Sarens will work together with Aibel Shipyard to assemble the two HVDC converter platforms for the 2900MW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
The pair will put together the platforms at the Maptaphut facility in Rayong (Thailand), from where they will be transported to Haugesund.
Here they will be equipped with Hitachi Energy’s latest generation HVDC converter valve technology prior to final completion and commissioning.
These units will be key to ensuring the performance of the wind farm, as they are the units responsible for transmitting large amounts of electricity over long distances, once the electricity produced by the wind turbines has been converted into alternating current.
For this operation, scheduled from January 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, Sarens transported two CC2800-1 crane units, each with a capacity of 600 tonnes, from its facility.
Both cranes will collaborate in lifitng Section S210 weighing, 273 tonnes, and Section S220 weighing, 388.7 tonnes to their final positions, completing the module.
As a preliminary step, the cranes were positioned on steel mats for crawl and stack the section on the surface, ensuring the operation’s security, precise crane movements, and preventing damage to both the material and operators in the vicinity.
The new Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, located 120km off the Norfolk coast and 160km off the Yorkshire coast, will become, once commissioned in 2027, the largest offshore wind project in the world with up to 231 turbines.