Romania plans to build green power corridor to connect neighboring countries
Romania is working with Georgia and other partner countries to implement some major strategic projects, including the construction of a submarine cable between Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
According to local media reports, "Our priority is to build a 'green power corridor' between Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan that connects the Caspian region, the Black Sea and the European Union." The Romanian energy minister once said, "We can connect Azerbaijan, Georgia and Azerbaijan to Further Europe builds renewable energy supplies, thereby creating a 'green' corridor."
Romania is considering the possibility of diversifying energy sources like many other countries, and Azerbaijan will play an important role in this.
Indian media: Saudi Arabia to discuss laying submarine power cables with India
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz may discuss the construction of submarine power cables connecting South Asia and the Persian Gulf power grid during his trip to India, according to sources quoted by the Economic Times of India. The two countries are reportedly studying the commercial viability of the project, which could cost between $15 billion and $18 billion.
In addition, the Saudi ambassador to India invited Indian companies such as Tata Group, Reliance Industries, steel company JSW and Adani Group to comment, and the Abu Dhabi government may also be involved in the project.
First commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. begins installation of export cables
The Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States, has begun installing export cables. Prysmian's Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) "Cable Enterprise" was responsible for the installation.
According to real-time AIS data, the "Cable Enterprise" arrived in Port Providence from Falmouth, UK, on October 21.
Before CLV begins cable laying operations, the 'Nicole Foss' tug will conduct pre-lamination operations (PLGR) along the offshore cable corridor to ensure that no new debris has fallen on the project site since late summer clean-up operations.
After the offshore PLGR is completed on site, the tug will move to the inshore portion of the outlet cable line to begin PLGR operations offshore from Covell's Beach.
Prysmian supplied and installed export cables for Vineyard Wind 1 under a €200 million contract awarded in 2019, with final approval following the project's financial close last year.
The Vineyard Wind 1 project, located about 24km off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, will feature 62 GE Haliade-X 13-megawatt units and is scheduled to generate electricity for the first time next year. Once fully operational, the 819-megawatt wind farm will provide enough power to more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts.
The project was built by Vineyard Wind, LLC, a joint venture between Iberdrola subsidiary Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). In August, Avangrid finalized an agreement to assume responsibility as a service provider for the operation and management of the Vineyard Wind 1 project.