Parkwind and Bladt have signed an agreement for the design, fabrication, and installation of the substation for the 257MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.
Bladt Industries is to deliver the complete substation for Parkwind, with Semco Maritime and ISC as key partners.
Semco Maritime will be responsible for the design and implementation of the entire electrical systems while the structural design will be delivered by ISC Engineering.
The platform is jointly developed and will be jointly operated with 50Hertz, the responsible Transmission System Operator for connecting the offshore wind farms in the German Baltic Sea.
The offshore wind farm 19km off the island of Rugen is expected to start offshore installation works in 2022.
“In the context of a global crisis, this signature and the imminent start of the works at Bladt, demonstrate Parkwind’s unwavering commitment to successfully deliver the Arcadis Ost 1 project in line with the plan set more than a year ago,” said Parkwind’s Project Manager, Clément Helbig de Balzac.
“We are convinced that the team composed of Parkwind, Bladt and 50Hertz brings the expertise needed to deliver the transformation platform to the highest HSSE and quality standards.
“The shared substation will become the heart of Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Windfarm, supplying the German grid with green energy for up to 300,000 households.”
Bladt Industries’ chief sales officer Nils Overgaard said: “We are exceptionally pleased once more to be selected by Parkwind.
“We are looking into a complex project execution plan, but we have allocated an experienced project team to deliver according to the requirements. I am convinced that the strong partnership and trust between Parkwind and Bladt will be strengthened even further as we jointly embark the fourth project together.”
Semco Maritime’s senior VP for renewables, Carsten Nielsen, said: “This is another exciting project for Parkwind that we are very pleased to be able to contribute to in cooperation with Bladt and a strong and close-knit team of partners.
“We will leverage and build on our strong track record together and look forward to bringing our technology, experience and competences into play once again to support Parkwind’s ambition of creating a truly sustainable future.”