Massive UK subsea link greenlit

Ofgem has granted provisional approval for the construction of Eastern Green Link 2, an over-500km subsea connection between Scotland and Yorkshire, set to be the longest ever built in Britain

Seas of speed at world’s largest offshore wind farm

Boldyn Networks has partnered with Ørsted to provide high-speed mobile connectivity for Hornsea 3, the world’s largest offshore wind farm

Major energy project secures capacity for subsea links expansion

SSEN Transmission has secured key agreements for the Western Isles and Spittal-Peterhead subsea links

Unmanned platform powers world’s largest offshore wind farm

The platform will be solely accessed by a vessel – it receives 1.2GW of AC power from 95 offshore wind turbines at Dogger Bank A

Government refuses permission for UK-French interconnector

The link between Portsmouth and Normandy in France would transmit enough electricity to power five million homes in the UK

ABB solves ‘100-year old electrical puzzle’

A power and technology firm claims it has solved a “100-year old puzzle” by developing the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC). ABB claims the breakthrough will enable a more efficient and reliable electricity supply system capable of “interrupting” energy flows equivalent to the output of a large power station within […]