Fred. Olsen Offshore Liftboat to Support Thor Wind Farm Seabed Tests
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has signed a contract with the Danish firm Geo to supply an offshore liftboat for the preliminary geotechnical investigations for the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier's liftboat Jill - a self-propelled DP2 vessel that can operate in the geotechnical, offshore wind, offshore construction, Oil & Gas and cable repair markets - will support Geo with the offshore borehole campaign.The offshore liftboat is equipped with 102 meters long legs, a rack and pinion hydraulic jacking system…
Ørsted Secures Funding for Hydrogen Pilot
Offshore wind developer Orsted has secured funding for a demonstration project using offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen to power.Seven industrial partners have been awarded funding for a demonstration project in Denmark using offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport.Within energy, Avedøre is best known for housing Ørsted's large biomass-fuelled CHP plant, Avedøre Power Station, but in the future, the area might become home to more than heat and power production.
Boskalis Wins Two Offshore Projects
Dutch engineering company Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded two offshore contracts with a combined value of approximately EUR 85 million.For a new offshore windfarm in Taiwan, Boskalis will carry out the scour protection of the turbine foundations and in Denmark a four-kilometer-long gas pipeline will be installed in the seabed. The execution of both projects is scheduled to take place in 2020.In Taiwan, Boskalis was awarded a contract for the scour protection for the Yunlin offshore windfarm. The award was made by Yunneng Wind Power Co. Ltd.
DEA Announces Thor OWF Tender
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has published detailed material concerning central elements and questions which will be discussed at a market dialogue event on 25 Nov 2019 in Copenhagen for the Thor Offshore Wind Farm(OWF).Thor Offshore Wind Farm is the first of the three offshore wind farms agreed to be established with the Energy Agreement of 2018.Thor OWF will have a capacity of 800-1,000 MW and will thus be the largest offshore wind farm in Denmark. The farm is expected to be in full operation in 2027 at the latest.Earlier…
Netherlands-Denmark HVDC Test Successful
Cable supplier Prysmian completes final high-voltage direct current (HVDC) test for 700MW submarine interconnector CobraCable line between Denmark and the Netherlands.The announcement takes place during the COBRAcable link’s official inauguration event, simultaneously held in Eemshaven (NL) and Endrup (DK), in the presence of representatives from the Dutch and Danish ministries, confirming the successful completion of the trial operation performed by the contractor.Prysmian had secured this project in February 2016 with a contract awarded by TenneT TSO B.V.
COBRA Cable Readies for Action
The 700MW COBRAcable interconnector linking the Dutch and the Danish grid will be available for the electricity market as of delivery day, 7 September, Dutch high-voltage grid operator TenneT said."After three years of construction, including the laying of the submarine cables as well as the construction of two onshore converter stations, and a successful test phase earlier this year, COBRAcable will be available for the electricity market as of the delivery day of 7 September, which is exactly on schedule…
Siemens Wins Viking Link Gig
Germany's Siemens AG said that it has won a deal to supply two converter stations for the first high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link between the UK and Denmark.Viking Link will enable the exchange of up to 1400MW of electricity to provide increased power-supply reliability and security to consumers in both countries, and will support the integration of renewable energy.The interconnector is being jointly developed by National Grid Ventures (Great Britain) and Energinet (Denmark) via National Grid Viking Link Ltd. and Energinet Eltransmission A/S.
NKT Confirms Viking Link Cable Order
Danish group NKT A/S said it has signed the final contract with Energinet and National Grid for the supply of a cable system for the 1,400-MW Viking Link inter-connector between Denmark and the UK.As per the contract, NKT is to supply a cable system of approx. 150 km of 525 kV MI high-voltage DC onshore power cables for Viking Link inter-connector project, connecting the Danish and British power transmission grids.NKT and the project owners have now signed the final contract documents for the project. With this step…
UK-Denmark Subsea Power Cable Gig Awarded
The Italian electric power transmission specialists Prysmian, German multinational conglomerate Siemens and Swedish cable manufacturer have secured contracts worth a total 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to build the world’s longest subsea power cable, the Viking Link between Britain and Denmark.National Grid and Energinet have recently announced that these cable and converter station suppliers are chosen for the UK’s first ever subsea electricity inter-connector to Denmark.The 1.4 GW high voltage direct current inter-connector…
Viking Link Between UK and Denmark Gets Green Signal
Viking Link, an electricity link between Denmark and the UK has been given the green light by the government. The a proposed 473-mile (761km) electricity cable between Bicker Fen, near Boston, and Revsing, in southern Jutland.The cable running from the Lincolnshire coast to Denmark, uniting UK offshore wind with the sector’s pioneering nation. The GBP1.8 billion (USD 2.31 bln) project hits UK landfall between Sandilands and Anderby Creek.It will include about 40 miles of underground cables before it reaches landfall…
Finland Eyes Imports of Piped Gas via Baltics, Poland
