Energy & power / grids
The grid at sea and on land: converter stations, substations, cables, connections.
What gets built.
Offshore grid connections — platforms at sea, export cables, converter stations on land. High-voltage substations and their extensions. Onshore cable routes and landfalls. Grid reinforcement for industry and for new generation.
Roles.
E&I supervisor · high-voltage and protection engineers · commissioning engineers · construction manager · project engineer · project manager · planner and project controls · estimator · QA/QC · HSE · BIM modeller · document controller.
Worth knowing
Energy is a sector under the European NIS2 directive. Questions about what that means for a project can go to Ask the North Sea, which answers from public sources with citations.
Latest on the Radar.
Awards, tenders and milestones in energy & power / grids, each linked to its source.
- 1 October 2026Hinkley Point B handed from EDF to NDA for decommissioning
- 25 September 2026Marinus Link offshore interconnector granted final approval
- 24 September 2026ABL appointed for marine warranty survey on Ostwind 4 grid link
- 23 September 2026Nexans begins underground cable installation for Orkney Link
- 21 September 2026RWE commits to 400 MW battery at Moerdijk for OranjeWind wind farm
- 18 September 2026NSORe joint venture lands second 2 GW converter platform deal with 50Hertz