Belgian Energy Island in North Sea Starts Taking Shape (Video)
TM Edison, a consortium of Belgian marine construction companies DEME and Jan De Nul, has installed the first two of a total 23 caissons in the Belgian North Sea, marking the start of construction for the Princess Elisabeth Island, the ‘world’s first’ artificial energy island.Caissons are concrete building blocks that form the outline of the future island. In a later phase, the interior will be filled with sand to build high-voltage infrastructure that will connect new offshore wind farms.TM Edison is carrying out the work on behalf of grid operator Elia Transmission Belgium (Elia).
Enshore Subsea Gets Inch Cape Offshore Wind Export Cables Job
;s fleet of subsea trenchers.At almost 1.1 GW, Inch Cape offshore wind farm is located off the Angus coastline, in water depths ranging from 40 to 59 meters.It will be made up of 72 offshore wind turbines, each standing up to 274 meters tall and rated at 14 MW. The turbines will be supplied by Vestas, Jan De Nul will be in charge of the installation of monopiles. “Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm is a significant project for the UK, and we are proud that we can play our part. We are looking forward to working with the Inch Cape team and other partners to bring the development to life,” said
Belgian and Greek Contractors Reel In UK’s HVDC Interconnections Deal
Belgian offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul, in consortium with Greek cables supplier Hellenic Cables has signed a framework agreement with National Grid for strategic HVDC interconnections in the U.K.This agreement will entitle the consortium to participate in upcoming tenders for call-off projects for the design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of HVDC cable systems as part of National Grid’s large-scale offshore and onshore transmission infrastructure investment program.The deal, which has an initial term of five years with an option for extension of up
Jan De Nul Nets Export Cables Installation Job for French Floating Wind Farms
Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul, in partnership with Greek cable maker Hellenic Cables, has entered into a framework agreement to supply and install export cables for two 750 MW floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany in France.The agreement was signed with France's transmission system operator RTE, which is developing an offshore power grid to connect future wind farms.Jan De Nul will install the cables that transport the renewable energy of France’s first commercial-scale floating wind farms from the offshore substation to shore.Together with
Jan de Nul Hires Correll for Cable Termination Works at Thor Offshore Wind Farm
Wind power high voltage specialist Correll, part of SPIE Group, has secured a contract from Jan de Nul to complete the 66kV subsea cables termination and testing on offshore wind turbines for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm.The works are set to begin in July 2025 with the mock-up scheduled for November 2024.Jan De Nul was awarded the EPCI cable contracts by RWE in consortium with Hellenic Cables, and will provide the entire cable package, including the manufacture and installation of 60 kilometres of export cables on the 30-kilometre-long cable route from the offshore wind farm to shore
Jan de Nul, Partners Launch First Large-Scale Oyster Reef Restoration in Belgian North Sea
Jan De Nul Group, the Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Shells & Valves and Mantis Consulting have launched a BELREEFS project, a first offshore pilot for large-scale oyster reef restoration in Belgian North Sea.Industry and science join forces to tackle the challenges of restoring oyster reefs, a complex operation that requires innovation and creative solutions.The complexity of the logistical support, and the sensitivity of oysters to disturbance (during seeding, transport and installation at sea), requires in-depth knowledge covering different fields of expertise.Aside from many innovations
Cable Install Contracts Awarded to Connect Artificial Energy Island off Belgium
initial part (2.1 GW) of the electricity generated by wind farms in the Princess Elisabeth Zone and bringing it to the mainland.The HVAC cable contracts have been awarded to two consortia: one comprising Belgian group DEME and Greek company Hellenic Cables (165 km), and a second made up of Belgian firm Jan De Nul and Korean corporation LS Cable & System (165 km). The contract for HVAC substations has been awarded to the HIS consortium consisting of Belgian company Iemants (Smulders) and Dutch firms HSM Offshore Energy and IV-Offshore & Energy. DEME said it will deploy one of its cable installation
First Cable Production for 2GW North Sea Offshore Wind Grid Link Kicks Off
2 GW of direct current over long distances with low losses. Up to now, 320 kV cables have been used for offshore grid connections, for example in TenneT's 900 MW projects.The start of cable production is part of the framework agreement that TenneT concluded with the consortium consisting of the Jan De Nul Group, LS Cable & Systems and Denys in May 2023.Jan De Nul Inks Two Contracts with TenneTThe contract covers the production and installation of four 525 kV DC cable systems for the TenneT grid connection projects in the North Sea. The first DC cables produced by the South Korean cable manufacturer
Balmoral Comtec Gets Hornsea 3 Cable Protection Job
UK, Hornsea 3, which will be the world’s largest offshore windfarm, is owned and operated by Ørsted. The project is expected to be operational by 2027.The final investment decision for the Hornsea 3 project, expected to cost $10.3-$11 billion (DKK 70-75 billion), was made in December 2023.Jan De Nul Reels In Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Export Cable JobOrsted to Proceed with Mega Hornsea 3 Projec
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