Finland could in future receive gas from Norway via a network of pipes being planned through the Baltic countries and Poland, as part of an effort to reduce its dependency on gas imports from Russia.Helsinki and Tallinn are constructing a gas pipeline under the Gulf of Finland to Estonia, called Balticconnector and with a capacity to transport 7.2 million cubic meters of gas per day."The plan is for Finland to get fully connected to the European gas network and access gas from other sources such as ... Norwegian gas…
Denmark-Netherlands Subsea Power Cable Reaches Dutch Coast
A subsea power line set to link the networks of Denmark and the Netherlands reached the Dutch coast on Friday as part of plans to share excess electricity from wind farms and other sources.The 325 km (202 mile) long COBRAcable, short for Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam, has a capacity of around 700 megawatts (MW) and is expected to become fully operational in the third quarter of 2019."This is an important step towards the integration of electricity networks in western Europe," said Jeroen Brouwers, spokesman for Dutch grid operator TenneT."We will now have the first link between the Netherlands and Denmark, adding to existi
Poland, Denmark to Launch Gas Pipeline Survey
So-called Open Season process to start on June 6; survey will help operators confirm demand for capacities. Poland and Denmark will launch a key survey next week to determine demand for capacity in a planned gas pipeline linking the two countries, a project which could allow Poland to import up to 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas from Norway. Poland imports most of the 15-16 bcm of gas it consumes annually from Russia and hopes deliveries from Norway, as well as by sea through its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Baltic coast, will reduce that reliance.
Energy Island: Europeans Mull North Sea Hub
A plan set in motion by three European transmission system operators (TSO) aims to develop mammoth offshore wind farm infrastructure in the North Sea supported by at least one manmade island. First unveiled in June 2016, plans for the North Sea Wind Power Hub project will now press ahead to develop a large offshore renewable European electricity system following the signing of a trilateral agreement by TenneT TSO B.V. (Netherlands), Energinet.dk (Denmark) and TenneT TSO GmbH (Germany) in Brussels on March 23, 2017.
Britain Faces New Risks in Europe Interconnector Plans
British plans for more power links with Europe to avert a looming electricity shortfall could be hindered if the country no longer has a say in European Union regulation of networks and power trading. Britain faces an energy supply crunch by the early 2020s as coal power stations close and its oil and gas production declines. To help it plans new interconnectors with France, Denmark, Belgium and Norway to provide up to 14 gigawatts of additional capacity. Its current four interconnectors with Europe provide around 4 GW of capacity.
Ecosse Subsea Systems Lands First Danish Project
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has secured its first subsea trenching contract in the Danish wind farm sector, having been subcontracted by European offshore service specialist JD-Contractor A/S to perform precut trenching works on the Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm project in the Baltic Sea. Due to come online in 2022, Kriegers Flak will be Denmark's largest offshore wind farm to date, with 600MW offshore wind turbines to be erected at Kriegers Flak which will be capable of covering the electricity consumption of approximately 600,000 households.
Denmark, Poland Operators Should build Baltic Pipe
Denmark and Poland should move ahead with building Baltic Pipe to link their gas grids, the head of Danish operator Energinet.dk said on Thursday. Operators said in March they would look at the project, which would secure gas supply to Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia and the Baltic states. They aim to complete a feasibility study by the end of the year. "It should have been built many years ago. Now I think it's the right moment to do it," Peder Andreasen told a discussion panel during the European Economic Congress.
Polish, Danish Gas Operators Looking into Building Link
Poland's state gas system operator Gaz-System and Denmark's operator Energinet.dk are looking into the possibility of building a link to connect the two systems, the Polish operator said on Tuesday. The operators aim to complete a feasibility study of the link, called the Baltic Pipe, by the end of 2016 in cooperation with advisors Ramboll Danmark and BSiPG Gazoprojekt as well as E&Y. (Reporting by Marcin Goettig)
ABB Wins $140 Mln Order for HVDC Station
ABB has received an order worth around $140 million from transmission system operators Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install a high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany. The HVDC Light "back-to-back" converter station, the first of its kind in Europe, will allow the connection of the asynchronous AC power grids of Eastern Denmark and Germany. The deal will see ABB provide the complete including transformers, converter valves, cooling systems, control and protection and other related equipment at the converter station.
New Study Eyes Offshore Wind Farm Noise
Energinet.dk – Denmark’s transmission system operator – will be working with experts from the Consulting business of Lloyd’s Register to measure underwater sound propagation for the Horns Rev 3 wind farm substation development. It is a collaboration that provides a critical approach on how to control noise transmission at sea, and will help to safeguard marine life as well as ensure a sustainable project delivery. The 400 MW Horns Rev 3 wind farm off the west coast of Denmark is expected to generate green power for some 450,000 households when fully operational.
