GE to Build State-of-the-Art HVDC System for RWE Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

July 10, 2020 | Renewables | Energy Facts Staff Writer | 2min

RWE has moved a step closer to the realisation of its 1.4 gigawatt (GW) Sofia Offshore Wind Farm with the selection of the preferred suppliers for the project’s high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical transmission system.

A specially formed consortium of GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and Sembcorp Marine is set to supply the state-of-the-art system for Sofia, one of the world’s largest offshore wind farm projects, located on Dogger Bank, the shallow area of the central North Sea, 195 kilometres from the UK coast’s nearest point.

RWE is the UK’s second largest generator of electricity. Via its subsidiary, RWE Renewables, the company has significant experience in the British offshore market with nine wind farms in operation off the UK coast and Triton Knoll (857 MW) under construction. Further offshore development projects, like Sofia – 100% owned by RWE – underline the growth ambitions of the company.