Offshore staff
HOUSTON – TenneT has awarded McDermott International a contract for the BorWin6 980-MW high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) project in the North Sea.
Under a consortium with Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Co. and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering Co. (GEIRI / CEPRI), McDermott will provide EPCIC services.
The project involves the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of an HVDC offshore converter platform, 118 mi (190 km) offshore Germany on the Platform North Sea Cluster 7 in a water depth of up to 131 ft (40 m).
Electricity generated from the offshore wind farms will be converted into direct current and transported to a converter station 28 mi (45 km) inland near Büttel.
McDermott will lead the consortium via an integrated execution model that will make use of the company’s global engineering centers and strategically located fabrication yards.
For the HVDC offshore platform, McDermott's scope includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication, transport and installation and commissioning of the topsides module and jacket. For the onshore converter station, it will perform engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
GEIRI / C-EPRI are responsible for the engineering, manufacture, supply, installation supervision, and commissioning of the HVDC system for the onshore and offshore converter stations.
Overall engineering and project management will take place at McDermott’s HVDC center in The Hague, with support from the company’s Chennai and Gurgaon offices.
The Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan facility in Qingdao, China, should handle topsides fabrication, while the Batam yard in Indonesia fabricates the jacket.
02/16/2022
