Crompton Greaves in consortium wins contract for offshore wind farm in Germany

The consortium of Cofely Fabricom, Iemants and Crompton Greaves Ltd (CG) has been awarded a 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, which is the biggest planned offshore wind project in Germany, will comprise 71 wind turbines with a total capacity of 497 MW. The wind farm, which will be connected to the German high voltage grid, will be brought online before the end of 2019.
 
The scope of work for CG includes the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of HV/MV equipment and controls & protection system for the offshore platform.