Vattenfall awards O&M contract to EDS HV for 93.2 MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay
High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group (EDS) has been awarded a 3-year O&M contract. The scope of the contract will see EDS provide substation management services for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). This will include inspections and maintenance of the primary electrical assets and secondary auxiliary systems at Blackdog 132 kV/66 kV substation.
Located off Aberdeen Bay, the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) has two 8.8 MW and nine 8.4 MW MHI Vestas turbines, each rotation generating enough energy to power a home for 24 hours. The turbines are some of the most powerful in the world. It is also one of the first offshore wind farms in the world which features an offshore 66 kV high voltage network.
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