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Drydocks will connect Baltic Sea wind farms to the grid: Eastern Germany’s Transmission System Operator 50Hertz has awarded Dubai-based Drydocks World the contract to build the Ostwind 4 grid infrastructure that will bring Germany’s offshore wind farms in the Baltic online, according to a press release. Drydocks will manage the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the project in partnership with GE Vernova.
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More details: Ostwind 4 — located near Rügen Island — will connect Baltic Sea wind farms to the national grid, featuring a 110 km cable system and using 525 kv OF High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology for the first time in the Baltic. Drydocks will build offshore and onshore converter stations, as well as the topside and jacket structures.
What’s GE Vernova’s role? GE Vernova will provide the HVDC technology, which includes transformers, voltage-sourced converters, SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear, grid automation equipment, and some construction work for the onshore converter station.
Not the only two eyeing the Baltic: The Baltic Sea has been gaining attention for offshore wind projects, including by TotalEnergies, which secured two leases of offshore projects in the North and Baltic seas valued at EUR 5.8 bn. The UAE’s Masdar and Spain’s Iberdrola recently reached a financial close on EUR 488 mn in funding to secure its 49% acquisition of the 476 MW Baltic Eagle wind farm.
About Drydocks World: Drydocks World is a subsidiary of Dubai Ports World that focuses on marine and offshore construction services for the shipping, oil and gas, and renewables sectors. The company boasts an annual average of over 300 completed projects and owns the biggest ship repair facility in the Middle East. Drydocks World is based in Dubai but operates internationally in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
