A consortium led by Cobra IS subsidiary Dragados Offshore and Siemens energy has won a contract to deliver two energy converter platforms for wind farms in the North Sea.
The US$4.3 billion contract will see Dragados and Siemens design, build and install the converters, which will be connected to Germany’s LanWin Hub wind project. Each is capable of transmitting up to 2GW of power.
Once operational in 2030, the platforms will collect alternating current from the farms, converting it into high voltage direct current. Onshore stations approximately 400km away will then convert the electricity back into alternating current.