Offshore staff
SCHIEDAM, the Netherlands — RWE has contracted HSM Offshore Energy an EPCIC contract for a 1-GW HV substation and jacket foundation for the Thor wind farm in the Danish North Sea.
The location is 22 km from Thorsminde on the west coast of Jutland. The wind farm will comprise 72 wind turbine generators, which will be installed with a Fred. Olsen Windcarrier vessel.
HSM Offshore Energy’s subcontractors Iv-Offshore & Energy and GE Renewable Energy will respectively work on the engineering and the MV/HV package. The substation will feature a topside of just under 3,000 metric tons and a 2,500-mt jacket structure.
According to HSM, its design for the substation and jacket reduces the volume of structural steel and the energy needed during manufacturing, with steel sourcing and fabrication in Europe.
Thor will reportedly be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date.
04.26.2023
