Eiffage, through its Belgian subsidiary Smulders and in partnership with Neptun Werft of the Meyer Werft group under the NSORe joint venture, has secured a second contract from German transmission system operator 50Hertz.
The agreement covers the construction of a 2GW offshore converter platform for the LanWin3 grid connection project in the North Sea.
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This contract follows a similar award in June to the same consortium, including Siemens Energy, to build a 2GW converter station for the LanWin6 offshore grid project.
Together, the two contracts awarded to NSORe are worth about €2.5bn ($2.8bn), with most of the work and services to be carried out in Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania.
Siemens Energy will supply the high-voltage components for both converter platforms.
NSORe will handle end-to-end delivery of the facilities, including system design, component procurement, construction, onshore and offshore installation, and commissioning.
Key elements, such as the topsides, the main buildings of the platforms, will be manufactured at the NSORe shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde.
Smulders will fabricate the steel substructures (jackets) at its facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.
NSORe managing directors Malte Poelmann and Dieter Weyns said: “We are very pleased about this follow-up order. It reflects the growing importance of offshore energy infrastructure and further strengthens the position of NSORe as a key player in the energy transition.
“By combining the expertise and production capabilities of our sites in Rostock and Vlissingen, we are well positioned to successfully deliver both projects on schedule and to the highest quality standards.”
LanWin3’s onshore converter station will be sited at Mühlenbeck near Schwerin. Both converter platforms will be linked to the NordOstLink (NOL) HVDC transmission corridor and a multi-terminal hub in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein.
In a separate development, Eiffage Métal is involved in the replacement of the Colombelles bridge on the canal from Caen to the sea for Ports de Normandie.
The current bridge, having reached the end of its operational life, will soon be replaced with a new mobile crossing designed to support sustainable transport methods.
