An offshore platform and an onshore platform for the conversion of wind-generated electrical energy in Germany,A capacity of 2 GW,A contract worth a total of 2.9 billion euros
The consortium comprising Dragados Offshore – a subsidiary of Cobra IS – and Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract by the German electricity network operator 50Hertz to design, build and install two electrical converter stations.
The project includes an offshore conversion platform, which will convert the alternating current produced by the LanWin 3 wind farm in the North Sea – located 120 km off the German coast – into high-voltage direct current (HVDC) to reduce electrical losses when the current is transmitted ashore.
In addition, an onshore station located in Schwerin in northeastern Germany will convert this direct current into alternating current. This will then be fed into the electricity grid for transport and distribution in the south of the country.
The offshore platform will be built in the Dragados Offshore yard in Andalusia (Spain).
With this new success, Cobra IS confirms its recognized expertise in this growing sector. It has already delivered DolWin 6 in 2023 and, with today’s contract, it will be responsible for building nine offshore power conversion platforms. The cumulative capacity is approximately 16 GW.
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