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Converter station BorWin5 departed from Dragados

Saturday, April 19 2025

Wind Energy – BorWind5 Grid

The offshore HVDC converter station of the BorWin5 grid connection system, including topsides and jacket, departed on April 18, from the Dragados Offshore Yard in Puerto Real and is on route to its final location in the North Sea.

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Filed Under: Allseas, Borwin5, Converter platform, Dragados, International News, Tennet Tagged With: Allseas, BorWin5, converter station, Dragados Offshore, tennet

First Hornsea 3 offshore converter station en route to Europe

Monday, April 7 2025

Wind Energy – Topsides

The first of two offshore converter station topsides to be installed at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK is on its way to Europe following the sailing route from Map Ta Phut, Thailand.

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Filed Under: Aibel, BigLift, Converter platform, Hornsea 3, International News, Orsted, Topside, Transport Tagged With: Aibel, biglift, converter station, Hitachi Energy, Hornsea 3, norway, Orsted, Thailand, topside, transport

OEG awarded ICCP installation contract by TenneT

Wednesday, March 19 2025

General – Corrosion Protection System

OEG announced that Bluestream, one of the companies in its subsea division, has been awarded a contract by TenneT for the retrofit installation of a corrosion protection system for the SylWin alpha offshore converter station for the offshore grid connection SylWin1 in Germany.

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Filed Under: Bluestream, Converter platform, corrosion protection system, International News, retrofit Tagged With: Bluestream, converter station, corrosion protection system, OEG, retrofit, SylWin Alpha

Elia postpones signing HVDC contracts for Princess Elisabeth Island

Wednesday, February 5 2025

General – Princess Elisabeth Island

Due to the price increase for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) infrastructure, Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) is temporarily postponing the signing of the final contracts for Princess Elisabeth Island.

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Filed Under: Converter platform, Converter system, Elia, HVDC, HVDC Converter station, International News, postponement, price increase, Princess Elisabeth Tagged With: converters, Elia, HVDC contract, postponement, price increase, Princess Elisabeth Island

Conbit delivers ICCP for SylWin alpha Offshore Converter Station

Wednesday, February 5 2025

General – Impressed Current Cathodic Protection

Eindhoven-based Conbit, a specialist in engineering and executing offshore solutions, has been awarded the contract for the supply and commissioning of an Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system at the SylWin alpha Offshore Converter Station, operated by TenneT .

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Filed Under: Conbit, Converter platform, ICCP, International News, RetroBuoy, SylWin alpha, Tennet Tagged With: Conbit, coverter station, ICCP, RetroBuoy, SylWin Alpha, tennet

Siemens awards contract to SeaRenergy

Friday, September 27 2024

General – Infrastructure Services

SeaRenergy has been awarded a multi-year contract by Siemens Energy to provide offshore infrastructure services for a minimum of 13 converter platforms – nine in the German Bight, starting with BorWin5, and four in the UK sector of the North Sea.

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Filed Under: Converter platform, General, infrastructure, International projects, Logistics, Siemens Energy Tagged With: converter platform, logistics, SeaRenergy, Siemens Energy

Yellow giant has safely arrived in Haugesund

Friday, January 5 2024

General – Transport

After more than two months at sea, the DolWin epsilon offshore wind 23,000-ton HVDC converter platform has entered the port of Haugesund, Norway.

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Filed Under: Aibel, Converter platform, DolWin, International News, Tennet Tagged With: Aibel, BosKalis, converter platform, DolWin, tennet

Neptune Werft and Smulders join forces

Thursday, November 16 2023

General – Joint Forces

The MEYER Group, which includes Neptun Werft in Warnemünde, is joining forces with the Belgian company Smulders to build offshore converter platforms at the Warnemünde site.

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Filed Under: Converter platform, International News Tagged With: converter platforms, Neptune Werft, partnership, Smulders

Hitachi preferred technology provider for HVDC link in UK

Wednesday, July 26 2023

General – HVDC Converter Stations

Hitachi Energy today announced it has been selected as preferred technology provider of SSEN Transmission and National Grid, to supply two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations to interconnect the Scottish and English power grids.

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Filed Under: BAM, Converter platform, England, Hitachi, HVDC Converter station, International News, Scotland

Dragados Offshore wins contract for three 2 GW converter stations

Friday, April 21 2023

Wind Energy – Converter Stations

Dragados Offshore in consortium with Siemens Energy, has been awarded a multi-year framework agreement by TenneT for the development of three 2 GW windfarm energy converter platforms offshore in the North Sea: BalWin3, LanWin4 and LanWin2.

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Filed Under: BalWin, Converter platform, Dragados, International News, LanWin, Tennet Tagged With: Balwin, converter stations, dragados, LanWin, tennet

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