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ACORE Report Examines Downside of PJM Grid Backlog
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) recently quantified the potential economic benefits of the onshore renewable energy projects awaiting grid connection in PJM,...
Iberdrola Enhancing NY Power Grid for Offshore Wind Energy
Iberdrola is preparing to deliver offshore wind power from the Long Island grid to New York City and Westchester County. A significant portion of...
LS Power Grid Maine Gets Go-Ahead for Transmission Infrastructure
LS Power Grid Maine, a subsidiary of LS Power and developer, investor and operator of projects in the North American power and energy sector,...
Propel NY Energy Transmission Project Gets Nod from NYISO Board
Propel NY Energy — the 90-mile electric transmission project proposed by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York Transco (NY Transco) —...
TransWest Express Transmission Project Kicks Off Construction
Ground has been broken on the TransWest Express (TWE) Transmission Project – a high-voltage interregional transmission system adding capacity to deliver renewable energy across...
Northeastern States Seek Federal Help for Interregional Transmission
The six New England states, New York and New Jersey have formally requested support from the federal government to establish an interregional transmission planning...
Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C to Work on Baltica 2
A consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C), supported by primary subcontractors ISC Consulting Engineers and Hyundai Electric, has...
Senator Introduces Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Power Grid
To incentivize the construction of critically important transmission infrastructure in America and improve efficiency of the process, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member...
Minnesota Power Moves to Modernize HVDC Transmission System
Minnesota Power plans to upgrade its high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) transmission system that delivers renewable wind energy from its Bison Wind Energy Center in North...
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...