Cofely Fabricom, Iemants and CG win EnBW Hohe See contract

The FICG consortium of Cofely Fabricom, Iemants and CG has announced that it has been awarded a new contract for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The consortium will design, supply and install the complete offshore substation for the German utility EnBW.

The EnBW Hohe See wind farm will comprise 71 wind turbines with a total capacity of 497 MW. It covers an area of around 40 square kilometers in the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea, 90 kilometers north of Borkum and 100 kilometers north-west of Helgoland, with water depths of up to 39 meters. The wind farm will be connected to the German high voltage grid via the BorWin3 converter platform.

The EnBW Hohe See wind farm is the biggest planned offshore wind project in Germany. It will produce enough electricity for about 560.000 households and reduce CO2 emissions by over 1.5 Mio tons per year. The project will be brought online before the end of 2019.

The consortium’s proven technologies have already been used for 8 other offshore wind farms:

Belwind, Butendiek, Amrumbank, Humber Gateway, West of Duddon Sands, Luchterduinen, Gemini and Veja Mate.

Scope of CG

The scope of work for CG includes the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of the HV/MV equipment and Control & Protection system for the offshore platform. This includes the power, auxiliary and earthing transformers.

CG was chosen on account of its vast experience and successful track record in providing HV/MV solutions to the offshore industry. CG’s connecting technology and products have been chosen for their high reliability, high performance and cost effectiveness.

Scope Cofely Fabricom

Cofely Fabricom’s scope includes the Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) Commissioning of the Offshore Substation (Jacket and Topside), the Low Voltage auxiliaries, the integration of all equipment and the transport and offshore installation of the electrical substation (including the jacket foundation), and Offshore commissioning. The substation will be the biggest one build by the company.

With this new contract Cofely Fabricom ensures the continuity of it’sits activities and consolidates the company’s position of key player in the market of EPC OHV Substations for the offshore windfarm  industry in Europe.

Scope Iemants

Iemants’ scope of work consists of the design and build of the steel structure for both the topside and foundation, including piles. The design and production will be completed in-house, in all Smulders’ production facilities, which results in short production duration and high flexibility.