# 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.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-04
- Where: North Sea (offshore platform ~200 km west of Sylt); onshore converter station near Mühlenbeck, Schwerin, Germany
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 GW
- Products: offshore converter platform, onshore converter station, HVDC transmission technology
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens Energy](https://endata.com/companies/6803.md) (supplier)
- [Smulders](https://endata.com/companies/8167.md) (supplier)
- [50Hertz](https://endata.com/companies/11399.md) (customer)
- [Neptun Werft](https://endata.com/companies/15778.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [sspom.org](https://sspom.org/article/siemens-energy-neptun-werft-and-smulders-to-build-50hertz-s-2-gw-north-sea-connector-2-platform), 2026-11-04: "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."

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