Nexans to Supply Subsea Cables for Three French Offshore Wind Farms
Nexans has secured a framework agreement with Réseau de Transport d'Électricité (RTE) for the design, manufacturing, and supply of HVDC cables, which will be used to connect three offshore wind farms to the French transmission network.The framework agreement covers the supply, installation and commissioning of 450 km of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables and 280 km of high-voltage onshore cables.The cables will be used to connect the Centre Manche 1 and 2, and Oléron offshore wind farms to the grid.The framework agreement is valued above $1 billion,
Tekmar’s Ryder Gets Nexans’ Multi-Year Subsea Engineering Contract
Tekmar Group's subsidiary Ryder, a provider of global subsea engineering consultancy solutions, has secured a three-year framework agreement by Nexans to provide wide scope of engineering support for the French cable manufacturer and services provider.Under the framework, Ryder will provide support on cable burial risk assessments, installation analysis, and specialist subsea engineering consultancy services.These services are expected to contribute to ensuring seamless project execution for Nexans and its associated projects worldwide.“We are delighted to have been awarded this exciting
TenneT Hires Nexans for LanWin 2 Export Cables Scope
French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has secured the project agreement for LanWin 2, valued over $1 billion, under the TenneT frame agreement awarded in May 2023.The project involves the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) of 250 km of 525 kV High-Voltage Direct Current, Cross-Linked Polyethylene (HVDC, XLPE) onshore and offshore export cable systems.The project is part of the development of TenneT’s 2 GW offshore grid connection program in the German North Sea. Commissioning of the project is expected in 2030.It further sterngthens Nexans’
Nexans to Link East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm to UK's Power Grid
French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has secured a contract from ScottishPower Renewables to supply and install export cables for the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm in the southern North Sea.Under the contract, Nexans will supply and install approximately 100 kilometers of 275 kV high voltage subsea export cables and 55 kilometers of onshore cables, connecting the wind farm to the UK electricity grid.These cables will be manufactured at Nexans' production facilities in Halden, Norway, and Charleroi, Belgium.The cable installation is scheduled to take place in 2027 and
Nexans to Link Orkney Islands with UK Mainland via 220MW Interconnector
Following the capacity reservation agreement signed in November 2023, French cable maker Nexans has signed an agreement with SSEN Transmission to produce and install the cable that will connect Orkney Isles with the U.K. mainland.The contract includes both the production and the installation of the 220kV high voltage alternating current (HVAC) cable, which will be largest capacity cable connecting the Orkney Islands to mainland Scotland.The cable will span 53 km offshore and 16 km onshore route in total in Finstown, Orkney and Dounreay in Caithness, UK.The Orkney Link will exchange up to 220 MW of
OEG Renewables Firms Complete Cable Burial Campaign for Nexans
23 Degrees Renewables and SEAJET Systems, two of OEG Renewables businesses within cables service line, have delivered a turnkey cable burial campaign for Nexans at an offshore wind farm site in the U.K.SEAJET utilised their innovative all-electric controlled flow excavation (E-CFE) technology called HYDROMOLE to execute the work scope, which included trenching and burial of shallow water export cables at an offshore wind farm site.The HYDROMOLE was deployed from an ultra-shallow draft multicat vessel for completion of the work scope. “There is no doubt that the HYDROMOLE is a very powerful
All Set for Cable Installation at US' First Utility-Scale Wave Energy Test Site
vault at Driftwood and will run through conduits from the shore under the beach, then come up out of the seafloor about one mile out. From there to the test site, the cable will be buried about three feet under the seafloor.The subsea cables, which were manufactured in Norway by the Paris-based firm Nexans, were transported via freighter to Louisiana and transferred to Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) HOS Innovator, which will be used to lay the cables, to make their way to Oregon.Nexans' Cables for US' First Grid-connected Wave Energy Test FacilityOnce the work begins, a second vessel, the OSV
MacArtney's GreenLink Tech Picked for First Grid-Linked Wave Energy Test Site in US
.MacArtney will supply five half GreenLink terminations for the four power transmission cables, including the termination work. Four are allocated to the test site and one to mate and test them.MacArtney’s technicians will help install and test the GreenLink terminations onsite with cable supplier Nexans.RT Casey will be overseeing the installation and testing of the GreenLink terminations onto the subsea cable in Norway at the cable factory, transportation of cable and connectors to Oregon, and the safe subsea installation of GreenLink from their cable installation vessel to the sea floor for future
Nexans Acquires Italian Cable Company
French subsea power cable maker Nexans has completed the acquisition of La Triveneta Cavi, an Italian medium and low-voltage cable company.The acquisition is a significant leap forward in Nexans’ strategy to become an electrification pure player.Based in Italy since 1965, La Triveneta Cavi primarily manufactures low-voltage cables for building, infrastructure, fire-retardant cable systems and renewable energy applications across 30 countries.The company operates vertically integrated network with three cable production units featuring highly efficient logistic capabilities, in addition to an
February 2025
