Hitachi Energy wants to cut costs for large offshore wind farms

Wind Industry Profile of

Grid-eXpand™ reduces the size and weight of the grid connection platform and lowers the capital and operating cost of offshore power transmission

Hitachi Energy has provided State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC), one of China’s largest power companies, with the country’s first 220-kilovolt (kV) modular and prefabricated offshore grid connection for the 500-megawatt Shandong Peninsula South V wind farm off China’s northeast coast. Thanks to Hitachi Energy’s innovative portfolio of Grid-eXpand modular and prefabricated grid connections, the compact, lightweight solution reduced the size of the platform by around 30 percent and... ... More: Official Press Release Hitachi Energy

Keywords:

Hitachi Energy, cutting, costs, offshore, wind farm, grid connection, platform, power transmission, seabed