mediterranean, the energy ministries of the two countries said on Saturday.The Great Sea Interconnector…

Gemini Offshore Wind Farm Comes Back Online

Sep 23, 2024

Danish subsea cable and services firm NKT has taken part in the repair of export cables at 600 MW Gemini offshore wind in the Netherlands, which has been put back to full operation.A group of cable and energy specialists, including a repair team from NKT…

Nexans to Link Orkney Islands with UK Mainland via 220MW Interconnector

Sep 16, 2024

Following the capacity reservation agreement signed in November 2023, French cable maker Nexans has signed an agreement with SSEN Transmission to produce and install the cable that will connect Orkney Isles with the U.K. mainland.The contract…

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