Siemens Energy will install 22 distribution transformers at China’s first commercial 66kV offshore wind farm, the 300MW phase one of the Yuhuan Offshore Wind Power Project in Taizhou.
The FITformer WIND fluid immersed transformers will help China Huadian Corporation to optimise the energy supply in the Yangtze River Delta region.
Siemens Energy executive vice president for transmission Beatrix Natter said: “To successfully drive the energy transition, it is essential to increase the share of renewables in the energy mix.
“Equipped with innovative state-of-the-art transformer technology, China’s first 66kV offshore wind farm will lead the way to a significant increase of clean, renewable wind energy to the grid and will contribute to China’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2060.”
Growing demand for wind energy has led to the development of increasingly stronger wind turbines which produce 10MW and beyond, requiring higher voltage levels and innovative power transmission technologies.
The FITformer WIND transformer was developed to enable these larger power capacities with a voltage class of up to 72.5kV.
The transformers will be installed in the tower base of the wind turbines.
The first phase of the Yuhuan project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021.
After commissioning the project is forecast to result in a reduction of 584,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year, which is more than 12,600 passenger cars emit in one year.