Meyer Werft commissioned with steel construction work
Meyer Werft in Papenburg has been awarded its first contract for steel construction work on converter platforms required for the production of offshore wind power. As the Papenburg-based company and grid operator Amprion announced on Wednesday, the shipyard is to produce around 43,500 tons of steel components for the four grid connection systems DolWin4 and BorWin4 as well as BalWin1 and BalWin2 in the North Sea by spring 2027. According to the shipyard, the volume corresponds to the steel volume of a large cruise ship that the shipyard normally builds.
The steel structures are to be built at the Papenburg site with immediate effect. In future, the shipyard also intends to build complete converter platforms at the Neptun shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde, which belongs to the Meyer Group. The company announced this last week.
The Amprion order is a "milestone" for the shipyard in its entry into the construction of converter platforms, announced Managing Director Jan Meyer. "This successful expansion of our product portfolio secures knowledge and employment at our German shipyards and at the same time makes a decisive contribution to the energy transition."
The converter platforms are used to bundle electricity from wind farms at sea and convert it into direct current for onward transmission to the coast with as little loss as possible. According to Amprion, the four grid connection systems will gradually go into operation by 2030.
Amprion had commissioned the Spanish shipyard Dragados and Siemens Energy to build the platforms. The consortium has now awarded parts of the production to Meyer Werft. The first components are scheduled to be delivered in fall 2024. Once the steel parts have been built in Emsland, they will be shipped to Spain, where the converter platforms will be assembled, according to a spokesperson.
Meyer Werft is also planning to construct complete converter platforms for alternative energies at its Neptun shipyard, utilizing alternative energies for this process could significantly reduce the shipyard's carbon footprint in shipbuilding. The converter platforms produced by Meyer Werft will contribute significantly to the German energy transition by efficiently transmitting electricity from offshore wind farms.
Source: www.dpa.com
