Norway’s Aker Solutions has secured a contract with Dragados Offshore to provide steel substructure for the 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station BalWin2’s offshore wind grid connection system, developed by Amprion Offshore.
Aker describes this contract as significant, valued between Nkr1.5bn ($148.4m) and Nkr2.5bn.
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In February 2025, Aker Solutions secured a contract from Dragados Offshore for the steel substructure of the BalWin1 offshore wind grid connection.
Now this latest contract sees Dragados exercise an option for the second HVDC converter station within the BalWin project in Germany.
Aker Solutions’ new build segment executive vice-president Sturla Magnus stated: “We are proud that Dragados Offshore has selected Aker Solutions as the contractor for the second BalWin steel substructure. This will enable us to leverage our standardisation and industrialisation efforts to increase productivity and drive down costs.”
The fabrication of the HVDC substructures will take place at Aker Solutions’ yard in Verdal, Norway, expected to employ 450 people at peak production.
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By GlobalDataAker Solutions’ responsibilities encompass procurement, fabrication engineering and the construction of the offshore HVDC converter platform substructure.
Preparations are set to commence in the first quarter of 2026, with construction beginning in the first quarter of 2027 and delivery anticipated in 2029.
Aker Solutions will record the contract in the second quarter of 2025 under the Renewables and Field Development segment.
The BalWin1 and BalWin2 grid connection systems will feature 2GW HVDC offshore and onshore substations, designed to transmit renewable electricity efficiently.
Together, they will offer a total transmission capacity of 4GW, sufficient to power a major city such as Berlin.
