Ocean Sun, Partners Get Norwegian Gov't Green Funds
, will explore, develop, and pilot high-value circular Aluminum (Al) products, based on recyclable aluminum and renewable energy. The total grant for the consortium is NOK 77 million. Ocean Sun is part of a work page focusing on Subsea cables for energy distribution together with Hydro, Nexans, Metalco, Statnett and the research institutions Sintef and NTNU.
Norway and Germany Open NordLink Power Cable
and also help plug shortfalls in Germany's intermittent supply from wind and solar plants.The cable will help turn Norway, which is also Western Europe's largest oil and gas exporter, into a green energy hub for the region, the new head of state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett told Reuters."NordLink is not just a bilateral German-Norwegian project but we are also setting a milestone for a modern energy supply in all of Europe," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.Norway is already connected to the Netherlands via the 700 megawatt (MW) subsea interconnector
MODUS to Deploy HAUV on Survey Contract off Norway
and up to 500m. For the job the HAUV will house Multibeam Echosounder, Sidescan Sonar and Sub-Bottom Profiler. The speed in which the HAUV can collect data in high current and shallow water environments without compromising data quality, is expected to yield significant project efficiencies for Statnett
Gallery: Wreckage of Major German World War Two Warship Discovered Off Norway
The wreckage of a major German warship has been discovered off the coast of Norway some 80 years after it was sunk in a World War Two battle, Norwegian power grid operator Statnett and a maritime archaeologist said.Identified this year from images and sonar scans of its hull and of details such as the position of gun turrets, the cruiser Karlsruhe was first detected in 2017 just 15 meters (50 feet) from a subsea power cable that has been operating since 1977.Built in the 1920s, the ship was later fitted with a Nazi-era swastika that was also captured in subsea images taken by Statnett and its partners
Fugro ROV Supports North Sea Link Cable Installation
Fugro has completed a contract for Nexans to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey and monitoring support services to lay the North Sea Link cable through a mountain and along a lakebed in Norway.National Grid NSN Link Ltd and Statnett SF are building an electricity interconnector between Kvilldal in Norway and Blyth in the UK which, on completion, will be the longest subsea interconnector in the world.Fugro, based in the Netherlands, provided survey and monitoring solutions to support the installation of two cables through the mountain between Hylsfjorden and Lake Suldalsvatnet, and along
Nexans Forms IMR Team
the response time to an incident by up to 70 percent.The company has a 40-year track record, having performed more than 50 offshore repairs throughout Asia, Africa, America, Europe and the North Sea region. For instance, Nexans has been entrusted as a key partner for ensuring power supply to millions of Statnett’s end customers. With Statnett, Norwegian system operator of the energy system, Nexans today continues to develop the existing contingency agreement signed in 2011, ensuring the operational ability of their most critical high voltage cable links in the Nordic grid. The agreement includes a
Norway's Planned Subsea Cable to UK May Be Canceled
to enter operations by 2023, could be cancelled as a result of Norway's adoption of the EU's latest energy legislation, the leader of the Norwegian parliament's energy committee said on Wednesday. If the 2-billion-euro project is to go ahead, it would need to be transferred to state-owned grid Statnett, Espen Barth Eide also said, a day ahead of a vote in parliament regarding Norway's adoption of the EU's third energy package. "It will have to be transferred to Statnett," Eide said. "It's Statnett or nothing. Of course that will not automatically mean it will be built for
Norway Begins Laying Power Link to Germany
Norway's power grid operator Statnett said on Tuesday it has started laying a subsea power interconnector to Germany, with commercial operations expected to start in 2020 as previously planned. The first part of the cable, between Norway and the Danish sector of the North Sea, will be installed this summer, it added. Once completed, the cable to Germany will be 623 kilometres long. (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis)
North Sea Link Trenching Contract Awarded
said it has been awarded a contract to provide offshore cable trenching services on the North Sea Link Interconnector linking the U.K. and Norway. The project, which will establish a first direct connection between the two countries energy systems, is a joint venture between National Grid and Statnett SF, the Norwegian transmission system operator. The 1,400MW subsea HVDC system when complete will be the world’s longest submarine interconnector. The multimillion dollar subcontract was awarded by Prysmian PowerLink S.r.l, who are manufacturing and installing the two parallel HVDC
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