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Nexans awarded record-breaking cable contract
Nexans has been awarded the major turnkey contract, valued at €1.43 billion, for the section of the EuroAsia Interconnector that links Greece and Cyprus. As a critical part of a...
Viking interconnector joins UK and Danish grids
The British and Danish electricity grids have been physically connected for the first time, following the completion on 19 July of cable works on the Viking Link 1400 MW HVDC interconnector.
Prysmian reaches EGL1 HVDC cable milestone
Prysmian Group has reached an important contractural milestone with SP Transmission plc and National Grid Electricity Transmission plc, two of the UK’s transmission grid owners.
Gulf-to-Europe hydrogen pipeline posited
RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering specialist, and AFRY, a prominent European firm in engineering, design, and advisory services, have undertaken an...
ERCOT launches grid notification tool
ERCOT (the Electric Reliability Council of Texas) has announced the start up of the Texas Advisory and Notification System (TXANS), a new communications tool that will deliver...
UK offshore transmission auction announced
Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem has put out a call to prospective investors looking to bid for £7 billion worth of offshore transmission assets that are set to be auctioned off in...
Prysmian invests in new plant strategy
Prysmian Group is to invest around €120 million in its strategic plant in Pikkala, Finland. The investment – in addition to the €100 million already provided in 2022 – is aimed at...
Prysmian is preferred bidder for UK’s EGL2 link
Prysmian Group has received notification from SSEN Transmission, and National Grid Electricity Transmission, Great Britain’s electricity transmission network owners, that it has...
National Grid launches ‘largest overhaul in generations’
National Grid has launched what it is calling ‘the largest overhaul of the grid in generations’. It plans to invest £16 billion between 2021 and 2026 to support the UK’s net zero...
Funding for net zero innovation projects
The UK National Grid’s electricity transmission and distribution networks have been granted nearly £1m, from a scheme by regulator Ofgem, for eight innovation projects.
22 GW of offshore HVDC connections awarded by TenneT
Dutch/German transmission system operator TenneT has awarded 11 contracts of 2 GW each to bring green electricity from the North Sea to land in unprecedented volumes. It has secured...
Italy's largest islands connected to the mainland
To claim the maximum benefit from renewable energy in the future, the islands of Sardinia, Sicily and the Italian mainland must be able to flexibly exchange electricity. To help make...
National Grid energises world’s first T-pylons
National Grid has successfully energised 36 of the world’s first pylons in the new T-design between Bridgwater and Loxton in Somerset, SW England. The new pylons have been constructed...
Trial of drone-mounted field sensors for pylon inspections
The UK’s National Grid and The University of Manchester are working together to develop a new drone-mountable system that will allow live inspections of overhead transmission...
NKT and Prysmian to create ‘world’s largest offshore cable systems’
NKT and Prysmian are to install five 525 kV XLPE HVDC cable connections for Dutch 2 GW projects to be completed between 2028 and 2030.
Prysmian and National Grid to upgrade UK electricity grid
Prysmian Group has been awarded, through its subsidiary in the UK, a medium voltage cable framework agreement with National Grid Electricity Distribution for a minimum of 3 years.
Duke Energy brings advanced microgrid into service
Duke Energy has brought into service what is said to be one of the nation's most advanced green microgrids, in the Madison County town of Hot Springs (population 500), North Carolina....
Irish power grid will connect to continental Europe
Siemens Energy has contracted to deliver the high-voltage direct current transmission technology for the Celtic Interconnector between France and Ireland. It will be the first...
Victoria-NSW interconnector upgrade completed
A greater volume of renewable energy will be able to flow between Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Teritory (ACT), with the successful delivery of Transgrid’s...
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