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VINCI wins contract for three wind energy conversion platforms

Dragados Offshore and Siemens Energy have won a €7 billion contract to build three wind energy conversion platforms in the North Sea as part of Germany's energy transition plan. These platforms will convert the power generated by several wind farms into high voltage direct current.

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A consortium of Vinci subsidiary Dragados Offshore and Siemens Energy has won a contract worth €7 billion to design, build and install three wind energy conversion platforms in the North Sea for TenneT, the German-Dutch transmission system operator.

Three platforms to power millions of homes

Each of the platforms will convert the alternating current generated by several wind farms into high-voltage direct current (HVDC), which will then be converted into alternating current at onshore stations located about 200 km away in the German cities of Wilhelmshaven and Heide. With a total capacity of 6 GW, these converter platforms will provide electricity to millions of homes.

A contract that meets the expectations of the German government

Each platform will weigh approximately 34,000 tons and their construction will create more than 2,000 jobs per platform, providing a workload until 2031. This project is part of Germany’s Energy Transition Plan, which calls for the construction of a major offshore wind power generation network. Dragados Offshore has recently won six more HVDC projects of the same type, strengthening its position in the offshore energy sector.

 

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