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JGC Containers Ready for Moray East OWF
UK engineering company JGC Engineering and Technical Serviceshas,
on behalf of Siemens, completed the construction of high voltage
equipment containers for the Moray East offshore substation
platforms.
"The Moray East offshore windfarm project completed its first
fabrication milestone as the Thurso SME engineering firm
finalised work on the containers which will be fitted in the
three offshore substation platforms," said a press release from
Siemens.
JGC fabricated eight of 12 containers at its site in Thurso and
have also supported Siemens with other offshore projects in the
UK.
The containers' total length, height and volume are larger than
an Airbus A380 aircraft which highlights the impressive feat
Siemens and JGC have completed together. They have been designed
to house and protect the specialized high voltage equipment from
Siemens which form a vital part of the project's three offshore
substation platforms.
The three offshore substation platforms will transform the
electrical output of the wind turbines from 66 kilovolts (kV) to
the transmission voltage of 220 kV.
From Thurso, the containers will make their way to
Fabricom-Smulders in Belgium where the substation equipment will
be installed inside. The containers will then be lifted onto the
offshore substation platforms, where cabling and equipment will
be added and finally, once commissioned, the three platforms will
be sailed out to their locations in the Moray Firth in summer
2020.
Multi-million-pound contracts have also been awarded to firms in
Scotland for civil construction work in the project and both
Moray East and Siemens have been involved in school projects to
encourage the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Jul 19, 2019
