Nexans to Link East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm to UK's Power Grid
French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has secured a contract from ScottishPower Renewables to supply and install export cables for the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm in the southern North Sea.Under the contract, Nexans will supply and install approximately 100 kilometers of 275 kV high voltage subsea export cables and 55 kilometers of onshore cables, connecting the wind farm to the UK electricity grid.These cables will be manufactured at Nexans' production facilities in Halden, Norway, and Charleroi, Belgium.The cable installation is scheduled to take place in 2027 and
NKT Set to Supply Subsea Cable Systems for Scottish Power Transmission Links
NKT has signed framework agreement with Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission for the supply of power cable systems for two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission links in Scotland.NKT confirmed reservation of production and offshore installation capacity for the power links running from the Western Isles to the Scottish mainland, and from Spittal in Caithness to Peterhead.The Danish subsea cables and services firm and SSEN Transmission agreed to proceed with initial work for the two Scottish HVDC interconnectors issued under the framework agreement.The Western Isles
Celtic Sea Floating Wind in Focus
demand. It was also pointed out that few of the panel actually had current projects in the Celtic Sea.Speed is Key Focus, Shell's Buis SaysSpeaking at the start of the session, which focused on the Celtic Sea, was Hugo Buis, regional VP, offshore power, Shell.Shell is in a joint venture with ScottishPower Renewables, which is looking to build 5GW of floating offshore wind power through the MarramWind and CampionWind ScotWind projects off the east and northeast coasts of Scotland.He said these projects are a stepping stone to build at scale as fast as possible and to create certainty around the
Proserv Acquires Stake in Power System Monitoring Expert, Synaptec
, integrating its distributed electromechanical sensors, or DES, as a key element. The potential capabilities of ECG, regarding real-time monitoring and predictive insights, saw it receive £1 million in development funding from Innovate UK in 2021, alongside subsequent industrial sponsorship from ScottishPower Renewables and Equinor.Proserv to Monitor Cables at Equinor's Hywind Scotland Floating Wind Farm Using 'Disruptive' TechThe technology has won a landmark contract on phases A and B of the vast Dogger Bank Wind Farm, and it is to be demonstrated on Equinor’s floating Hywind
ScottishPower Renewables Supports Proserv's Offshore Wind Cable Monitoring Tech
ScottishPower Renewables, part of the Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola, has granted industrial sponsorship to Proserv Controls for its subsea cable condition monitoring system for the offshore wind segment.The system, called Electro Cable Guard, or ECG has been initiated and driven by Proserv with support from its consortium partners Synaptec, a power system monitoring firm, and cable engineering specialists BPP Cable Solutions. "The system offers a paradigm shift in present market offerings around condition monitoring of both inter-array and export cables," Proserv Controls said.
Aker Solutions, Siemens Energy to Deliver HVDC Converter Stations for 1.4GW Wind Farm in UK
Norwegian offshore engineering and construction firm Aker Solutions, in a consortium with Siemens Energy, has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables for the supply of the HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) converter stations for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK.The delivery of what Aker Solutions says is "a very large" EPCI scope for East Anglia THREE is subject to the project reaching financial close in 2022.Aker Solutions defines a ‘very large’ contract as being between NOK 2.0 billion ($241 million) and NOK 3.0 billion ($361.5 million)East Anglia
Rovco, CWind Wrap First Phase of East Anglia ONE Subsea Inspection Works
ONE offshore wind farm, with the capacity to produce 714MW of electricity, first delivered power to the UK grid in early September 2019. All 102 turbines are now installed and the wind farm was fully commissioned in July 2020CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, was awarded a multi-year framework from ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie's Green Investment Group to manage the subsea inspection services, including subsea maintenance, surveys and corrective maintenance planning, as well as pre-engineering studies at the offshore wind farm.Rovco, led by CWind, began work in July 2020 – using
ORE Catapult's Floating Wind Center Attracts Leading Offshore Energy Players
world’s leading offshore energy organizations have joined it Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOWCoE) to drive forward the development of next-generation offshore wind technologies.Offshore wind developers EDF Renewables, EDP Renewables, Equinor, ESB, Mainstream Renewable Power, ScottishPower Renewables, SSE Renewables, and Offshore Wind Power Ltd (OWPL), a Joint Venture between the Green Investment Group and RIDG, are joined by energy companies Total and Shell in the Centre of Excellence.ORE's floating offshore wind center will focus on all areas of floating wind activity in
CWind Taps Rovco for East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm Work
said the contract was a "multi-million-pound" one. All Turbines Installed at East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind FarmGlobal Marine Group's subsidiary CWind, the company that contracted Rovco for the subsea works at the wind farm, was itself recently awarded a multi-year contract with Scottish Power Renewables and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group to manage the below water services, including subsea maintenance, surveys, and corrective maintenance, as well as pre-engineering studies.Brian Allen, CEO and founder of Rovco, said: “This multi-year framework is further proof that
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