Under the contract, Aker Solutions will provide the EPCI services for the offshore HVDC converter platform.

July 31, 2021

Aker Solutions, as part of a consortium, has signed a major EPCI contract with an undisclosed customer to provide the HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) transmission system for a large offshore wind project.

More details about the wind project are expected to be announced during the third quarter of 2021.

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For Aker Solutions, the scope will involve engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of an offshore HVDC converter platform. This platform will consist of a steel jacket substructure and a topside platform deck housing the electrical equipment. Work will start immediately with installation planned to start in the second half of 2024 and final deliveries in the second half of 2025.

In an offshore wind project, the role of an offshore HVDC platform is to collect the AC power generated by the wind turbine generators (WTGs) and convert it to DC before transmission through an export cable to the project’s onshore converter station and grid connection system.

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The Company will book about NOK 3 billion (about USD 340 million) as the order intake related to this award in the third quarter of 2021, in the Renewables and Field Development segment.