The 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 project has installed both offshore HVDC converter stations and advanced its export cable works, while investors prepare to compete for ownership and operation of its transmission infrastructure.
OEG will deploy synchronised generators aboard a jack-up vessel for converter station commissioning and separate 150 kVA units with 3,000-litre fuel tanks for turbine installation and commissioning.
China Three Gorges has connected the first five turbines at the 2 GW Qingzhou V and VII offshore wind projects in Guangdong, commissioning a ±500 kV HVDC transmission system to deliver electricity to shore.
Heerema Marine Contractors’ Sleipnir has installed the second Hornsea 3 offshore converter station, completing installation of the project’s two offshore HVDC platforms.
Ørsted has completed installation of the first offshore converter station for Hornsea 3 in the UK. The structure, built in Thailand and commissioned in Norway, is now in place offshore.
Heerema Fabrication Group completed Link 01, the first Offshore Converter Station jacket for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 project, and sent it offshore for installation after load-out and tow-out in March.
