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Triton Knoll's final OSP sets sail

By: James Bernthal-Hooker 12/06/2020 Triton Knoll

General Windfarms

The second and final offshore substation platform (OSP) for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm has set sail, heading to installation 32 km off the coast of Lincolnshire, UK. It will be installed in the coming days; the first OSP reached its offshore location in April. The platforms, designed by Siemens Energy, are an important component of the transmission of power from the project’s 90 turbines.

Smulders and Engie/Fabricom fabricated and fitted out the OSPs, which serve to stabilize and maximize voltage of the power prior to transmitting it to the shore. The OSPs weigh 1,200 tonnes apiece, and stand 41 m above the sea, covering a 560 m²area. There are installed on monopiles.

Mark Pilling, Managing Director, Transmission Solutions, Siemens Energy Ltd, said: “This achievement marks a crucial stage in the project as we now move from fabrication to connection. Once both platforms are installed on their foundations, we will start commissioning work to get the wind farm ready to connect to the grid to provide the clean, green renewable power needed to reach net zero.”

Julian Garnsey, Project Director for Triton Knoll and innogy, said: “We’re delighted to see this key infrastructure setting sail on the final leg of its journey, ahead of installation at the heart of our wind farm. Both structures, once operational, will form a critical part of the offshore electrical network and be responsible for transmitting the energy generated by our 90 turbines, over 50km to shore and ultimately into UK homes and businesses.

“At Triton Knoll we remain committed to delivering electricity infrastructure equal to the typical needs of over 800,000 UK homes (1) and within the timescales expected by the UK’s energy supply.”

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