50Hertz awards consortium contract for 2 GW North Sea Connector 2 platform

German TSO 50Hertz awarded a contract to a consortium led by Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) for the North Sea Connector 2 grid connection project, including an offshore converter platform and onshore converter station. The project will transmit up to 2 GW of offshore wind power.

“This contract is particularly noteworthy because it represents the first time that offshore converter platforms based on Germany's new 2 GW standard will be predominantly built within the country.”sspom.org

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• sspom.orgSiemens Energy, Neptun Werft and Smulders to Build 50Hertz's 2 GW North Sea Connector 2 Platform (2026)Nov 4, 2026

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