The first steel plate of Orsted’s 242MW Gode Wind 3 Electrical Offshore Substation has been cut at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France.
This is a major milestone of the project which results from an order placed last February by Orsted with Atlantique Offshore Energy.
The agreement covers the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the Electrical Offshore Substation (Topside and Modular Support Frame) required for the Gode Wind 3 Offshore Windfarm.
The substation is expected to be installed in 2023 in the German North Sea, subject to Orsted’s final investment decision, which is expected by end of this year.
Designed and fabricated in Saint-Nazaire, the substation will collect and export the power generated by the offshore wind turbines through dedicated submarine cables, while remotely controlling and monitoring the operation of the offshore windfarm.
The topside of the structure will be composed of 5,500 steel parts when completed.