Op-Ed: Why Wave Energy Must Be the UK’s Next Great Green Frontier
Earth: ocean waves. Offshore wind has dominated Britain’s clean‑energy identity for decades, but wave power is no longer a distant prospect. It is now a proven, deployable technology whose moment has arrived. Across Europe, full-scale demonstrations have now fed reliable electricity into national grids, created skilled jobs in coastal communities, and strengthened industrial capability that any forward‑thinking nation should want to anchor at home.Recent shocks in global energy markets make the case for wave power even stronger. Once again, geopolitical tensions have sent oil and gas prices
NKT Signs Record $2.5B Contract for UK’s Eastern Green Link 3
Danish power cable maker NKT has signed a firm contract to deliver the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable system for the Eastern Green Link 3 transmission project with a joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and SSEN Transmission.The order, valued at more than $2.55 billion (€2.2 billion), represents the largest contract for a single cable project in NKT’s history and has been added to the company’s high-voltage order backlog.The project includes a turnkey scope covering the design, manufacture and installation of a 525 kV HVDC power cable system
Thistle Wind Partners Submits Plans for Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm
of the Project to Aberdeenshire Council. The submission covers the elements from the landfall point near Benholm, underground cable corridor, onshore substation and proposed connection to the planned Hurlie substation at Fetteresso Forest, where the wind farm-supplied power enters the National Grid. This project milestone follows the completion of a comprehensive optioneering exercise, Environmental Impact Assessment and extensive public consultations and engagement with local communities and stakeholders in North East Scotland. It also comes after a decision earlier this month
ABB to Supply Automation and Electrification Technology for Floating Green Ammonia Production Vessel
SwitcH2’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit dedicated to producing green ammonia from green hydrogen, to support future demand for low-carbon marine fuels.The FPSO facility will be stationed off the coast of Portugal and powered by certified renewable electricity from the national grid under a Power Purchase Agreements. It will feature a 300 MW electrolyzer with the potential to produce up to 243,000 tons of green ammonia annually.As part of the term sheet agreement, ABB intends to deliver a prefabricated eHouse, electrical distribution systems and ABB Ability System 800xA
NKT Emerges as Preferred Bidder for UK HVDC Interconnector
cable maker and services provider NKT has been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver the 525 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable system for Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3), a major interconnector project linking Scotland and England.The announcement was made by SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission, joint venture partners developing the 680-kilometer subsea and onshore cable link. The project is designed to strengthen Britain’s electricity backbone, boost system resilience, and help deliver more clean energy across the country.EGL3 is part of a broader UK
Fugro Gets On Board Ireland’s Offshore Grid Development Project
electricity transmission operator, to deliver a full suite of geo-data surveys for the 'Powering Up Offshore - South Coast' project.The initiative will develop offshore electricity substations and export cable routes to connect future wind farms along Ireland’s south coast to the Irish national grid.Under the framework, Fugro will provide desktop studies, geophysical, environmental, and geotechnical surveys.These investigations will result in a fully integrated ground model, giving EirGrid a detailed understanding of subsurface conditions for installing transmission infrastructure and protecting
NOC: Natural Disasters Responsible for 25% of Subsea Cable Damage
guiding safer infrastructure development.With the increasing interconnectedness of the modern world, safeguarding subsea cables against mounting natural and climate-driven challenges is essential to maintaining global connectivity and economic stability.The study was conducted in partnership with the National Grid (UK), Victoria University of Wellington (Aotearoa, New Zealand), the Departments of Earth Science and Geography at Durham University (UK), Ocean-IQ (UK), Tonga Cable Limited (Tonga), and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC)
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
Ocean Kinetics, Green Marine UK complete OpenHydro Decommissioning
, returning the seabed as close as reasonably practicable to its original condition.OpenHydro was the first developer to use EMEC’s tidal test site at the Fall of Warness and became the first tidal turbine to be grid-connected in Scotland and the first to successfully generate electricity to the national grid in the UK
February 2026
