Prysmian Group, an energy and telecom cable systems company, successfully completed the installation and HV testing activities at Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. Located more than 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, Vineyard Wind consists of an array of 62 wind turbines that will generate 800…

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) selected the Larrabee Tri-Collector Solution (LTCS) project proposed by Mid-Atlantic Offshore Development (MAOD) and Jersey Central Power & Light Company to establish the first offshore wind project transmission in the United States. MAOD is a joint venture of EDF Renewables – North America and Shell New Energies…

By Kevin Pearce, grid access business development manager, Siemens Energy A planned offshore wind project in New York is gaining attention for its novel design that will, for the first time, leverage high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology to support offshore wind in the United States. In a consortium with Aker Solutions, Siemens Energy is supplying…

Nexans has won a contract with Ørsted and Eversource to install and protect the export cable link for the Revolution Wind Farm. The project will connect the wind farm to the onshore grid and help Connecticut and Rhode Island states achieve ongoing commitments to develop offshore wind. This will be Nexans’ first cable installation project…

Nexans has received the first order under the frame agreement to manufacture approximately 110 km of high-voltage subsea cables to South Fork Wind, a joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource. The 3-phase 138-kV high-voltage alternative current (HVAC) subsea export cables will be integrated with two fiber-optic cables and transmit 132 MW of electricity to Long…

Dominion Energy Virginia awarded the largest submarine cable contract in U.S. history to Prysmian Group and DEME Group. The balance of plant (BoP) contract includes the complete package for the transportation and installation of the foundations and the substations and EPC services for the inter-array and export cables for the future largest commercial offshore wind…

Ørsted and Eversource are jointly investing in a Nexans subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina to provide subsea cables for the companies’ offshore projects in the Northeast. In 2019, Ørsted and Eversource entered into a framework agreement with Nexans, committing to purchase subsea cables for their Northeast offshore wind farms. Nexans will manufacture…

By James Moorman, VP of sales, Helukabel USA The wind industry wrapped up another banner year in 2020 by commissioning 16,913 MW overall as an industry. With over 60,000 wind turbines in operation across 41 states, OEMs, asset owners and independent service providers follow industry technology advancements to maximize the efficiencies of new turbines and…

Mayflower Wind and Anbaric Development Partners have signed an agreement for Mayflower Wind to use transmission assets developed by Anbaric to bring offshore wind to the Brayton Point power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts. “Mayflower Wind is committed to helping Massachusetts and New England achieve their ambitious clean energy goals,” said Michael Brown, Mayflower Wind CEO.…

The Business Network for Offshore Wind has partnered with SubCableWorld, the data and information source for the submarine cable industry, to release today a whitepaper, “Forecasting the Next Decade of U.S. Offshore Wind Cable Demand,” that suggests demand for submarine cables to offshore wind farms in the United States could surpass 13,500 kilometers by 2030, at…

HUBER+SUHNER, a manufacturer of components and system solutions for electrical and optical connectivity, launched its fire-resistant RADOX OFL (Oil & Gas Flexible Lightweight) cable solution, providing the offshore industry with a safe way to reduce platform weight. Featuring a lightweight and compact design, the RADOX OFL cables reduce weight and space by up to 60%…

An interview with Nick Korth, product marketing manager of energies, HellermannTyton HellermannTyton manufactures cable management products and identification systems for a number of industries, including solar and wind. The company’s engineered solutions are designed and constructed to meet the strictest quality standards and last in the harshest conditions — from desert solar environments to salt-sprayed…

Global cabling company Nexans has entered into an agreement with Ørsted to provide up to 1,000 km of subsea high voltage export cables for Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in North America. The first delivery is expected by 2022 and the agreement extends until 2027. “Our partnership with Ørsted and Eversource will accelerate the energy transition in…

Cabling company Prysmian Group has been awarded a 2020 global contract to supply wind turbine tower and nacelle cables and assemblies for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. This award reaffirms Siemens Gamesa and Prysmian Group’s long and solid history of partnership in the wind industry and is an important step in increasing current and future growth…

The wind industry is streamlining its global manufacturing and installation processes to boost efficiency: costs are set to be further reduced as systems grow ever larger. The industry is relying on technical optimization along the value chain and over the full lifetime of installations as a way to keep investment and operating costs as low…

The Carbon Trust announced the five winners of its dynamic export cable competition, as a part of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (Floating Wind JIP), which aims to accelerate and support the development of commercial-scale floating wind farms. The competition, supported by BPP cables, was launched to address the lack of availability of high-voltage dynamic…

Global Marine Group’s Global Offshore division, a provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, will soon begin work on a significant project with leading offshore wind power developer and operator Vattenfall. The contract will see Global Offshore completing the inter array cable installation, burial, testing and termination at the 72…

Ørsted, a global offshore wind farm developer, has used FICO Xpress Optimization to develop a novel digital solution for designing an important part of their wind farms. This has enabled the Danish company, which has 30 wind farms in operation or under construction, to achieve significant savings while reducing overall design time and improving its ability…

A wind turbine is only as good as the sum of its parts. However, choosing components that operate with minimal maintenance or repair needs is a challenge at wind farms. Almost without exception, turbines operate under extreme conditions that put these powerful machines under considerable stress and wear. Over time, operations and maintenance costs can…

LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, an international marine and engineering consulting firm, recently brought together a group of leading cable designers, underwriters and installers to discuss new approaches to reducing risk in the cable lay arena. The symposium, “Reducing Risk in Offshore Wind Cables”, held in London, let delegates to hold an open…