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New development in Dogger Bank

Underground focus

Chief commercial officer Detlev Waimann

Prysmian announced organizational structure and management appointments for its Projects business unit, responsible for high voltage submarine and underground cable systems for power transmission with a focus on German Corridors cable projects. Detlev Waimann has been appointed Projects chief commercial officer, and Alberto Boffelli will be Projects chief operating officer, responsible for the project delivery phase including installation and operations areas. Prysmian Group has invested in products and technologies to support the transmission network expansion, and P-Laser, the group’s solution for energy transition, will be employed in two German Corridors underground projects, carrying energy from the north to the south of Germany. The turnkey submarine power and extra- high voltage underground cable systems will be branded “Powerlink - a brand of the Prysmian Group”. Group has

Iv-Offshore & Energy in the Netherlands has signed a contract with Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms Pte (SMOP) to supply engineering services for an HVDC platform for the Sofia offshore wind farm off the English coast. The Sofia facility will consist of 100 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 1.4GW. The offshore converter platform will convert electricity generated by the turbines from 66kV AC to 320kV DC before transmission to shore. The Sofia deal follows earlier contracts for work on the Borwin Alpha (400MW) project, the Dolwin Alpha (800MW) and Helwin Béta (690MW), for which the company provided engineering and design studies. The company was also involved in a 2GW offshore grid connection FEED study for TenneT. Sofia is the largest project in RWE Renewable’s current development portfolio. It will be built 195km off the coast of the northeast of England, in the central Dogger Bank region. Construction will begin onshore at the Teesside converter station site early next year, with offshore construction expected to start in 2023.

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