NKT lands turnkey high-voltage AC order for Troll West
Troll West electrification project includes partial electrification of Troll B platform and full electrification of Troll C in the North Sea.
Subsea interconnector between Norway and Germany now in operation
Norway, Tonstad: NordLink, the subsea interconnector between Norway and Germany, is now in operation.
Siemens to supply SF6-free GIS for BKK Nett in Norway
Siemens Energy Management has secured an order from BKK Nett in Norway to supply the world’s first SF6-free GIS with clean air and vacuum interruption systems.
Hitachi and Tensio to deliver Norway’s first digital substation
VR designed, fully digitalised substation will reduce the environmental impact whilst enabling a more resilient and sustainable grid around Trondheim.
Siemens to build digital substation with grid IoT applications in Norway
Together with the Norwegian distribution system operator Glitre Energi Nett, Siemens will build a digital substation to pilot Internet of things (IoT) analytics and applications for power grids.
Nordic grids to invest $16.6 B to handle wind power boost
Norway’s Statnett , Sweden’s Svenska Kraftnat, Finland’s Fingrid and Denmark’s Energinet plan to invest more than $16.6 B combined in their grids until 2028.
GE to improve Norway’s electrical infrastructure with SVC technology
GE’s Grid Solutions business announced its most recent Flexible AC Transmission System contract win in an ongoing collaboration with Statnett.
Synaptec’s technology to improve busbar protection
Norway: Norwegian Transmission System Operator (TSO) Statnett has adopted Synaptec’s distributed sensor technology to improve busbar protection.
Statnett awards $30 million substation contract
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth more than $30 million from Norway’s transmission system operator Statnett for two substations that will strengthen grid reliability and boost power supplies in Norway.
101-ton transformer transported to a Norwegian fjord
Norway: A 101-ton transformer was successfully shipped to a Norwegian fjord for final delivery to a remote power station.
Transformer failure leaves 50,000 without power in Oslo
Norway, Oslo: Wide areas of downtown Oslo and the western districts of the capital were hit by power failures around midday on Wednesday, including the Parliament and Oslo’s metro system.
Messko Nordic represents HIGHVOLT in the Nordic states
Sweden, Stockholm: Messko Nordic AB took over the representation of HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik Dresden GmbH in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.
ABB wins $30 million transformer order in Norway
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett SF to supply power transformers that will help increase the capacity of the country’s central power grid, bolstering its energy security and ability to transmit more renewable energy.
New Tycan chains to aid heavy lifting of large power transformers
USA, North Carolina: Synthetic products manufacturer DSM Dyneema has formed a partnership with the Norwegian manufacturer of link chains Load Solutions to develop synthetic link chains made from DSM’s ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE) fibre.
Norway to receive substation expansion by ABB
Norway: Norway’s transmission system operator Statnett has placed an order with ABB for the expansion of three existing 420 kV substations at Ofoten, Bardufoss and Balsfjord.