AREVA's Transmission and Distribution division (T&D) has secured a contract worth approximately € 60 million with StatoilHydro.
Through this project, AREVA will provide both offshore and onshore
substations in order for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm to be
connected to the UK's electricity grid. AREVA will supply two offshore
substations as well as an onshore Gas-insulated substation with all
related equipment including transformers, circuit breakers and reactive
power compensation. Such compensation will provide the necessary
support to deal with the variations and instabilities associated with
the power flow from the wind farm.
