Drydocks World from Dubai wants to build the Ostwind 4 converter complex off the German coast together with GE Vernova. The total output is 2 GW.
The project was awarded by transmission system operator 50Hertz. Ostwind 4 will connect wind farms in the Baltic Sea to the national grid using state-of-the-art high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology. This will be the first time in Germany that an HVDC transmission system with 525 kV will be used in the Baltic Sea.
The project, which is located 30 km northeast of the island of Rügen, includes the construction of offshore and onshore converter stations as well as a 110-kilometre-long direct current cable system connecting land and sea.
After completion at Drydocks, the platform will be transported to Germany
Drydocks World, part of the DP World Group, will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the topsides and jacket structures of the wind turbines.
After completion, the platform will be transported to German waters and installed there. The innovative design of the offshore converter station includes a U-shaped jacket substructure that will support offshore wind energy production for decades to come.
“The Ostwind 4 project is an example of the power of international cooperation in advancing renewable energy solutions,” says Captain Rado Antolovic, CEO of Drydocks World.
“50Hertz is the first transmission system operator to use 2 GW/525 kV technology in this sea area. This is pioneering work,” emphasised Stefan Kapferer, CEO of 50Hertz Transmission.
