The BorWin Alpha of E.ON Netz in the North Sea is one of the biggest and most remote offshore wind farm cluster link projects in the world.
Sustainable and profitable
The power generated will be transmitted by ABB HVDC Light, a high voltage direct current transmission system enabling long distance transport with minimum loss.
Shielded seals
Turn-key vendor ABB Power Systems specified Roxtec EMC seals to ensure protection against water, fire, dust, and electromagnetic disturbance.
Offshore and onshore
Roxtec products are used throughout the entire project – by wind turbine manufacturers as well as transmission specialists.
Why use Roxtec?
- Well-known EMC safety solution
- Cost-effective installations
- High demands for tightness and certificates
- Support in design, purchase and installation phases
- Flexibility for different sizes of cables and pipes
Project facts
Project description
New-build of offshore converter station platform, transmission link and onshore converter station
Owner
E.ON Netz, Germany
Turn-key vendor
ABB Power Systems, Sweden
Platform design
HF G Engineering US, USA
Platform fabrication
Heerema Vlissingen, the Netherlands
Installation contractor
Istimewa Elektro, the Netherlands
Applications
Cable and pipe seals in offshore wind farm and power transmission
Sealing requirements
Dust-tight, EMC solutions, fire-proof (A60) and watertight according to marine classification
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Roxtec products
These sealing solutions were used in the project:
