Germany – Construction on the BorWin6 HVDC project for TenneT has begun by McDermott. This offshore converter platform is being constructed by the contractor at locations in Dubai and Batam, Indonesia.
At its location in The Hague, McDermott carried out the engineering for the 980 MW HVDC project. On the platform for TenneT, the contractor is collaborating with the Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering (GEIRI / CEPRI). The engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and delivery of the platform that will be situated in the German North Sea are all covered under the parties’ contract.
Direct Current
On the converter platform, the electricity produced by offshore wind turbines is transformed into direct current. From there, it is delivered to a station for onshore converters close to Büttel, Germany. Here, the electrical energy is once again transformed into a three-phase current before being delivered to the high-voltage grid.
Additionally, McDermott is working on a TenneT contract for two 2GW HVDC grid connection systems off the German coast.
