Offshore staff
STAVANGER, Norway — Aibel and Hitachi Energy have signed framework agreements with RWE for multiple high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems.
The accords follow the signing of an agreement last November that reserves the engineering and production capacity to develop three major HVDC projects that will enable electricity transmission from offshore wind farms to onshore connection points.
Under the split-contract model, RWE will assign onshore construction work during the development phase of the projects.
Aibel will have EPC responsibility for the design, construction and commissioning of the offshore platforms. Hitachi Energy will provide its voltage source converter systems to allow alternating current (AC) to be converted to direct current (DC) for long-distance transmission to shore, where the electricity will be converted back to AC for the grid.
The framework agreement also allows the two companies to manage resources such as securing a supply chain, hiring a workforce, allocating engineering and manufacturing capacity, and ordering materials ahead of time.
Key offshore wind projects won by Aibel/Hitachi include converter stations for Dogger Bank A, B and C and Hornsea 3 Link 1 and Link 2 in the UK North Sea, and Dolwin 5 offshore Germany.
05.21.2024
