Substation for Belgium’s largest offshore wind project sets sail
The first offshore substation for the 487MW SeaMade wind project has left the construction yard in Hoboken for its final destination in the Belgian North Sea.
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Hoboken, Belgium: The first of two offshore substations for the 487 MW SeaMade offshore wind project – Belgium’s largest – has left the construction yard in Hoboken for its final destination in the Belgian North Sea.
The 1,200 t substation for the 487 MW SeaMade project has four decks, is 14 m high and has an output capacity of 235 MW.
The high voltage substation at the heart of the offshore wind farm will transform the power from the wind turbines produced at 225 kV to transfer it to shore via grid operator Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid (MOG).
SeaMade originates from the merger of two offshore wind projects, previously known as Mermaid (235 MW) and Seastar (252 MW).
The offshore wind array developed by a project consortium made up of Otary, Engie-owned Electrabel, and Eneco, is expected to produce power from mid-2020 onwards.
ENGIE Fabricom, Tractebel, Smulders and DEME Offshore joined forces for the full EPCI scope (engineering, procurement, construction, transport, installation and commissioning) of SeaMade’s substations.
Source: Recharge