Mermaid offshore substation ready for installation
Ostend, Belgium: Smulders has loaded out the offshore substation destined for the Mermaid offshore wind project in Belgium.
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Ostend, Belgium: Smulders has loaded out the offshore substation destined for the Mermaid offshore wind project in Belgium.
According to Smulders, the 1,200 t substation is moving out of the construction yard in Hoboken and is ready for installation at the project site 40-50 km off the coast of Ostend.
The 235 MW Mermaid project is part of the SeaMade offshore wind farm together with the 252 MW Seastar project.
The 487 MW wind farm will have two offshore substations, which will collect the electricity produced by 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines, convert it from 33 kV to 220 kV, and export it into the grid via Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid.
The partnership of GeoSea, ENGIE, and Smulders is responsible for the full engineering, procurement, construction, transport, installation, and commissioning of the two high voltage substations.
Source: Offshore Wind