Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide the foundation for the BalWin2 offshore wind farm’s 2GW HVDC converter station.
The company signed a “significant” contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the converter station for the project’s grid connection system in Germany, developed by Amprion Offshore.
Aker Solutions defines a significant contract as being between NOK 1.5 billion (€129.9 million) and NOK 2.5bn (€216.5m).
With this contract award, Dragados has exercised the option for the second HVDC converter station for the BalWin development in Germany.
It had awarded Aker Solutions the contract for the Balwin1 converter station substructure in February.
“We are proud that Dragados Offshore has selected Aker Solutions as the contractor for the second BalWin steel substructure,” said Sturla Magnus, executive vice president for Aker Solutions’ New Build segment.
“This will enable us to leverage our standardisation and industrialisation efforts to increase productivity and drive down costs.”
Fabrication of the HVDC substructures will be executed by Aker Solutions’ yard in Verdal, Norway. At its peak, the project will employ over 450 people.
For Aker Solutions, the scope involves procurement, fabrication engineering and construction of the offshore HVDC converter platform substructure.
Preparation will commence in the first quarter of 2026, while construction is scheduled to begin in Q1 2027, with delivery in 2029.
Aker Solutions will book the award as order intake in the second quarter of 2025 in the Renewables and Field Development segment.