Harland & Wolff To Build Offshore Wind Platforms

Siemens has awarded Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries, headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the design and build contract for two offshore substation platforms for the Gwynt y Mor farm off located off the coast of North Wales. RWE Innogy will operate the €2 billion facility.

The Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm is a 576-megawatt, 160-turbine wind farm being developed by a consortium of RWE Innogy, SWM - Municipal Utility Munich, Germany and Siemens 13 kilometers off the coast in Liverpool Bay.

Siemens will supply the3.6-megawatt wind turbines that will be connected to two new offshore substations. The power will be transmitted back to a new onshore substation at St. Asaph, which will be built by Siemens and are scheduled to be completed by June 2012.