Ideol and STX Europe Offshore Energy announced that they are developing a new generation of floating substation. This floating substation will be compatible with both bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind farms.
The two companies will build a floating substation for both bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind farms starting at depths of 30 meters.
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The new floating substation is currently being designed and engineered with a target of maximum standardization and modularization to reduce costs. The project aims to comply with local rules, standards, certification and/or specific certification requirements.
This project is part of OPTIFLOT, an R&D project which involves ABB and SNEF.
Paul de la Guérivière, Ideol’s CEO, mentioned:
This project pushes the boundaries of the offshore wind market as offshore substations are a crucial component of a commercial array. This project allows us to add another string to our bow and demonstrates the wide range of potential applications our Damping Pool technology can offer.
