Siemens, Iemants to supply Moray West offshore substations
UK: Moray West offshore wind farm has selected the Siemens Energy/Iemants consortium to supply the project’s two offshore substation platforms.
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UK: Moray West offshore wind farm has selected the Siemens Energy/Iemants consortium to supply the project’s two offshore substation platforms.
Under the agreement, the 860 MW project will use Siemens Energy’s Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) technology on the platforms.
Iemants is a subsidiary of Smulders, alongside Smulders Projects UK, based in Wallsend, Newcastle, UK.
A key part of the selection was how the Siemens Energy / Iemants consortium will bring assembly and fit out of the OTMs to the Smulders Projects UK yard.
The yard, located in Wallsend, Newcastle fabricated jacket foundations for the neighbouring Moray East project, and this will see the scope of work extended.
For the Moray West project, inter-array cables will bring the power from the wind turbines to the two OTMs. An export cable, operating at 220 kV from each OTM, will then connect to the onshore substation, also provided by Siemens Energy, which will step-up the voltage to 400 kV, and on to the National Grid.
Siemens Energy has a strong record in providing local content in its renewable and transmission projects across Scotland.
Upon a successful financial close for the Moray West project, Siemens Energy is assured of supplying all the offshore platforms for wind farms in the Moray Firth, including the three on the adjacent Moray East project and the two on the Beatrice project.
“Siemens Energy brings a strong track record and we have worked well together on delivery of the Moray East OTMs. “Moray West will utilise the next iteration of the Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module concept, which will ensure the project can reliably export excellent value green electricity to consumers across the UK,” said Moray West project director Adam Morrison.
Source: reNEWS
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