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    1. Renewable Energy

    Heerema to install Sofia converter platform offshore the UK

    April 12, 2021
    The semisubmersible crane vessel Sleipnir is expected to install the offshore converter platform in 2024.
    (Courtesy Heerema Marine Contractors)
    The semisubmersible crane vessel Sleipnir has also executed work for the Hollandse Kust and Hornsea 2 offshore wind farms.
    The semisubmersible crane vessel Sleipnir has also executed work for the Hollandse Kust and Hornsea 2 offshore wind farms.

    Offshore staff

    Leiden, the Netherlands – Sembcorp Marine has contracted Heerema Marine Contractors to transport and install the HVDC converter platform at the Sofia offshore wind farm.

    The company’s semisubmersible crane vessel Sleipnir is expected to install the platform in 2024.

    RWE Renewables is developing the 1.4-GW Sofia offshore wind farm, 220 km (137 mi) off the coast of Redcar, Teeside, on the shallow central area known as Dogger Bank in the North Sea.

    Sembcorp Marine, in consortium with GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions, received an EPCI contract for the HVDC electrical system works for the project, which includes an onshore converter station and an offshore converter platform.

    The project is expected to be completed by 4Q 2026 and provide power for about 1.2 million UK homes.

    04/12/2021