Siemens Transmission and Distribution has awarded Smulders Fabricom a contract to build two offshore transformer modules for Innogy’s 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm off the east coast of England.
The deal was first reported in the subscriber-only newsletter reNEWS.
Scottish outfit JGC Engineering and Technical Services has also been awarded a contract by Siemens for high voltage equipment containers fabrication and fit out for the project.
Siemens is the engineering lead for the electrical transmission system for Triton Knoll.
It will deliver the containerised high voltage equipment to the Smulders Fabricom yard in Hoboken with the consortium responsible for the design, fabrication, blasting and painting of the modules.
All works will be performed inhouse, at Smulders’ Belgian production facilities.
Once assembled, the modules will be transferred to the Engie Fabricom yard where the containers will be mounted onto the OTM platforms.
Smulders Fabricom will carry out the outfitting works on the platforms and will complete further interconnections, testing and commissioning.
OTMs are smaller in size and weight than conventional offshore substation platforms.
Siemens Grid Access director Mike Grainger said: “We are delighted to award these first contracts to deliver the transmission system for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.
“All partners are hugely experienced and share a commitment to reducing the overall cost of energy.
“These are the first of a number of contracts which Siemens will award to organisations on the Triton Knoll project while managing the project’s electrical transmission system out of our offices in Manchester.”
Siemens supplied two OTMs to the Beatrice offshore wind farm (pictured).