Copper deemed a ‘critical material’ … but not a ‘critical mineral’

In what it describes as “a historic first,” Nexans reports that it has been awarded a turnkey contract valued at €1.43 billion for the section of the EuroAsia Interconnector that connects Greece and Cyprus. Copper finally made the cut. Or more accurately, one of two cuts. Sadly, it did not get on the one that […]

Prysmian to supply inter-array cables for offshore wind farm

The Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract by Ørsted Wind Power A/S to supply inter-array submarine cables for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, located 160 km off the Yorkshire coast, U.K. A press release said that the project—subject to a final procedural confirmation from Ørsted—calls for approximately 280 km of 66 kV […]

Kris-Tech Wire expanding Rome campus

Kris-Tech Wire, a supplier of wire and cable to the building, commercial and utility industries, recently broke ground at its location in Rome, New York, where the company plans to expand its operations, doubling the facility’s production, warehouse and office space. Per published reports, the Kris-Tech Wire expansion is part of a multi-year campaign to […]

Hellenic Cables awarded grid connection 155kV cable order for offshore wind farms

Hellenic Cables has been awarded a contract from TenneT for the turnkey delivery of approximately 36 km of HVAC offshore grid connection cables for offshore wind farms to be developed in zones (N-3.7 and N-3.8) in Germany. A press release said that the project, being done in partnership with the Jan De Nul Group, is […]