Siemens Gamesa to supply EnBW Albatros offshore wind power plant

• 6 years ago (2017-06-02)
• David Flin

Europe 1061 Offshore wind 119

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EnBW has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with the installation of the 112 MW EnBW Albatros offshore wind power plant. This follows on from the award by EnBW of the neighbouring 497 MW Hohe See offshore wind power farm.

The scope of supply includes 16 direct-drive SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines on monopole foundations, and the grid connection via a Siemens Offshore Transformer Module (OTM). Siemens Gamesa will install both wind power plants in parallel, with installation starting in Spring 2018.

The projects are located 90 km north of Borkum Island in the German North Sea, with water depths of up to 40 m. After commissioning, scheduled for 2019, Siemens Gamesa will initially provide service and maintenance for the turbines for a period of five years.

EnBW Albatros is the first German offshore wind power plant that Siemens will supply as a full-scope project. Furthermore, the project includes the entry of the compact Siemens OTM into the German market, allowing a reduction in weight and size of more than 30 per cent compared to a conventional AC substation. Further reductions in cost is achieved by using the same foundation type for the OTM as for the turbines.

EnBW Albatros will be connected to the power grid via the Borwin Beta HVDC converter platform, located approximately 25 km away.

Siemens is partnering with the Belgian offshore construction specialist GeoSea for construction and installation of the Albatros monopoles.