ABB to supply power infrastructure to 400MW Rampion Offshore Wind farm in UK

Swiss power and automation technology group ABB has received an order to provide power infrastructure including substations for the 400MW Rampion Offshore Wind Farm in the UK.

The project is being constructed by German energy company E.ON and UK based Green Investment Bank (GIB).

ABB said that it would provide infrastructure to support the offshore platform and the onshore substation to help integrate the new wind farm into UK’s transmission grid.

The 116-turbine wind farm will be located off the Sussex coast between Worthing and Brighton.

After its scheduled completion in completion in 2018, the wind farm is expected to generate electricity for around 300,000 homes and will significantly reduce CO2 emissions by up to 600,000 tons a year.

ABB will also provide turnkey delivery of onshore substation including, gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), transformers and substation automation, air-insulated switchgear (AIS), along with control and protection systems to tie the development into the UK’s transmission grid.

The company will also deliver medium-voltage switchgear, power transformers and protection and control systems for the offshore platform.

The National Grid’s substation at Bolney will also receive two new switchgear bays, control and protection equipment from ABB.

ABB Power Systems division president Claudio Facchin said: "These substations will help integrate wind energy and facilitate the reliable and efficient transmission of clean power.

"We are pleased to contribute with our innovative technologies and proven project execution experience to support the enhancement of renewable in the U.K.’s energy mix and the strengthening of the power infrastructure. This order is another example of our Next Level Strategy and our focus on profitable growth."

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Image: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. Photo courtesy of ABB