Internet Explorer, Chrome Browser, Firefox Browser, Safari Browser
Press Release10 September 2018Energy ManagementErlangen
Siemens wins major contract for grid connection at Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
"This is an important project to deliver clean, green energy to UK homes and businesses and we're delighted to be a partner. We have a strong track record in delivering grid access projects and look forward to implementing our market-leading technology at Triton Knoll," said Mirko Düsel, CEO of Transmission Solutions Business Unit at Siemens Energy Management.
Innogy's Triton Knoll project director, Julian Garnsey, added: "I'm really pleased to have such an experienced company on board. Siemens share our goal to use our investments to the benefit of UK businesses and suppliers, and their involvement represents a very real opportunity for competitive regional and UK companies to benefit from our project. This project will trigger a capital expenditure investment of around £2 billion into much needed UK energy infrastructure."
Work is already underway to construct a new bell mouth entry point and 3.8km access road to the new substation construction site. The onshore substation construction will start early 2019 and Siemens' engineers have been working closely with the Triton Knoll team leading up to the start of construction, taking part in the project's pre-construction Public Information Days.
Siemens is a global leader in offshore wind connection and has extensive experience in grid access. To date around 6,500 MW of offshore wind power has been connected to the grid by Siemens; a further 4,500 MW is contracted. Triton Knoll will be Siemens' 10th offshore project in the UK and the 13th to be connected with alternating current (AC) technology globally.
The project will be delivered from Siemens' Manchester office and it is anticipated a number of further supply chain contracts will be available for UK supply chain companies, with details due to be announced in the coming months. During construction of Triton Knoll, the project is expected to support around 3,000 jobs and 170 during operation.
For further information on Division Energy Management, please see www.siemens.com/energy-management
For further information on Grid Access, please see www.siemens.com/gridaccess
For this press release
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. With its publicly listed subsidiary Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
Contact
Sabrina Martin
Siemens AG
Freyeslebenstr. 1
91058 Erlangen
Germany
91058 Erlangen
Germany
+49 (9131) 7-37168