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install two windfarm energy converter platforms in the
- Two offshore windfarm energy converter platforms for a German operator
- Total capacity of 4 GW
- An overall contract value worth more than €4 billion
The consortium made up of
The converter platforms will collect the alternating current generated by several wind farms and convert it into high voltage direct current (HVDC), which will then be reconverted into alternating current at onshore stations approximately 400 km away. The onshore stations are also covered by the contract.
The construction of these platforms will take place at Dragados Offshore’s yard in
With transmission and transport capacity of 2 GW each, i.e. a total of 4 GW, these platforms will be able to power a major city of 4 million people like
The project falls within the German energy transition plan, which seeks to build a major offshore wind farm energy generating network.
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