NKT has successfully commissioned the 220 kV AC high-voltage cable system connecting the 309 MW Rentel wind farm to the Belgian shore. The wind farm is located in the North Sea, around 34km off the coast of Zeebrugge, north-west Belgium.
Delivered by NKT under a turnkey contract, the high-voltage cable system is now ready to transmit renewable energy from the Rentel offshore wind farm to the Belgian power grid. When in operation the offshore wind farm will provide green energy to 300,000 households supporting the national target of 13% of the power consumption to be covered by renewable energy by 2020.
NKT has designed, manufactured and installed the 40km extruded three-core 220 kV XLPE HVAC (alternating current) submarine cable system. The installation was finalized in 2018 after a successful offshore operation completed by the advanced cable-laying vessel NKT Victoria.
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September 28, 2018
EU Commission approves EUR3.5 billion support to two offshore wind projects in Belgium
The European Commission has approved the Belgian government's plans to support two offshore wind projects with up to EUR3.5 billion (US$4.1 billion). The Commission's 2014 Guidelines...
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September 05, 2018
Turbine installation complete at 309 MW wind farm off the coast of Belgium
The project company for the 309 MW Rentel offshore wind farm, located approximately 40 km from the coast of Ostend in Belgium, has announced that the installation of all 42 turbines is complete....
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August 28, 2018
Sumitomo Corp announces acquisition of 30% stake in 219 MW offshore wind project in Belgium
Sumitomo Corporation has announced that it has acquired 30% of the shares of Northwester 2, an offshore wind project being developed by Parkwind in the North Sea about 52km off the coast of...
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August 10, 2018
Construction begins for Norther offshore wind project
After two years of looking forward to start actual works at sea, construction for the 370 MW Norther offshore wind project has started, with Van Oord as project leader in charge of designing, sourcing...
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August 07, 2018
EIB to finance 500 MW offshore wind project in Belgium
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has disclosed that it approved an undisclosed amount of financing for the 488 MW Seamade offshore wind project on 17 July. The project comprises the constr...
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