Avantha Group company CG has won a contract by Energinet.dk to provide power transformers and gas insulated switchgear for the 600MW Kriegers Flak wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
The order consists of two onshore 500 MVA 410/235kV autotransformers, four 220 MVA 32/225kV offshore substation transformers; and nine bays 220kV GIS for the offshore substations.
The 130-turbine wind farm will act like a ‘supergrid’, transmitting renewable energy through power grids to Denmark, Germany and Sweden.
It will be built in the waters between Møn, Denmark, southern Sweden and north Germany and is planned to go into operation between 2018 and 2020. It will
CG chief executive officer and managing director Laurent Demortier said: “We are delighted that our power transformers and GIS have been selected by Energinet.dk for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm.
“Our equipment will contribute to bringing renewable energy to European consumers, increasing the security of energy supply to Denmark, Sweden and Germany, and assisting these countries to further reduce their carbon emissions.”
Image: CG’s technology is already been used on other wind farms (CG)
