Offshore staff
OSLO, Norway — Equinor has asked DNV to provide verification services for the FEED of the substation at the Bandibuli/Firefly floating wind farm.
The development covers two 75-sq-km areas, 70 km offshore Ulsan in South Korea.
DNV will apply its experience in offshore substations and floating structures, including an independent assessment and validation of the standards basis, design requirements and specifications, with a focus on optimized performance and minimized risks.
Floating substations serve as hubs to connect multiple wind turbines and transmit the generated power. According to DNV, designing and implementing these structures has to take into account the need for high-voltage dynamic cables and electrical equipment that can withstand the movements of the floating structures.
Brice Le Gallo, vice president and regional director APAC for Energy Systems at DNV, said, “South Korea holds some demanding conditions like typhoons, which need to be considered in the design.”
DNV has also initiated a joint industry project (JIP) aimed at closing gaps in the existing technology and standards for floating substations. There are 38 participating companies, including Equinor.
Findings from the JIP will support the design verification of this project and an update of DNV’s standard for offshore substations (DNV-ST-0145) to include floating substations.
04.16.2024
