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Home Subsea NKT cranks up the heat on HVDC power cables with 90°C technology August 24, 2026, by Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation player NKT is raising the bar for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable technology with a newly qualified 525 kV extruded XLPE subsea cable system for operation at 90°C, boosting transmission capability and the firm’s HVDC portfolio for offshore wind, hybrid interconnectors, and future cross-continent transmission lines. NKT’s 525 kV HVDC 90 C

This achievement is seen as a significant advancement in the company’s development of next-generation high-voltage cable technology. The fully qualified cable system gives transmission operators greater flexibility in how HVDC cable systems are designed and operated, as the higher temperature capability can be used to support higher transmission capacity, reduce material consumption, and optimize overall system efficiency, depending on project requirements

NKT’s 525 kV HVDC 90 C technology; Source: NKT NKT has launched a fully qualified 525 kV HVDC power cable system capable of continuous operation at conductor temperatures up to 90°C, which enables increased transmission capability

Home Fossil Energy DNV augments subsea toolkit with Equinor’s wellhead fatigue tech August 24, 2026, by Norwegian assurance and risk management company DNV is expanding its subsea technology offering by buying Equinor’s wellhead fatigue software, which the compatriot energy giant has developed and used for the past 15 years. Illustration; Courtesy of DNV DNV has agreed to acquire WellSpot from Equinor

This wellhead fatigue software, renamed Wellhead Fatigue Manager, brings well data, analysis, and standardized workflows into one place, so operators can track and manage accumulated fatigue damage throughout the life of a subsea well. The platform integrates DNV-RP-E104, the recommended practice for wellhead fatigue analysis in use by more than 400 companies in 55 countries, and replaces fragmented, one-off engineering assessments with continuous, data-driven fatigue management

The Norwegian assurance and risk management firm emphasizes that each operator’s data stays with that operator and its authorized partners. No data is shared between companies

0, emerging import requirements, and gas certification programs are increasing demand for credible measurement-based emissions data

When emissions data is collected using different methodologies, varying assumptions, or inconsistent reporting practices, it becomes difficult to develop a complete, comparable understanding of emissions performance. This challenge becomes even more significant as operators seek to align with evolving reporting frameworks, certification programs, and customer expectations

What is needed is a common measurement foundation that can scale alongside infrastructure growth

Image: Pointerra Origin Energy will deploy the cloud-native Pointerra3D platform across approximately 750km of gas transmission pipeline in Queensland under a multi-year agreement designed to support automated corridor monitoring and digital twin analytics. The program will use drone-acquired LiDAR and imagery to support quarterly monitoring of Origin’s pipeline corridor, replacing traditionally manual inspection workflows with automated digital twin analytics and secure browser-based access for asset managers

The platform’s pipeline monitoring analytics tools include automated data ingestion and QA/QC, terrain and vegetation change detection, third-party interference detection, erosion volume quantification, depth of cover analysis, vegetation segmentation, encroachment analysis and automated points of interest

Analytics are targeted for delivery within 24 hours of validated survey data being received. Following a proof of concept, the Origin Energy program demonstrates how automated spatial analytics can support repeatable monitoring and decision-making across long linear infrastructure