Tennet Holding BV has announced it has put into operation the 900 MW BorWin3 offshore wind grid connection project in the North Sea, Germany.
The high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform near the East Frisian island of Borkum connects power from the 497 MW Hohe See wind park and the 400 MW Global Tech 1 wind farm and feed it into the German power grid.
The consortium of Siemens and Petrofac is responsible for the construction of the offshore platform, the converter station and the installation of all electrotechnical systems. Siemens supplies the DC technology for the converter platform at sea and responsible for the construction of the converter station, while the consortium partner Petrofac undertake the construction and installation of the offshore converter platform.
