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The 2,120 tonne offshore substation (OSS) topside
for Ailes Marines'
Saint-Brieuc
offshore wind farm was recently moved out at Engie Solutions yard in Hoboken
(Antwerp – Belgium). The platform's sail away is planned for next Spring.
A
joint venture of
ENGIE Solutions and Iemants (a subsidiary of Smulders) secured a contract
for the construction of the substation back in September 2020. ENGIE Solutions
is responsible for the engineering, procurement, integration, construction
and testing (on- and offshore) of all LV, MV, HV and auxiliary systems
for the jacket and topside. Iemants is responsible for the engineering
and construction of the steel structures for both the topside and jacket.
The 496 MW Saint-Brieuc
wind farm, 16 km off the French coast, will feature 62 Siemens Gamesa SG
8.0-167 DD
turbines, standing at 207 metres high. It is being developed by Ailes Marines,
subsidiary of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola. Covering an area of 75km2
the project will be the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Brittany
and, when operational in 2023, it will be capable of generating 1,820 GWh/year
of electricity, expected to meet the demands of 835,000 people.
For more information on offshore wind farms worldwide, click
here.
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Offshore's Interactive Map.