NKT has
delivered the
high-voltage
cable system
wind farm in
Belgium
New addition to law
firm’s cybersecurity
practice in Brussels
Rosa Barcelo, Deputy
Co-chair of the
Data Privacy and
Cybersecurity (DPC)
Practice Group
N
KT has successfully commissioned the
turnkey order for the 220 kV AC high-
voltage cable system connecting the 309
MW Rentel wind farm to the Belgian shore.
The high-voltage cable system from NKT is
now ready to transmit renewable energy
from the Rentel offshore wind farm to the
Belgian power grid. When in operation,
the offshore wind farm will provide green
energy to 300,000 households, supporting
the national target of 13% of the power
consumption to be covered by renewable
energy by 2020.
For NKT, the turnkey project has been
successfully executed after great
collaboration with Rentel NV.
“We are happy to support the transition to
renewable energy in Belgium by leveraging
our extensive experience and expertise
in turnkey solutions for offshore wind.
When having the total responsibility and
by working closely with our customer and
suppliers, we can ensure higher efficiency
and lower risks in the project interfaces. It
has been a pleasure working with Rentel
and the teams on both sides have done an
amazing job driving the project to success,”
said Andreas Berthou, Executive Vice
President and Head of HV Solutions at NKT. S
NKT has designed, manufactured and
installed the 40 km extruded three-core
220 kV XLPE HVAC (alternating current)
submarine cable system according to the
project plan. The installation was finalised in
2018 after a successful offshore operation
completed by the advanced cable-laying
vessel, NKT Victoria. “We have invested heavily in building a
leading practice in this area and Rosa’s
addition is another significant step for
us,” said Brian Hartnett, Office Managing
Partner of the Squire Patton Boggs
Brussels office.
The Rentel project is an example of the
benefits of turnkey solutions, allowing
customers to have one partner throughout
the lifetime of a cable system to increase
project flexibility and lower execution risks
and costs.
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quire Patton Boggs has announced
that Rosa Barcelo has joined the firm
as Deputy Co-chair of the Data Privacy
and Cybersecurity (DPC) Practice Group
in the Brussels office. Most recently, Ms
Barcelo served as Deputy Head of the
Cybersecurity and Digital Privacy Unit of
DG CNECT in the European Commission.
“Rosa has acquired a distinguished career
as one of the most prominent data
protection and cybersecurity experts in
the European Union.
Ms Barcelo will advise clients on the full
range of issues involving compliance with
the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and
national implementing laws.
This includes supporting clients in a
number of critical areas including:
• Strategic planning and support in
carrying out data protection impact
assessments (DPIAs) in regard to
advanced digital products and services,
including Machine Learning (ML),
Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous
vehicles and other cutting-edge issues
• Compliance with data protection and
e-privacy rules affecting mobile and
online marketing services, geolocation
tracking, programmatic advertising
and other online activities
• Acting for clients before national
supervisory authorities in complaint
proceedings, DPIA consultations, data
breach investigations and penalty
assessment proceedings, as well as
consultations before the European
Data Protection Board
• Devising efficient strategies for
legitimising global data flows,
including Binding Corporate Rules
• Advising foreign governments on the
negotiation of adequacy decisions
under the GDPR
• Assisting clients in navigating the new
procedures for certification and codes
of conduct under the GDPR
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