Aker Solutions Awarded Major Offshore Wind Contract
OSLO, Norway, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aker Solutions, as part of a consortium, has signed a major1EPCI contract with an undisclosed customer to provide the HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) transmission system for a large offshore wind project.
- OSLO, Norway, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aker Solutions, as part of a consortium, has signed a major1EPCI contract with an undisclosed customer to provide the HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) transmission system for a large offshore wind project.
- For Aker Solutions, the scope will involve engineering, procurement, constructionand installation (EPCI) of an offshore HVDC converter platform.
- In an offshore wind project, the role of an offshore HVDC platform is to collect the AC power generated by the wind turbine generators (WTGs) and convert it to DC before transmission through an export cable to the project's onshore converter station and grid connection system.
- 1Aker Solutions defines a major contract as being NOK 3.0 billion and above.