Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centers. Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. The power is transmitted by cable from each wind turbine to the offshore substation where it is stepped up to a higher voltage and transferred safely and reliably to the onshore power grid. 2) Substations are an essential part of offshore wind farm infrastructure. 1) Global Wind Energy Council - Global Offshore Wind Report 2020. Hitachi ABB Power Grids is the world's leading supplier of grid integration and power quality solutions for a broad spectrum of applications, including utilities, process industries, data centers, solar photovoltaic, wind power and transportation. The portfolio will enable much greater volumes of wind to be efficiently harvested and integrated into the global energy system, directly supporting the transition to a sustainable energy future. On 4 June, Hitachi ABB Power Grids launched a portfolio of transformer products for offshore floating applications, designed to overcome the challenging offshore environment and withstand the physically demanding conditions on floating structures. This game-changing innovation reinforces Hitachi ABB Power Grids' commitment to supporting the offshore energy towards a carbon-neutral future. Supported by the solid offshore experience of our strategic investor BW Offshore, the collaboration will be able to deliver fully integrated technical and financial solutions.' 'It brings together two market and technology leaders to create a standardized and scalable solution for all floating offshore wind power requirements. 'We are accelerating the delivery of a market-ready floating substation offering and solution via this unique collaboration,' says Paul de la Guérivière, Chief Executive Officer of BW Ideol. 'Our pioneering modular, scalable substations use proven technologies to make possible this leap into floating renewable energy.' 'We are delighted to be partnering BW Ideol to provide a single solution that helps offshore wind power developers and independent power producers enter deeper waters,' says Alfredo Parres, Head of Renewables at Hitachi ABB Power Grids. The substations will comprise transformers, switchgear and other high-voltage products specially developed by Hitachi ABB Power Grids for floating offshore platforms. Both companies have worked closely together for several years now to co-create a standardized yet modular solution that addresses market requirements and the unique demands of operating in the most challenging environmental and seabed conditions.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids will provide modular, scalable, compact substation packages for installation on BW Ideol's shallow-draft floating platforms. The collaboration between the two companies, a first of its kind for floating substations globally, will accelerate the process.

This requires commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms comprising high-capacity wind turbines and standardized, scalable floating substations that make the development and operation of the installations viable and profitable. Installed capacity of floating offshore wind installations is forecast to grow from a modest 66 MW in 2019 to at least 6.2 GW in 2030 1) as more and more countries in Europe, Asia and North America seek to harness the rich potential of deep-water wind resources. The agreement relates to the global acceleration of delivering a market-ready floating substation offering and solution.įloating offshore wind is the next big frontier in offshore wind power. Zurich, June 23, 2021- Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding with BW Ideol, a global leader and internationally recognized pioneer in floating offshore wind. Of the booming offshore wind power market Hitachi ABB Power Grids teams up with BW Ideol to take offshore wind power into deeper watersįloating substations and their platforms are an enabling solution for the next phase

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