Ocean Winds, a 50/50 JV of EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has contracted the Polish CRIST Offshore to design, construct, and commission an offshore substation for the 500-megawatt BC-Wind project.

CRIST will put together the 2,000-tonne-heavy substation at its shipyard in Gdynia, furnishing it with all the primary electrical equipment for Ocean Winds' offshore wind energy (OWE) farm. Installation is planned for mid-2027.

The BC-Wind OWE farm, Ocean Winds' first in Poland, will be located 23 kilometres off the country's north-central coast. One of Cadeler's O-class vessels is scheduled to erect the last turbine in 2028.

Photo: Ocean Winds