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Federal Approval Opens Door for Start of Construction on 3 GW SunZia Transmission Project
The Bureau of Land Management has approved the route for Pattern Energy’s SunZia Transmission project, enabling construction to begin on the massive renewable energy...
Grid Operator Selects Suppliers for Massive Transmission Initiative
TenneT, the transmission system operator for the Netherlands and a part of Germany, has selected Nexans, NKT, and a consortium of Jan De Nul...
Key Suppliers Selected for 3.5 GW New Mexico Wind Power Project
Pattern Energy has selected Quanta Services Inc. and Hitachi Energy to build its SunZia Transmission and Wind project, which will enable access to over...
NJ Regulators Initiate Process to Create Transmission Capacity for Additional Offshore Wind
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has formally requested PJM Interconnection to include the state’s current policy of 11 GW of offshore...
VINCI to Install Three Offshore Wind Converter Platforms for TenneT
TenneT, the Dutch-German transmission system operator, has awarded VINCI – a consortium of Cobra IS subsidiary Dragados Offshore and Siemens Energy - a contract...
BLM Approves TransWest Express; Will Carry 3 GW+ of New Wind Power
The federal Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice to proceed for construction of the 732-mile TransWest Express Project, a high-voltage transmission line...
Pattern Shares Anticipated Economic Impact from SunZia Transmission, Wind Projects
Pattern Energy Group LP, a provider of renewable energy, says its SunZia Transmission and Wind projects are expected to generate $20.5 billion in total...
NKT Lands Supply Contract for Offshore Wind Farm
NKT has been awarded a supply contract for the delivery of a high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable system to Orsted’s Hornsea 3...
Helix Robotics Solutions Awarded Offshore Cable Trenching Contract
Helix Robotics Solutions, the robotics division of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., has entered into a trenching services contract with a renewables cable installation...
NKT to Provide HVDC Submarine Cables for Offshore Wind Projects
NKT has been awarded three turnkey high-voltage power cable projects for the IJmuiden Ver and Nederwiek Offshore Wind Zones in the Netherlands.
The wind zones...
North Sea Transmission Projects Receive Approval for Next Steps
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Flagship Fund’s interconnector portfolio has officially been included among the short list of projects assessed for regulatory approval in the...
NKT, Walsin Lihwa to Form Joint Venture for Offshore Wind Cable Manufacturing
NKT is signing a joint venture agreement with cable company Walsin Lihwa to provide technical support for the construction of the first subsea power...
Luna to Handle Cable Monitoring for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind
Luna Innovations, a company focused on advanced optical technology, says it will be providing monitoring services for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW)...
NY Regulators Approve Series of Major Transmission Upgrades
The New York State Public Service Commission has authorized a large number of upstate transmission system upgrades that are designed to alleviate bottlenecks in...
GE Digital Launches GridOS to Support Shift to Clean Energy
GE Digital has rolled out GridOS, a software portfolio designed specifically for grid orchestration.
“Electric grids worldwide have grown immensely complex in recent years, and...
Connecticut Firm Exploring Novel Means for Detecting Offshore Wind Cable Damage
Groton, Conn.-based maritime solutions company ThayerMahan Inc. has demonstrated that its SeaScout system can detect damage to export and transmission cables that carry power...
Major Wind, Transmission Projects Put Maine in the Spotlight
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has issued a decision to move forward with two large projects that will promote renewable energy development in northern...
ACP Report Highlights Urgent Need for Offshore Wind Transmission Collaboration
With dozens of offshore wind projects in the pipeline off U.S. shores, federal agencies, states and grid operators must immediately begin collaborative planning to...
New InterOPERA Project Aimed at Offshore Wind Interconnection
Europe is pathing the way for interconnected hybrid offshore wind farms. On this way offshore electricity transmission is a key challenge. The most efficient...
Petrofac, Partners Collaborate on Offshore Wind Converter Stations
Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT, Hitachi Energy and international services company Petrofac have entered into early works agreements in support of TenneT’s 2 GW...