HSM Offshore Energy, Dutch solution provider in EPCIC multidisciplinary offshore renewable projects, has successfully rolled out the Offshore High Voltage Substation (OHVS) for RWE Renewables’ Thor Offshore Wind Farm and lifted the GIS modules at its Schiedam yard in the Netherlands.
Upon completion, the 1058 MW Thor project will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm. The OHVS will collect the electricity generated by the Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, transform it to transmission-level voltage, after which the converted electricity will be transported via export cables to the new onshore substation at Volder Søndervang.
HSM Offshore Energy is responsible for the full EPCIC scope of the offshore high-voltage substation and its jacket foundation. HSM Offshore Energy, together with its key subcontractors Iv-Offshore & Energy and GE Renewable Energy, was awared the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of the topside and jacket in 2022. The steel cutting ceremony for the platform took place at the end of November last year.
Installation of the jacket and substation is scheduled for 2025, followed by commissioning and testing in 2026, with RWE Renewables set to assume operation in Q4 of 2026. Source: HSM Offshore Energy
