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Feature02 July 2020Siemens Gas and PowerMunich
- Clean electricity for up to one million Scottish households
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Siemens
is leading the market for the grid connection of offshore wind power
In a world’s first, Siemens Energy is connecting three Offshore Transformer Modules® (OTM®), its range of AC offshore substation platforms, and will transmit the power generated from the 950MW Moray East Offshore Windfarm project, located 22km off the Aberdeenshire coast in Scotland.
On June 30,
2020, the first OTM began its journey from the fabricator to be
installed at the offshore windfarm. The remaining two will sail out in the
following months when commissioning will take place. The OTM, which are
significantly smaller in size and weight compared to conventional alternating
current platforms, will transform the output of the wind turbines from 66
kilovolts (kV) to the transmission voltage of 220kV.
In
2018 Siemens Energy secured the contract to connect the wind farm to the grid
and until today Moray East Offshore Windfarm represents
the company’s largest UK grid access project. The scope of supply includes the complete onshore substation including
three SVC PLUS (STATCOM) as well as the three offshore substation platform
topsides. In addition, Siemens Energy will install a 35km underground export
cable to the onshore substation at New Deer in Aberdeenshire for the power
generated. The windfarm will be capable of providing low cost, low carbon power to approximately
one million Scottish homes, making a significant contribution to meeting net zero
ambitions.
Siemens Energy is a market leader in connecting
offshore wind to the grid, with 6.5 gigawatts (GW) connected to date and a
further 4.5GW under construction. Using its state-of-the
art OTM technology the company continues to innovate and find ways to drive
down costs for developers worldwide while meeting the energy demands of the
future.
Press Releases
First Moray East onshore transformer arrives on site
30 Oct 2019,
Following a 1,500-kilometre journey by river, sea and road, the first transformer was delivered by Siemens to the onshore substation at New Deer for the Moray East offshore windfarm development.
Major milestone met on Moray East Offshore Windfarm project
17 Jul 2019, The Moray East offshore windfarm project completed its first fabrication milestone as Thurso SME engineering firm, JGC Engineering and Technical Services, finalised work on the containers which will be fitted with either high voltage transmission equipment or electrical monitoring and control equipment for the three offshore substation platforms.
Multi-million contracts placed with UK companies for onshore transmission infrastructure for the Moray East Offshore Windfarm
12 Jul 2019, Siemens has placed multi-million pound contracts with companies across the UK for the construction of the transmission infrastructure for the Moray East Offshore Windfarm. As the lead contractor for onshore transmission infrastructure construction works for the 950MW windfarm, Siemens has placed several subcontracts since work began in September 2018.
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Moray East represents a step-change in the delivery of renewable
power in terms of cost and scale. The project will provide an abundant supply
of low-carbon electricity at a highly competitive price.
Press Pictures
Siemens Energy’s Offshore Transformer Module® is significantly smaller
in size and weight compared to conventional alternating current platforms.
On June 30,
2020, the first of three Offshore Transformer Module
® for the grid
connection of the Moray East Offshore Windfarm began its
journey from the fabricator to be installed at the
windfarm. The remaining two will sail out in the following months when
commissioning will take place.
The sail out of the first Offshore Transformer Module® (OTM®) is an important milestone for the development of the Moray East windfarm, located 22 kilometers off the Aberdeenshire coast in Scotland. To deliver the windfarm’s rated capacity of 950 megawatts, Siemens Energy will connect, in a world’s first, three OTMs.
The three Offshore Transformer Modules
® fabricated for the grid connection of the Moray East Offshore
Windfarm are an essential part of wind farm’s electrical network transmitting
the energy generated by the wind turbines to shore.
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Contact
Christina Huemmer
Siemens AG
Freyeslebenstr. 1
91058 Erlangen
91058 Erlangen
+49 (9131) 1745722